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Democratization in Confucian East Asia:

Citizen Politics in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Zhengxu Wang

ISBN: 9781934043998

"In the lineage of Inglehart and Welzel’s theory of post-materialism and self-expression values, the author studied the level of self-expression values in these Asian societies … Clearly presented and succinctly argued. The theoretical reviews are sound and there are very good theoretical discussions of the relations between economic development, value change, and democratization." – East Asia Read More..

The Chinese Émigrés of Thailand in the Twentieth Century

Disaphol Chansiri

ISBN: 9781934043745

The most current in-depth study on the Chinese in Thailand, this is a critical addition for all collections in Asian Studies as well as Ethnic and Immigrant Studies. Read More..

Sexual Health and Bollywood Films:

A culturally based program for South Asian Teenage Girls

Anvita Madan-Bahel

ISBN: 9781934043813

"This work is unique and innovative in many key ways. ... Dr. Madan-Bahel offers a variety of recommendations for practice, research, and policy that will continue to influence the field for years to come." Read More..

Social Networks of Older Adults:

A Comparative Study of Americans and Taiwanese

Philip Silverman, Laura Hecht, J. Daniel McMillin, and Shienpei Chang

ISBN: 9781934043905

Although social network analysis has become increasingly important, this is the first research project to compare a Western and an Asian culture using social network types. Read More..

Allegory of Survival:

The Theater of Kang-baek Lee (Hardcover)

translated by Alyssa Kim and Hyung-jin Lee

ISBN: 9781934043929

This translation is the first English-language anthology culled from Kang-baek Lee's works of more than forty plays and a major contribution to the limited English-language translations of modern South Korean drama in general. Read More..

Allegory of Survival:

The Theater of Kang-baek Lee (Softcover)

translated by Alyssa Kim and Hyung-jin Lee

ISBN: 9781934043936

This translation is the first English-language anthology culled from Kang-baek Lee's works of more than forty plays and a major contribution to the limited English-language translations of modern South Korean drama in general. Read More..

Asian Millenarianism:

An Interdisciplinary Study of the Taiping and Tonghak Rebellions in a Global Context

Hong Beom Rhee

ISBN: 9781934043424

This groundbreaking book re-examines the Taiping and the Tonghak movements in nineteenth-century Asia using a much wider range of sources than have been used by scholars in the past. Read More..

The Neolithic of Southeast China:

Cultural Transformation and Regional Interaction on the Coast

Tianlong Jiao

ISBN: 9781934043165

The first book to provide an archaeological investigation on the patterns and processes involved in the cultural changes on the coast of Southeast China during the Neolithic period. Read More..

Asian American Identities:

Racial and Ethnic Identity Issues in the Twenty-First Century

Cheri Philip

ISBN: 9781934043622

Addresses how Asian Americans define what it means to be Asian American and explores their experiences of being categorized as such at the dawn of the 21st century. Read More..

Alternative Theater in Taiwan:

Feminist and Intercultural Approaches

Iris Hsin-chun Tuan

ISBN: 9781934043103

"This book is original and forward-looking in its approach." - Sue-Ellen Case, Professor and Chair, Critical Studies, Department of Theater, UCLA Read More..