Asian Crossings

Asian CrossingsThe fourteen chapters in this book examine various topics and contexts of travel writings on China, Japan and Southeast Asia. From the first Colombian on a trade mission to China, to French women travellers in Asia, and the opening of "Japan Fairs" in the US during the latter half of the nineteenth century, this book offers a kaleidoscopic glimpse of the various cultures in the eyes of their beholders coupled with insightful understanding of the

and translation of a false door from the tomb of Qdw

ceramic test pits

Dorrington will do whatever it takes to catch criminals—even if that means killing them

This "galaxy of stars"—as they were called in their own day—were active in innumerable political

looking to pull together disparate technologies and apply them for greater gains

it renders the wearer irresistibly attractive

These traditions changed in 1896 when the court decided that the county's mines were essential for industrialization

this present work focuses on the institutional changes within Chinese business to critically delineate the major institutions in the working of Chinese-owned enterprises

disrupt this delicate balance

the sister of Edwin’s ex-wife

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A Hindu bioethics of reproductive technology that references the Mahābhārata