This is a political history of two of the most intimate of human concerns - religion and power. The history of religion in Myanmar is fascinating, brutal, and reveals the consequences of entangling the powers of state and religion.
This book examines the sensitive nature of the Tibetan political system and its role in the fate that has befallen Tibet, told by Tibetans and the author from his own experiences. It concludes that if Tibet's fate were decided by Tibetans themselves, it would be an independent state rather than a part of China.
Historical Dictionary of Laos, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1.000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
This is an English translation of three plays by Yang Zi-a Yuan dynasty playwright, court official, and ocean-shipping tycoon-with extensive annotations of the Chinese originals. The author conveys the way a Yuan zaju play was composed, especially in the use of its extrametrical characters.
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolution and development of arms control processes as an integral part of the Pakistan-India grand dialogue, which took place from 1988 to 2008 and it examines the larger political context and its impact on arms control processes. Nasir Mehmood prioritizes four types of political conflicts: Jammu ......
This book examines the creation of Pakistan and the economic rationale for partition. The authors analyze other factors as well and look at the politics and influence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru.
This study examines economic development in India and China over the past few decades, in which the former stagnated and the latter grew exponentially. The authors argue that the economic "shock therapy" adopted by India, which China avoided, explains much of the difference.
Transnational Battles for Control of the Philippines Since 1898
This study examines rising authoritarianism today in historical, transnational context, using the Philippines as a case study. Tracing the battle for control of the Philippines back to the Spanish era, the book offers insights into the broader transnational issues threatening democracy today.
This book presents the thought of the Kyoto School in comparison with continental philosophers better known in the West and addresses the affiliation of some of its members with the militarism of the 1930s and 1940s.
