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The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922

By Wendy Palace

In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34682-5 (Routledge)

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The Heart of Asia

A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times

By Edward Denison Ross, Frances Henry Skrine

Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire.…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1017-1 (Routledge)

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Military Intervention in Pre-War Japanese Politics

Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington System'

By Ian Gow

This is a study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1315-8 (Routledge)

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Prospects for Pastoralism in Kazakstan and Turkmenistan

From State Farms to Private Flocks

Edited by Dr Carol Kerven, Carol Kerven

This collection traces how pastoralists have coped with the challenges of change in a part of the world with a long-tradition of livestock keeping.…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1699-9 (Routledge)

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Frontier Contact Between Choson Korea and Tokugawa Japan

By James B. Lewis

East Asia from 1400 to 1850 was a vibrant web of connections, and the southern coast of the Korean peninsula participated in a maritime world…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1301-1 (Routledge)

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The Life of Alimqul

A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia

By Timur Beisembiev

This work studies a narrative devoted to the history of the Kokand Khanate, a state that played a great role in Central Asian history in…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1114-7 (Routledge)

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Times Past in Korea

An Illustrated Collection of Encounters, Customs and Daily Life Recorded by Foreign Visitors

By Martin Uden

In earlier times, for the Chinese, Korea was 'the country of courteous people from the east', and for westerners 'the land of the morning calm'…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-1-903350-06-5 (Routledge)

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Muslim Architecture of South India

The Sultanate of Ma'bar and the Traditions of Maritime Settlers on the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa)

By Mehrdad Shokoohy

This book reinterprets the Muslim architecture and urban planning of South India, looking beyond the Deccan to the regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala -…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30207-4 (Routledge)

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Shinto

A Short History

Edited by Nobutaka Inoue, Endo Jun, Mori Mizue, Ito Satoshi

Shinto - A Short History provides an introductory outline of the historical development of Shinto from the ancient period of Japanese history until the present…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31913-3 (Routledge)

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Christians and Missionaries in India

Cross-Cultural Communication since 1500

Edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg

The assumption that Christianity in India is nothing more than a European, western, or colonial imposition is open to challenge. Those who now think and…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-7007-1600-5 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Himalayan Frontiers of India: Historical, Geo-Political and Strategic Perspectives
Edited by K. Warikoo
To be published December 10th 2008

Taiwan in Japan’s Empire-Building: An Institutional Approach to Colonial Engineering
By Hui-yu Caroline Tsai
To be published December 17th 2008

The Making of Western Indology: Henry Thomas Colebrooke and the East India Company
By Ludo Rocher, Rosane Rocher
To be published June 1st 2009

Subaltern Citizens and their Histories
Edited by Gyanendra Pandey
To be published June 15th 2009

Savagery and Colonialism in the Indian Ocean
By Satadru Sen
To be published June 30th 2009

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