The Beginning Level texts and workbooks are the first of a five-level series (Beginning 1 and 2, Intermediate 1 and 2, Advanced Intermediate, and Advanced) developed collaboratively by leading classro
Somewhere on the periphery of Seoul, between the modern metropolis and the traditional farming communities, lies a "distant and beautiful place," the neighborhood of Wonmi-dong. Here, a young couple f
An English eccentric and adventurer, Tom Harrisson (1911-1976) sought knowledge and renown in a dizzying number of fields, while breaking most of the rules of civilized society. He was a precursor in
This book is a collection of original essays on literary sociology that increases our understanding of modern China, its literature, and those who work in the field—authors, editors, and readers. The
A genuinely authoritative, encyclopedic treatment of the islands of the Pacific, drawing on the expertise of hundreds of Pacific scholars and writers. Focuses on the traditional culture regions of Me
By the early 20th-century, Tianjin had grown from an isolated garrison into an administrative center for the district, prefecture, province, and the Changlu Salt Division. Using salt merchants as a wi
Religious and ethnic violence between Indonesia's Muslims and Christians escalated dramatically just before and after President Suharto resigned in 1998. In this first major ethnographic study of Chri
Wright examines two student movements the 1989 movement in China and the 1990 movement in Taiwan and seeks to explain their different outcomes. Chapters discuss the two movements separately, and comp
This first volume in a series collecting kabuki play translations draws on new research in kabuki performance and history and presents translations of traditional plays by 22 scholars ranging from the
This volume presents translations of 14 kabuki plays written between 1804 and 1864 a period marked by extreme violence and sexual aggressiveness on stage. Descriptions of costumes and makeup are inclu
In this rich and absorbing analysis of the transformation of political thought in nineteenth-century Japan, Douglas Howland examines the transmission to Japan of key concepts--liberty, rights, soverei
Based on Leith's doctoral thesis for Macquarrie U. (Australia), this work examines the operation of the largest gold mine on earth by the American corporation Freeport-McMoRan. Aided by a cozy relatio
A dozen plays conclude the four-volume sampling of the traditional Japanese drama form. They were selected for strong stories and characters; for representing major playwrights, periods, types, and pe
Anatomia is the only medical textbook written in the Hawaiian language. Gerrit P. Judd, for a time the only medical missionary in the Islands, wrote the text in 1838 to teach basic anatomy to Hawaiia
Wetzel (Japanese, Portland State U.) provides a cogent analysis of the rich and prevalent uses of keigo , roughly translated as honorifics, or honorific language, commonly used in Japanese to indica
For well over a century, Chinese fengshui, or "geomancy," has interested Western laymen and scholars. Today, hundreds of popular manuals claim to use its principles in their advice on how people can i
This collection of articles critically addresses current issues in Hawaii's Japanese American community such as the decline of plantation communities, Uchinanchu identity and culture, changing definit
Broadly speaking, the Korean 1.5 generation refers to the bilingual children of immigrants or immigrants who arrived in their formative years and identify with both Korean and American culture. A "1.5
Though diverse in religious practices and ideas, a network of individuals in 19th century Tokugawa Japan, converging on an ideology of "personal cultivation" (mi o osameru; shusin), began to form coal
