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Edited by Charles Keyes
For this third volume in the “Perspectives on Asia” series, Charles Keyes has selected ten articles from the Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) that concern the non-dominant peoples (often termed “ethnic minorities”) of Asia and diversity within Asian states—a subject that has been largely overlooked until recently by Asian studies scholars. The articles selected permit the tracing of the history of scholarship on ethnicity in Asia as well as the drawing of comparisons of minority peoples in different Asian counties and subregions. A comprehensive listing of additional JAS articles is included along with extensive bibliographies for each article—providing an extensive guide to further research on this important topic.
AAS Resources for Teaching About Asia Series. ISBN 978-0-924304-48-4 (paperback.), 2006, 294 pages, cloth, List Price: $28.00 (AAS Members: $22.50).
Edited by David Ludden
The eleven articles in this collection, edited by David Ludden, were originally published in the Journal of Asian Studies (JAS). They are among the countless articles and book reviews on features of capitalism in Asia published in the JAS over the last sixty years. The essays selected for this volume are supplemented by the editor’s introduction, which describes differing concepts of capitalism and globalization and their relationship to studies of Asia. A selected bibliography (“Additional Readings in the Journal of Asian Studies”) is also included, providing students and scholars a guide for further research.
These articles represent scholarship in the humanities and social sciences (geography, sociology, anthropology, political science, and history), and they illustrate intellectual changes that occurred from the 1950s through the 1990s. Demonstrating the broad geographical and intellectual scope of the JAS, these essays deal with economic themes relating to selected countries in South, Southeast, East, and Northeast Asia.
AAS Resources for Teaching About Asia Series. ISBN 0-924304-45-6 (paperback.), 2004, 258 pages, cloth, List Price: $28.00 (AAS Members: $22.50).
Edited by Susan Mann
Women and Gender Relations is a collection of eight articles originally published in the Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) between 1973 and 2001. The editor—a professor of Chinese History at the University of California, Davis and former AAS President—is a recognized scholar on women, gender, and family relations in Asia. Her introduction describes trends in scholarship and discusses each of the articles, providing a context within which they can be studied and understood. A bibliography listing 39 articles on women and gender published in the JAS since 1987 illustrates the rich body of scholarship on this topic—while offering a roadmap for further exploration.
The collected articles include at least one study from each of the major regions of Asia—i.e., China and Inner Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northeast Asia (including Japan and Korea)—and illustrate different approaches to this highly popular topic. The result is a highly useful volume perfect for classroom use.
AAS Resources for Teaching About Asia Series. ISBN 0-924304-44-8 (paperback.), 2004, 228 pages, cloth, List Price: $28.00 (AAS Members: $22.50).
Shiro Saito
This annotated resource guide facilitates access to Japanese scholarship on Southeast Asia available in Western languages. Since the guide does not restrict itself to written materials, its applications are far broader than those of a traditional bibliography. It also includes such resources as professors and researchers, universities, research institutes and museums, academic societies and professional associations, libraries, archives, and foundations. It thereby provides an introduction to a very wide range of resources available to the English-speaking scholar and student.
SHIRO SAITO is Librarian Emeritus, University of Hawaii Library, and has published a variety of bibliographies and research tools on Southeast Asia, including “Japanese Contributions to Southeast Asian Studies: A Bibliography of English-Language Publications 1945–1991” published by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii (1992).
AAS Resources for Scholarship on Asia Series, Number 4. ISBN 0-924304-47-2, 2006, 282 pages, paperback. List Price: $35.00 (AAS Member Price: $28.00)
An Annotated Bibliography of pre-1974 English-Language Journal Literature
Edited by Roger Mark Selya
The Geography of China: An Annotated Bibliography of pre-1974 English-Language Journal Literature is the only known reference source devoted exclusively to the early geography of this vast country. It contains citations for 1,280 journal articles that appeared in print from 1833–1974. The entries are grouped into 21 broad topical categories, such as Cartography and the History of Geography, Physical Geography, Climatology, Human Geography, Cultural and Historical Geography, Political Geography, and Urban Geography. Each category is followed by a list of related articles—thereby facilitating research on the topic. The book also includes a Preface, References, a List of Journals Searched, an Author’s Index, and a Place Name Index.
This bibliography is an exciting resource not only for geographers, but also for scholars in a variety of other disciplines—including historians, anthropologists, economists, and specialists in urban and regional development.
AAS Resources for Scholarship on Asia Series, Number 3. ISBN 0-924304-46-4, 376 pages, paperback. List Price: $38.00 (AAS Member Price: $30.50)
An Interactive CD-ROM edited by Ray Moore and Donald Robinson
This CD-ROM contains 8,000 pages of primary source materials on the framing of Japan’s new constitution at the conclusion of World War II. Many of these documents were translated into English for the first time for this CD-ROM, which is intended for English-speaking scholars. The contents include:
• Front Matter
• Historical Documents
• Guidance from American and Allied Governments
• Early Japanese Efforts at Constitution Revision
• From the American Model to the Cabinet Draft
• The Debates: From Draft to Constitution, and Implementation
The CD-ROM allows you to conduct searches, enter annotations (either simple bookmarks or notes), and move forward or backward from one annotation to another.
This remarkable resource is now available from the AAS for $95 (plus $5 shipping and handling)—a $130 discount from the original selling price of $225! ISBN: 0-691-05951-9.
Resources for Scholarship on Asia Series, Number 2.
Compiled by Laurence G. Thompson, Gary Seaman, and Zhifang Song. Edited by Gary Seaman
This is the fourth volume of Thompson’s very popular series of bibliographies on studies of Chinese religions in Western languages. It includes publications dealing with Chinese religions that were written in English, French, and German and published during the period 1996 through 2000. This edition supplements the earlier volumes, Chinese Religions: Publications in Western Languages, 1991 through 1995, ©1998; Chinese Religions: Publications in Western Languages, 1981 through 1990, ©1993; and Chinese Religion in Western Languages: A Comprehensive and Classified Bibliography of Publications in English, French, and German through 1980, ©1985.
Resources for Scholarship on Asia Series, Number 1. ISBN 0-924304-43-X, 2002, 222 pages, cloth, List Price: $32 (AAS Members: $25.50).
by G. William Skinner
The three articles contained in this book—originally published in three different issues of the Journal of Asian Studies in 1964 and 1965—have become classics. The current edition represents the sixth time that these articles have been reprinted by AAS as an independent compilation. This new book is, however, much more than simply another reprinting. Not only has this new edition been composed anew, but it also incorporates author’s changes, eliminates errors found in earlier editions, and features an attractive new design that will make the book more appealing and easier to use. We believe that we have truly succeeded in creating a new edition for a new generation of Asian studies scholars and students.
ISBN 0-924304-42-1, 2001 Edition, Approx. 154 pages, List Price: $13 (AAS Member Price: $10)
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by Chen-main Wang
This book focuses upon the controversial character and activities of Hung Ch’eng-ch’ou , who first won distinction for his role in suppressing the Manchu rebel forces in northwestern China. After being given command of the vital northeastern frontier military district, Hung was captured by the Manchu—and eventually joined his captors to assist them in conquering China and establishing the new Ch’ing dynasty. Although Hung has traditionally symbolized treachery and disloyalty, this book adopts a quite different focus. It brings mid-seventeenth century China to life in new ways, deepening our sense of the historical complexity of the era.
"Without sentimentalizing Hung Ch’eng-ch’ou, [the author] nonetheless forces us to see him as a quite understandable figure, one whose choice to serve the conqueror . . . was not without its principled underpinnings, and whose service was of decisive impact on the success of the Manchu conquest. In short, Hung can no longer be seen as a cardboard figure symbolizing political treachery but must be recognized as a complex human of great capacities, striving and brilliantly succeeding in doing a job that he felt must be done."
Professor Frederick W. Mote
Monograph 59, ISBN 0-924304-40-5, 2000, cloth, List Price: $36 (AAS Members: $29)
This long-awaited book is the third volume of Thompson’s very popular series of bibliographies on studies of Chinese religions in Western languages. It includes publications dealing with Chinese religions that were written in English, French, and German and published during the period 1991 through 1995. This edition supplements the earlier volumes entitled Chinese Religions: Publications in Western Languages, 1981 through 1990, ©1993, and Chinese Religion in Western Languages: A Comprehensive and Classified Bibliography of Publications in English, French, and German through 1980, ©1985.
Monograph 58, ISBN 0-924304-39-1, 1998, 176 pages, cloth, List Price: $32 (AAS Members: $25.50)
Even the Gods Rebel reexamines much of the history of nineteenth-century rural Japan through the lens of a single uprising. In this way, we learn about conflict, growth, community, political influence, administration, and the transition from Tokugawa to Meiji. By showing that the Nakano rebellion arose from the peasant tradition of communal uprisings, Esenbel has produced a powerful and original reinterpretation of the causes of change in rural Japan.
Monograph 57, ISBN 0-924304-38-3, 1998, 440 pages, cloth, List Price: $38 (AAS Members: $30)
In this analysis of colonial attempts to control and manage the agrarian region surrounding the Kosi River, Hill argues that colonial ecological, political, and social policies were inextricably intertwined. The colonial administrators set about "improving" India’s physical environment, just as they "improved" its social and political climate. In so doing, they were ill-prepared to understand, let alone administer, a river such as the Kosi—which traced a violent and erratic course out of the Himalayas, "carrying thousands of tons of silty sand and destroying everything in its path." The ecological paternalism imposed by the colonial governors introduced social and revenue policies that were to have a profound effect on the peasantry that continues to this day.
Monograph 55. ISBN 0-924304-36-7. 1997, 216 pages, cloth. List price: $33 (AAS Members: $26.50)
Posted on many courtroom walls in Varanasi is a simple sign, written in Hindi and English, which reads: "Litigant’s Interest Is Supreme." In actuality, Moog argues, the interests of litigants in India’s civil courts are often largely forgotten—lost in the ongoing political conflict among judges, attorneys, and ministerial staff. Drawing upon organizational theory, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the internal political struggles in India’s district courts and their impact upon the entire judicial process. It focuses upon the reasons for the multiple administrative problems (prolonged delays, huge backlog of pending cases, unenforceable decisions) that have become synonymous with litigation in India.
Monograph 54. ISBN 0-924304-30-8. 1997, 232 pages, cloth. List Price: $33 (AAS Members: $26.50)
In A.D. 713, the Japanese central government ordered all provincial governors to compile surveys of their respective regions, including products, animals, plants, land conditions, etymologies of place names, legends, and oral traditions. The five extant "old" fudoki translated in Records of Wind and Earth are all that remain of these early reports. Three of these fudoki (Harima, Bungo, and Hizen) are being made available for the first time in English. This collection contains invaluable records for any English-speaking person wishing to understand the early history of Japan—its land, its people, and its earliest literature.
Monograph 53. ISBN 0-924304-32-4. 1997, 364 pages, cloth. List price: $36 (AAS Members: $29.00)
This study examines the architectural and sculptural remains at the ancient city of Sukhothai, Thailand, once a flourishing Buddhist religious community and powerful political center. Through an evaluation of the stylistic and iconographic characteristics of these remains, the author establishes a detailed chronology of 53 Theravada assembly halls in 42 Sukhothai monastery compounds. Her discussion is accompanied by 184 photographs and other illustrative materials. The results suggest that the city did not reach its zenith of religious and architectural development in the thirteenth century, as commonly believed, but only in the latter half of the fourteenth century.
Monograph 52; ISBN 0-924304-31-6; 1996; 312 pages; Cloth: $40.00 (AAS Members: $32.00)
In her ethnographic analysis of Shan worldview, the author questions traditional characterizations of the nature and meaning of Buddhism in lowland mainland Southeast Asia. She explores the role power-protection plays in structuring the Shan worldview—producing an anthropological interpretation of Shan society and culture that should prove interesting and informative to students and scholars of Southeast Asian anthropology, religion, culture, or society.
Monograph 51; ISBN 0-924304-29-4; 1996; 240 pages; Paperback: $23.00 (AAS Members: $18.50)
This comprehensive study focuses upon Nationalist efforts to build a modern health care system in the context of national reconstruction. It examines the emergence, organization, development, and consequences of the Nationalist public health administration system and its services, as well as the related infrastructure of medical and health education.
"Yip has covered his subject thoroughly, conscientiously. His grasp of the materials---Chinese and Western, primary and secondary---is masterful . . . . The result is a monograph in the classic sense of the word . . . . Look here for all you wanted to know about modern health services in Nationalist China" Prof. John Israel, Department of History, University of Virginia
Monograph 50; ISBN 0-924304-28-6; 1996; 304 pages; Cloth: $34.00 (AAS Members: $27.00)
This book describes the attitudes of the educated circle of Sungchiang, a prefecture in the lower Yangtze valley, toward changes in the society of sixteenth century imperial China. While earlier works have focused upon institutions, the economy, and the social order, this study concentrates upon local history as it was perceived by four men who lived in the prefecture at the time. It therefore offers us a unique perspective, allowing us to see the world through their eyes. We learn directly of their concerns about a society that was becoming increasingly engrossed in the pursuit of wealth-a world that embodied a growing self-assertiveness and competitive spirit, without respect for the old ideals of contentment, modesty, and deference.
Monograph 49; ISBN 0-924304-19-7; 1995; 208 + vii pages; Cloth: $29.00 (Members: $23.00)
This monograph offers an introduction and eighteen separate articles designed to promote a general understanding of the Asian indigenous-peoples movement. The authors include sociologists, anthropologists, scholars of international law, and journalists. They address common themes, including the definition of the term "indigenous peoples," the question of ethnic identity, historical priority, the critical issue of self-determination, the ownership and control of land and resources, ecological exploitation and protection, the colonial heritage, and relations to (or domination by) the state.
". . . a most impressive collection of essays. It covers an enormous range and really tries to grapple with the key issues of what it means to be 'indigenous' in current Asian states. . . .This book will constitute a major advance in our general understanding of the character of these Asian 'indigenous' movements and will be of value to scholars working in many cognate disciplines." Professor Peter Carey, Fellow in Modern History, Trinity College, Oxford University.
"This volume presents timely information on a pressing issue. . . . The bibliographies alone will be worth the book for many specialists and for students with a beginning interest in this very real human problem. The book's more provocative points on policy and development issues are stated clearly and always rest on a solid grasp of the historical contexts of the cases examined." Professor Robert McKinley, Anthropology Department, Michigan State University.
Monograph 48. ISBN 0-924304-14-6 (Cloth); ISBN 0-924304-15-4 (Paper); 1995; 541 + vii pages; Cloth: $40.00 (Members: $32.00) Paper: $22.50 (Members: $18.00).
This book, the second in a two-volume bibliography on Chinese religious studies, has joined the earlier volume as an indispensable aid to scholars in the field. (See the 1985 volume, Monograph 41, listed below.)
"The study of Chinese religions is a rapidly expanding field in which Professor Thompson's comprehensive bibliographies have played a vital role. They are the only such bibliographies of their kind, in any language, and the present edition is a welcome successor to that published in 1985, which covered publications through 1980." Professor Daniel L. Overmyer, University of British Columbia.
This book " . . . will be essential to scholars and teachers of Chinese history, language, literature, religion, and art-in short, to all those working in Chinese studies. . . . Thompson's bibliography offers the best hope of keeping up with the latest developments in the field." Professor Stephen F. Teiser, Department of Religion, Princeton University.
"As all students and teachers of Chinese religion will attest, these . . . volumes are a godsend . . . . Without the Thompson bibliographies, it would be almost impossible to cope with this sudden expansion of our knowledge about the subject."Victor H. Mair, Editor, Sino-Platonic Papers, 46 (July, 1994), pp. 120-122.
Monograph 47; ISBN 0-924304-13-8; 1993, 288 + xxiii pages; Cloth: $32.00 (AAS Members: $25.50)
compiled by Laurence G. Thompson. See description for Volume II above.
Monograph 41; ISBN 0-8165-0926-3; 1985; 302 + xlix pages; Cloth: $30.00 (Members: $24.00).
This pioneering work takes the text, and not authors or events, as a fit subject for historical analysis. It looks at the various forces that have shaped and transformed one ancient Chinese philosophical work during the more than 2,000 years of its existence. It traces the nature, origins, and transmission of the text; analyzes the history of its commentaries; determines the identity and ancestry of all extant editions; and concludes with an in-depth textual analysis of one of its twenty-one chapters.
"Required reading for anyone interested in the study of the Huai-nan Tzu, this work will serve as the authoritative historicaland textual analysis of the Huai- nan Tzu for years to come. This book will be of interest to students of textual analysis, interpretation, publishing, and history." Professor James D. Sellmann, China Review International, Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 1994.
"Roth's book serves as a model for textual identification, which is the first step for textual analysis and criticism of other ancient texts." T. H. Tsien, Emeritus Professor, University of Chicago.
"Roth's study exemplifies an extraordinary effort in meticulous textual and historical scholarship. Professor Anthony C. Yu, Divinity School, University of Chicago.
Monograph 46. ISBN 0-924304-06-5 (Paper); 1992; 470 + xvi pages; Paper: $20.00 (AAS Members: $16.00). Please Note: Clothbound version now out of print.
The author shows how the people of Shaohsing responded to the competition caused by too few jobs and too little land. He shows that both Shaohsing's local society and the network of Shaohsing natives throughout the Ch'ing state responded to competition at one level by cooperating at another level. For example, competition within the prefecture was overcome through cooperation within a family or lineage, while competition at the imperial level was met by cooperation among Shaohsing's native sons. Cole's study of Shaohsing provides not only a case study in survival by the people of one famous locale, but also new insight into the functioning of the traditional Chinese bureaucracy as well.
Monograph 44; ISBN 0-8165-0994-8; 1986; 315 + xvi pages; Cloth: $21.00 (AASMembers: $17.00)
An important book for anyone studying the history of British rule in India, this collection of eight essays examines the definitions of crime as they evolved during the period of the British Raj. The essays also explore the relationship between the legal system and its social context as well as between "crime" and social dissidence.
Monograph 42; ISBN 0-8165-0951-4; 1985; 192 + xii pages; Cloth: $21.00 (AAS Members: $17.00)
First printed in 1970, this book traces the Ming peasant rebellions from their early years (1627-31) to their collapse (1644-47).
Monograph 26; ISBN 0-8165-0155-6; reprinted 1993; 292 + xv pages; Cloth: $23.00 (AAS Members: $18.50)
Now in its ninth printing, this book is the best-selling volume in the AAS Monograph Series.
". . . a significant contribution toward a deeper understanding of one of the most important figures in the history of Japanese Buddhism . . . . Obviously the author is at home with his subject." The Japanese Christian Quarterly
Monograph 20; ISBN 0-8165-0405-9; ninth printing 1999; 97 + xiv pages; Paper: $12.00 (AAS Members: $10.00)
Kerajaan: Malay Political Culture on the Eve of
Colonial Rule, by A. C. Milner.
Monograph 40; ISBN 0-8165-0772-4; 1982; 178 + xxiii pages; Cloth: $16.00 (AAS
Members: $13.00)
Academies in Ming China: An Historical Essay,
by John Meskill.
Monograph 39. ISBN 0-8165-0771-6, 1982, 203 + xv pages, cloth. $19.00 (Members:
$15.00)
An Anthology of Modern Writing from Sri Lanka,
by Ranjini Obeyesekere and Chitra Fernando, eds.
Monograph 38; ISBN 0-8165-0702-3 (Cloth); ISBN 0-8165-0702-1 (Paper); 1981; 307 +xv
pages; Cloth: $28.00 (AAS Members: $22.00) Paper: $14.00 (AAS Members: $11.00)
An Introduction to Javanese Law: A Translation of
and Commentary on the Agama, by M. C. Hoadley and M. B. Hooker.
Monograph 37. ISBN 0-8165-0727-9, 1980, 292 + vii, cloth. $26.00 (AAS Members:
$21.00)
Burmese Sit-tans, 1764-1826: Records of Rural
Life and Administration, by Frank N. Trager and William J. Koenig.
Monograph 36. ISBN 0-8165-0672-8. 1979, 440 + xvii pages, cloth. $30.00 (AAS
Members: $24.00)
Political Behavior of Adolescents in China: The
Cultural Revolution in Kwangchow, by David M. Raddock.
Monograph 32. ISBN 0-8165-0607-8, 1977, 242 + vii pages, cloth. $22.00 (AAS
Members: $17.50)
The New Jerusalem: Aspects of Utopianism in the
Thought of Kagawa Toyohiko, by George B. Bikle, Jr.
Monograph 30. ISBN 0-8165-0550-0, 1976, 343 + v pages, cloth. $15.00 (AAS
Members: $12.00)
Reform, Rebellion, and the Heavenly Way,
by Benjamin F. Weems.
Monograph 15. 122 pages, cloth. $15.00 (AAS Members: $12.00)
