War Between Japan and Russia focuses on the Russo-Japanese War fought between 1904–05, and gives additional insight onto the region with numerous photographs. The war began after Russia initiated a campaign of expansionist policy into East Asia. Japan launched an offensive, successful military campaign, which led Russia to abandon its efforts in the region.
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William Richard Morfill (1834-1909) was a University of Oxford professor, specializing in Russian and Slavonic languages. He was born in England, and even as a small child was interested in foreign languages.
The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang: By the Shaman Hwui Li
Hiuen-Tsiang, also known as Xuanzang, was a Chinese Buddhist monk, traveler, researcher, and translator of the seventh century. Born in 602, he was primarily known for his travels to Southeast Asia, in what is now known as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, where he wrote about Chinese and Indian Buddhist practices.
The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology
by Harry Ignatius Marshall Purchase As Rev. Marshall began his ethnographic study, “The Karen are a group of Indo-Chinese tribes living principally in Burma, the easternmost province of the British Indian Empire, in the Indo-Chinese peninsula, and in the adjoining country of Siam to the east. They are found between the tenth and twenty-first degrees… Continue reading The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology
Contests of Initiative: Countering China’s Gray Zone Strategy in the East and South China Seas
by Dr. Raymond Kuo Purchase China is engaged in a widespread assertion of sovereignty in the South and East China Seas. It employs a “gray zone” strategy: using coercive but sub-conventional military power to drive off challengers and prevent escalation, while simultaneously seizing territory and asserting maritime control. Contests of Initiative: Confronting China’s Gray Zone… Continue reading Contests of Initiative: Countering China’s Gray Zone Strategy in the East and South China Seas
The Little Grandmother of the Russian Revolution: Reminiscences and Letters of Catherine Breshkovsky
by Catherine Breshkovsky Edited by Alice Stone Blackwell Purchase Catherine Breshkovsky was the abbreviated name of Yekaterina Konstantinovna Breshko-Breshkovskaya, born on January 25, 1844 in Russia. She was born into a wealthy family and received a quality education. She married at roughly the age of 24, but she later left her husband to start an… Continue reading The Little Grandmother of the Russian Revolution: Reminiscences and Letters of Catherine Breshkovsky
The Soul of a People
by H. Fielding Hall Purchase The Soul of a People was originally released in 1898. Written by Harold Fielding Hall, a British official sent to Burma (now Myanmar) to take part in the Burma Commission. Hall lived for many years in Burma, and wrote this account of the places, people and of Buddhism as he… Continue reading The Soul of a People
A History of Japanese Mathematics
by David Eugene Smith and Yoshio Mikami Purchase Yoshio Mikami was an authority on wasan, native Japanese mathematics, and published multiple works on the topic in different languages. A colleague of David Eugene Smith suggested he work with Mikami to produce this volume. As Smith states in the introduction, “The aim in writing this work… Continue reading A History of Japanese Mathematics
Old Stories & Sayings from India, Ceylon, Burma, and the Near East
by Isa Fyvie Mayo Purchase through Amazon Isabella Fyvie Mayo was an incredible woman. Born in 1843 in London, she enjoyed the benefits of schooling and encouragement of her writing. She worked tirelessly to help her family, but for many years she was uncompensated for her writing. Finally, once she was published it was to… Continue reading Old Stories & Sayings from India, Ceylon, Burma, and the Near East
In the Great God’s Hair: Translated from the Original Manuscript
by F. W. Bain Purchase through Amazon F.W. Bain translated this work from the original Sanskrit, and offered this as an introduction, “The name of the little Indian gable, here presented to the lover of curiosities in an English dress, is ambiguous. We may translate it indifferently, either: The New Moon in the hair of… Continue reading In the Great God’s Hair: Translated from the Original Manuscript
Stamped: An Anti-Travel Novel
by Kawika Guillermo Buy it in print | for Kindle Winner of the 2020 Association for Asian American Studies Book Award in Prose Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction: Literary category of the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest Exasperated by the small-minded tyranny of his hometown, Skyler Faralan travels to Southeast Asia with… Continue reading Stamped: An Anti-Travel Novel
Donald J. Trump’s Presidency: International Perspectives
Editors: John Dixon and Max J. Skidmore Purchase through Amazon President Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric and actions become more understandable by reference to his personality traits, his worldview, and his view of the world. His campaign rhetoric catered to Americans comfortable with isolationism and certainly with no appetite for foreign military engagements. So, his… Continue reading Donald J. Trump’s Presidency: International Perspectives
Beijing Express: How To Understand New China
by David Baverez Purchase through Amazon ABOUT THE BOOK 2017. The new President of France just took office. He knows his country needs radical reforms. The question is how to make his mark from the word go and how to make a clean break from his predecessors’ policies. He has an idea: instead of going… Continue reading Beijing Express: How To Understand New China
The Great Indian Religions: Being a Popular Account of Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism
by G. T. Bettany Purchase through Amazon G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany (1850-1891) was born and educated in England, attending Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge University, studying medicine and the natural sciences. He also attended London University in 1871, taking a degree in geology, and later receiving an MA six years later. He lectured… Continue reading The Great Indian Religions: Being a Popular Account of Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism
One Little Orchid: Mata Hari: A Marginal Voice
by Sanusri Bhattacharya Purchase through Amazon “Her father was a subject of the Netherlands, and her mother was a Japanese. He died when she was an infant, and in order to protect her from the dangers which beset a young girl of mixed blood in the East, her mother fled from Java with her when… Continue reading One Little Orchid: Mata Hari: A Marginal Voice
Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown
by Arnold Genthe and Will Irwin Purchase through Amazon This volume is one of a number of Westphalia titles significant in the story of the not always happy and often controversial Chinese contact with Western society. In the American case, despite appreciation by scholars for Chinese civilization, cries against Chinese immigration began in response to… Continue reading Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown
The Fire-Fly’s Lovers: And Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan
by William Elliot Griffis Purchase through Amazon William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) served in the Union Army during the Civil War, then graduated from Rutgers University in 1869. He was a tutor for Taro Kusakabe, which opened up a world of opportunity for him in Japan. In 1870, he was invited to reorganize Japanese schools by… Continue reading The Fire-Fly’s Lovers: And Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan
Signpost of Learning: King Bhumibol’s Pilot Projects on Sufficiency and Sustainability in Food and Food Production
by Frank W. Skilbeck and Keokam Kraisoraphong Purchase on Amazon Agriculture-related development projects in this publication, all initiated and nurtured by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and members of Thailand’s royal family, are presented out of heartfelt concern for the less fortunate and with infinite respect for the future of mankind.
Chinese Nights Entertainments: Stories of Old China
Collected by Brian Brown, preface by Sao-ke Alfred Sze Purchase through Amazon “In a small country town in China there lived a great scholar named Kno Tzu Chien. This sage was an authority upon the old classics, and he also loved the folklore and fairy tales of ancient China. On winter evenings the home of… Continue reading Chinese Nights Entertainments: Stories of Old China
Jiu-Jitsu Combat Tricks: Japanese Feats of Attack and Defence in Personal Encounter
by H. Irving Hancock Purchase through Amazon Jiu-Jitsu is a style of combat that emerges from feudal Japan and has developed into various forms of other popular styles, such as Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In its original form, which developed in Japan during the 1500s, it was developed as a way to combat fighting techniques… Continue reading Jiu-Jitsu Combat Tricks: Japanese Feats of Attack and Defence in Personal Encounter
Chinese Immigration: Turn of the Century Views
by Mary Roberts Coolidge Purchase on Amazon This volume is one of a number of Westphalia titles significant in the story of the not always happy and often controversial Chinese contact with Western society. In the American case, despite appreciation by scholars for Chinese civilization, cries against Chinese immigration began in response to the development of… Continue reading Chinese Immigration: Turn of the Century Views
California Chinese Chatter
by Albert Dressler Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace by Albert DresslerCalifornia Chinese Chatter contains telegrams sent in 1874 between Chinese citizens living in Downieville, California, and a court transcript of the murder trial of Ah Jake. It offers a unique view of the difficulties that Chinese immigrants had in the United States, particularly… Continue reading California Chinese Chatter
Tales of Old Japan
by A. B. Mitford Purchase through Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace Sir Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (1837-1916) was raised to the peerage as Baron of Redesdale in 1902. He was also a Knight of the Bath and a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. After joining the Foreign Service in 1858, Lord Redesdale was posted… Continue reading Tales of Old Japan
Oriental Rambles
by George W. Caldwell M.D. Purchase through Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace No excuse is offered for this volume and no apology is volunteered. The author did the best he could. It is not intended as a guidebook or a romance, but merely as a true account of the events of travel and the points of… Continue reading Oriental Rambles
Old-World Japan: Legends of the Land of the Gods
by Frank Rinder Purchase on Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace Frank Rinder (1863-1937) was the art correspondent of the Glasgow Herald and adviser to the National Gallery in Melbourne, Australia. He had the luck of a substantial bequest to the gallery, which enabled him to be aggressive as its agent. His other books included a history… Continue reading Old-World Japan: Legends of the Land of the Gods
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