Books in the East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture series

The main purpose of this book is to shed light on the limitations of the American hegemony in occupied Japan.

Using case studies of public works projects in the Huai River valley, this book illustrates the manner in which the Nationalist government sought to re-establish central administrative control which fractured following the fall of the empire.

This in depth comparative study is one of the first books to fully explore the emergence of modern Western-style hospitals in China. The author discusses how the hospital established in China -- its planning and architecture, financing, and all aspects of day-to-day operation -- differed from its counterpart in the West.

Unlike the majority of contemporary works that examine Sino-Japanese relations between 1925 and 1945, this study de-emphasizes the story of conflict and war in favor the way in which the Chinese intellectually encountered the 'enemy'.

This study examines one aspect of American women's professionalization and the implications of the cross-cultural dialogue between American women missionaries and Japanese students and supporters at Kobe College between 1873 and 1909.

This study contributes to the literature, and delineates a comprehensive picture of China's higher education internationalization, with an analysis of its costs and benefits, set in an international comparative perspective.