Books in the Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia series

Provides an alternative view of the role and significance of the rural economy in Japan's emergence as an economic power prior to World War II. This book argues that rural people played an active part in determining the course of Japan's agrarian transition. It describes the development of a diversified, proto-industrial rural economy.

From the second half of the 19th century, intra-Asian trade flows linked Asia into an integrated economic system. This collection presents snap-shots of trade in specific commodities, alongside chapters comprehensively covering the region. It is of interest to historians and economists focusing on Asia.

Spanning from the first US contacts with Cambodia in the 19th century up until the late 1960s and the outbreak of war with Vietnam, this book systematically explores American relations with Cambodia.

This is a comparative study of the experiences of the Western civilians interned by the Japanese in mixed family camps and sexually segregated camps in the Far East.

"This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo--Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo--and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-50. It discusses the effects of the Japanese surrender, the impact of the subsequent interregnum and Australian and British administrations, the reassertion of Dutch control, the struggle for Indonesian independence, and movements for local autonomy"--Provided by publisher.

This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities, as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities

This edited work explains why the history of suffrage is neglected in the nationalist historiography and untangles the connections between culture, nationalism and colonialism in the context of women's struggles for suffrage.

Presents the translation of "The Standpoint of World History and Japan". This title provides guidance on how to extract the true meaning from this work, and contends that the Kyoto School philosophers were conspiring with the Imperial Japanese Navy to bring the Tojo cabinet down.

Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting edge scholarship in the field of German-Indian and South Asian Studies, the book looks at the history of German-Indian relations in the spheres of culture, politics, and intellectual life. Combining transnational, post-colonial, and comparative approaches, it includes the entire twentieth century, from the First World War and Weimar Republic to the Third Reich and Cold War era.

This book examines the interconnections between the transfer of power and state governance in Asia, the emergence of the Cold War in Asia, and the transfer of hegemony from the UK to the US, by focusing specifically on the historical roles of international economic aid and the autonomous response from Asian nation states in the 1950s and the 1960s.

"First published 2014 by Routledge ... Abingdon, Oxon ... and by Routledge ... New York ..."

This book discusses the cultural, political and social implications of the Pacific War and engages with debates over the war¿s impact, legacies, and continuing cultural resonances. Crucially, it examines the meanings and significance of the Second World War from a truly international perspective and the contributors present fascinating case studies that highlight the myriad of localised idiosyncrasies in how the Pacific War has been remembered and deployed in political contexts.

This book presents a wide range of new research on the Chinese treaty ports ¿ the key strategic places on Chinäs coast where in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries various foreign powers controlled, through "unequal treaties", whole cities or parts of cities, outside the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities. Topics covered include land and how it was acquired, the flow of people, good and information, specific individuals and families who typify life in the treaty ports, and technical advances, exploration, and innovation in government.

This book presents a range of new research on British-Chinese relations in the period from Britain''s first imperial intervention in China up to the 1960s. Topics covered include economic issues such as fi nance, investment and Chinese labour in British territories, questions of perceptions on both sides, such as British worries about, and exaggeration of, the ''China threat'', including to India, and British aggression towards, and eventual withdrawal from, China.

This book argues that Hokkaidös experiences of war and its militarized post-war constitutes a local case study with a much greater national and international significance on both theoretical and empirical grounds than first impressions might suggest. Using Japanese-language sources presented for the first time in English and a number of detailed local history case studies, it offers a fascinating and hitherto little-known perspective on the Second World War. It also combines a comprehensive theory of how war memories operate at the local level within a broad historical context that explains Hokkaido's pivotal role within Japanese imperial history.