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Historical astronomical records can play an important role in modern research especially in the case of ancient Chinese observational data sunspot and aurora records are important for the study of solar variability solar and lunar eclipse records for the study of the Earths rotation records of Comet Hally for the study of orbital evolution guest star records for the study of supernova remnants planetary conjunction records for research in astronomical chronology In the past Western scientists have not been able to exploit these valuable data fully because the original records were difficult to gather and interpret and complete English translations have not been available EastAsian Archaeoastronomy is the first comprehensive translation into English of such historical records for modern research The book also features an introduction to East Asian astronomy and offers guidance on how to use the records effectively It will not only be a valuable research tool for astronomers but should also be of great interest to historians of China and Chinese science
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Until now important research on the historical records of comets and meteor showers from China Japan and Korea has remained the exclusive preserve of those with expertise in the relevant languages With a compilation like the present volume the authors hope to ameliorate that situation Applying the same rigorous selection criteria and style of presentation as in the previous catalogue assembled and translated here are some 1500 additional observations of comets and meteor showers from China Japan and Korea spanning nearly three millennia With the publication of this volume most of the important historical records of East Asian astronomical observations are now accessible in English The introductions and appendices provide all the required information on specialized terminology recording conventions and nomenclature the reader will need to make use of the records In addition to being an invaluable resource for professional astronomers East Asian astronomical records have materially aided the research of scholars in fields as diverse as mythology medieval iconography ancient chronology and the oral history of preliterate societies The book should be of great interest to cultural astronomers as well as to those engaged in historical and comparative research
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This volume explores commercial relations between the United States and China from the eighteenth century until 1949 fleshing out with facts the romantic and shadowy image of the China trade These nine chapters by specialists in the field have developed from papers they presented at a conference supported by the national Committee on AmericanEast Asian RelationsThe work begins with an Introduction by John K Fairbank then moves on to analysis of the old China trade up to the American Civil War centering on traditional Chinese exports of tea and silk A second section deals with American imports into Chinacotton textiles and textilerelated goods cigarettes kerosene Finally the impact of the trade on both countries is assessed and the operations of Americanowned and multinational companies in China are examined For both the United States and China the economic importance of the trade proves to have been less than the legend might suggest
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Takeshi Hamashita arguably Asias premier historian of the longue durée has been instrumental in opening a new field of inquiry in Chinese East Asian and world historical research Engaging modernization Marxist and world system approaches his wideranging redefinition of the evolving relationships between the East Asia regional system and the world economy from the sixteenth century to the present has sent ripples throughout Asian and international scholarship His research has led him to reconceptualize the position of China first in the context of an East Asian regional order and subsequently within the framework of a wider EuroAmericanAsian trade and financial order that was long gestating within and indeed contributing to the shape of the world market This book presents a selection of essays from Takeshi Hamashitas oeuvre on Asian trade to introduce this important historians work to the English speaking reader It examines the many critical issues surrounding China and East Asias incorporation to the world economy including Maritime perspectives on China Asia and the world economy IntraAsian trade Chinese state finance and the tributary trade system Banking and finance Maritime customs
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Confronted by Chinese nationalism and the rise of the revolutionary movement in South China Britain commenced a retreat motivated by political commercial and economic considerations and aimed at the protection of British interests without reliance on gunboat diplomacy This book analyzes British policymaking diplomatic military and commercial against the background of civil strife and political instability in China and in the wider sphere of greater international cooperation In a closely argued study based on expansive use of British and Chinese sources Fung presents a balanced picture of this important chapter in the history of SinoBritish relations
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Sarawak romanticized as the Land of the White Rajahs until 1946 lost its independence became a British colony and then became a state in the Federation of Malaysia all in the short span of seventeen years This book attempts to provide some answers to the questions often raised in connection with this period of unparalleled change in Sarawaks history a period which has largely been neglected by researchers
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Asian American literature is one of the most recent forms of ethnic literature and is already becoming one of the most prominent given the large number of writers the growing ethnic population from the region the general receptivity of this body of work and the quality of the authors In recent decades there has been an exponential growth in their output and much Asian American literature has now achieved new levels of popular success and critical acclaim Nurtured by rich and long literary traditions from the vast continent of Asia this literature is poised between the ancient and the modern between the East and West and between the oral and the writtenThe Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater covers the activities in this burgeoning field First its history is traced year by year from 1887 to the present in a chronology and the introduction provides a good overview The most important section is the dictionary with over 600 substantial and crossreferenced entries on authors books and genres as well as more general ones describing the historical background cultural features techniques and major theatres and clubs More reading can be found through an extensive bibliography with general works and those on specific authors The book is thus a good place to get started or to expanded ones horizons about a branch of American literature that can only grow in importance
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A groundbreaking anthology devoted to Asian Pacific Islander American women and their experiencesAsianPacific Islander American Women is the first collection devoted to the historical study of API womens diverse experiences in America Covering a broad terrain from prelarge scale Asian emigration and Hawaii in its preWestern contact period to the continental United States the Philippines and Guam at the end of the twentieth century the text views women as historical subjects actively negotiating complex hierarchies of power The volume presents new findings about a range of groups including recent immigrants to the US and understudied communities Comprised of original new work it includes chapters on women who are Cambodian Chamorro Chinese Filipino Hmong Japanese Korean Native Hawaiian South Asian and Vietnamese Americans It addresses a wide range of womens experiencesas immigrants military brides refugees American born lesbians workers mothers beauty contestants and community activists There are also pieces on historiography and methodology and bibliographic and video documentary resourcesThis groundbreaking anthology is an important addition to the scholarship in AsianPacific American studies ethnic studies American studies womens studies and US history and is a valuable resource for scholars and students Contributors include Xiaolan Bao Sucheng Chan Catherine Ceniza Choy Vivian Loyola Dames Jennifer Gee Madhulika S Khandelwal Lili M Kim Nancy In Kyung Kim Erika Lee Shirley Jennifer Lim Valerie Matsumoto Sucheta Mazumdar Davianna Pomaikai McGregor Trinity A Ordona Rhacel Salazar Parreñas Amy Kuuleialoha Stillman Charlene Tung Kathleen Uno Linda Trinh Võ Judy TzuChun Wu JiYeon Yuh and Judy Yung
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Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance Charlotte Brooks examines this transformation through the lens of Californias urban housing markets arguing that the perceived foreignness of Asian Americans which initially stranded them in segregated areas eventually facilitated their integration into neighborhoods that rejected other minorities Against the backdrop of cold war efforts to win Asian hearts and minds whites who saw little difference between Asians and Asian Americans increasingly advocated the latter groups access to middleclass life and the residential areas that went with it But as they transformed Asian Americans into a model minority whites purposefully ignored the long backstory of Chinese and Japanese Americans early and largely failed attempts to participate in public and private housing programs As Brooks tells this multifaceted story she draws on a broad range of sources in multiple languages giving voice to an array of community leaders journalists activists and homeownersand insightfully conveying the complexity of racialized housing in a multiracial society
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