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Love in Modern Japan
Its Estrangement from Self, Sex and Society
This compelling and controversial book places the concept of love in both a social and historical context. Taking an approach in which state formation and…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47926-4 (Routledge)
Food and Foodways in Asia
Resource, Tradition and Cooking
Food is an important cultural marker of identity in contemporary Asian societies, and can provide a medium for the understanding of social relations, family and…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-39213-6 (Routledge)
Asian Anthropology
Asian Anthropology raises important questions regarding the nature of anthropology and particularly the production and consumption of anthropological knowledge in Asia. Instead of assuming a…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34983-3 (Routledge)
Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society
This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31753-5 (Routledge)
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Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore
Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death - flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money - Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-0603-7 (Routledge)
Buddhism Observed
Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu
How do contemporary Westerners and Tibetans understand not only what it means to be 'Buddhist', but what it means to be hailed as one from… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32596-7 (Routledge)
The Tea Ceremony and Women's Empowerment in Modern Japan
Bodies Re-Presenting the Past
The subject of the tea ceremony is well researched both in and outside of Japan, but the women who practice it are hardly ever discussed.… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31703-0 (Routledge)
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Night-time and Sleep in Asia and the West
Exploring the Dark Side of Life
Ideas and practices concerning sleep and night-time are constantly changing and widely varied in different cultures and societies. What we do during the day and… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31850-1 (Routledge)
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The Ethnography of Vietnam's Central Highlanders
A Historical Contextualization 1850-1990
This book looks at ethnographic discourses concerning the indigenous population of Vietnam's Central Highlands during periods of christianization, colonization, war and socialist transformation, and analyses… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1570-1 (Routledge)
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Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam
This is a study of the history and consequences of the revolutionary campaign to transform culture and ritual in northern Vietnam. Based upon official documents… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1579-4 (Routledge)
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