McBride (Korean and Buddhist studies, Washington U., Saint Louis) explores the origins, composition, and function of Buddhist cults in the early medieval Korean state of Silla, about 300-935. He quest
Barkcloth, or masi, is the traditional art form of the women of Vatulele Island. Its manufacture continues to flourish, even increase, while many other arts are declining, despite the fact that most o
Just to break the suspense: Asukadera, Kudara Odera, Kaweradera, and Yakushiji. McCallum (Japanese art history, U. of California-Los Angeles) takes these temples, associated with the highest strata of
Seventeen international academics contribute 13 chapters derived from the most recent Pragmatics and Language Learning conference held at Indiana U., Bloomington, in 2004. The papers discuss pragmatic
This directory in three volumes updates the second edition of the Directory of Japan Specialists and Japanese Studies Institutions in the United States and Canada, which was published in 1995 as a joi
Were there major population collapses on Pacific Islands following first contact with the West? If so, what were the actual population numbers for islands such as Hawai‘i, Tahiti, or New Caledonia? Is
As susceptible to post-colonialism as any other region, East and Southeast Asia have the added burden of being controlled for a time by substantially different cultures. Those overrun by Japan (Taiwan
Following on the phenomenal success of Remembering the Kanji, the author has prepared a companion volume for learning the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries of modern Japanese. In six short lessons of
Andaya (Southeast Asian history, U. of Hawai'i) investigates the relationship between trade and the formation of ethnic identities in the vicinity of the Straits of Melaka, which divide the island of
Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transfor
This book is about Gao Village, in Jiangxi province, where the author was born and brought up, leaving when he was twenty-one to study English at Xiamen University. Since emigrating to Australia in 19
This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing.C
This collection of essays gives mental health professionals, clergy and students a set of scholarly articles as well as personal accounts so they can better diagnose and treat Pacific islanders whethe
Ideally positioned geographically and socially, Hawaii became a showplace of Japanese culture in the period between the world wars. Ethnic Japanese were the largest and most influential immigrant grou
From the 1910s to the mid-1930s, the flamboyant and gifted spiritualist Deguchi Onisaburô (1871–1948) transformed his mother-in-law’s small, rural religious following into a massive movement, eclectic
Drawing on 30 years of experience teaching Southeast Asian sociology in the UK, King (Southeast Asian studies, U. of Leeds, UK) notes that teachers and students with a scholarly interest in Southeast
Esselstrom (East Asian history, U. of Vermont) describes Japan's foreign ministries in Korea and China from 1880 to 1945 and its function as an imperial force. During the period the ministries' primar
Bringing to light an ancient folk art that once signaled female status, talent, and virtue across broad areas of China, McLaren (Chinese language and literature, U. of Melbourne) investigates why wome
