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Book Announcement: Lust, Commerce, and Corruption: An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard by an Edo Samurai

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Paula

The translators and editors are delighted to announce the publication from Columbia University Press of Lust, Commerce, and Corruption: An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard by an Edo Samurai, translated by Mark Teeuwen, Kate Wildman Nakai, Miyazaki Fumiko, Anne Walthall, and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA

Posted on September 1, 2013 by LM

Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA Author: Robert Ji-Song KU 296pp. December 2013 Cloth – Price: $42.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3921-5 California roll, Chinese take-out, American-made kimchi, dogmeat, monosodium glutamate, SPAM—all are examples of what Robert Ji-Song … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference 2012

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Paula

2012 Theme: Economic Integration, Historical Perspectives from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region Dates and place: 16-18 February 2012, Canberra (Australia) Venue: Australian National University Organisation: Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand Conference website: http://apebh2012.wordpress.com/ Call for Papers Papers … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Cultivating Commons: Joint Ownership of Arable Land in Early Modern Japan

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Paula

Philip C. Brown Cultivating Commons challenges the common understanding of Japanese economic and social history by uncovering diverse landholding practices in early modern Japan. In this first extended treatment of multiple systems of farm­land ownership, Philip Brown argues that it … Continue reading →

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Website announcement: Visualizing Cultures – Image-Driven Scholarship

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Paula

A new spectacular resource for historical and artistic scholarship, MIT’s Visualizing Cultures presents a multimedia approach to looking at Asian history and international social and cultural relations. We have a lengthy description here, but you can also check out the … Continue reading →

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