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Asian Rivalries
Stanford University Press 2011; US$ 24.95The most typical treatment of international relations is to conceive it as a battle between two antagonistic states volleying back and forth. In reality, interstate relations are often at least two-level games in which decision-makers operate not only in an international environment but also in a competitive domestic context. Given that interstate... more...
Islam
Continuum International Publishing 2006; US$ 150.00This lavishly illustrated work by two renowned scholars narrates the history of the spread of Islam all over the world, from its birth in Arabia in the seventh century to the present day. Islam remains an active and stillspreading phenomenon whose influence in different parts of the world is profound, and, to many non-Muslims, mysterious and little... more...
Reader in New Religious Movements
Continuum International Publishing 2006; US$ 150.00There are over 600 New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Great Britain alone, and more than 2000 in the United States. A Reader in New Religious Movements provides an introduction to the main teachings of a selection of these organizations, focusing on those that are well established in the West. The contemporaryGÇöand in some cases controversialGÇöNRMs... more...
Conflict and Cooperation in the Gulf Region
Springer Fachmedien 2009; US$ 47.99Western Power in Asia
Wiley 2011; US$ 29.95For centuries, the major poweres of the West were seduced by the allure of the countries of "the Far East". Spices, textiles, silk and tea were the staples of East- West trade. But competition between Western traders eventually caused military intervention in Asian affairs and the establishment of colonial empires. These actions have shapred the history... more...
The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700
Wiley 2012; US$ 103.95Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives. Features an argument-driven history with a clear chronological structure Considers the latest developments... more...
Early Interactions between South and Southeast Asia
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2011; US$ 77.90This book takes stock of the results of some two decades of intensive archaeological research carried out on both sides of the Bay of Bengal, in combination with renewed approaches to textual sources and to art history. To improve our understanding of the trans-cultural process commonly referred to as Indianisation, it brings together specialists of... more...
Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia
Anthem Press 2011; US$ 130.00?Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia? explores the dynamic constructions and applications of the concept of ?tradition? that occurred within the South Asian context during the ancient and pre-colonial periods. This collection of essays features a significant selection of the specialized fields of knowledge that have shaped... more...
Namensregister / Name Index
De Gruyter 1985; US$ 196.00Expatriation Lists As Published in the Reichsanzeiger, 1933-45: Name Index. more...
ASEAN-Russia
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2012; US$ 68.90In 2012, Russia assumes the Chairmanship of APEC, and is keen to build on its memberships of both the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). Russia is geographically and historically part of Asia and the Asia Pacific, and has been a dialogue partner of ASEAN since 1996. Still, the obstacles of distance and languages have led ASEAN... more...









