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Recent Articles
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Holi 2013: A Festival of Colour
Every year, thousands participate in the festival Holi to celebrate the beginning of spring.
Holi was originally a festival that celebrated fertile land and a good harvest. It is a time to enjoy spring's abundant colors and to say farewell to winter.
The main day, Holi, also known as Dhuli in Sanskrit, or Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is commemorated by people showering each other in scented powder.
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America and China: Will They Ever Work Together?
Steven Feldman, author of Trouble in the Middle gets to the crux of how American and Chinese executives perceive doing business. The result: a book that will prove helpful to all those looking to expertly navigate Chinese-American business relationships. Why not read an interview with the author?
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Did the March 11/11 crisis spark real reform, or has it simply been a return to business as usual?
In Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan, Jeff Kingston looks back to the day when natural disasters resulted in death and destruction and “Japan’s Chernobyl”. You can read a review by the Japan Times here.
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International Women’s Day: March 8th 2013
Every year on March 8th people all over the world celebrate Women's Day (originally known as International Working Women's Day).
Why not take a look at our Routledge Research on Gender in Asia series?
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Have you seen our Routledge Asian Studies Handbooks?
We are proud to promote our outstanding selection of handbooks providing the most cutting edge and up to data research on key areas of Asian Studies. Each handbook is written by an international team of experts in their fields making these leading handbooks in the area.
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New Title: Asia, the US and Extended Nuclear Deterrence
'As China rises and America responds, questions of nuclear strategy will become increasingly central to their relationship, and the risks of nuclear rivalry and confrontation will grow. Andrew O'Neil's outstanding book provides vital insights into the central, and potentially very dangerous, role that nuclear weapons will play in shaping Asia's strategic future. It is lucid, authoritative, and very important to anyone trying to understanding where Asia is heading.' – Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies, Australian National University
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Featured Title: Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region
Film censorship has always been a controversial matter, particularly in jurisdictions with restrictive state-based censorship systems. Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacfic Region reviews the movie censorship system in the Asia-Pacific by comparing the systems used in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia.
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Chinese New Year: How are you welcoming in the Year of the Snake?
This Sunday sees the beginning of The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, the most important annual vacation for many Asian countries. Global Times reporter Lu Yun asks people in the streets about their celebration plans.
View our Contemporary China series.
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Celebrating 50 Years of Japanese Studies at The University of Sheffield, 1963-2013
We are delighted to be celebrating the golden jubilee of Japanese Studies at Sheffield University this year. To mark the occasion we are offering 20% discount off ALL of the 47 titles in the Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/Routledge series.
Click here to view all the titles in the series. Simply enter the code GDC71 at checkout to receive your discount (offer available until 20th March 2013).
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New Title: Japan’s International Relations - Politics, Economics and Security
'This book is a tour de force in its encyclopaedic range and in the uniformly outstanding quality of the writing by the four different contributors. It will serve as a ‘one-stop shop’ to understanding the major explanations and interpretations of Japan as an international actor.' Professor Aurelia George Mulgan, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia
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