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Holi 2013: A Festival of Colour

2013-03-26T10:51:51Q

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.

America and China: Will They Ever Work Together?

2013-03-15T15:30:04Q

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?

Did the March 11/11 crisis spark real reform, or has it simply been a return to business as usual?

2013-03-13T08:32:47Q

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.

International Women’s Day: March 8th 2013

2013-03-06T09:45:48Q

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?

Have you seen our Routledge Asian Studies Handbooks?

2013-02-20T09:25:09Q

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.

New Title: Asia, the US and Extended Nuclear Deterrence

2013-02-13T13:43:57Q

'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

Featured Title: Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region

2013-02-13T13:34:43Q

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 film censorship system in the Asia-Pacific by comparing the systems used in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia.

Recommend this book to your librarian here.

Chinese New Year: How are you welcoming in the Year of the Snake?

2013-02-07T14:59:25Q

This Sunday sees the beginning of The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, the most important annual holiday for many Asian countries. Global Times reporter Lu Yun asks people in the streets about their celebration plans.

View our Contemporary China series.

Celebrating 50 Years of Japanese Studies at The University of Sheffield, 1963-2013

2013-02-07T11:43:13Q

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).

New Title: Japan’s International Relations - Politics, Economics and Security

2013-02-07T11:10:30Q

'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

Order your complimentary exam copy today by clicking here.

Beware the Unintended Consequences

2013-02-07T10:48:39Q

Policymakers and political leaders in Singapore speak often about “mindsets” and the need to change them before policies can follow. They speak often, too, of existing “values” and “traditions” that policies must respect and speak to. This is an incomplete view of the relationship between policy and culture that overlooks and under-examines the influence of policy on culture.

The author of Neoliberal Morality in Singapore discusses the unintended consequences of policymaking in an article for the Singapore TODAY.

Book Launch of Re-Reading the Salaryman in Japan

2013-02-05T14:06:57Q

Based on intensive interviews that author Romit Dasgupta carried out with young male private sector employees in Japan, Re-Reading the Salaryman in Japan makes an important contribution to the study of masculinity and Japanese corporate culture. After having initially being launched at the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) Biennial Conference, along with other titles in the Routledge/ASAA East Asia Series, the official launch of Re-Reading the Salaryman in Japan was held at The University of Western Australia, in Perth, Australia, on Monday 10 September 2012 in the University’s Institute of Advanced Studies.

Featured Author: Gene Cooper

2013-01-30T09:47:34Q

Gene Cooper’s new book is a multi-sited ethnographic study of market and temple fairs in the region of Jinhua, a city on the east coast of China and the home of Hengdian, “China’s Hollywood.” The Market and Temple Fairs of Rural China: Red Fire weaves together historical and ethnographic methodologies in a spirited account of the genealogies and contemporary practices of a variety of forms of performance at these local gatherings.

Here you can listen to Gene being interviewed by East Asian Studies.

India-Pakistan: The Establishment Strikes Back

2013-01-21T10:17:23Q

Author of Explaining Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Escaping India talks about the escalation of tensions over the latest incident on the Line of Control and the future of India-Pakistan relations.

Read the article for Real Clear World here.

VIDEO: Getting at the Heart of China’s Public Health Crisis

2013-01-16T12:56:48Q

In this video by the author of Governing Health in Contemporary China, the author talks about the political and policy dynamics of health governance in post-Mao China.