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Asian Studies We publish innovative and exciting books in Asian studies that will drive research agendas forward, and that will engage and enlighten the general public in their pursuit of answers to big questions.
How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people
How China is using the US-led war on terror to erase the cultural identity of its Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region
A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world events
A pioneering history that transforms our understanding of the colonial era and China’s place in it
A book that casts new light on the history of China and the West at the turn of the nineteenth century
A revealing exploration of political disruption and violence in a rural Chinese county during the Cultural Revolution
A vivid look at China’s shifting place in the global political economy of technology production
A beautifully illustrated study of the caves at Dunhuang, exploring how this important Buddhist site has been visualized from its creation to today
A stunning nine-volume presentation of the incredible Buddhist caves at Dunhuang in northwestern China
An examination of China’s participation in the World Trade Organization, the conflicts it has caused, and how WTO reforms could ease them
A leading foreign policy thinker uses Chinese political theory to explain why some powers rise as others decline and what this means for the international order
What changes in China’s modern defense policy reveal about military organizations and strategy
A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the political
A cultural history of the concept of pharmacy, both the material nature of drugs and the trade in medicine, in early modern China
A history of how Chinese officials used statistics to define a new society in the early years of the People’s Republic of China
From bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai, a delightfully illustrated version of the classic work of Daoist philosophy
A smart and accessible introduction to the most important works of ancient Chinese philosophy
An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia bce to today
An in-depth look at the distinctly different ways that China and India govern their cities and how this impacts their residents
A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world’s largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance
Exploring the unintentional production of seemingly feminist outcomes
How British authorities and Indian intellectuals developed ideas about deviant female sexuality to control and organize modern society in India
A history of opium’s dramatic fall from favor in colonial Southeast Asia
The first book to put the sacred and sensuous bronze statues from India’s Chola dynasty in social context
A look at the painting traditions of northwestern India in the eighteenth century, and what they reveal about the political and artistic changes of the era
A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuries
A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our time, from the director of Human Flow
A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West
The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperback
The story of a new breed of amazingly innovative courses that inspire students and improve learning
A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal— and seeing your book through to successful publication
We welcome proposals for textbooks, monographs, and popular books. To submit a proposal, please contact: Thalia_Leaf@press.princeton.edu
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