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An example of a bronze inscription and transcription from the CHANT site that KU subscribes to. The site contains searchable texts for most early Chinese works as well as a great many excavated texts, including oracle bones, bronze inscriptions,…

This widescreen epic was produced at the height of the Cold War referring to the failed Mongol invasion as a metaphor for the threat of communism and reified an idealized image of Japan as historically resisting aggression from the Chinese mainland.

This big-budget co-production film between Japan's Nikkatsu Film Studios and Taiwan's Central Motion Picture Company was filmed entirely on location in Taiwan with the full cooperation of the Taiwan military. It exemplifies the extent to which the…

This book examines the collective significance and cumulative impact of imperial Japanese film culture, a complex network of interrelated media which included magazines, journals, advertising, songs, posters, and films. The author argues that this…

Translation of Genji monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu. Widely recognized as the world's first novel, this 11-centruy Japanese tale details both the political fortunes and many amorous adventures of Genji, the shining prince. This book is the focus of…

This book explores the visible and invisible histories of Murōji, a Shingon sect temple, established in the late 8th century, which welcomed women unlike other temples at that time. By untangling the layers of complexity of the temple, the author…

This volume of essays on Taiwan's development asks whether it is possible to identify in Taiwan's experience a replicable model of political and economic development. In particular, it considers both the potential and the limitations of Taiwan as a…

The author examines the ways in which the Guomindang (GMD) state planned and promoted scientific and technical development in mainland China between 1927 and 1949 and on Taiwan after 1949. It describes the roles played by politicians, technocrats and…