A straightforward, accessible introduction to core theories in normative ethics from Western and non-Western philosophy suitable for the classroom.

Argues that the dairy industry in Japan has always been entwined with notions of Otherness and security seeking, notably in terms of frontiers.

Explores the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition.

An analysis of the China Race—the global competition for leadership and world order between the US-led West and the People's Republic of China.

Biography of a major figure in modern Chinese history.

Explores the cultural dynamics of this ancient form of Sanskrit theater.

Explores how China’s oldest poetry collection was interpreted in a Confucian exegetical text—the Mao Commentary—in the mid-second century BCE.

Offers an innovative analysis of gates—as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs—in early Chinese thought and material culture.

Examines the increasingly reciprocal nature of Franco-Japanese cultural exchange through films that center on nuclear issues.

Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.

Shows how Britain's trans-imperial engagements in the long nineteenth century have come to shape global cultural commodity flows today.