Asian Studies
Everyday Sustainability
Illuminates the contradictions that emerge within conscious capitalism initiatives that are designed to empower women.
Walāyah in the Fāṭimid Ismāʿīlī Tradition
Explores the relationship between revelation and reason in medieval Islamic intellectual history.
The China Order
Examines the rising power of China and Chinese foreign policy through a revisionist analysis of Chinese civilization.
Confucianism and American Philosophy
A comparative analysis of Confucianism and the American Transcendentalist and Pragmatist traditions.
China's Lonely Revolution
Presents a new view of the Chinese revolution through the lens of the local Communist movement in Hainan between 1926 and 1956.
Military Thought in Early China
Provides a systematic and comprehensive survey of writings on military philosophy in early China.
Forget Chineseness
Critiques the idea of a Chinese cultural identity and argues that such identities are instead determined by geopolitical and economic forces.
Vernacular Catholicism, Vernacular Saints
A collection of Raj’s groundbreaking ethnographic studies of “vernacular” Catholic traditions in Tamil Nadu, India.
Marionette Plays from Northern China
English-language translations of traditional plays from the marionette puppet theater of Northern China.
Partnership within Hierarchy
Examines intra-alliance politics between the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
The First Islamic Classic in Chinese
A translation of Wang Daiyu’s Real Commentary on the True Teaching, the first and most influential work written in the Chinese language on Islam.
Understanding the Analects of Confucius
A new translation and commentary of the Analects for contemporary audiences.
Zhuangzi's Critique of the Confucians
Looks at the Daoist Zhuangzi's critique of Confucianism.
Advocacy and Policymaking in South Korea
Reveals how policymaking traditions prior to democratization continue to resonate within current South Korean public policy advocacy practices.
The Heir and the Sage, Revised and Expanded Edition
A comprehensive analysis of the transformations of ancient history in early Chinese texts.
Seeing Like the Buddha
Considers film as a form of Buddhist ritual and contemplative practice.
Refiguring the Body
Examines how embodiment is conceived and experienced in South Asian religions.
Behind the Facade
Explores why authoritarian regimes bother to hold elections.
Self-Realization through Confucian Learning
Confucian philosopher Xunzi’s moral thought is considered in light of the modern focus on self-realization.
Anarchism in Korea
A regional and transnational history of anarchism in Korea.
The Rhetoric of Hiddenness in Traditional Chinese Culture
Considers the role of hiddenness in the history of cultural production in premodern China.
The Commentarial Transformation of the Spring and Autumn
Shows how the text evolved from a non-narrative historical record into a Confucian classic.
Chaekgeori
The first major exhibition in the United States of chaekgeori painting, including on view for the first time many screens from private collections and various Korean institutions.
Chinese Thought as Global Theory
Using Chinese thought, explores how non-Western thought can structure generally applicable social and political theory.
The Dashing Ladies of Shiv Sena
Explores the activities and political personas of women activists in Shiv Sena, a militant Indian political party.