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Robert Cribb
Gangsters and Revolutionaries is the first in-depth study of one of the ‘people’s armies’ which emerged from the chaos at the close of World War II in Indonesia to join…
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This pioneering volume traces the history of the region which became Indonesia, from early times to the present day, in over three hundred specially drawn full-colour maps with detailed accompanying…
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Bundled with an 80-page user guide, this title includes a DVD that features nearly 500 maps, each output as low-resolution JPEG images suitable for use in classroom teaching and as…
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Between 1895 and 1945 Japan was heavily engaged in other parts of Asia. During this period Japanese ideas on the nature of national identities in Asia changed dramatically. This analysis…
The memory of past atrocity lingers like a ghost at the table of democracy. This work examines societies at various stages of dealing with the memory of the past, from…
Examines societies, from China, Mongolia, Indonesia and the Baltic States, where memories of death and persecution still intrude, to Finland, where the civil war of 1918 has finally been accepted…
The volume includes chapters on the Japanese imperial campaign in India, Tibet, Siberia, Mongolia, Korea, Manchukuo, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Addresses issues related to maritime boundaries and security, marine safety, inter-island shipping, the development of the archipelagic concept in international law, marine conservation, illegal fishing, and the place of the…
Sandra Wilson,Robert Cribb (Australian National University),Beatrice Trefalt,Dean Aszkielowicz
Examining the moral, ethical, legal, and political issues surrounding the Allied prosecution project, from the first investigations during the war to the final release of prisoners in 1958, Japanese War…
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Detention camps in Asia have held hundreds of thousands of people - political dissidents, prisoners of war, and civilian populations. This volume examines why states detain, the conditions of detention…
Narangoa Li (Australian National University),Robert Cribb (Australian National University)
Four hundred years ago, indigenous peoples occupied the vast region that today encompasses Korea, Manchuria, the Mongolian Plateau, and Eastern Siberia. Over time, these populations struggled to maintain autonomy as…
* Charts 100 days of dreams, drama and turmoil across eastern Asia at the end of World War II. * Combines daily events with commentary, photographs, maps and personal accounts…
*Charts 100 days of dreams, drama and turmoil across eastern Asia at the end of World War II. * Combines daily events with commentary, photographs, maps and personal accounts. *…
Joe Cribb,Robert Bracey
The coinage of the Kushan kings (1st to 4th centuries) and of their immediate successors the Sasanian Kushanshahs (3rd 4th centuries) and the Kidarite Hun Kushanshahs (4th 5th centuries) are…
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24 contributions reflect the vast scope of Joe Cribb's interests including Asian numismatics, museology, poetry and art. Papers are arranged geographically, then chronologically/thematically including studies on coins, charms and silver…
Robert J. Cribb,Helen Gilbert,Helen Tiffin
Offers the first comprehensive history of the human-orangutan encounter. Beginning with the scientific discovery of the red ape more than three hundred years ago, this work goes on to examine…
This text studies the connections between honour and violence by exploring their history across a broad range of cultures and regions, and by analysing those connections in light of emerging…
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