Ian Reader 1996 This highly acclaimed study describes Aum Shinrikyo’s history, examines the various conflicts it was involved in, and discusses the contents of Asahara’s sermons and prophecies. The March 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway system killed 12
Malcolm McKinnon 2011 Asian Cities challenges Western theories of globalization and urban growth with a fresh and stimulating look at cities in developing Asia. It questions the status accorded globalization in explaining contemporary Asian cities, arguing instead that they are
Hatla Thelle 2004 This study analyses changes in the protection of social rights in China since 1979 for the middle-income level of the urban population, based on family interviews and documentary studies. It tells how conditions for employment, housing, social
The Bijutsu Shinpo, published for nineteen years between 1902 (Meiji 35) and 1920 (Taisho 9), is an indispensable periodical resource full of information for anyone interested in modern Japanese art and modern culture in general. The articles it contains focus not
Bungei Kurabu (Literary Club) was published by Hakubunkan publishing house from January 1895 to January 1933. In 1895 the publisher decided to merge into one magazine its Meiji Bunko, Shunka Shuto, Sekai Bunko, Itsuwa Bunko, Bungei Kyoshinkai, and the other literary serials it had issued up until
Donald M. Seekins 2007 Modern Myanmar/Burma is very much a creation of World War II, when the British colony was occupied by the Japanese, and its immediate aftermath. These years saw the rise of Aung San and his assassination, as