A van operated by Taoqibao, at a Qianbajia waste collection point, formerly part of Henan Village, Haidian, Beijing.
Photograph by Stefan Landsberger, 29 March 2017
Discipline
Asian Studies
AUP has a well-established list in Asian Studies, renowned for its solid source-based publications in the history, religion, politics, migration, and culture of the peoples and states of Asia. The Asian Studies programme is strengthened by a number of book series, focusing on a special topic or an area of study.
Editors' pick
Ear to Asia Podcast: Vietnamese seeking their fortunes underground in Russia
On this Ear to Asia podcast presented by Ali Moore and produced by Asia Institute, Dr Lan Anh Hoang provides insights into how uncertainty shapes social practice, identity and belonging in the context of her book Vietnamese Migrants in Russia.
Postcolonial Hangups in Southeast Asian Cinema: an interview with Steve Choe and Gerald Sim
Postcolonial Hangups in Southeast Asian Cinema is the inaugural title of AUP’s series in Critical Asian Cinemas. Series editor Steve Choe joins with author Gerald Sim to find out more.
Recent titles
Global Perspectives on China's Belt and Road Initiative
Florian Schneider (ed.)
Decoding the Sino-North Korean Borderlands
Adam Cathcart, Christopher Green, Steven Denney (eds)
Racial Difference and the Colonial Wars of 19th Century Southeast Asia
Farish Ahmad-Noor, Peter-Brian Ramsay Carey (eds)
The Culture of the Sound Image in Prewar Japan
Michael Raine, Johan Nordström (eds)
Series within Asian Studies
Asian Borderlands
Asian Visual Cultures
North East Asian Studies
Consumption and Sustainability in Asia
Asian Cities
Highlights
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Events
The Belt and Road Initiative Revisited
Thursday, January 28th, 2021 - 15:30
Online
The LeidenAsiaCentre organises an interactive discussion on the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in China’s current geopolitical ambitions.
Postcolonial Hangups in Southeast Asian Cinema: Discussion with Gerald Sim and Documentary Filmmaker Tan Pin Pin
Friday, January 29th, 2021 - 02:00
Online via YouTube
Gerald Sim discusses his new book Postcolonial Hangups in Southeast Asian Cinema with documentary filmmaker Tan Pin Pin.