This collection of essays written by his former students and colleagues represent the many foci of interest that Erik Zürcher has shared with them during his t
This collection of essays, in honour of Erik Zurcher, provides new information on various aspects of intellectual and social development in China, Japan, and Ko
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This is the first book in English to offer an extensive introduction to the Tongmunsŏn (Selections of Refined Literature of Korea)—the largest and most impor