Asian Literature

In the novel, In an Antique Land History in the Guise of a Travelers Tale by Amitav Ghosh, the author presents a brilliant and hybrid fiction based on biographical and historical events. The author depicts two stories first, the story of  Abraham Ben Yiju, the twelfth-century 12th century orthodox Tunisian Jew who is strongly aware of his distinctive religious identity. Secondly, the novel tells the story of Ghosh who stumbled upon Ben Yiju through the margins of letters that are written by...

The May Fourth Movement was a movement for a new culture, and hence it is also known as the New Culture Movement the term is generally applied to the social and cultural changes that took place in China from 1915 to 1921. It is compared with European Renaissance as well as with the Age of Enlightenment or is sometimes seen as the Chinese equivalent of the October Revolution of Russia, though being more broad-based.For millennia China was ruled by monarchic dynasties. The tradition of autocratic...

Paper son which is an illegal practice was established by the Chinese after the   first law on Chinese exclusion was passed by congress in 1882.The main aim of the law was to limit the number of the Chinese who were gaining entry into the United States (Madeline Hsu 45).  The law was however, unfair because exclusion based on peoples race, language and color shows the segregation and mistreatment that a certain people is entitled to incase the law is bridged. Such an act is not fair...

1. Records of the Grand Historian Qin dynastyRecord of the Grand Historian is arguably one of the most comprehensive collections of information on Chinese history and also the oldest recorded in terms of the period it covers. In that sense it is of an extreme historical significance, since it is able to give readers records from the time of the first ruler (The Yellow Emperor) right up to the period in which the author lived. These records thus span a period from 109 BC to 91 BC. The author Sima...

While Palaiss essay addresses the political, religious, and social upheavals of Korean history during the Choson dynasty of the 14th century, the dominance of the yangban during this period to the late 18th century is the primary focus. A group defined by their Confucian valuereligious system, landedmaster status in  agriculture, as well as their integral involvement in the politics helped to shape the future of Korea. Not only were they involved in the chief aspect of business in the country,...

The Meiji Restoration refers to an era in Japanese history that spanned the years 1868 to 1912 and during which Japanese society was characterized by a very remarkable revolution. From the time Emperor Mutsuhito ascended the throne on January 3, 1868 through a non-violent coup until his death, Japan had been transformed from the old feudalistic island state that it had been around the year 1850 and by the year 1912, it had become a very powerful and modernized colonial power (Huffman 1). The young...

Chinese history is dotted with successive dynasties that have taken turns in uniting and ruling the people within the region referred to today as China. Among the most successful of these dynasties are the Qing and Ming dynasties. The two dynasties conducted their domestic and foreign affairs in a manner that many agree to be successful. Even though each dynasty had its unique problem and issues to deal with-most of which were inherited from their predecessors- there are particular attributes that...