Asian History Essays and Term Papers

fish is called sashimi in japan and it is not same as sushi. Sushi is a combination of rice and fish -sushi is considered an art form. It is elegantly arranged to enhance its simplicity and nutural beauty. The method of preparation, shape and taste…

presented it is essential that the role of the samurai in Japanese society is understood. It is also imperative to understand that the samurai, as a class of warriors, emerged from a Japan that was in a state of constant civil war. Their sole purpose…

(1869-1948), the Mahatma, the "great-souled one," of Hinduism and the statesman-pacifist guru if India's struggle for political liberation, developed an intriguing and far-reaching philosophy of community. That philosophy, put into practice as the…

reactor at the V.I. Lenin nuclear power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine exploded, ripping off the roof, and spaying radioactive material everywhere. Chernobyl is known as " the worst nuclear disaster in history" . The graphite core of the reactor had…

was the battle cry that ushered in the Showa Restoration in Japan during the 1930's.Footnote1 The Showa Restoration was a combination of Japanese nationalism, Japanese expansionism, and Japanese militarism all carried out in the name of the …

HEIAN JAPAN 1156-1180 TAIRA RULE (EARLY MILITARY HOUSE) 1185-1333 KAMAKURA BAKUFU 1333-1336 DISPUTED CONTROL 1336-1467 ASHIKAGA BAKUFU Rise of Feudalism: In contrast to Europe, where feudalism declined as centralized national monarchies grew…

start of the relentless rivalry between the Muslims and Christians. The crusades were expeditions undertake in fulfillment of a solemn vow to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan Tyranny but later developed into territorial wars. The term crusader…

Christian-Muslim clashes in the national papers. In fact, most people have gotten used to them that they do not really bother to know the issues behind these confrontations, and worse, readers tend to have biased presumptions of which party is to blame.…

Muslims and the Christians in the Philippines have once again been provoked into a confrontational stance with the problem over the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) armed movement for an independent Islamic state in the South and the audacity…

the 565 independent princely states were given the option to join either of the two nations-i,e. India or Pakistan. A few princely states among them were the Mirs of Hunza, Nagar and Kalat, readily joined Pakistan, but the rest, except Hyderabad…