This is a special compilation of new and noteworthy titles in Asian studies that will be useful for university and college libraries, as well as for professors, researchers, and students. All Cambria books undergo peer review. This informative publication includes new titles in the Cambria Sinophone World Series headed by Professor Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania) and the Cambria Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series headed by Dr. Geoffrey R. H. Burn, as well as review excerpts by journals and experts of previously published titles. Included in this publication are also other new and noteworthy scholarly monographs and trade books that are not in any series -- these books are in the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences.