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Philip E. Lilienthal Imprint in Asian Studies

The Philip E. Lilienthal imprint honors special books in commemoration of a man whose work at University of California Press from 1954 to 1979 was marked by dedication to young authors and to high standards in the field of Asian Studies. Friends, family, authors and foundations have together endowed the Lilienthal Fund, which enables UC Press to publish under this imprint selected books in a way that reflects the taste and judgment of a great and beloved editor.
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The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family's Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution
by Charlotte Brooks (Author)Mar 2026

The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka Pusan and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region
by Hannah Shepherd (Author)Dec 2025
In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan
by James Lin (Author)Apr 2025

Collaborative Settler Colonialism: Japanese Migration to Brazil in the Age of Empires
by Sidney Xu Lu (Author)Feb 2025

The State's Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea
by Park Jeong-Mi (Author)Aug 2024


Kretek Capitalism: Making Marketing and Consuming Clove Cigarettes in Indonesia
by Marina Welker (Author)Mar 2024





A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the ""Guideways through Mountains and Seas""
by Richard E. Strassberg (Editor), Richard E. Strassberg (Translator)Nov 2023
Becoming Global Asia: Contemporary Genres of Postcolonial Capitalism in Singapore
by Cheryl Narumi Naruse (Author)Oct 2023Open Access