Diplomatic History and Interpolity Law in Asia

This new book series from the National University of Singapore Press offers groundbreaking studies in the fields of diplomatic history and the history of treaty-making and interpolity law in Asia. The series highlights the diverse diplomatic relations between and among Asian polities, both during pre-colonial and colonial periods, and how Asian traditions of diplomacy and international law interacted with practices originating in Europe and beyond.

Series Editors
Stefan Amirell, Linnaeus University - Corresponding editor (stefan.amirell@lnu.se)
Hans Hägerdal, Linnaeus University
Ariel Lopez, University of the Philippines
Birgit Tremml-Werner, Stockholm University

Getting published
New book proposals will be evaluated based on their academic quality and how attentive they are to one or more of the following themes

• treaties and treaty-making processes involving Asian polities and actors;
• Asian contributions to the development of diplomacy, international relations and international law;
• the nexus between religion and diplomacy;
• intermediaries and informal diplomatic actors in inter-polity relations;
• translations and linguistic (mis)understanding in diplomatic negotiations;
• tributary diplomacy and relations during pre-colonial and colonial times;
• gunboat diplomacy and other forms of coercion in diplomatic relations;
• rituals and ceremonies in cross-cultural diplomacy and treaty-making;
• the inter-cultural meaning of gifts and material artefacts;
• gendered dimensions of diplomacy and international law;
• new sources and methodologies in the study of diplomatic history and international law.

The series will be open to first books as well as contributions from senior scholars. Books published in the series will include both monographs and edited volumes.