Association for Asian Studies

Founded in 1941, the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia. With more than 6,000 members worldwide, representing all the regions and countries of Asia and all academic disciplines, the AAS is the largest organization of its kind. AAS books advance important original research on Asia, bring leading scholarship to audiences beyond the academy, and support teaching and learning in Asian studies.

The Asia Shorts series offers concise, engagingly-written titles written by highly-qualified authors on topics of significance in Asian Studies. Topics are intended to be substantive, generate discussion and debate within the field, and attract interest beyond it.

The Key Issues in Asian Studies series is designed for use in undergraduate humanities and social science courses, as well as by advanced high-school students and teachers, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in Asia.

The Asia Past & Present series features in-depth scholarly works from all regions and disciplines of Asia and the AAS Monographs are classics in the field of Asian studies.