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'A bracing new history of the global opium trade . . . Ghosh's tentacular history embraces opium's entanglement with furniture, architecture, gardens and its role in modern wars . ....

Author: Oliver BaldwinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed and dulled boards. Binding...

Author: Stanley KarnowBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear and foxing of cover; mildew spotting...

Author: Desmond Stewart And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account,...

Author: Edward H. Schafer And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsGreat Ages Of Man: Ancient China presents a comprehensive historical account of...

Author: Anthony RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive military history, Weapons Of The Vietnam War, chronicles the diverse arsenal employed by all sides...

Author: Ross TerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row Publishers, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Glue stains on endpapers, otherwise internally sound. Ross Terrill's Mao: A...

Author: Christophe LoupyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hintermann & Buehler in association with TG BucherCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling biographical account, Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words...

Author: Alex JoseyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Times Books, 1971Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis political biography presents a commanding account of Lee Kuan...

Author: Philippe Delord Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 "Presented alongside Hiroshige's prints, with descriptions and context, Delord's work offers an absorbing contemplation of Japan's past and present via one...

Author: Hector Garcia Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 An immersive look at Japan's indigenous religion and how it can impact our daily lives. In The Spirit of Shinto, longtime...

Author: Romulus Hillsborough Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honour. And by this courage and for this honour...

Author: Andreas Marks Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 The most comprehensive publication of Kodojin beautiful and mysterious a collection of more than 100 paintings with the English translations of...

The astonishing story of a young man's upbringing in a remote tribal village in Burma and his journey from his strife-torn country to the tranquil quads of Cambridge. In lyrical...

Sirin Phathanothai was born into one of Thailand's most privileged and politically prominent families. But at the age of 8, her life changed dramatically. She and her brother were sent...

Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis. At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded...

Like Angela's Ashes meets Bhowani Junction meets Empire of the Sun, a never less than engrossing, beautifully written memoir that reads like a novel. Kwan is an awkward, clumsy half-caste...

The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as...

'A masterpiece of research, The Last Kings of Shanghai is a vivid and fascinating story of wealth, family intrigue, and political strategy on the world stage from colonialism to communism...

Author: Andreas Marks Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Journey through Japan's illustrated history and discover the roots of manga before it took the world by storm. In this compelling...

Author: Jonathan Lopez-Vera & Russell Calvert Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 A History of the Samurai tells the complete story of Japan's legendary warrior class from beginning to end-an...

Author: Sun Tzu & Yoshihiro Watanabe & Takashi Momonari Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 Learn the full back story behind the world's greatest book on military strategy! The Art...

Author: A. L. Sadler & Stephen Turnbull & Alexander Bennett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.For 700 years, Japan was...

Author: Michiko Ishimure Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Spring Castle is the epic story of Japan's bloody Shimabara Rebellion, told through the eyes of the Japanese peasants and former samurai...

Author: Colonel E. G. Keogh, M.B.E., E.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: Pricemaster Pty. Ltd., 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear to...

A History of Thailand offers a lively and accessible account of Thailand's political, economic, social and cultural history. This book explores how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree peasants...

Author: Mario BussagliBinding: HardbackPublished: Skira, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMario Bussagli's Treasures Of Asia: Central Asian Painting presents a comprehensive overview of the rich artistic heritage found...

A comprehensive yet accessible study of the oldest of the world's civilizations. One of the most far-reaching events since the Second World War is the re-emergence of China as a...

A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's famous play. Marozzi...

Author: Bu XiangBinding: PaperbackPublished: Shanghai Culture Publishing House, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWandering among these historic streets reveals a Shanghai where...

Author: Valery M. GarrettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Urban Council, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown

Author: Roy H. WhitecrossBinding: HardbackPublished: Dymock's Book Arcade Ltd., 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerSlaves Of The Son Of Heaven chronicles the harrowing existence of individuals...

Author: Tung Tse-WeiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown

The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamicnation with a thrusting economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one...

[A]n excellent book... """" """"--"The Economist" "Financial Times" Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a...

Shortlisted for The British in India Book Prize 2025 'A spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal...

Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis. At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded...

Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments -his success in seizing India's imagination...

Before any sound critical framework could be evolved around the phenomenal artist Jangarh Singh Shyam as the originator of an extraordinary individualistic idiom of painting, ruthless market forces regrettably came...

Author: Kevin Bishop And Annabel RobertsBinding: PaperbackPublished: An Odyssey Book / the Guidebook Company Ltd, Hong Kong, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in...

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe compelling historical account The Aftermath: Asia chronicles the profound transformations and enduring legacies that shaped...

Author: Keith WheelerBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Fall Of Japan, chronicles the dramatic final months of World War II in the...

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VirginiaCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markings-

Author: Arthur Zich Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life International (Nederland) B.V., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Rising Sun, chronicles the dramatic events and pivotal moments of World...

Author: Rafael SteinbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical narrative chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the American re-entry into the Philippines during World War II....

Author: Wang HongyuanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sinolingua, Beijing, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased and faded cover. Internally sound. The academic...

Author: Eric A. WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge at the University Press, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical work, Colonies, meticulously chronicles the...

Author: Kevin Cronin, S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Printed Catholic Press, Ranchi, 2001Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cracked. Internally sound. This historical volume chronicles the significant fifty-year journey of...