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Asia's Turning Point: An Introduction to Asia's Dynamic Economies at the Dawn of the New Century
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Author: Ivan Tselichtchev, Philippe DebrouxBinding: HardbackPublished: Wiley, 2009Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the remarkable economic transformations in Asia, following the successes of Japan and...
Asia And The Western Pacific. Towards a New International Order.
$20.00 AUD
Author: Hedley BullBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney: Nelson, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the evolving international order in Asia and the Western Pacific, emphasizing...
China: A Short Cultural History
$25.00 AUD
Author: C. P. FitzgeraldBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins, 1976Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a concise overview of China's rich cultural history, exploring significant events,...
The Raj: An Eye-Witness History of the British in India
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Author: Roger HudsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1999Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis exquisite hardback edition, edited by Roger Hudson and introduced by Raleigh Trevelyan, captures the...
The Gate to China: A New History of the People's Republic & Hong Kong
'Impressive ... Fascinating' Sunday Times'An authoritative history' Financial Times'Gripping and richly researched' Rana MitterA superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian...
Silken Threads Lacquer Thrones: LAN Na Court Textiles
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Women of the Raj
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The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History
A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to the present day, the Yellow River and its...
Empire of Silver: A New Monetary History of China
This revelatory account of the ways silver shaped Chinese history shows how an obsession with "white metal" held China back from financial modernization. First used as currency during the Song...
Taj Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire
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Death Valley: The Summer Offensive, I Corps, August 1969
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By More Than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783
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The Rediscovery of India
Author: Meghnad Desai (Professor Emeritus, LSE, London School of Economics)Format: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 839g, 512 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2011What makes India a nation? What has held...
The Profits of Nature: Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China
Author: Peter B. LavelleFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 304 pagesPublished: Columbia University Press, United States, 2020In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by...
Clive: Founder of British India
Author: C. Brad FaughtFormat: Hardback, 263g, 140 pagesPublished: Potomac Books Inc, United States, 2013Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. He arrived...
Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China
Author: Kwang-Ching Liu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 Ten international academics explore heterodoxy dissent challenging the beliefs and meanings of the established norm in late Imperial China. In this...
The Profits of Nature: Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China
Author: Peter B. LavelleFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 304 pagesPublished: Columbia University Press, United States, 2020In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by...
Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals: Art, Representation and History
Author: Crispin BranfootFormat: Hardback, 138mm x 216mm, 676g, 320 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2018One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in...
Tibet: The Jesuit Century
Author: Phillip Caraman
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 166
Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China
Author: Kwang-Ching Liu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: Cultural and intellectual protests, while rare, were recurrent in Chinese society. This impressive and comprehensive work traces the origins of dissent to...
Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma 1775-1950
Author: Forrest McGill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Emerald Cities is a lavishly illustrated catalog of artworks from Thailand and Burma, and provides an introduction to one of Asia's...
Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
Author: Mary BeardFormat: Hardback, 148mm x 218mm, 670g, 240 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard...
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider
Author: Michiko KakutaniFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 216mm, 420g, 256 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today's world - from the...
The Chinese Scholar's Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period
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Author: LI, Chu-Tsing & WATT, James C.Y.Binding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the artistic life during the Late Ming period through...
Mountains of the Gods
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Author: Ian CameronBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMountains of the Gods is a compelling exploration of the majestic mountain ranges and the cultures surrounding them....
The Eagle and the Lotus
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Author: J. F. CairnsBinding: SoftbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markings-
The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
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Lord Clive
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Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
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Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-First Century
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Afghanistan: Mullah, Marx, And Mujahid
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The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905
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Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles
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The Story of China: A portrait of a civilisation and its people
Author: Michael Wood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 'A learned, wise, wonderfully written single volume history of a civilisation that I knew I should know more about' Tom Holland...
Shanghai
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Coromandel: A Personal History of South India
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My Several Worlds: A Personal Record
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Author: Pearl S. Buckbinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co., 1955Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Aging or marking, markings: Previous ownerMy Several Worlds is the memoir of Pearl S....
Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
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Author: Romila Thaparbinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963, reprinted from corrected sheets from the first impressionCondition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis authoritative work is based...
Thai Painting
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Author: Boisselier, Jeanbinding: HardbackPublished: Kodansha International, 1976Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive look at the intricacies of Thai painting, showcasing its...
China's Sorrow: Journeys Around the Yellow River
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Author: Lynn Panbinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing Co., Ltd, 1985Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the historical and cultural significance of the Yellow River...
Worm-Eaten Hinges: Tensions and Turmoil in Shanghai, 1988-9
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Author: Joan Grantbinding: SoftbackPublished: Hyland House, 1991Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Yellowed, markings: Signed with inscriptionThis book explores the political and social tensions in Shanghai during a...
Carrying Your Enemies on Your Shoulder: Indian Folk Wisdom from Tibet
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Author: Flickbinding: HardbackPublished: Indian Book Centre, 1996Condition: book: Fair, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Aging or marking, markings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tapestry of Indian folk wisdom, particularly...
An Outline History of China
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Author: Edited By Bai Shouyibinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, 1982Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsAn Outline History of China provides a comprehensive overview of...
A Witch-Hunt in an Indian Village
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Author: Baileybinding: HardbackPublished: Delhi Oxford University Press, 1997Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsThis book explores the harrowing practice of witch-hunting in rural India, focusing...
To the Edge of the Sky
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Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong
Author: Vaudine England Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A timely, well-researched, and vibrant new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have...
The Great Reclamation: 'Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller
Author: Rachel Heng Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 'Extraordinary . . . Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace 'Alive to...
See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
Author: Travis Jeppesen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 From ballistic missile tests to stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations, news from North Korea never fails to dominate the global...