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Curzon: A Most Superior Person
The book titled Curzon: A Most Superior Person by the author Kenneth Rose. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Modern India: A Very Short Introduction
India is widely recognised as a new global powerhouse. It has become one of the world's emerging powers, rivalling China in terms of global influence. Yet people still know relatively...
The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a
A fascinating, intimate portrait of Beijing through the lens of its oldest neighborhood, facing destruction as the city, and China, relentlessly modernizes. Soon we will be able to say about...
On the Wire: An Australian Journalist on the Front Line in Asia
The book titled On the Wire: An Australian Journalist on the Front Line in Asia by the author Louise Williams. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...
Bywater
It is widely believed that Japan's opening gambit in World War II was conceived by Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of Imperial Japan. However, this book sets out to show that it...
Seeds of Terror: How Drugs, Thugs, and Crime Are Reshaping the Afghan
$12.00 AUD
Seeds of Terror is a groundbreaking triumph of reporting, a book that changed U.S. policy toward the Afghan heroin trade and the fight against terror. Gretchen Peters exposes the deepening...
A Curtain Of Ignorance: China: How America Is Deceived
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Cold War, when American public opinion on China was shaped almost entirely by...
Treasures Of China
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilizations have produced artistic and cultural heritage as breathtaking in its scope and antiquity as China's, and Treasures of China by Michael Ridley...
The Rise Of Russia In Asia
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Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of empire and ambition, The Rise of Russia in Asia presents a masterful...
Insects Of Hong Kong
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark reference in entomology, Insects of Hong Kong presents a comprehensive survey of the remarkable insect...
Turkism And The Soviets: The Turks Of The World And Their Political Objectives
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Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsAt the crossroads of ideology and identity, Turkism and the Soviets: The Turks of the World and Their Political Objectives presents a...
The Age Of Imperialism
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the height of European power, when great nations carved the globe into colonies and protectorates, a new world order was being written —...
Soviet Empire: The Turks Of Central Asia And Stalinism
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of empire and ideology, Soviet Empire: The Turks of Central Asia and Stalinism...
The Modern History Of China
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the twilight of the Qing dynasty to the seismic upheavals of the twentieth century, The Modern History...
The Lotus And The Robot
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodWhat happens when one of the twentieth century's most incisive Western minds turns his gaze upon the ancient civilisations...
Peasant Uprisings: In Seventeenth Century France, Russia And China
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an age of absolute monarchs and rigid social hierarchies, the seventeenth century witnessed an explosive wave of peasant fury that shook the foundations...
Macartney At Kashgar: New Light On British, Chinese, And Russian Activities In Sinkiang, 1890-1918
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of the Great Game — that shadowy contest of empires played out across the rooftop...
The Gobi Secret
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingSomewhere in the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Gobi Desert, a secret lies buried — and those who seek it may not...
The Dragon And The Bear: Inside China And Russia Today
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the height of the Cold War, two communist giants stood at the centre of the world's most consequential geopolitical rivalry — and Philip Short...
Old Shanghai: Gangsters In Paradise
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the glittering, vice-ridden world of pre-war Shanghai — a city known as the Paris...
Style In The Arts Of China
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the sweeping bronze vessels of the Shang dynasty to the refined porcelain of the Ming era, Style...
Istanbul: A Travellers' Companion
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew cities in the world have inspired as much wonder, intrigue, and literary fascination as Istanbul — the...
Vietnam: A History
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew conflicts have scarred the modern world as deeply as the Vietnam War, and Stanley Karnow's Vietnam: A...
The Near And The Far: Containing The Root And The Flower & The Pool Of Vishnu
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the blazing, mystical backdrop of sixteenth-century Mughal India, The Near and the Far is a profound...
Paul Scott: Images Of India
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew novelists have captured the twilight of the British Raj with the unflinching moral complexity of Paul Scott, and Patrick Swinden's critical study stands...
Essays On Indian Philosophy: Traditional And Modern
$150.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: sticker on title page. At the crossroads of ancient wisdom and contemporary thought, Essays on Indian Philosophy: Traditional...
The Break-Up Of British India
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of one of the most dramatic political upheavals of the twentieth century stands a question...
The Big Red Train Ride: A Ride On The Trans-Siberian Railway
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew journeys on earth have captured the imagination quite like the Trans-Siberian Railway, and Eric Newby's The Big...
Notes On The Cultural Life Of The Democratic Republic Of Vietnam
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the height of the Vietnam War, celebrated German playwright and author Peter Weiss travelled to North Vietnam and returned with a...
The Men Who Ruled India: The Founders
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the dawn of Britain's most audacious imperial undertaking, a handful of ambitious, conflicted, and often brilliant men...
Return To A Chinese Village
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTwenty years after his landmark visit to Liu Ling, a remote village in northern China's Shaanxi province, Jan...
The Literary Mind And The Carving Of Dragons: A Study Of Thought And Pattern In Chinese Literature
$95.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOne of the most ambitious and enduring works in classical Chinese literary criticism, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons — originally composed...
This Is Japan
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the bustling neon-lit streets of Tokyo to the serene temples of Kyoto, This is Japan offers an immersive and authoritative portrait of a...
The Middle East: A Handbook
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersA landmark reference work in the tradition of rigorous regional...
The Gourmet And Other Stories Of Modern China
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFrom the culinary alleyways of Suzhou to the ideological upheavals of twentieth-century China, The Gourmet and Other Stories of Modern China presents...
The Emperor's Guest 1942-45
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the shadow of the fallen fortress of Singapore, The Emperor's Guest 1942-45 presents a harrowing and deeply personal account of John...
Nippon New Superpower: Japan Since 1945
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the smouldering ruins of 1945 to the gleaming skylines of a global economic titan, Nippon New Superpower: Japan Since 1945 chronicles one of...
The War With Japan: A Concise History
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: News paper clipping glued to FEP.In the vast, bloody theatre of the Pacific, The War with Japan: A Concise History...
Vietnam: A Reporter's War
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the sweltering chaos of one of the twentieth century's most controversial conflicts, a young...
Polytechnical Education In The U.S.S.R.
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light pencil annotations throughoutAt the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union's radical reimagining...
March To Big Gold Mountain
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedIn the great waves of migration that shaped the modern world, few stories are as vivid and compelling as that of the Chinese diaspora — and...
From Peking To Perth
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodA journey of extraordinary distance and cultural contrast unfolds in From Peking to Perth, Alice Briggs' vivid personal account of...
Near East
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingA wartime odyssey captured through the lens of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated visual artists, Near...
May You Be The Mother Of A Hundred Sons: A Journey Among The Women Of India
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedBehind the glittering saris and sacred rituals of Indian womanhood lies a world of staggering inequality, quiet resilience, and breathtaking complexity — and it is into...
Saundaryalahari
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedFew Sanskrit texts have captured the devotional imagination of India as profoundly as Saundaryalahari — the Wave of Beauty —...
The Ramayan Of Valmiki: Translated Into English Verse
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedOne of the most revered epics in all of human literature, The Ramayan of Valmiki chronicles the divine journey of Prince Rama...
A History Of South-East Asia
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew regions of the world have witnessed such a complex tapestry of civilisations, empires, and...
Far East
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedIn Far East, the legendary British aesthete, photographer, and wartime chronicler Cecil Beaton turns his singular eye...