Asian History

The book titled In the Oriental Style: A Sourcebook of Decoration and Design by the author Michael Freeman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Author: Laurence OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1853Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Boards...

Author: Jonathan SpenceBinding: HardbackPublished: ALLEN LANE, THE PENGUIN PRESS, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJonathan Spence's The Chan's Great Continent: China In Western Minds chronicles the evolving and...

Author: Gerry & Janet SouterBinding: HardbackPublished: Five Mile Press Melbourne, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: good. CD and facsimile document included.This historical account, The Vietnam War Experience,...

Author: James ClavellBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis epic historical novel chronicles the intense corporate and political machinations unfolding in 1960s Hong Kong. It uncovers...

Author: Zheng Shifeng, Chu Shastang, Lin Shuren, Huang Jiemin, Li Tieren, Lu Xinxian, Zhang Tianlie, Chen YuwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Bracken Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA comprehensive geographical...

Author: Wayne Crothers, Tonia Eckfeld & Zhang WeixingBinding: PaperbackPublished: NGV, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdward Burman's Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality...

Author: Davood Vakilzadeh, Seyed Abdolraf Al-Quraishi ZadehBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: Good. This insightful non-fiction work presents a comprehensive overview of Iran,...

'To understand the present and anticipate the future, one must know enough of the past - enough to have a sense of history of a people.' Lee Kuan Yew While...

When Peter Drucker wrote Concept of the Corporation in 1946, he revealed what made the large American corporation tick. Similarly, THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT by Richard Pascale in 1981...

David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience."-The New York...

The new edition of this established work on modern Chinese history has been updated and expanded to take into account the dramatic changes of recent years.

A brilliant eyewitness account of the violence that erupted in Indonesia at the end of the nineties. ** Richard Lloyd Parry is the winner of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize...

The Greater Game offers a fresh look at India, showing it to be a dramatically changing democracy after decades of domination by the Nehru-Gandhi family dynasty and a newly emerging...

Inspired by the rich and diverse cuisines of China, India, Japan and Thailand, this extensive compendium of more than 250 recipes is designed to satisfy both a taste for interesting...

Asian Vegetables opens up a new world of produce for curious cooks. Asian markets are popping up all over the place, not just in big cities, making it easier than...

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: 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: 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...

From the creators of Vegan Chinese Food , Yang and Kathi of littlericenoodle present a vibrant exploration of vegan Asian street food that goes beyond the familiar bowl of steaming...

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 Malaysian spin on Little Red Riding Hood from the critically acclaimed author of The Girl and the Ghost, Hanna Alkaf. Courage is the strongest magic there is. On Hamra's...

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: 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: 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: 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...