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The Russian Shores Of The Black Sea In The Autumn Of 1852: With A Voyage Down The Volga, And A Tour Through The Country Of The Don Cossacks
$120.00 AUD
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...
The Chan's Great Continent: China In Western Minds
$15.00 AUD
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...
The Vietnam War Experience
$60.00 AUD
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,...
Noble House: A Novel Of Hong Kong
$15.00 AUD
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...
China: All Provinces And Autonomous Regions
$25.00 AUD
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...
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality
$20.00 AUD
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...
Iran: The Lord's Art Gallery
$40.00 AUD
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,...
Tamil Tigress: My Story as a Child Soldier in Sri Lanka's Bloody Civil
Two days before Christmas in 1987, at the age of 17, Niromi de Soyza found herself in an ambush as part of a small platoon of militant Tamil Tigers fighting...
Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies
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...
The Best and the Brightest
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...
In The Time Of Madness
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: India's Race with Destiny and China
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...
The Food of Asia: A Journey for Food Lovers
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: From Long Beans to Lemongrass, a Simple Guide to
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...
Six Prisons And Two Revolutions: Adventures In Trans-Caucasia And Anatolia, 1920-1921
$65.00 AUD
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...
Vietnam: A History: The First Complete Account Of Vietnam At War
$15.00 AUD
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...
Early Islam
$15.00 AUD
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,...
Ancient China
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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...
Weapons Of The Vietnam War
$12.00 AUD
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...
Mao: A Biography
$20.00 AUD
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...
Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words And Pictures
$15.00 AUD
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...
From The Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey
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...
Dragon's Pearl: Growing up Among Mao's Reclusive Circle
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...
Things That Must Not Be Forgotten
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...
A History of Thailand
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...
Treasures Of Asia: Central Asian Painting
$15.00 AUD
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...
China: A History
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...
Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World
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...
童衣選粹 中國傳統兒童服飾 / Children Of The Gods: Dress And Symbolism In China
$15.00 AUD
Author: Valery M. GarrettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Urban Council, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Slaves Of The Son Of Heaven
$20.00 AUD
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...
Chu Yuan
$20.00 AUD
Author: Tung Tse-WeiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
A Short History of India
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...
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival
$15.00 AUD
[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...
Great Soul
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...
Jangarh Singh Shyam: A Conjuror's Archive
$60.00 AUD
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...
Barbed Wire and Bamboo: Stories of Captivity and Escape from the 1st
This book contains a collection of stories of captivity and escape from World Wars I and II, all involving Australian soldiers. The stories tell of capture, imprisonment and escape -...
China's Imperial Way: Retracing An Historical Trade And Communications Route From Beijing To Hong Kong
$12.00 AUD
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...
The Aftermath: Asia
$15.00 AUD
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...
The Fall Of Japan
$15.00 AUD
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...
Japan At War
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VirginiaCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markings-
China's Asian Dream: Empire Building along the New Silk Road
'China', Napoleon once remarked, 'is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.' In 2014, President Xi Jinping triumphantly declared that the lion...
The Rising Sun
$15.00 AUD
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...
Return To The Philippines
$15.00 AUD
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....
The Origins Of Chinese Characters; 漢字字源入門
$20.00 AUD
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...
Colonies
$25.00 AUD
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...
In Ever-Increasing Measure: Hazaribag Jesuits 1951-2001 A Celebratory History
$50.00 AUD
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...
Migrants Of The Mountains: The Cultural Ecology Of The Blue Miao (Hmong Njua) Of Thailand
$30.00 AUD
Author: William Robert GeddesBinding: HardbackPublished: CLARENDON PRESS, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. This seminal ethnographic study, Migrants Of The Mountains, chronicles...
Illness And Healing Among The Sakhalin Ainu: A Symbolic Interpretation
$30.00 AUD
Author: Emiko Ohnuki-TierneyBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded DJ.This ethnographic study chronicles the intricate relationship between health, sickness, and cultural meaning...