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Jangarh Singh Shyam: A Conjuror's Archive

Jangarh Singh Shyam: A Conjuror's Archive

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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

Barbed Wire and Bamboo: Stories of Captivity and Escape from the 1st

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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

China's Imperial Way: Retracing An Historical Trade And Communications Route From Beijing To Hong Kong

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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

The Aftermath: Asia

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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

The Fall Of Japan

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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

Japan At War

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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's Asian Dream: Empire Building along the New Silk Road

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'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

The Rising Sun

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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

Return To The Philippines

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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....
Making Japanese Woodblock Prints

Making Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Japanese woodblock printing is a beautiful art that uses a unique system of registration, cutting and printing. This practical book explains the process from design drawing to finished print, and...
The Origins Of Chinese Characters; 漢字字源入門

The Origins Of Chinese Characters; 漢字字源入門

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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

Colonies

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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

In Ever-Increasing Measure: Hazaribag Jesuits 1951-2001 A Celebratory History

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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

Migrants Of The Mountains: The Cultural Ecology Of The Blue Miao (Hmong Njua) Of Thailand

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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

Illness And Healing Among The Sakhalin Ainu: A Symbolic Interpretation

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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...
Peasant Struggles In India

Peasant Struggles In India

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Author: A.R. DesaiBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis academic work chronicles the history of agrarian...
The I Ching And Modern Man: Essays On Metaphysical Implications Of Change

The I Ching And Modern Man: Essays On Metaphysical Implications Of Change

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Author: Jung Young LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: University Books., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis collection of profound essays presents a compelling...
Korea the Impossible Country

Korea the Impossible Country

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South Korea has long been overshadowed by Japan and China, but this small country is one of the great national success stories of the postwar period. From a failed tradition,...
Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia

Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia

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Hong Kong and Southeast Asia are home to five hundred million people, yet their economies are dominated by only fifty families whose interests range from banking to real estate, shipping...
Village India: Studies In The Little Community

Village India: Studies In The Little Community

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Author: Mckim MarriottBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageVillage India: Studies In The Little Community presents a foundational collection of anthropological...
Big Snake: Big Snake

Big Snake: Big Snake

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About to be married, Robert Twigger decides on his last great adventure as a bachelor. Surfing the net, he discovers the Roosevelt Prize worth $50,000 for the capture of a...
Initiations And Initiates In Tibet

Initiations And Initiates In Tibet

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Author: Alexandra David-NeelBinding: PaperbackPublished: RiderCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal work of ethnography and spiritual inquiry chronicles the esoteric traditions and...
Foundations Of Tibetan Mysticism

Foundations Of Tibetan Mysticism

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Author: Lama Anagarika GovindaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dutton, New YorkCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFoundations Of Tibetan Mysticism by Lama Anagarika Govinda presents a...
Iranian Architecture: A Visual History

Iranian Architecture: A Visual History

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Author: Sohrab SardashtiBinding: HardbackPublished: ACC Art Books, 2023Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minors marks on back cover; in...
Japan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection

Japan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection

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Author: Jackie Menzies and Edmund CaponBinding: HardbackPublished: International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnknown
Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the

Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the

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This handy, well illustrated, volume offers a reign-by-reign account of the history of Imperial China across 2100 years, from the uniting of feudal states around 221BC to the end of...
Slaves Of The Samurai: An Australian Odyssey, Which Gives An Account Of The Life And Thoughts Of A Slave Of The Samurai, During His Three Years And Seven Months As A Prisoner Of War In The Hands Of The Japanese.

Slaves Of The Samurai: An Australian Odyssey, Which Gives An Account Of The Life And Thoughts Of A Slave Of The Samurai, During His Three Years And Seven Months As A Prisoner Of War In The Hands Of The Japanese.

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Author: W. S. Kent HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: GEOFFREY CUMBERLEGE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSlaves Of The Samurai by...
An Australian In India

An Australian In India

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Author: R. G. CaseyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hollis & Carter, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAn Australian In India chronicles the insightful...
A Short History of Asia

A Short History of Asia

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This work presents a comprehensive account of civilizations that had credit banking, mass production industries and whole libraries of printed books, while Europe was still in the Dark Ages. Colin...
Lord Reading: Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess Of Reading, Lord Chief Justice And Viceroy Of India, 1860-1935

Lord Reading: Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess Of Reading, Lord Chief Justice And Viceroy Of India, 1860-1935

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Author: Denis JuddBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Lord Reading: Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess Of Reading, Lord Chief Justice...
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization

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An authoritative rethinking of global history by a leading Yale professor. When did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, the year Columbus discovered America. But as celebrated Yale...
Mencius

Mencius

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Author: MenciusBinding: PaperbackPublished: PENGUIN BOOKS, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMencius presents the profound philosophical insights of one of ancient China's most...
A Barefoot Doctor's Manual: A Guide To Traditional Chinese And Modern Medicine, Revised And Enlarged Edition

A Barefoot Doctor's Manual: A Guide To Traditional Chinese And Modern Medicine, Revised And Enlarged Edition

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Author: [The Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province]Binding: PaperbackPublished: Second Back Row Press Katoomba, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor nick/tears...
The Fall Of Singapore

The Fall Of Singapore

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Author: Timothy HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Fall Of Singapore by Timothy Hall chronicles the pivotal 1942 battle that saw the British stronghold...
The Backpacker

The Backpacker

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Leaving the blinding sand for the cool shade of the trees, I walked carefully through the undergrowth to where Dave, using two twigs as chopsticks, was picking up a freshly...
The Eternal Great Wall

The Eternal Great Wall

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Author: MJ PorterBinding: HardbackPublished: Boldwood Books Ltd, GB, 2025Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear and fraying to dust cover; pages in good conditionThis historical account,...
The Asian Image In Australia: Episodes In Australian History

The Asian Image In Australia: Episodes In Australian History

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Author: J. V. D'CruzBinding: PaperbackPublished: THE HAWTHORN PRESSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe academic work The Asian Image In Australia: Episodes In...
Thailand Condensed: 2,000 Years of History and Culture

Thailand Condensed: 2,000 Years of History and Culture

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The book titled Thailand Condensed: 2,000 Years of History and Culture by the author Ellen London. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Over Hong Kong: Volume B

Over Hong Kong: Volume B

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Author: Kasyan BartlettBinding: HardbackPublished: Pacific Century Publications, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work presents a breathtaking aerial panorama of one of the world's most dynamic cities....
The Age Of Sultan Süleyman The Magnificent

The Age Of Sultan Süleyman The Magnificent

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Author: The Age Of Sultan Suleyman The MagnificentBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Beagle Press, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Age Of Sultan Süleyman...
An Album Of Chinese Art

An Album Of Chinese Art

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Author: Mae Anna Pang In Association With Judith RyanBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling volume...
Marco Polo

Marco Polo

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Author: Richard HumbleBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRichard Humble's Marco Polo chronicles the extraordinary life and epic journeys of one of history's most renowned adventurers....
Japan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection

Japan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection

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Author: Jackie MenziesBinding: HardbackPublished: MIM Limited, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerJapan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection presents a stunning visual journey through...
Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War

Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War

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Author: Michael MaclearBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames Methuen, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsVietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War presents a comprehensive historical account of the protracted conflict...
Nara Conference On Authenticity; Conference De Nara Sur L'Authenticité

Nara Conference On Authenticity; Conference De Nara Sur L'Authenticité

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Author: Knut Einar LarsenBinding: HardbackPublished: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Agency for Cultural Affairs, ICCROM, ICOMOS, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings:...
Indian Summer: Lutyens, Baker, And Imperial Delhi

Indian Summer: Lutyens, Baker, And Imperial Delhi

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Author: Robert Grant IrvingBinding: PaperbackPublished: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. Faded cover. This historical...
The Archaeology of Ancient Judea and Palestine

The Archaeology of Ancient Judea and Palestine

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The regions that compose the current state of Israel and the emerging state of Palestine have yielded a wealth of fascinating archaeological evidence, from the Dead Sea Scrolls found in...
Bali In The 1930S: Photographs And Sculptures By Arthur Fleischmann

Bali In The 1930S: Photographs And Sculptures By Arthur Fleischmann

$100.00 AUD
Author: Arthur FleischmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Pictures Publishers, The Netherlands, 1939Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume presents a vivid visual and artistic record of Bali during a pivotal decade....