Asian History

Author: Norman BartlettBinding: HardbackPublished: AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, ACT., 1960Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, With...

Author: W. Scott MortonBinding: HardbackPublished: RU, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJapan: It's History And Culture chronicles the rich and complex narrative of the island nation, from its...

Author: Thomas HamiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous owner'Soldier Surgeon In Malaya chronicles the harrowing experiences of a...

Author: David BergaminiBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann: London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsJapan's Imperial Conspiracy presents a controversial re-examination of...

Author: Wayne Crothers, Tonia Eckfeld, Zhang WeixingBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria., 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as...

Author: Jim CairnsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Widescope, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Vietnam: Scorched Earth Reborn, chronicles the...

Author: Lindsay FalveyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Uni-verity Press, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the...

Author: Mao Tse-TungBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press Peking, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Name on fep, otherwise clean text. 'Quotations From...

Author: John M. YumotoBinding: HardbackPublished: Tuttle Publishing, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive examination of the iconic Japanese samurai sword, detailing its intricate history and...

Author: Sir Francis YounghusbandBinding: HardbackPublished: A&C BLACK, 1924Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: 1 plate loose. This work...

Author: Philip Maxwell GreenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self Published, Blackheath Nsw, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, Memories Of Occupied Japan, chronicles the...

Author: Kewal MotwaniBinding: HardbackPublished: THACKER & CO., LTD., 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, India: A Synthesis Of Cultures, chronicles the intricate tapestry of traditions, philosophies,...

Author: Elizabeth Foreman LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap, London, 1942Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerElizabeth Foreman Lewis's Ho-Ming: Girl Of New China chronicles the coming-of-age of...

Author: B. W. RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: SHOREWOOD PUBLISHERS INC., 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative art history volume, Drawings Of The Masters: Persian Drawings From The 14Th Through The...

Author: Richard LaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Dorset Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive study of Images From The Floating World:...

Author: Ray BondsBinding: HardbackPublished: Salamander Books, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears and peels to DJ, slight foxing...

Author: Donald N. WilberBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the rich history and exquisite artistry of Persian...

Author: Eli LancmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsEli Lancman's Chinese Portraiture presents a comprehensive study of the rich tradition of...

Author: Mildred Cable And Francesca FrenchBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Page 15/16 loose.This...

Author: Arthur Zich And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life International , 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Rising Sun, chronicles the dramatic events and...

Author: Keith Wheeler And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1984Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markings'The Fall Of Japan chronicles the dramatic conclusion of World War II in...

Author: Rafael Steinberg And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsReturn To The Philippines chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the Allied forces' re-entry...

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles Japan's pivotal role and experiences throughout World War II, offering a comprehensive...

Author: David BonaviaBinding: HardbackPublished: Burnett Books, London, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsVerdict In Peking: The Trial Of The Gang Of Four chronicles a pivotal moment in modern...

' Enjoyable and illuminating . . . Rob Schmitz writes with great affection' Guardian Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to...

Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food-the fourth thing needed to save Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny. The magic tree house whisks them off...

In this First World War Special, historian Robert Bickers explores the contradictions, patriotic fervour and battlefield experiences of the largest contingent of Shanghai Britons to fight the Kaiser's forces in...

Author: David BergaminiBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account uncovers the intricate political machinations behind Japan's entry into...

Author: James Chieh HsiungBinding: HardbackPublished: Pall Mall Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis academic work chronicles the intricate development of Chinese...

Author: John HookerBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books Australia in association with John Ferguson, Sydney, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsKorea: The Forgotten War presents a comprehensive historical account of the Korean...

Author: Robert A. ScalapinoBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the intricate history of...

Author: Baird T. SpaldingBinding: HardbackPublished: DeVorss, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerLife and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East...

"The Rough Guide First-Time Asia" is the perfect comprehensive planning guide for anyone thinking about heading to Asia for the first time. It includes general information on what tickets to...

When Sydney Wignall set off on a climbing expedition to the Himalayas in the 1950s, little did he realise that he was embarking on an extraordinary and life-threatening adventure which...

This work reveals little-known facts about the cause of the deadly gas leak from Union Carbide's Bhopal plant, and discredits the conclusions of the subsequent government-controlled investigation.

One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. For millennia it has been worshipped...

Ray Parkin's classic POW trilogy, originally published in the 1960s, has been out of print for many years. Now eagerly sought after, it will be available for the first time...

The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's pre-eminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East' The Sassoons were one of the great business dynasties of...

The Eichmann in Jerusalem for the Khmer Rouge, The Master of Confessions is a harrowing yet humane account of the trial of Duch, a Khmer Rouge operative and the director...

The bestselling book that inspired the musical play and film The King and I "Enchanting. . . . The author wears her scholarship with grace, and the amazing story she...

'Impressive ... Fascinating' Sunday Times 'An authoritative history' Financial Times 'Gripping and richly researched' Rana Mitter A superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong...

Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard examines the history of beauty in civilisation. Beginning with the Jericho painted skulls from 10,000...

Author: Dymphna CusackBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsChinese Women Speak presents a compelling collection of narratives, illustrating...

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

On the world maps common in America, the Western Hemisphere lies front and center, while the Indian Ocean region all but disappears. This convention reveals the geopolitical focus of the...

Author: C. P. FitzgeraldBinding: HardbackPublished: PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe academic work The Southern Expansion Of The Chinese People presents a meticulous historical...

Acclaimed naturalist Alex Shoumatoff issues a worldwide call to protect the drastically endangered rainforests of Borneo In his eleventh book, but his first in almost two decades, seasoned travel writer...