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Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality

Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality

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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

Iran: The Lord's Art Gallery

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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,...
Focus on Southeast Asia

Focus on Southeast Asia

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'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...
Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies

Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies

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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 Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China

The Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China

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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...
Six Prisons And Two Revolutions: Adventures In Trans-Caucasia And Anatolia, 1920-1921

Six Prisons And Two Revolutions: Adventures In Trans-Caucasia And Anatolia, 1920-1921

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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...
Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words And Pictures

Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words And Pictures

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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

From The Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey

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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

Dragon's Pearl: Growing up Among Mao's Reclusive Circle

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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

Things That Must Not Be Forgotten

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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...
童衣選粹 中國傳統兒童服飾 / Children Of The Gods: Dress And Symbolism In China

童衣選粹 中國傳統兒童服飾 / Children Of The Gods: Dress And Symbolism In China

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Author: Valery M. GarrettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Urban Council, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Chu Yuan

Chu Yuan

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Author: Tung Tse-WeiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival

Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival

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[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

Great Soul

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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

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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thesiger

Thesiger

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In 1979, the author of this work read "Arabian Sands" by W. Thesiger, which had an impact on his life and made him become a desert explorer. In tribute to...
A Shamanic Theology Of Sacred Sustainability: Church And Shamans In Dialogue For Liberative Struggle In Asia

A Shamanic Theology Of Sacred Sustainability: Church And Shamans In Dialogue For Liberative Struggle In Asia

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Author: Jojo M. Fung, SjBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jesuit Communications Foundation Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic work presents a profound theological examination...
Paintings From Rajasthan In The National Gallery Of Victoria

Paintings From Rajasthan In The National Gallery Of Victoria

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Author: Andrew TopsfieldBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive study of the...
Plain Tales From The Raj

Plain Tales From The Raj

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Author: Charles AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the everyday lives and experiences of the British in India during the Raj era. Through...
China: The Long March

China: The Long March

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Author: Anthony LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Intercontinental Publishing Corporation; China National Publishing Corporation and China Photographic Publishing House, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'China: The Long March' chronicles the arduous...
Japan: The Years Of Triumph; From Feudal Isolation To Pacific Empire

Japan: The Years Of Triumph; From Feudal Isolation To Pacific Empire

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Author: Louis AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, Japan: The Years Of Triumph: From Feudal Isolation To Pacific Empire, chronicles Japan's dramatic transformation...
Japan In The Passing Lane: An Insider's Account Of Life In A Japanese Auto Factory

Japan In The Passing Lane: An Insider's Account Of Life In A Japanese Auto Factory

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Author: Satoshi KamataBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerJapan In The Passing Lane: An Insider's Account Of Life In A Japanese...
Doctor Pennell: Afghan Pioneer

Doctor Pennell: Afghan Pioneer

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Author: Ernest H. HayesBinding: HardbackPublished: Carwal Publications, Ltd., 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerDoctor Pennell: Afghan Pioneer chronicles the extraordinary life of a dedicated physician whose groundbreaking work...
Japan: It's History And Culture

Japan: It's History And Culture

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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...
Japan's Imperial Conspiracy

Japan's Imperial Conspiracy

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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...
Vietnam: Scorched Earth Reborn

Vietnam: Scorched Earth Reborn

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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...
Dharma As Man: A Myth Of Jesus In Buddhist Lands (SIGNED)

Dharma As Man: A Myth Of Jesus In Buddhist Lands (SIGNED)

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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...
Kashmir

Kashmir

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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...
Memories Of Occupied Japan (SIGNED)

Memories Of Occupied Japan (SIGNED)

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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...
India: A Synthesis Of Cultures

India: A Synthesis Of Cultures

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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,...
Ho-Ming: Girl Of New China

Ho-Ming: Girl Of New China

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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...