Asian History

The Dalai Lama meets The Player-from the Himalayas to Hollywood, a fantastic journey into the West's longstanding dream of Tibet. What has made remote, mountainous Tibet and its only real...

Author: Quentin CreweBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Last Maharaja: A Biography Of Sawai Man Singh Ii Maharaja Of Jaipur, chronicles the...

Author: Richard AttenboroughBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling narrative chronicles Richard Attenborough's monumental quest to bring the life of Mahatma Gandhi to...

Author: Edward ArdizzoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Top-edge discoloured from tanning. Indian Diary: 1952-53 chronicles Edward Ardizzone's vivid impressions and personal...

Author: Michel ConanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2007Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn and rubbed spine....

China's resistance to Imperial Japan was the other great internationalist cause of the 'red 1930s', along with the Spanish Civil War. These desperate and bloody struggles were personified in the...

An introduction to the causes and consequences of the Korean War, this history seeks to challenge presumptions about Korea favoured by American politicians and network news pundits. Through a judicious...

In 2019, the United States' trade war with China expanded to blacklist the Chinese tech titan Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The resulting attention showed the information and communications technology (ICT)...

On April 25, 1999, ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside Zhongnanhai, the guarded compound where China's highest leaders live and work, in a day-long peaceful protest of police brutality...

Red at Heart conjures a tale of cross-cultural romance from a topic that is normally seen in geopolitical or ideological terms--and thereby offers a new interpretation of twentieth century communism's...

On 18th May 1980, student activists gathered in the South Korean city of Gwangju to protest the coup d'etat and martial law government of General Chun Doo-hwan. The security forces...

Red Silk is a history of China's Yangzi Delta silk industry during the wars, crises, and revolutions of the mid-twentieth century. Based on extensive research in Chinese archives and focused...

An epoch-marking alliance of laborers, students, dissident intellectuals, and ordinary citizens was at the heart of South Korea's transformation from a dictatorship into a vibrant democracy during the 1980s. Collectively...

Author: R. C. H. MckieBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1942Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThis Was Singapore by Mckie chronicles...

Author: Robert DarlingtonBinding: HardbackPublished: SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSudan To Vietnam by Robert Darlington presents a comprehensive historical analysis of global conflicts and geopolitical...

Author: Frank CluneBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, The Ashes Of Hiroshima, chronicles...

Author: Bette Bao LordBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz Ltd, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis sweeping historical saga, Spring Moon: A Novel Of China, chronicles the tumultuous life of a...

Author: Edward Ledwich MitfordBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis remarkable nineteenth-century travelogue chronicles an extraordinary overland expedition from...

Author: Keith AdamBinding: HardbackPublished: ABC Books Sydney, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling travelogue, Journey Into India: From The Abc Television Series, chronicles an immersive expedition across...

Author: Hank NelsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Syd. ABC Enterprises, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageHank Nelson's Pow Prisoners Of War: Australians Under Nippon chronicles...

Author: Colin FrischBinding: PaperbackPublished: Marlin Publications, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Heroes Denied: The Malayan Harrier Conspiracy, chronicles...

Author: Philip ManselBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN MURRAY, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: small dents on back of bindingThis sweeping historical narrative chronicles the...

Author: R.R.C. De CrespigyBinding: HardbackPublished: NELSON, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: jacket taped to bindingThis academic work, This Century: China, presents a...

Author: Eric Van LustbaderBinding: HardbackPublished: GRANADA, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gripping thriller, The Miko, plunges readers into a world of ancient Japanese mysticism and modern...

Author: Charles AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch and British Broadcasting Corporation, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear, foxing and tanning of dust jacket; some tanning to...

Author: Michael MaclearBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames Methuen, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the protracted and devastating conflict in Southeast Asia, offering a meticulous examination of...

Author: Patrick FrenchBinding: HardbackPublished: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Liberty Or Death: India's Journey To Independence And Division, chronicles the tumultuous...

Author: S. N. EisenstadtBinding: HardbackPublished: The University of Chicago Press, 1996Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsJapanese Civilization: A Comparative View presents a rigorous sociological analysis...

Author: T.C. LaiBinding: HardbackPublished: HONGKONG BOOK CENTRE - HONGKONG, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis travel narrative presents the journeys of a mandarin across Asia, chronicling landscapes, traditions,...

Author: Barbara SpencerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jarrolds Publishers (London) Ltd, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Glue stains on endpapers, internally sound. This compelling narrative, Desert Hospital...

Author: Richard HughesBinding: PaperbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the intricate history and unique identity...

Author: P. J. MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the dramatic legal and political battle surrounding the impeachment of Warren...

With the world's second-largest (and fastest expanding) economy, a population of more than 1.3 billion, a place at the core of the G20, a permanent seat on the UN Security...

In the tragic recent history of Cambodia - a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer...

From one of India's most acclaimed writers--a radiant novel, now available in paperback.

Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011 Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country...

Balance and Harmony , Neil Perry revels in his love for Asian cooking: the great flavours, the contrasts in tastes and textures, and the way that just about anything can...

Author: David Suzuki Keibo OiwaBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: signed on inside cover with...

Author: Alistair MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Companion Book Club, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping thriller, Caravan To Vaccarès, plunges readers into a high-stakes chase across the wild, untamed landscapes...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* This is not a guidebook. And it's definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real inside story about one of the world's most exciting...

'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong The Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi...

The book titled The Other Nuremberg: The Untold Story of the Tokyo War Crimes Trials by the author Arnold C. Brackman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

Author: A. AdamsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Toongabble, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine, internally sound.The Chinese Ingredient: A History Of The Chinese...

Author: Robert ElegantBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markRobert Elegant's Hong Kong chronicles the vibrant, often turbulent, history of the iconic city-state, tracing its development from a...

Author: William CliveBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some rips along dust jacket seamsThis gripping historical novel chronicles the daring...

Author: Michael B. OrenBinding: HardbackPublished: W.W. Norton, New York, 2007Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: ex-library with stamps on spine and inside covers; pages...

'Pithy, admirable ... a most refreshing resume' The Times Literary Supplement India has had many histories. To pilgrims from ancient China, India was the birthplace of the Buddha; to Alexander...