Asian History

This beautiful stationery set includes six prints by Katsushika Hokusai. The artist behind the world-famous The Great Wave off Kanagawa , Hokusai lived and worked in what is now modern...

Create beautiful paper flowers, vegetables and decorative items with this comprehensive quilling guide for beginners! Under the expert guidance of Japanese quilling artist Motoko Maggie Nakatani, one of the world's...

These fine-quality wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by elegant Kimono Flower patterns. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs...

These fine-quality sheets feature 6 prints inspired by 1900's Vintage Kimono fabric patterns. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs...

Alfred Russel Wallace deserves equal billing with Charles Darwin for his independently drawn but parallel conclusions on the theory of evolution. Darwin himself called Wallace 'generous and noble' and referred...

The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime's political agenda. As improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way...

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...

Since it was first published in 2005, A History of Thailand has been hailed as an authoritative, lively and readable account of Thailand's political, economic, social and cultural history. From...

' 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...

From the acclaimed author of The Gunpowder Age, a book that casts new light on the history of China and the West at the turn of the nineteenth century. George...

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...

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...

"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.

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 first biography of Thomas Macaulay, from child prodigy to imperial administrator in India and revered elder statesman and historian in Britain Thomas Macaulay always inspired both admiration and hostility....

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...

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: 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...

Author: Lu HsunBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover with faded spine. This collection, Selected...

Author: Nigel CameronBinding: HardbackPublished: Konemann UK Ltd, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSpectacular China presents a sweeping visual and cultural survey of China’s architectural grandeur, natural landscapes, and historical...

Author: H. Paul VarleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Discolouration and light chipping to DJ. Light denting to...

Author: Hyoe Murakami, Donald RichieBinding: HardbackPublished: Japan Culture Institute, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed on blockMore A Hundred Things Japanese presents a fascinating compendium of...

Author: Susan TerryBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the daily realities...

Author: James CameronBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling work of non-fiction, Mandarin Red: A...

Author: John Bastin & Harry J. BendaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA History Of Modern Southeast Asia presents a...

Author: Albert FeuerwerkerBinding: PaperbackPublished: ATHENEUM, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'China's Early Industrialization' presents a meticulous historical analysis of the foundational period...

Author: J. Malcolm MorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Wise Bamboo presents a vivid account of postwar Japan through the lens of...

Author: Pramoedya Ananta ToerBinding: PaperbackPublished: PENGUIN BOOKS, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical novel chronicles the awakening of a young Javanese...

Author: Gurchan SinghBinding: HardbackPublished: Eastview Productions, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and discolouration to white DJ. Chipping and rips...

Author: Ross TerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis insightful non-fiction work presents a comprehensive look at China during a pivotal period, offering...

Author: Geoffrey MoorhouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIndia Britannica by Geoffrey Moorhouse chronicles the complex and often tumultuous relationship between Britain and...

Author: Miyazaki TōtenBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ discoloured with some markings. Light denting to spine of board (cloth). Pages yellowing...

Author: G. R. G. WorcesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to DJ, minor foxing to top-edge.Sail &...

Author: R. Bosworth Smith, M.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1883Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dried, faded...

Author: W. A. VISSER TÕHOOFTBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press - , 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe New Delhi Report chronicles the intricate web of...

From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You , Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling...