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In Exile from the Land of the Snows

In Exile from the Land of the Snows

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Author: John F. Avedonbinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1984Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsIn Exile from the Land of the Snows is a rigorously researched...
Asia: Traditions and Treasures

Asia: Traditions and Treasures

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Author: Walter Ashlin Fairservisbinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams In Collaboration With The American Museum Of Natural History, 1981Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores...
The Oriental Adventure: Explorers of the East

The Oriental Adventure: Explorers of the East

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Author: Timothy Severinbinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1976Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThe Oriental Adventure is an engaging exploration of the East, vividly recounting the...
A History of Singapore, 1819-1975

A History of Singapore, 1819-1975

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Author: C. Mary Turnbullbinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1977Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Aging or marking, markings: No markingsC. Mary Turnbull's history of Singapore provides a comprehensive overview...
Dress In Hong Kong: A Century Of Change & Customs

Dress In Hong Kong: A Century Of Change & Customs

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Author: Szato, Naomi Yn-Yinbinding: SoftbackPublished: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1995Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution of clothing and customs...
Shenfan: The Continuing Revolution in a Chinese Village

Shenfan: The Continuing Revolution in a Chinese Village

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Author: William Hintonbinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, UK, 1983Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsShenfan offers a firsthand account of the social and political changes occurring...
Worm-Eaten Hinges: Tensions and Turmoil in Shanghai, 1988-9

Worm-Eaten Hinges: Tensions and Turmoil in Shanghai, 1988-9

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Author: Joan Grantbinding: SoftbackPublished: Hyland House, 1991Condition: book: Good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Yellowed, markings: Signed with inscriptionThis book explores the political and social tensions in Shanghai during a...
Carrying Your Enemies on Your Shoulder: Indian Folk Wisdom from Tibet

Carrying Your Enemies on Your Shoulder: Indian Folk Wisdom from Tibet

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Author: Flickbinding: HardbackPublished: Indian Book Centre, 1996Condition: book: Fair, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Aging or marking, markings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tapestry of Indian folk wisdom, particularly...
An Outline History of China

An Outline History of China

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Author: Edited By Bai Shouyibinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press, 1982Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsAn Outline History of China provides a comprehensive overview of...
A Witch-Hunt in an Indian Village

A Witch-Hunt in an Indian Village

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Author: Baileybinding: HardbackPublished: Delhi Oxford University Press, 1997Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsThis book explores the harrowing practice of witch-hunting in rural India, focusing...
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality

Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality

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Author: Wayne Cothers; Tonia Eckfield; Zhang Weixing binding: SoftbackPublished: National Gallery Of Victoria, 2019Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book serves as a...
Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives

Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives

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Author: Charles Alfred Speed Williamsbinding: HardbackPublished: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1978Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book serves as an alphabetical compendium of antique legends...
The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan

The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan

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Author: S.L. Mayer (editor)binding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1988 reprintCondition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: Previous ownerThis book explores Japan's transformation into a world power under...
Larry Burrows: Vietnam

Larry Burrows: Vietnam

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To the Edge of the Sky

To the Edge of the Sky

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Battle Surface

Battle Surface

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The Martyr and the Red Kimono: A Fearless Priest's Sacrifice and A New Generation of Hope in Japan

The Martyr and the Red Kimono: A Fearless Priest's Sacrifice and A New Generation of Hope in Japan

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Author: Naoko Abe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, his sacrifice in Auschwitz, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives...
Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong

Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong

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Author: Vaudine England Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A timely, well-researched, and vibrant new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have...
The Great Reclamation: 'Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller

The Great Reclamation: 'Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller

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Author: Rachel Heng Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 'Extraordinary . . . Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace 'Alive to...
See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea

See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea

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Author: Travis Jeppesen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 From ballistic missile tests to stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations, news from North Korea never fails to dominate the global...
Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War

Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War

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The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China: A History of Conflict

The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China: A History of Conflict

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The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66

The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66

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The Heartland

The Heartland

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The Mongol Mission: The Makers of Christendom

The Mongol Mission: The Makers of Christendom

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The History of the Vietnam War

The History of the Vietnam War

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The New Emperors

The New Emperors

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A History of India: v. 2

A History of India: v. 2

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A History of India

A History of India

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Defending Heaven: China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370

Defending Heaven: China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370

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In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians: A Story of Suppression, Secrecy and Survival

In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians: A Story of Suppression, Secrecy and Survival

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American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity

American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity

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Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949

A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949

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China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice

China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice

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The Economy of Modern India: From 1860 to the Twenty-First Century

The Economy of Modern India: From 1860 to the Twenty-First Century

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A Brief History of the Dynasties of China

A Brief History of the Dynasties of China

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Author: Bamber Gascoigne Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Although China's great empire lasted for longer than any other, no country has suffered so great an imbalance between the fame...
24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

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Author: Yijie Zhuang Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese. Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang...
Mr Selden's Map of China: The spice trade, a lost chart & the South China Sea

Mr Selden's Map of China: The spice trade, a lost chart & the South China Sea

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Author: Timothy Brook Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 In 1659, a vast and unusual map of China arrived in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was bequeathed by John Selden,...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future

Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future

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Author: Chun Han Wong Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 'Compelling and informative... a useful gateway into [Xi Jinping's] mind' Rana Mitter, Literary Review From one of the most admired...
24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

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Author: Yijie Zhuang Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese. Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang...
Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China

Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China

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Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century

Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century

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Author: Orville Schell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 By now everyone knows the basic facts of China's rise to pre-eminence over the past three decades. But how did this...
Cambodia, 1975-1982

Cambodia, 1975-1982

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The Long March

The Long March

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Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea

Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea

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Author: Barbara Demick (Y) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A spectacular, definitive portrait of ordinary life within one of the world's...
Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World

Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World

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Rising Sun Victorious: the Alternate History of How the Japanese Won the Pacific War

Rising Sun Victorious: the Alternate History of How the Japanese Won the Pacific War

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