Asian History

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased cornersFrom the founding proclamation of 1949 to the dramatic transformations of the late 1980s, A Chronology...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the turbulent crossroads of Cold War geopolitics and postcolonial Southeast Asia, Prince Norodom Sihanouk presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew materials in human history have captivated a civilization as profoundly as jade has captivated China — and A Romance with Jade: From the De...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the highland communities of the Luzon Cordillera, feasting is not merely celebration — it is a complex...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to think in images rather than concepts? On Images: Far Eastern Ways of...

Known throughout history as one of the greatest works of military strategy, the Long River Press edition of The Art of War situates Sun Tzu's classic text as one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in modern history have captivated the world's imagination quite like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — a man who, armed with nothing but moral...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedAt the razor's edge where East meets West, Zero plunges the reader into a world of lethal corporate espionage, ancient...

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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingIn the steaming jungles and island chains stretching from New Guinea to the Philippines, one of the most gruelling and strategically...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOn the morning of 3rd March 1942, the remote pearling town of Broome, Western Australia, was shattered by...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhen the guns of August 1914 began to fire, the conflict that erupted was not merely a European war — it was a truly...

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Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Moderate crease on the front panel. A sweeping, luminous novel that bridges...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the volatile borderlands where Pakistan meets Afghanistan, a war for the soul of the region...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn a sweeping chronicle of one of history's most turbulent epochs, Nomads and Crusaders A.D. 1000–1368 presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsAt the crossroads of civilisation, where the first schools, academies, and philosophical traditions took root, James Bowen's A History of...

Edition: facsimile ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedAt a time when the world's most remote corners were only beginning to yield their...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFor nearly eight centuries, the Byzantine Empire endured as one of history's most formidable military powers, and Warren...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the shadow of the Hindu Kush — where...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew culinary traditions are as rich, layered, and gloriously complex as that of Indonesia — an archipelago of over seventeen thousand islands, each with its own...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodA landmark achievement in comparative linguistics, the Javanese-English Dictionary by Elinor Clark Horne stands as an indispensable reference...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore he became a legend, he was simply a man — but Bruce Lee's ascent from...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew icons of the twentieth century captured the global imagination quite like Bruce Lee — martial artist, philosopher,...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodStep behind the ornate doors and latticed screens of Asia's most extraordinary private spaces — Inside Asia is an opulent visual odyssey through...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Minor tears to spineIn the darkest years of the Second World War, a small community in Sandakan, British...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the darkest hours of the Second World War, when the Japanese Imperial forces swept southward with terrifying momentum, Australia stood as the last great...

Vietnam is an ancient and beautiful land, with a deep history of occupational conflict that remains an enigma in Americans' collective memory. It is still easy to forget that Vietnam...

Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and the Superpower Future of China shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organisations...

Well-travelled divers all acknowledge that the best diving in the world is found in the warm waters of tropical Asia. No other region on earth presents such a rich variety...

Kim Phuc was nine years old in 1972. Severely burned by napalm, she ran from her burning village and was captured on film. Denise Chong relates Kim's experience and recovery...

A one-volume narrative history of China, from the earliest inhabitants to the twentieth century, for a popular readership China is a country with an ancient and highly sophisticated civilization of...

The vivid, often startling memoir of a young woman shaped by two dramatically disparate worlds. Saira Shah is the English-born daughter of an Afghan aristocrat, inspired by his dazzling stories...

Discover the ancient ways of the Samurai and experience the stunning myth of Old Japan. Japan has often been thought of as a closed country, but before the country was...

We all know that China is becoming an economic powerhouse, India is close on China's heels, Korea is a leader of high tech innovations, and Japan has some of the...

"THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ." --CNN SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMES This "powerful and disturbing" (Bill Browder, author...

For 82 years the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), which in 1918 became the Royal Air Force (RAF), maintained a permanent military aviation presence in the Far East. Throughout that time...

The book titled China: The Land of the Heavenly Dragon by the author Edward L. Shaughnessy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant...

Although much has been written about Burmese Lacquerware, this book breaks new ground with essays by the art historians Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Linda McIntosh focusing on the locations and techniques...

For the last fiftenn years of Burma's traumatic history, Aung San Suu Kyi has been the inspirational leader of attempts to restore democracy to her country. In these fifty-two pieces...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the dawn of the twentieth century,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersBorn into one of Tibet's most revered families —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the sweltering summer of 1900, a desperate band...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBaba Nonnie Goes to War stands as a powerful first-hand account of one man's ordeal during...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat happens when a modern wanderer sets out to retrace the footsteps of history's greatest traveller? Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodSet against the turbulent backdrop of Hong Kong in the early 1950s, as Communist revolution reshapes mainland China and the Korean War...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the jungles of Vietnam to the corridors of political power in Southeast Asia, Not with Guns Alone presents a searing account of the Vietnam...