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From the Margins of Hindu Marriage: Essays on Gender, Religion, and
Providing a unique and intimate view of Hindu marriage, the essays in this collection explore points at which the margins of marriage are traversed or transgressed. Rather than focus on...
India's Struggle for Independence 1857-1947
This is a study of India's independence movement, from an abortive revolt against the British in 1857 through the times which eventually lead to Indian Independence in 1947 seen from...
Fierceland
The globe-spanning epic of power and family secrets from the Miles Franklin listed author. 'An impressive, urgent novel by a talented and courageous writer.' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit...
Tiger Territory: The Untold Story of the Royal Australian Navy from
$40.00 AUD
Between 1948 and 1971 ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy served with almost unnoticed distinction in defending the newly emerging nations of Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore. In this...
Our Woman In Kabul
Irris Makler set out alone to cover a war in Afghanistan and found a much bigger story about the women behind enemy lines. This is as much their story as...
Okinawa, 1945: Final Assault on the Empire
$100.00 AUD
Based on official U.S. Navy and Marine Corps sources, as well as British Admiralty and Japanese records, a dramatic narrative unfolds, reflecting the hard-fought carrier actions, air strikes, kamikaze assaults,...
The Hong Kong Diaries
The diaries of the last British Governor, five weeks on the Sunday Times best-seller list In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to...
YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. In A Series of Letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and Its Battle-Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.
$150.00 AUD
Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...
Foreign Devil: Thirty Years Of Reporting In The Far East
$50.00 AUD
Author: Richard HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, London, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Name on fep. Light foxing on book block....
The Heroes
$80.00 AUD
Author: Ronald MckieBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Top of page edges has some foxingThe story of two security-masked attacks by...
The Actors: An Image Of The New Japan
$15.00 AUD
Author: Hal PorterBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tear along edges and cornersThis insightful non-fiction work,...
The Korean War 1950-53: A 50 Year Retrospective
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Author: Edited By Peter Dennis and Jeffrey GreyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Army History Unit, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has tanning along...
A Short History Of The Chinese People
$15.00 AUD
Author: L. Carrington GoodrichBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1969Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsA Short History Of The Chinese People by L....
The Raiders Of Arakan
$25.00 AUD
Author: C.E. Lucas PhillipsBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside, some pages have light foxing, dust jacket has minor...
Indian Sculpture: Masterpieces Of Indian, Khmer And Cham Art
$80.00 AUD
Author: Marguerite-Marie DeneckBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear along edgesIndian Sculpture: Masterpieces Of Indian, Khmer And Cham Art...
Riding The Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
$30.00 AUD
Author: Paul TherouxBinding: HardbackPublished: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis captivating travelogue, Riding The Iron Rooster: By Train...
The Genius Of Mr. Punch: Life In Yokohama's Foreign Settlement, Charles Wirgman And The Japan Punch 1862-1887
$60.00 AUD
Author: Charles WirgmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yūkido, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English - Japanese text. Half dust jacket with small tear. Otherwise...
The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghal Delhi
$15.00 AUD
Author: M.M. KayeBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical narrative The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghal Delhi chronicles the...
This Is Japan
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Author: Colin SimpsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Hinges cracked, all pages intact.This Is Japan presents...
The Bodley Head Archaeologies: Ancient China
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Author: John HayBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive overview of the archaeological landscape of ancient China....
Japan Journey: The Columban Fathers In Nippon
$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward FischerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Crossroad, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, Japan Journey: The Columban Fathers In Nippon, chronicles the...
The March Of Islam: Ad 600-800
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the formative centuries of Islam,...
Light In The East: Ad 1000-1100
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, Amsterdam, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight In The East: Ad 1000-1100 chronicles a...
The Nuclear Age: Ad 1950-1990
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The Nuclear Age, chronicles the...
Shadow Of The Dictators: Ad 1925-1950
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsShadow Of The Dictators: Ad 1925-1950 presents a compelling...
The World In Arms; Ad 1900-1925
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe historical volume The World In Arms; Ad 1900-1925...
Brushes With Power: Modern Politics And The Chinese Art Of Calligraphy
$35.00 AUD
Author: Richard Curt KrausBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1991Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight rip to base of DJ,...
Pakistan: A Hard Country
In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear...
The Modi Effect: Inside Narendra Modi's campaign to transform India
How did a 'chai wallah' who sold tea on trains as a boy become Prime Minister of India? On May 16, 2014, Narendra Modi was declared the winner of the...
Chinese and Any Other Asian: Exploring East and South East Asian
'Chinese' or 'Any other Asian'. The boxes that people of vastly varied East and South East Asian heritage have to tick when declaring their ethnicity on many forms in the...
Bones: Discovering the First Americans
$25.00 AUD
Bonesthe remains of ancient New World natives now lying in museums and university laboratories across the Americasare at the center of the scientific and cultural battles described in this provocative...
Father India
Over the past hundred years, India has held an enormous fascination for western intellectuals and artists. Father India explores the life-changing influence of the subcontinent on western ideas of modernity...
South Asian Beauty
A celebration of all things South Asian beauty A masterclass in skincare, haircare, makeup and wellness, South Asian Beauty is the beauty bible you've been waiting for. This indispensable guide...
The Great Wall Through Time: A 2,700-Year Journey Along the World's
A beautifully illustrated children's book detailing the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along one of the world's greatest landmarks- the Great...
The Other Side of Tomorrow: A Graphic Novel
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Perfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered , this poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and...
Sampan Sailor: A Navy Man's Adventures in WWII China
$40.00 AUD
The author's adventures display the bonds of friendship forged between the Chinese people and a small band of AMericans who risked their lives with them against the brutal Japanese invaders.
Freedom at Midnight: Inspiration for the major motion picture
Inspiration for the major film starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal and Huma Qureshi and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Seventy years ago, at midnight on 14 August 1947, the...
Vietnam: A Reporter's War
$40.00 AUD
Author: Hugh LunnBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Original bookseller sticker in FEP, some sun-fading to spine, slight bumps to edges...
Magical Malaya
$70.00 AUD
Author: Ambrose PrattBinding: HardbackPublished: Robertson & Mullens Ltd, 1931Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Clean text. Magical Malaya...
With The Australians In Korea
$35.00 AUD
Author: Norman BartlettBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsWith The Australians In Korea chronicles the experiences of Australian forces during the Korean War, presenting...
Japan's Mein Kampf: Full Text Of Tanaka Memorial
$40.00 AUD
Author: Leon Trotsky; introduction by W.J. ThomasBinding: PaperbackPublished: N.S.W.Bookstall Co., 1942Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Soiled and foxed cover...
The Vietnam War: The Illustrated History Of The Conflict In Southeast Asia
$30.00 AUD
Author: Ray BondsBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun-fading to spine and some foxing to pages.The authoritative The Vietnam War:...
All Under Heaven: The Chinese World
$45.00 AUD
Author: Eliot PorterBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth cover has some slight marks from protective plastic jacket adhesive staining, jacket has...
Beijing Spring
$25.00 AUD
Author: David and Peter Turnley, Melinda Liu, Orville SchellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBeijing Spring...
The Singapore House: 1819-1942
$60.00 AUD
Author: Lee Kip LinBinding: HardbackPublished: Times Editions, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Singapore House: 1819-1942 chronicles the architectural evolution of residential structures in Singapore across a pivotal...
The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945
$25.00 AUD
Author: E.E. DunlopBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe compelling historical account, The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945, chronicles the harrowing...