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Old Japan: Secrets from the Shores of the Samurai
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...
Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains
A historical novel based on the life of Junko Tabei, the first female climber to summit Mount Everest From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the...
The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China
'An extraordinary firsthand account of Communist Party machinery at its most brutal and paranoid' -- Sunday Telegraph Picked as Hilary Spurling's Book of the Year in The Spectator. The spellbinding...
Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World
The first popular history of The Amazons, the real warrior women of Central Asia, based on groundbreaking new research. Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated...
The Forbidden City: Heart of Imperial China
The Forbidden City in Beijing, founded in 1405, is one of the greatest palaces in the world: a magnificent complex of residences, temples and courts, the sacred centre of the...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Geography Of The Ussr
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Cold War, understanding the vast and enigmatic Soviet Union was not merely an...
The Coming War Between Russia & China
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Cold War, a chilling question haunted the world's most powerful nations: what happens...
L'Empire Des Signes
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when one of the twentieth century's most brilliant minds turns his gaze upon an entirely foreign...
A History Of Modern Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the twilight of the Tokugawa shogunate to the aftermath of the Second World War, A History of...
Japanese Society
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat holds a society together when its members share no common creed, ethnicity, or ideology? Chie Nakane's landmark...
Two Queens Of Baghdad
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the glittering heart of the Abbasid Caliphate, two extraordinary women wielded power that defied the constraints of...
Myths And Legends Series: China And Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the celestial courts of jade emperors to the shadow-draped halls of samurai legend, Myths and Legends Series: China and Japan transports readers into the...
The Japanese Thrust
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhen Imperial Japan launched its devastating military campaign across South-East Asia and the Pacific in late 1941, Australia...
A Many Splendoured Thing
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the turbulent backdrop of 1949–1950...
The Rise And Fall Of Imperial Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew geopolitical stories are as dramatic or consequential as the rapid ascent and catastrophic collapse of Imperial Japan — a nation that transformed itself...
Islamic Carpets From The Joseph V Mcmullan Collection
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA treasure trove for connoisseurs and scholars alike, Islamic Carpets from the Joseph V McMullan Collection presents one...
Splendours Of Islam
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilisations have left behind a visual legacy as breathtaking and spiritually resonant as that of the Islamic world, and Splendours of Islam stands...
Han And T'Ang Murals: Discovered In Tombs In The People's Republic Of China And Copied By Contemporary Chinese Painters
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the renaissance of Western art, Chinese painters of the Han and T'ang dynasties were producing breathtaking...
Kaii Higashiyama Art Album 1 Book "A trip to beautiful Japan" - 美しい日本への旅
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: **JAPANESE TEXT ONLY**Few Japanese artists of the twentieth century achieved the spiritual luminosity and quiet grandeur of Higashiyama Kaii, whose landscape paintings...
The Tale Of Genji (Two-Volume Set)
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Vol 1 book block - stained, but pages and text remain unaffected. Written over a thousand years...
Al Qaeda's Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terror's Trail
When President Bush announced in a televised speech the week after September 11 that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," a grieving America seeking justice and revenge roared...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema
Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce...
Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict
The Great Wall of China - stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea - remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might....
To Myanmar with Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur
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The book titled To Myanmar with Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur by the author Things Asian Press. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...
China's Buried Kingdoms (part of "Lost Civilisations" Series)
The book titled China's Buried Kingdoms (part of "Lost Civilisations" Series) by the author the editors of Time-Life Books. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...
Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles
The book titled Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles by the author Ved Mehta. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Spices of Life
The book titled The Spices of Life by the author Troth Wells. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters Of China (SIGNED)
$180.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedFew books have shaken the Western world's understanding of China as profoundly as Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China — an...
Revolution In China
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFew moments in modern history carry the seismic weight...
Heaven, Hell And Hara-Kiri: The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese Superstate
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the neon-lit streets of Tokyo to the ghost of feudal tradition, Heaven, Hell and Hara-Kiri: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Superstate...
The United States And Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of two great civilizations stands one of the most consequential diplomatic relationships of the modern...
A Geography Of Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJapan — an archipelago of extraordinary contrasts, where ancient volcanic peaks tower over neon-lit megacities and where every...
An Eye To India: The Unmasking Of A Tyranny
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of one of the most turbulent chapters in modern democratic history stands Indira Gandhi's Emergency...
China: New Age And New Outlook
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt a pivotal moment in world history, China: New Age and New Outlook by Ping-Chia Kuo stands as...
Modern Turkey
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the ashes of the Ottoman Empire rose a republic unlike any other — Modern Turkey by Geoffrey Lewis is an authoritative and incisive...
A History Of South-East Asia
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingFew works in the field of regional historiography carry the enduring authority of A History...
Japan: A Social And Economic Geography
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew nations in the modern world present as fascinating a paradox as Japan — an ancient civilization that transformed itself, within a single generation, into one...
The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2, 000 Years
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As the birthplace of three religions as and many civilizations, the Middle East has for centuries been a center of knowledge and ideas, of techniques and commodities, and, at times,...
A History Of Kuala Lumpur 1857-1939
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom a humble tin-mining settlement on the muddy confluence of two rivers to a thriving colonial metropolis, the story of Kuala Lumpur's rise is...
A History Of Islamic Spain
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew chapters in medieval history rival the drama and complexity of Al-Andalus — the Islamic civilisation that flourished...
Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System And Its Implications
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most consequential works of 20th-century social anthropology, Louis Dumont presents a sweeping and rigorous...
The Politics Of Heroin In Southeast Asia
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Edition: First paperback ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most explosive works of investigative journalism of the twentieth century, The...
The Rise Of Ersatz Capitalism In South-East Asia
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn a region celebrated for its explosive economic growth, Yoshihara Kunio's The Rise of Ersatz Capitalism in South-East...
Manila 1900-1941: Social Change In A Late Colonial Metropolis
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the turn of the twentieth century, Manila stood at a remarkable crossroads — a city...