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Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a shoestring: Detailed Itineraries |
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring is your passport to having big experiences on a small budget, offering the most relevant,...
The Dragon Throne: China's Emperors from the Qin to the Manchu
They were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221-210 BC), who began the construction of the Great Wall. The long-lived Han emperor Wudi (r....
Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet
Exploring the significance of Tibetan mandalas from their ancient origins to the present day, this gorgeously illustrated volume provides a contemporary perspective on a centuries-old Buddhist model of the universe...
Memory Construction and the Politics of Time in Neoliberal South Korea
In Memory Construction and the Politics of Time in Neoliberal South Korea Namhee Lee explores memory construction and history writing in post-1987 South Korea. The massive neoliberal reconstruction of all...
Revisiting Women's Cinema: Feminism, Socialism, and Mainstream Culture
In Revisiting Women's Cinema , Lingzhen Wang ponders the roots of contemporary feminist stagnation and the limits of both commercial mainstream and elite minor cultures by turning to socialist women...
Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture
In Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture , Alessandro Russo presents a dramatic new reading of China's Cultural Revolution as a mass political experiment aimed at thoroughly reexamining the tenets of...
Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China
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Begun by the author when he was eighty-seven years old and mourning the loss of his wife, Our Story is a graphic memoir like no other: a celebration of a...
To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success...
The Sublime Perversion of Capital: Marxist Theory and the Politics of
In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current discussions of uneven...
A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and one of the largest countries in the...
Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-so-far East
When Pico Iyer began his travels, he wanted to know how Rambo conquered Asia. Why did Dire Straits blast out over Hiroshima, Bruce Springsteen over Bali and Madonna over all?...
Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year A BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year "Excellent...A fascinating, authoritative account of the paths for China's future explored during a...
Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations
"The relationship between China and Korea is one of the most important, and least understood, in Asia. With the wisdom and clarity we have come to expect from Westad, this...
Nam: The Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought
Even now something is missing from the history of Vietnam. Behind the burning sense of horror and betrayal the personal stories remain untold. No one has bothered to talk to...
Om: An Indian Pilgrimage
The book titled Om: An Indian Pilgrimage by the author Geoffrey Moorhouse. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Russian Album
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Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award In The Russian Album , Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on...
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up
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The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their...
Rising Sun And Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan
The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000 mile single track railway; the Japanese were a week or so from their bases....
The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power
A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and...
The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost every page contains an eye-opening detail. . . . The Great Transformation evokes the multiple...
How Asia Found Herself: A Story of Intercultural Understanding
A pioneering history of cross-cultural knowledge that exposes enduring fractures in unity across the world's largest continent The nineteenth century saw European empires build vast transport networks to maximize their...
China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world,...
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival
Bending Adversity is a superb work of reportage and the essential book even for those who already feel they know the country well. A both definitive and highly enjoyable book...
East Asia at the Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the
Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply involved in world affairs. In this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia...
The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to
The Mongols, their khans, and the empire they built and ruled in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries exert an enduring fascination. Caricatured as a marauding horde that ravaged surrounding peoples,...
I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo
Late one night in December 2008, police arrived at the home of Liu Xiaobo-China's leading dissident, a key figure in the prodemocracy manifesto Charter 08-and took him away. When Liu...
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
Paul Theroux's world-famous and well-loved homage to train travel brought to you in a stunning new cover The Orient Express; The Khyber Pass Local; the Delhi Mail from Jaipur; the...
The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Fought for a
On a moonless night just weeks after September 11, 2001, U.S. Special Forces team ODA 574 infiltrated the mountains of southern Afghanistan with a seemingly impossible mission: to foment a...
Ta Teut Amarasi Awakening: Contemporary Textiles And Prints Based On The Cultural Traditions Of Amarasi, West Timor
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTa Teut Amarasi Awakening: Contemporary Textiles And Prints Based On The Cultural Traditions Of...
Riding The Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: tears along seam of dust jacketAn unforgettable journey across vast landscapes unfolds as a seasoned traveler boards trains that rattle...
The Rise Of Modern China: Third Edition
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, some tanning on rim of pagesThis authoritative historical account, The Rise Of Modern...
From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang And Tibet
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang And Tibet chronicles Vikram Seth's extraordinary overland journey...
The Reluctant Superpower: Understanding India And Its Aspirations
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful collection of essays, The Reluctant Superpower: Understanding India And Its Aspirations, presents...
State Of Emergency: A Novel
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageState Of Emergency by Jeremy Tiang is a compelling work of historical fiction that...
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, And Genocide In Cambodia Under The Khmer Rouge, 1975-79
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, And Genocide In Cambodia Under The Khmer Rouge,...
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story Of The Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked The Mysteries Of The Middle Kingdom
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography chronicles the extraordinary life of a brilliant, unconventional scientist whose groundbreaking...
The Brave Japanese
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Brave Japanese, chronicles the harrowing experiences of Allied prisoners of war...
China's Imperial Past: An Introduction To Chinese History And Culture
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsChina's Imperial Past: An Introduction To Chinese History And Culture presents a comprehensive overview of China's rich historical...
Trial And Error: The Autobiography Of Chaim Weizmann
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Protective covering over cloth boards (removable), light bumping to corners, front...
Men In White: The Untold Story Of Singapore's Ruling Political Party
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling political history, Men In White: The Untold Story Of Singapore's Ruling Political Party, chronicles the foundational years and enduring...
What Went Wrong?: Western Impact And Middle Eastern Response
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat Went Wrong? presents a compelling historical analysis of the complex relationship between Western...
The Nine Songs
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Nine Songs presents a profound collection of ancient Chinese poetry, originally attributed to...
This Is Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light shelf wear, minor tearing DJ spine, slight bumping top cornersThis compelling non-fiction work...
Japanese Woodcuts
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsJapanese Woodcuts presents a comprehensive overview of the intricate art of ukiyo-e, detailing the historical evolution and cultural significance of this distinctive...
The Yellow Emperor's Classic Of Internal Medicine
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Front cover slighty worn around top edge, light crease back cover, foxing page edges.This foundational text, The Yellow...
Showa 昭和: An Inside History Of Hirohito's Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, Showa 昭和: An Inside History Of Hirohito's Japan, chronicles the tumultuous reign of Emperor Hirohito, offering...
A History Of Japanese Literature: The First Thousand Years
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive academic work chronicles the rich tapestry of Japanese literary tradition from its earliest origins through its first millennium....
Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsThis guide offers a reflective approach to exploring Kyoto, encouraging readers to engage with its rich culture...