2015 | Asian History Books

FROM SHANGHAI TO CORREGIDOR: Marines in the Defense of the Philippines

March 25, 2015

An illustrated history of the valiant defense of the Philippines at the beginning of WWII; from the withdrawal of Marines from China to the Bataan Death March. Sale Price:buy at discount B00DP85EXW
Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh (Central Eurasia in Context)

March 25, 2015

Winner of the 2014 Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award in the Social Sciences.Under Solomon’s Throne provides a rare ground-level analysis of post-Soviet Central Asia’s social and political paradoxes by focusing on an urban ethnic community: the Uzbeks in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, who have maintained visions of societal renewal throughout economic upheaval, political discrimination, and massive […]
Interpreting the Asian Past

March 25, 2015

Book by JIN HAILSTORK QIU Sale Price:$78.75 0757590128
Discipline and Development: Middle Classes and Prosperity in East Asia and Latin America

March 25, 2015

Revealing that the key to successful economic development in late industrializers rests in the state’s capacity to discipline capitalists, this study sheds light on why certain countries (South Korea and Taiwan) have the capacity to discipline capitalists, while others (Mexico and Argentina) find themselves at the receiving end of industrialists’ political and economic power. Closer […]
Lee’s Law: How Singapore Crushes Dissent

March 25, 2015

The perils of dissent in Singapore are at the heart of this poignant story of the country’s most prominent opposition politician, J. B. Jeyaretnam. Following the career of this ambitious lawyer, prosecutor, and judge, the book traces his subsequent disenchantment with the system, his stunning political breakthrough at Anson in l981, and the devastating consequences […]
Travels in North and Central China

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1902 edition by Hurst and Blackett, Ltd., London. Sale Price:$9.41 1402194943
The ‘Old Guard’ in the Philippine War: A Combat Chronicle

March 25, 2015

A combat chronicle of the U.S. Third Infantry Regiment during the Philippine Insurrection, now more commonly known as the Philippine War (1899-1902). The narrative covers the conventional phase of the war through counterinsurgency operations and eventual return to the United States. Appendices list every known combat action in which the Third Infantry was involved from […]
Malayan ferns. Handbook to the determination of the ferns of The Malayan Islands (incl. those of the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines and New Guinea)

March 25, 2015

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected […]
A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 – 323 BC, 2nd Edition

March 25, 2015

This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinary multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Bestselling narrative of the complex history of the ancient Near East Addresses political, social, and cultural developments Contains in-depth discussion of key texts and sources, including the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh Includes numerous maps, illustrations, and […]
Undefeated: America’s Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor

March 25, 2015

Based on exclusive interviews with more than thirty survivors, Undefeated tells the courageous story of the outnumbered American soldiers and airmen who stood against invading Japanese forces in the Philippines at the beginning of World War II, and continued to resist through three harrowing years as POWs. Bill Sloan, “a master of the combat narrative” […]

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