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Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban

March 25, 2015

For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads for armies and has witnessed history-shaping clashes between civilizations: Greek, Arab, Mongol, and Tartar, and, in more recent times, British, Russian, and American. When U.S. troops entered Afghanistan in the weeks following September 11, 2001, they overthrew the Afghan Taliban […]
Southeast Asia: A Concise History

March 25, 2015

Southeast Asia has always been one of the world’s most vital crossroads, a melting-pot of cultures, religions and peoples. It has seen the rise and fall of many mighty empires, whose leaders left behind monumental temples and shrines like the Khmer temples of Angkor in Cambodia, the Javanese Buddhist shrine of Borobudur and the pagodas […]
Wild Borneo: The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan

March 25, 2015

The island of Borneo is a place of great natural beauty and rich biodiversity. From the peaks of the majestic Mount Kinabalu to the enchanting coral-fringed islands that lie offshore, with vast tracts of lush rainforest in between, Borneo’s landscape is as varied as it is magnificent. In Wild Borneo, author Nick Garbutt embarks upon […]
What I saw in the tropics; a record of visits to Ceylon, the Federaed Malay states, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, republic of Panama, Columbia, Jamaica, Hawaii

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 […]
Sacred Tensions: Modernity and Religious Transformation in Malaysia (Studies in Comparative Religion)

March 25, 2015

This text examines the development and practice of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity in Malaysia. Its analyses provide an insight into how established and charismatic religions fit into the framework of modernization and secularization throughout the world. Sale Price:$6.62 1570031673
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (Princeton Field Guides)

March 25, 2015

This is the most comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of India and the Indian subcontinent. Never before have so many of the region’s species been illustrated in one book. The brilliant photographs–most of which appear here for the first time–have been carefully selected to show not only the most common Passerine and non-Passerine species, […]
Mirror of Beryl: A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine (Library of Tibetan Classics)

March 25, 2015

Composed while its author was the ruler of Tibet, Mirror of Beryl is a detailed account of the origins and history of medicine in Tibet through the end of the seventeenth century. Its author, Desi Sangye Gyatso (1653 – 1705), was the heart disciple and political successor of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama and the […]
Shadow War: The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir

March 25, 2015

For nearly sixty years, India and Pakistan have battled over the territory of Kashmir. The two nuclear-armed states have fought three bloody wars in the region, but the countries have also fought in the shadows.Having interviewed nearly a thousand militants in war-torn Kashmir, Arif Jamal presents a news-breaking account of Pakistan’s secret battles with India. […]
Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsun Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu

March 25, 2015

Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu were three of the most important philosophers in ancient China. This collection of their basic writings points to three very different positions within in the spectrum of Chinese thought and reveals the diversity of of the Chinese intellectual tradition.Presenting the principle doctrines of Mo Tzu (470391 B.C.) […]
Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond

March 25, 2015

A fascinating, unprecedented first-hand look at the soldiers on the front lines on the Global War on Terror. Plunging deep into midst of some of the hottest conflicts on the globe, Robert D. Kaplan takes us through mud and jungle, desert and dirt to the men and women on the ground who are leading the […]

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