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The Ambiguous Allure of the West: Traces of the Colonial in Thailand

March 25, 2015

The Ambiguous Allure of the West examines the impact of Western imperialism on Thai cultural development from the 1850s to the present and highlights the value of postcolonial analysis for studying the ambiguities, inventions, and accommodations with the West that continue to enrich Thai culture. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Thais have adopted and adapted aspects […]
North Korea Under Kim Jong Il: From Consolidation to Systemic Dissonance

March 25, 2015

Examines internal changes in North Korea under the expanding rule of Kim Jong Il. Sale Price:$26.58 079146928X
Imran Khan

March 25, 2015

The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder—the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan. On one thing, Imran […]
A Short History of Taiwan: The Case for Independence

March 25, 2015

This concise account of Taiwan’s history makes a cogent, compelling argument for the right of the Taiwanese people to declare their nation independent, if they so choose. Davison’s bold stand—unprecedented from a Western author—challenges the one China notion advanced in the Shanghai Communique of 1972 and states unequivocally that, should independence be proclaimed, it could […]
Taiwan: Studies In Chinese Local History

March 25, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$19.95 0231033761
The Lion, the Sun and the Eternal Blue Sky

March 25, 2015

The Mongols are often demonised for their assault on the Persian Empire. According to some sources, the destruction of Baghdad with its attendant loss of life was the greatest disaster ever to befall a country or a people. The century-long reign of the Persian Il-khans they regard as a period of oppression and economic failure, […]
History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery

March 25, 2015

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Sale Price:buy at discount B004UJ33AG
Singapore at Random: Facts, figure, quotes and anecdotes on Singapore (At Random Series)

March 25, 2015

Singapore at Random, an illustrated collection of Singapore trivia, contains anecdotes, statistics, quotations, diagrams, facts, recipes, advice, folklore and other unusual and often useful tidbits. Compiled and researched by a dedicated team of researchers and editors at Editions Didier Millet, and having unearthed an abundance of Singaporean trivia, the team has discerningly selected thousands of […]
History of Bokhara from the Earliest Period down to the Present: Composed for the First Time after Oriental Known and Unknown Historical Manuscripts

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1873 edition by Henry S. King & Co., London. Sale Price:$20.70 1402118279
Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60 (Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series)

March 25, 2015

This is a collection of administrative dispatches from the 1910s through the early 1960s which illuminate not only rural life in Hong Kong but also Hong Kong government policies during the post-World War II period. The authors of the reports include such notable figures as Eric Hamilton, Walter Schofield, S. H. Peplow, Paul Tsui, Austin […]

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