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Nepal- A Brief History

March 25, 2015

Discover the rich and distinct history and culture of Nepal. Photographs and maps put this unique place into the appropriate perspective. Sale Price:buy at discount B005FRFRAG
Across Yunnan: A Journey of Surprises: Including an Account of the Remarkable French Railway Line Now Completed to Yunnan-fu

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1910 edition by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., London. Sale Price:$9.99 1402159676
The Great Raid

March 25, 2015

Before General Douglas MacArthur could fulfill his stirring promise of “I shall return” and re-take the Philippines from Japanese control, a remarkable rescue mission would have to take place. Captured American soldiers had been held at the notorious Cabanatuan prison camp for more than 33 months. Emaciated and ill from brutal mistreatment, a mere 511 […]
Pakistan: A Modern History

March 25, 2015

This book fills the need for a broad, historically sophisticated understanding of Pakistan, a country at fifty which is understood by many in the West only in terms of stereotypes–the fanatical, authoritarian and reactionary “other” which is unfavorably compared to a tolerant, democratic and progressive India. There is a need at the time of Pakistan’s […]
Hong Kong

March 25, 2015

In its last days under British rule, the Crown Colony of Hong Kong is the world’s most exciting city, at once fascinating and exasperating, a tangle of contradictions. It is a dazzling amalgam of conspicuous consumption and primitive poverty, the most architecturally incongruous yet undeniably beautiful urban panorama of all. World-renowned travel writer Jan Morris […]
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

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