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The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1969: In Love with the Chinese

March 22, 2015

The Maryknoll Sisters were the first American Catholic community of women founded for overseas missionary work, and were the first American Sisters in Hong Kong. Chu argues that the mission provided Maryknollers what they had long desired–equal employment opportunities–which were only later emphasized in the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s. Sale Price:$30.47 0230602312
Central Asia: Views from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing

March 22, 2015

The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 rapidly and irrevocably transformed Central Asia’s political landscape. This region of five sovereign states with a population of some fifty million people quickly became a major focus of interest and influence for competing poles of power. The eminent contributors to this volume offer a four-part analysis of […]
An Adventurous Woman Abroad: The Selected Lantern Slides of Mary T.S. Schaffer (The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Presents)

March 22, 2015

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, travelling within North American borders or beyond to exotic locations was difficult at best and disastrous at worst. Mary Schaffer, born into a Pennsylvania-based Quaker family in 1861, not only conquered international travel but also excelled as an explorer, surveyor and photographer in the backcountry of Canadas […]
Syria

March 22, 2015

When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came to power upon his father’s death in 2000, many in- and outside Syria held high hopes that the popular young doctor would bring long-awaited reform, that he would be a new kind of Middle East leader capable of guiding his country toward genuine democracy. David Lesch was one of […]
Cold War Island: Quemoy on the Front Line

March 22, 2015

During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s the small island of Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait was the front line in the military standoff between Chiang Kai-shek’s Republic of China and Mao Zedong’s People’s Republic. Local society and culture were dramatically transformed. Michael Szonyi uses oral history, official documents, and dissident writings […]
The Business Environment in Hong Kong

March 22, 2015

Since its first publication in 1980, this book has become the standard introductory text describing the environment for business and investment in Hong Kong. Sale Price:$39.95 0195905660
Thailand’s Political History: From the Fall of Ayutthaya to Recent Times

March 22, 2015

Fresh insight into Thailand’s history over the 250 years, from the fall of the old capital Ayutthaya in 1767 in the opening scene, to today, with the country’s massive economic expansion. Sale Price:$74.68 9749863089
THE GRAND STRATEGY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

March 22, 2015

In this book, the distinguished writer Edward Luttwak presents the grand strategy of the eastern Roman empire we know as Byzantine, which lasted more than twice as long as the more familiar western Roman empire. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire is a broad, interpretive account of Byzantine strategy, intelligence, and diplomacy over the […]
Beatles Tapes IV: Hong Kong 1964 (Beatles)

March 22, 2015

Fresh from their release of “A Hard Day’s Night,” The Beatles answer questions from the reporters during the 1964 Hong Kong Press Conference. Sale Price:$10.95 1885959478
Ho

March 22, 2015

One of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century, Ho Chi Minh was founder of the Indochina Communist Party and its successor, the Viet-Minh, and was president from 1945 to 1969 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). In exploring the life and career of Ho Chi Minh, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam […]

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