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Singapore at War

March 22, 2015

Sealed off and forgotten until the late 1990s, the Battlebox beneath Fort Canning served as the British Command HQ during the war. What actually happened in this underground nerve centre of the Malayan Campaign? Drawing on top-secret documents only recently opened to research, the author investigates the workings of the Battlebox and the fascinating role […]
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History … to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

March 22, 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 B004TIKKFO
Hong Kong Today and Since the Handover of 1997 (China in the 21st Century)

March 22, 2015

This book explores Hong Kong today and since the People’s Republic of China (China) resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, an event frequently referred to as the “Handover”. Discussed are the prospects for democracy in Hong Kong and the 2012 election reforms; the political and economic climates; the civil liberties of the […]
China’s Tibet?: Autonomy or Assimilation

March 22, 2015

This groundbreaking book explores China’s efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing’s goals. Warren Smith provides the historical context for understanding the current situation through an overview of China’s actual—as opposed to its promised—policies toward Tibet over time. His clear-eyed appraisal of Chinese policy convincingly shows that the […]
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History … to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

March 22, 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 B004TIJMJY
Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind (P.S.)

March 22, 2015

After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the “lucky child,” the sibling chosen to accompany her eldest brother to America while her one surviving sister and two brothers remained behind. In this poignant and elegiac memoir, Loung recalls her assimilation into an […]
With the Quaid-i-Azam during his Last Days

March 22, 2015

This is a first-hand account of the last days of the founder of Pakistan, the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah written by Lt Colonel Ilahi Bakhsh, a doctor of medicine, who was attending to Mohammad Ali Jinnah during his last illness. The narrative includes the author’s conversations with M.A. Jinnah, together with an account of the […]
Five Faces of Exile: The Nation and Filipino American Intellectuals (Asian America)

March 22, 2015

Colonialism and empire have rarely been seen from the perspectives and experiences of the colonized. Five Faces of Exile addresses this gap by exploring a wide range of perspectives on colonial, anti-colonial, and postcolonial developments. More specifically, it explores American empire in the Philippines and its ethnic and racial dimensions in the United States through […]
Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan

March 22, 2015

On October 27, 1991, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Hammer and sickle gave way to a flag, a national anthem, and new holidays. Seven decades earlier, Turkmenistan had been a stateless conglomeration of tribes. What brought about this remarkable transformation? Tribal Nation addresses this question by examining the […]
The Dalai Lama and the King Demon: Tracking a Triple Murder Mystery Through the Mists of Time

March 22, 2015

A triple homicide committed a few hundred yards away from the residence in exile of the Dalai Lama opens the doors to an unknown universe for Superintendent Rajeev Kumar Singh of the Indian police. He goes over every step of the crime and identifies its perpetrators as members of an exclusive cult dedicated to a […]

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