editor | Asian History Books

Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault’s History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things

March 22, 2015

Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality has been one of the most influential books of the last two decades. It has had an enormous impact on cultural studies and work across many disciplines on gender, sexuality, and the body. Bringing a new set of questions to this key work, Ann Laura Stoler examines volume one of […]
Cities of the Hot Zone: A Southeast Asian Adventure

March 22, 2015

With great warmth and insight, Greg Sheridan takes us on a very personal journey to six Asian cities that have intrigued, surprised, repelled and charmed him. Sale Price:buy at discount B00CRBTD3U
Why Did They Kill?: Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide (California Series in Public Anthropology)

March 22, 2015

Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia […]
Churchill’s First War

March 22, 2015

Churchill’s First War A riveting and revelatory account of Winston Churchill’s first campaign – in Afghanistan in the 1890s, offering shocking parallels into today’s Afghan war Full description Sale Price:$24.23 0230758517
Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak’s Christmas Day Dash, 1941

March 22, 2015

Escape from Hong Kong offers a full account of the Great Sino- British Escape of Christmas Day, 1941–the day Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese, less than three weeks after Pearl Harbour. It combines meticulous research and a fast-paced narrative. Sale Price:$26.43 9888083767
The Emergence Of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History

March 22, 2015

The modern states of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, and East Timor were once a tapestry of kingdoms, colonies, and smaller polities linked by sporadic trade and occasional war. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the United States and several European powers had come to control almost […]
The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds: The Life and Times of a Realized Tibetan Master, Khyentse Chokyi Wangchug

March 22, 2015

The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds: The Life and Times of a Realized Tibetan Master, Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug presents an engaging account of the life of Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug, a realized Tibetan tulku (reincarnated lama or teacher). The book’s historical references provide a detailed portrait of Tibet on the verge of invasion and occupation by […]
Bamboo Shoots After the Rain: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan

March 22, 2015

This remarkable anthology introduces the short fiction of 14 writers, major figures in the literary movements of three generations, who represent a range of class, ethnic, age, and political perspectives. It is filled with “unexpected gems”, writes Scarlet Cheng in Belles Lettres, including Lin Hai-yin’s story of a woman suffering under a feudal system that […]
The Underside of Malaysian History: Pullers, Prostitutes, Plantation Workers…

March 22, 2015

The Underside of Malaysian History: Pullers, Prostitutes, Plantation Workers… 22 pp. of illustrations. Sale Price:$999.11 9971691272
The History of Syria: 1900-2012

March 22, 2015

As one of the hottest political topics in the world today, nearly everyone is aware of the ongoing violence in Syria, between forces loyal to the regime of Bashar al-Assad and opposition looking to overthrow the regime. Within that narrative are a number of sensitive issues, including sectarian strife between the majority Sunni population and […]

Recent Posts

POPULAR

RECENT

COMMENT