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Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess

March 22, 2015

If you thought you knew the story of Anna in The King and I, think again. As this riveting biography shows, the real life of Anna Leonowens was far more fascinating than the beloved story of the Victorian governess who went to work for the King of Siam. To write this definitive account, Susan Morgan […]
Ghosts of the Past in Southern Thailand: Essays on the History and Historiography of Patani

March 22, 2015

At the heart of the ongoing armed conflict in southern Thailand is a fundamental agreement about the history of relations between the Patani Malays and the Thai kingdom. While the Thai royalist-nationalist version of history regards Patani as part of that kingdom “since time immemorial,” Patani Malay nationalists look back to a golden age when […]
The Grandeur of Gandhara: The Ancient Buddhist Civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul and Indus Valleys

March 22, 2015

The northwestern regions of Pakistan and southeastern regions of Afghanistan were once the heart of a highly developed civilization whose cultural impact was felt from China to Persia. A major center of Buddhism, its cultural attainments were highlights of ancient civilization. The author’s research, accompanied by some 60 illustrations, offers Americans an entirely new understanding […]
The Isle Full of Noises

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$56.88 0231064020
Fireproof Moth: A Missionary in Taiwan’s White Terror

March 22, 2015

Fireproof Moth is a mystery worthy of fiction. That the memoir is true makes it hard to put down or to forget. When convinced that the secret police were going to arrange an “accident” to kill his friend, the missionary decided he had no choice but to help well known human rights leader Peng Ming-min […]
Fighting from a Distance: How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator (Asian American Experience)

March 22, 2015

During February 1986, a grassroots revolution overthrew the fourteen-year dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. In this book, Jose V. Fuentecilla describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in this victory, acting as the overseas arm of the opposition to help return their country to […]
Safe Area Gorazde s/c

March 22, 2015

The winner of the 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album. Sacco spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage, emerging with this astonishing first-person account. Praised by The New York Times, Brill’s Content and […]
Marines in World War II Commemorative Series: The Pacific – Liberation of the Philippines, Shanghai to Corregidor, The Occupation of Japan, Operations in the Northern Solomons – Bataan Death March

March 22, 2015

Four important U.S. Marines history books are compiled in this fascinating ebook about operations in the Pacific during World War II, including the Philippines, Japan, and the Solomons. Topics covered include Corregidor, the Bataan Death March, the Occupation of Japan, the Northern Solomons, Treasury Islands, Bougainville, Koromokina, Navajo Code Talkers, Battle of Piva Forks, Admiral […]
A History of the Modern Middle East, Fourth Edition

March 22, 2015

This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the American invasion of Iraq and Iran’s new influence in the region. After introducing the reader to the region’s history from the origins of Islam in the seventh century, A […]
The Hong Kong Ballet

March 22, 2015

This is a book for all who delight in the ballet, and for all who admire outstanding photographs. In this volume, the vivid photos brilliantly capture the dancers, the costumes and the spectacle of the Hong Kong Ballet. Sale Price:$33.39 9622096182

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