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Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore (Anthropology of Asia)

March 25, 2015

Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death – flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money – Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore throws light upon the Chinese perception of death and how they cope with its eventuality. In the seeming mass of religious rituals and beliefs, it suggests that there is an […]
If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home

March 25, 2015

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIEDBefore writing his award-winning Going After Cacciato, Tim O’Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman’s rifle, to walk the minefields […]
The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China: Environmental Values and Civil Society

March 25, 2015

Though China’s economy is projected to become the world’s largest within the next twenty years, industrial pollution threatens both the health of the country’s citizens and the natural resources on which their economy depends. Capturing the consequences of this reality, Bryan Tilt conducts an in-depth, ethnographic study of Futian Township, a rural community reeling from […]
History of the Far East

March 25, 2015

Book Sale Price:$89.17 0064601358
Brunei and Malaysia: Why Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Refused to Join the Federation

March 25, 2015

Brunei, officially the State of Brunei Darussalam, is an oil-rich sovereign state in Southeast Asia, with 5th highest GDP per capita in the world. Formerly a British protectorate, in 1963 Brunei defied expectations and declined to join the federation of states which became Malaysia – a pivotal turning point in Brunei’s history which set the […]
The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama

March 25, 2015

Tensions over the “Tibet Question”—the political status of Tibet—are escalating every day. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. What is the history of the conflict? Can the two sides come to an acceptable compromise? In this […]
Tibet: Culture on the Edge

March 25, 2015

Firsthand accounts and spectacular photographs combine to form a fascinating portrait of the endangered Tibetan people, their plateau, and their cultural landscape. Known as the “water tower of Asia,” the Tibetan Plateau is heating up twice as fast as the global average. These rapidly melting glaciers-along with recent unprecedented development on the plateau-are quickly changing […]
Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos, during the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860: Volume 1

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1864 edition by John Murray, London. Sale Price:$14.86 1402180721
The Cavern-Mystery Transmission: A Taoist Ordination Rite of A.d 711 (Asian Studies at Hawaii)

March 25, 2015

Dedication in the front. Pages clean and unmarked. Shelf wear from time on shelf like you would see on a major chain. Cover is slightly wrinkled otherwise the book is in good condition. Immediate shipping Sale Price:$157.54 0824813596
Karmic Management: What Goes Around Comes Around in Your Business and Your Life

March 25, 2015

Readable in fifty-eight minutes: Traditional Eastern wisdom and real-life business experience come together in this brief and practical guide, which offers a step-by-step plan that will help readers adopt a more successful way of working and living. KARMIC MANAGEMENT is a little book with a revolutionary message. It turns traditional business mentality on its head […]

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