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Everyday Life in Southeast Asia

March 25, 2015

This lively survey of the peoples, cultures, and societies of Southeast Asia introduces a region of tremendous geographic, linguistic, historical, and religious diversity. Encompassing both mainland and island countries, these engaging essays describe personhood and identity, family and household organization, nation-states, religion, popular culture and the arts, the legacies of war and recovery, globalization, and […]
Islamist Networks: The Afghan-Pakistan Connection (The CERI Series in Comparative Politics and International Studies)

March 25, 2015

Al Qaida was unable to realize its lethal potential until it found sanctuary in Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden fled after being expelled from Sudan. But why was the network’s sanctuary not attacked before September 2001, especially after the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998? Abou Zahab and Roy argue […]
Kisho Kurokawa, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Opus 24)

March 25, 2015

Kurokawa was commissioned to design the new Kuala Lumpur Airport as well as to create urban-design guidelines for the entire transportation complex. The project will include Kurokawa’s main terminal, that, thanks to a generous use of glass, will forge a direct visual link between the rain forest and the terminal. Sale Price:$15.20 3930698242
National Identity and Its Defenders: Thailand Today

March 25, 2015

The first edition of this book was hailed as original and challenging in its analyses of Thai national identity. The topic is today no less worthy of discussion and comment. The essays boldly offer insights into the formation of Thai identity from the perspectives of history, political science, anthropology, linguistics, social psychology, human geography, and […]
Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes: Tome 8 (French Edition)

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1782 edition by Jean-Leonard Pellet, Genève. Sale Price:$20.30 0543997200
Jerusalem: The Biography

March 25, 2015

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgment Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations. From King David to the 21st century, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is […]
Rice and Man: Agricultural Ecology in Southeast Asia

March 25, 2015

Agricultural Ecology/Anthropology in Southeast Asis Sale Price:$15.00 0824814657
The Caucasus: An Introduction

March 25, 2015

In this fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal–author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden–makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that […]
Five Miles High: The Thrilling True Story of the First American Expedition to K2

March 25, 2015

The epic account of the 1938 American expedition to the summit of K2. Sale Price:$35.25 1585740519
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

March 25, 2015

Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history, and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley’s readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II, sultan of the […]

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