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Classical Chinese Literature

March 25, 2015

The summation of more than two thousand years of one of the world’s most august literary traditions, this volume also represents the achievements of four hundred years of Western scholarship on China. The selections include poetry, drama, fiction, songs, biographies, and works of early Chinese philosophy and history rendered in English by the most renowned […]
Nepal- A Brief History

March 25, 2015

Discover the rich and distinct history and culture of Nepal. Photographs and maps put this unique place into the appropriate perspective. Sale Price:buy at discount B005FRFRAG
The Lion, the Sun and the Eternal Blue Sky

March 25, 2015

The Mongols are often demonised for their assault on the Persian Empire. According to some sources, the destruction of Baghdad with its attendant loss of life was the greatest disaster ever to befall a country or a people. The century-long reign of the Persian Il-khans they regard as a period of oppression and economic failure, […]
Kings of the Forest: The Cultural Resilience of Himalayan Hunter-Gatherers

March 25, 2015

In today’s world hunter-gatherer societies struggle with seemingly insurmountable problems: deforestation and encroachment, language loss, political domination by surrounding communities. Will they manage to survive? This book is about one such society living in the monsoon rainforests of western Nepal: the Raute. “Kings of the Forest” explores how this elusive ethnic group, the last hunter-gatherers […]
Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh (Central Eurasia in Context)

March 25, 2015

Winner of the 2014 Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award in the Social Sciences.Under Solomon’s Throne provides a rare ground-level analysis of post-Soviet Central Asia’s social and political paradoxes by focusing on an urban ethnic community: the Uzbeks in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, who have maintained visions of societal renewal throughout economic upheaval, political discrimination, and massive […]
Ancient Perspectives: Maps and Their Place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome (The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography)

March 25, 2015

Ancient Perspectives encompasses a vast arc of space and time—Western Asia to North Africa and Europe from the third millennium BCE to the fifth century CE—to explore mapmaking and worldviews in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. In each society, maps served as critical economic, political, and personal tools, but there was […]
Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)

March 22, 2015

Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the […]
Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings

March 22, 2015

Representative of the Fachia, or Legalist, school of philosophy, the writings of Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 B.C.) confront the issues of preserving and strengthening the state. His lessons remain timely as scholars continue to examine the nature and use of power. Burton Watson provides a new preface and a helpful introduction. Sale Price:$18.42 0231086091
The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia

March 22, 2015

. Sale Price:$31.30 0813513049
Silk and Cotton: Textiles from the Central Asia that Was

March 22, 2015

The traditional textiles of Central Asia are unknown treasures. Straddling the legendary Silk Road, this vast region stretches from Russia in the west to China in the east. Whether nomadic or sedentary, its peoples created textiles for every aspect of their way of life, from ceremonial objects marking rites of passage, to everyday garments, to […]

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