2015 | Asian History Books

Halsey’s Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue

March 25, 2015

In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Flags of Our Fathers , Halsey’s Typhoon chronicles the epic tale of men clashing against the ruthless forces of war and nature. In December 1944, America’s most popular and colorful naval hero, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, unwittingly sailed his undefeated Pacific Fleet into the teeth of the […]
Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes: Tome 6 (French Edition)

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1782 edition by Jean-Leonard Pellet, Genève. Sale Price:$17.60 0543997243
Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America’s Imperial Dream

March 25, 2015

On the eve of a new century, an up-and-coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U.S. into a major world power. The Spanish-American War would forever change America’s standing in global affairs, and drive the young nation into its own imperial showdown in the Philippines.From Admiral George Dewey’s legendary naval victory in Manila Bay […]
Legends of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

March 25, 2015

*Includes pictures of historic art depicting important people and places. *Includes ancient descriptions of the Hanging Gardens and discusses their authenticity.*Explains the historical debate over the origins of the Hanging Gardens and where they were actually located.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents. “There was also, beside the acropolis, the Hanging Garden, […]
The Mongols: A History

March 25, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1908 edition by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston. Sale Price:$13.24 1402189516
Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism

March 25, 2015

The primary emblem of the feminine in Tibetan Buddhism is the dakini, or “sky-dancer,” a semi-wrathful spirit-woman who manifests in visions, dreams, and meditation experiences. Western scholars and interpreters of the dakini, influenced by Jungian psychology and feminist goddess theology, have shaped a contemporary critique of Tibetan Buddhism in which the dakini is seen as […]
Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism (Studies on Southeast Asia)

March 25, 2015

In 1958, Marshal Sarit Thanarat became prime minister of Thailand following a bloodless coup. This book offers a comprehensive study of Sarit’s paternalistic, militaristic regime, which laid the foundations for Thailand’s support of the US military campaign in Southeast Asia. The analysis documents the ways in which Sarit shaped modern Thai politics, in part by […]
Sons of the Buddha: The Early Lives of Three Extraordinary Thai Masters

March 25, 2015

A thrilling spiritual biography–or rather, three in one–Sons of the Buddha is an excellently written, transcendent account of an all-but-lost Thailand and the early lives of three of its most prominent Buddhist teachers. Filled with lively anecdotes and illustrations, Sons of the Buddha tells the early life stories of three master Buddhist preachers from Thailand, […]
Nomads and Their Neighbours in the Russian Steppe: Turks, Khazars and Qipchaqs (Variorum Collected Studies Series: Cs752)

March 25, 2015

The western steppelands of Central Eurasia, stretching from the Danube, through the modern Ukraine and southern Russia, to the Caspian, have historically been the meeting ground of Inner Asian pastoral nomads and the agrarian societies of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. This volume deals, firstly, with the interaction of the nomads with their sedentary neighbours […]
Dung Vung Ngan Nam (Vietnamese Edition)

March 25, 2015

LOI GIOI THIEU: Nho dau dan toc Viet van con sau ngan nam Bac thuoc? Sau hon mot ngan nam Bac thuoc, dan toc Viet khong bien thanh nguoi Trung Quoc. Trong cung thoi gian do, cac de quoc Han, Duong banh truong, mo rong gap bon lan. Qua trinh dong hoa ma Manh Tu […]

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