2015 | Asian History Books

Corea, or, Cho-sen, the Land of the Morning Calm

March 22, 2015

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1895 edition by William Heinemann, London. Sale Price:$16.00 1402194757
Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency (Psi Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)

March 22, 2015

This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era reveals how French officers who served in Indochina, like the author, Roger Trinquier, fought fierce rear-guard actions against ideologically motivated insurgents in the 1940s and 1950s to a far greater extent than their American counterparts later faced in Vietnam. The lack […]
Situating Sexualities: Queer Representation in Taiwanese Fiction, Film and Public Culture

March 22, 2015

This book is in English to analyse the stunning rise to prominence of cultures of dissident sexuality in Taiwan during the 1990s. Sale Price:$999.11 9622096190
Strait Talk: United States-Taiwan Relations and the Crisis with China

March 22, 2015

Relations among the United States, Taiwan, and China challenge policymakers, international relations specialists, and a concerned public to examine their assumptions about security, sovereignty, and peace. Only a Taiwan Straits conflict could plunge Americans into war with a nuclear-armed great power. In a timely and deeply informed book, Nancy Bernkopf Tucker traces the thorny relationship […]
The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin

March 22, 2015

The Life of Shabkar has long been recognized by Tibetans as one of the masterworks of their religious heritage. Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol devoted himself to many years of meditation in solitary retreat after his inspired youth and early training in the province of Amdo under the guidance of several extraordinary Buddhist masters. With determination and […]
Obama’s Wars

March 22, 2015

In Obama’s Wars, Bob Woodward provides the most intimate and sweeping portrait yet of the young president as commander in chief. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Woodward tells the inside story of Obama making the critical decisions […]
The DRAGON’S PEARL

March 22, 2015

This gripping memoir by the only foreigner ever raised in the innermost world of China’s powerful and reclusive leadership provides a unique portrait of the near-mythic figure who led the Communist Revolution. Eight pages of photos. Sale Price:$11.91 0671795465
The People of Turkey: Twenty years’ residence among Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians. Volume 2

March 22, 2015

Edited by Stanley Lane Poole. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1878 edition by John Murray, London. Sale Price:$15.63 1402150938
Cultural Sites of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia

March 22, 2015

South-East Asia has a considerable number of ancient cultural sites which are increasingly visited and appreciated by overseas travellers. This book covers the main archaeological and architectural sites found in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. They are described in detail and illustrated with plates and original figures, including axonometric drawings produced specially for the book. Sale […]
Goh Keng Swee:A Legacy of Public Service

March 22, 2015

Dr. Goh Keng Swee’s extensive career as a public servant was dynamic as well as distinguished, in many ways decisively instrumental in the making of the Republic of Singapore. This distinctive collection of essays attempts an assessment of the long-term influence and significance of Dr. Goh’s major contributions.Envisaged as a companion volume to Goh Keng […]

Recent Posts

POPULAR

RECENT

COMMENT

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Meta