2015 | Asian History Books

Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand (Culture, Place, and Nature)

March 22, 2015

In this comparative, interdisciplinary study based on extensive fieldwork as well as historical sources, Janet Sturgeon examines the different trajectories of landscape change and land use among communities who call themselves Akha (known as Hani in China) in contrasting political contexts. She shows how, over the last century, processes of state formation, construction of ethnic […]
Freedom Through Vigilance: Vol. 2: USAFSS Ground Sites in Europe, Libya, Turkey, and Pakistan

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$16.29 0741461153
A Letter from Iran

March 22, 2015

A fresh look at the events of modern time and the source of current troubles between Iran and America, issues that have far too long been ignored by the mass market American media. A Letter from Iran goes beyond information to consider, reminding us that whatever country we call home, we share similar dreams and […]
Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry: The Diamond Healing

March 22, 2015

The volume represents an introduction to the arcane tibetan art of healing. The author discusses the many components of tibetan buddhist medicine. Its religious, philosophical and psychological foundations, its history and deities, its tantric and ritual aspects and unusual methods of diagnosis and cure. Sale Price:$59.72 0877287104
Studies in Religion, Folk-lore, & Custom in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula

March 22, 2015

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe […]
The Book of Kadam: The Core Texts (Library of Tibetan Classics)

March 22, 2015

The Kadam school of Tibetan Buddhism emerged in the eleventh century from the teachings of the Indian master Atisa and his principal Tibetan student, Dromtonpa. Although it no longer exists as an independent school, Kadam’s teachings were incorporated into the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism and are still prized today for their unique practical […]
My Feudal Lord

March 22, 2015

Born into one of Pakistan’s most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society and educated at the same school as Benazir Bhutto. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry a prosperous Muslim from a respectable family, bear him many children, and lead a sheltered […]
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 08 of 55 1591-1593 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History … to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

March 22, 2015

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Sale Price:buy at discount B004TQM5FY
Colliding Continents: A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet

March 22, 2015

The Himalaya is the greatest mountain range on Earth: the highest, longest, youngest, the most tectonically active, and the most spectacular of all. Unimaginable geological forces created these spectacular peaks. Indeed, the crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, giving birth to the Himalaya and Karakoram, one […]
The Deadly Embrace: Religion, Politics, and Violence in the Indian Subcontinent, 1947-2002 (Subcontinent Divided: A New Beginning)

March 22, 2015

The connection between religion, politics and violence is a controversial and pressing concern in the life of the subcontinent. This study attempts to unpick some of these linkages by means of a series of detailed historical case studies that cover the period from 1947 until 2002. Sale Price:$27.95 0195473647

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