2015 | Asian History Books

Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy

March 22, 2015

The most ambitious book ever attempted on the conflict between Zionism and the Palestinians … a great and important book.’ Edward Said Sale Price:$28.10 0745325459
Women of a Lesser Cost: Female Labour, Foreign Exchange and Philippine Development (Anthropology, Culture and Society)

March 22, 2015

‘[A]n accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice’ Professional Social Work Sale Price:$65.00 0745309461
American Workers, Colonial Power: Philippine Seattle and the Transpacific West, 1919-1941

March 22, 2015

Historically, Filipina/o Americans have been one of the oldest and largest Asian American groups in the United States. In this pathbreaking work of historical scholarship, Dorothy B. Fujita-Rony traces the evolution of Seattle as a major site for Philippine immigration between World Wars I and II and examines the dynamics of the community through the […]
Malay Pantuns

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$7.58 1446526933
…And A Few Marines: Marines in the Liberation of the Philippines (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series)

March 22, 2015

It was apparently an insignificant event when a few Marine planes flew into a muddy airfield at Tacloban on the island of Leyte in the Philippines on 3 December 1944. All around them were the elements of the massive U.S. Army invasion which had begun on 20 October. Seven infantry divisions and six Army Air […]
One Soldier’s Story: 1939-1945: From the Fall of Hong Kong to the Defeat of Japan

March 22, 2015

This is the story of a seventeen year old boy who ran away from home to join the Canadian Army at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It describes the fateful adventures of two regiments dispatched to the Pacific to face the Japanese, and the courage of two thousand young soldiers who, […]
The Economic Growth of Singapore: Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century

March 22, 2015

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the economic development of Singapore, easily the leading commercial and financial center in Southeast Asia throughout the twentieth century. This development has been based on a strategic location at the crossroads of Asia, a free trade economy, and a dynamic entrepreneurial tradition. Throughout this study Dr. Huff […]
Hong Kong (Great Cities)

March 22, 2015

The handing over of Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997 constitutes a truly historic event. It brings to an end a fascinating period of colonialism and raises numerous questions about the future of this magical city. The eyes of the whole world will turn toward it. This book offers a superb photographic portrait […]
Taiwanese Identity in the 21st Century: Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series)

March 22, 2015

As we look to enter the second decade of the 21st century, Taiwan’s quest for identity remains the most contentious issue in the domestic arena of Taiwanese politics. From here, it spills over into the cross-Strait relationship and impacts on regional and global security. Whether Taiwan is a nation state or whether Taiwan has any […]
Train to Pakistan – 2004

March 22, 2015

THIS BOOK CAN BE READ ON ANY COMPUTER, LAPTOP, TABLET. SMARTPHONE OR OTHER DEVICE. Way back in 2004, my son and I embarked on a railway trip to Pakistan, a foreign country for us – albeit one that shared a common language, culture, food habits and more. It has been a while since then, but […]

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