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Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

March 22, 2015

The New York Times bestselling inside account of the attack against the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists. The prolonged firefight, and the attack hours later on […]
Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American History (American Encounters/Global Interactions)

March 22, 2015

In western countries, including the United States, foreign-trained nurses constitute a crucial labor supply. Far and away the largest number of these nurses come from the Philippines. Why is it that a developing nation with a comparatively greater need for trained medical professionals sends so many of its nurses to work in wealthier countries? Catherine […]
Maritime Taiwan: Historical Encounters with the East and the West (East Gate Books)

March 22, 2015

For centuries the island of Taiwan, 100 miles off the Asian mainland, has been a crossroads for traders and settlers, pirates and military schemers from around the world. Unlike China, with its long tradition of keeping foreigners out, Taiwan has a long history of interaction, both hostile and friendly, with other seafaring nations near and […]
The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor

March 22, 2015

In his shocking and revelatory new work, the celebrated journalist William Langewiesche investigates the burgeoning global threat of nuclear weapons production. This is the story of the inexorable drift of nuclear weapons technology from the hands of the rich into the hands of the poor. As more unstable and undeveloped nations find ways of acquiring […]
Assessing the Threat: The Chinese Military and Taiwan’s Security (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

March 22, 2015

Since at least the early 1950s, the entire Asia-Pacific region has struggled with the complicated and complex relationship between China and Taiwan —today the Taiwan question is considered a potential flashpoint for a much larger international conflict. Bringing together experts from the United States and Taiwan, Assessing the Threat provides a comprehensive look at the […]
A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (Photographic Guides)

March 22, 2015

A compact companion to snakes and reptiles encountered in peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Over 220 species are covered and each description is accompanied by a photograph. Venomous snakes are identified. The introduction contains information on their biology, habitat and behaviour. Sale Price:$56.96 1853684384
The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause

March 22, 2015

A Veterans Day treasure, the true, first-person account of a captured World War II soldiers incredible escape and courageous journey home, discovered after more than fifty years. Of all the heroic stories to come out of World War II, few are so extraordinary as that of Major Rocky Gause, who was captured by the Japanese, […]
Ruff Puff : A "MAT" Team Leader’s Story

March 22, 2015

Some American troops called them “Ruff-Puffs” and laughed at them. We called them our brothers and lived and fought alongside them every day in South Vietnam. By the end of my year as a Mobile Advisory Team (MAT) leader I admired all of them.This is the story of one MAT team (5 American Army advisors) […]
Language Choice and Identity Politics in Taiwan

March 22, 2015

Jennifer M. Wei argues that construction and perceptions of language and identity parallel socio-political transformations, and that language and identity crises arise during power transitions. Under these premises, language and identity are never well-defined or well-bounded. Instead, they are best viewed as political symbols subject to manipulation and exploitation during socio-historical upheavals. A choice of […]
A Business in Risk: Jardine Matheson and the Hong Kong Trading Industry

March 22, 2015

Jardine Matheson & Company is perhaps best known through James Clavell’s Taipan. The firm played an important role in the founding of Hong Kong, but its growth in the 20th century, through acquisition and divestiture, has never been adequately explored until now. This is not only the first study of Jardine Matheson to systematically uncover […]

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