Asian History
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The Journal of Wu Yubi
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£14.99| /In this rare firsthand account of an individual's pursuit of sagehood, the early Ming dynasty scholar and teacher Wu Yubi chronicles his progress a...
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The Journal of Wu Yubi
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£40.99| /In this rare firsthand account of an individual's pursuit of sagehood, the early Ming dynasty scholar and teacher Wu Yubi chronicles his progress a...
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The Kwee Family of Ciledug
LM Publishers (NL)£32.99| /This book is based upon a unique private collection of photographs and home movies of one Peranakan Chinese elite family, the Kwee family from Cile...
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The Legacy of Tiananmen Square
Goose Lane Editions£23.99| /With the loosening of restrictions on the Chinese economy in the 1980s and 1990s and the rise of the middle class, many observers thought that West...
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The Life and Times of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£243.99| /This book, originally published in 1914, is a unique telling of the life of Cleopatra. The author, a well-learned historian of his time, offers a t...
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The Mamluk Sultanate from the Perspective of Regional and World History
V & R Unipress GmbH£76.99| /The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into th...
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The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£18.99| /"William of Rubruck was a Franciscan friar who wrote the first great travel book about Asia. In 1253--55 he made the journey from the Holy Land to ...
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The Peak
Blacksmith Books (HK)£24.95| /The Peak is Hong Kongs top residential district, where property prices are as high as the altitude. How did it become an exclusive enclave in the ...
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The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West" 1853-1873
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£18.99| /By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had alrea...
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The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853â1873
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£50.00| /By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had alrea...
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The Pigment Trail
Schiffer Craft£31.99| /A visual journey through the state of Rajasthan in India to explore and awaken your creativity in the arts and crafts.Artist Debra Luker, on her fi...
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The Rise of Islam
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£18.99| /"What sets this text apart from many others is its focus on the socioeconomic, political, and cultural milieu in which a new religious movement was...
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The Spray and Pray Squadron
Schiffer Military History£40.99| /This book chronicles exploits of the 3rd Bomb Squadron of Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault's experimental Chinese-American Composite Wing, in which young...
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The Way of Archery: A 1637 Chinese Military Training Manual
Schiffer£36.99| /The Way of Archery provides a detailed introduction to practicing archery in the traditional Chinese military style. It explains the basics of how ...
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The White Snake and Her Son
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£16.99| /A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake--the admirable demon who loves her victim--has been continually rewritten, ...
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The White Snake and Her Son
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£44.99| /A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake--the admirable demon who loves her victim--has been continually rewritten, ...
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Theodor Herzl
Gefen Publishing House (IS)£30.99| /You would think that everything there is to say about Theodor Herzl, father of modern Zionism, has already been written and published. In fact, the...
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Titles & Emoluments in Safavid Iran
Mage Publishers Inc (US)£33.50| /This book contains unique and important information on offices, ethnic attitudes and administrative developments in Iran's Safavid government (1495...
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Translating Late Ottoman Modernity in Palestine
V & R Unipress GmbHOriginal price £72.99Current price £71.99| /The study examines local debates about political order, collective identity, and relationships between ethnic and denominational groups in the pre-...
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Travel Writings
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£18.99| /"The travel writings of Matsuo Bashō are of enormous literary importance, and so it is a joy to see them collected in this compact volume, in trans...
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Travel Writings
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)£55.99| /"The travel writings of Matsuo Bashō are of enormous literary importance, and so it is a joy to see them collected in this compact volume, in trans...
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Tribute and Trade
Sydney University Press£30.00| /In the 18th and 19th centuries, relations between China and the West were defined by the Qing dynasty's strict restrictions on foreign access and b...
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Truth Will Out
Monash University Publishing£26.99| /This striking compilation of essays surveys a variety of views about the 1965 mass violence in Indonesia and current efforts to understand it. The ...
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Turkey & the United States
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£159.99| /Although Turkey still depends on the United States and other NATO allies for political and strategic support, growing economic diversification and ...
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Two Scoops of Hooah!
Schiffer£27.99| /Within the pages of this book you will see how cement structures, intended for barriers, are transformed into pictorial walls that identify militar...
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Ukraine Today -- Perspectives for the Future
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£84.99| /The Ukraine is one of the largest and most strategically important newly independent countries in the world. Ukraine's history and culture extend b...
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Voice Called
Gefen Publishing House (IS)£15.99| /This is a collection of articles about some of the great Jewish heroes of modern times. The book is a collage of role-models and inspiring makers o...
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Vultures Over Israel
Schiffer Military£54.99| /The French Vautour was designed to serve as an attack aircraft, bomber and nightfighter. Israel purchased all three versions and was the only natio...
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White Ghosts, Yellow Peril
Otago University Press (NZ)£22.50| /White Ghosts, Yellow Peril is the first book ever to explore all sides of the relationship between China and New Zealand and their peoples during t...
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Willem Leyel's Travel to India 1639-1643
Museum Tusculanum Press (DK)£28.99| /On 8 November 1639, Willem Leyel leaves Denmark as commander of the ship "Christianshavn". The destination is the Danish possession Tranquebar with...
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Wing Chun Warrior
Blacksmith Books (HK)£9.99| /Duncan Leung was introduced to Wing Chun Kung Fu by his childhood friend, famed screen star Bruce Lee. At the age of 13, after the ritual of 'three...
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Women and Jihad
Gefen Publishing House (IS)£25.99| /This book explores the ways in which Palestinian female terrorists have injected their narrative into the Arab, American and even Israeli media. Th...
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Women, Crime and the Courts
Blacksmith Books (HK)£13.99| /Kwan Lai-chun was sick of being made to feel second-class by her husbands concubine; sick of her mother-in-laws endless carping about the money s...
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Yemen
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£185.99| /Unrest in the Arab world has amplified existing political tension in Yemen. Sustained mass protests and President Ali Abdullah Saleh's attempts to ...
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Zauberdiagnose und Schwarze Magie in Mesopotamien
Museum Tusculanum Press (DK)£17.99| /Even today witchcraft is found in many socities, and ancient Mesopotamia was no exception. To the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians witchcraft was ...
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