Asia - Southeast Asia
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When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution, Revised Edition
$25.00 Add to cartAward-winning journalist Elizabeth Becker started covering Cambodia in 1973 for The Washington Post, when the country was perceived as little more than a footnote to the Vietnam War. Then, with the ri… [more below]
- Author: Becker, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: November 10 1998
- ISBN10: 1891620002
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Singapore and Malaysia: Multiculturalism and Prosperity: The Shared History of Two Southeast Asian Tigers
$18.99 Add to cartThe fascinating account of two former British colonies with a shared past but vastly different identities today!
Singapore and Malaysia sit astride the sea lanes linking East with West–vital choke po- Series: Brief History of Asia
- Author: Hale, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0804854203
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia’s Largest Nation
$16.95 Add to cartSultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World’s Largest Archipelago
Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world after- Series: Brief History of Asia
- Author: Hannigan, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 18 2015
- ISBN10: 0804844763
- Language: English
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Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade
$24.95 Add to cartLocated on the left bank of the Chao Phya River, Thailand’s capital, Krungthep, known as Bangkok to Westerners and “the City of Angels” to Thais, has been home to smugglers and adventurers since the l
- Author: Maguire, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 09 2015
- ISBN10: 0231161352
- Language: English
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Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
$32.50 Add to cartOn a sunny Friday morning in August 1945, a handful of people raised a homemade cotton flag and, on behalf of 68 million compatriots, announced the birth of a new nation. With the fourth largest popul
- Author: Van Reybrouck, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1324073691
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Vietnam: Colonialism, War and Renewal: The Story of a Nation Transformed
$16.99 Add to cartA comprehensive guide to understanding Vietnam’s long and tumultuous history
A Brief History of Vietnam explores the turbulent history of a land that has risen from the ashes of war to become the new- Series: Brief History of Asia
- Author: Hayton, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0804854181
- Language: English
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History of Thailand: A Captivating Guide to the Thai People and Their History
$16.97 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Thailand, then keep reading…
Did you know that Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that a European power has not colonized?
Thailand has s
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: February 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1637162103
- Language: English
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Rascals in Paradise
$19.00 Add to cartIn a thrilling collection of nonfiction adventure stories, James A. Michener returns to the most dazzling place on Earth: the islands that inspired Tales of the South Pacific. Co-written with A. Grove… [more below]
- Author: Michener, James A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 0812986865
- Language: English
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Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan
$33.99 Add to cartFor over 400 years, Taiwan has suffered at the hands of multiple colonial powers, but it has now entered the decade when its independence will be won or lost. At the heart of Taiwan’s story is the cur… [more below]
- Author: Manthorpe, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0230614248
- Language: English
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Southeast Asia: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe eleven countries of Southeast Asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems and levels of prosperity. These nations–Myanmar, Thai… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Rush, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 14 2018
- ISBN10: 0190248769
- Language: English
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Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam
$25.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
Written with the style of a great novelist and the intrigue of a Cold War thriller, Embers of War is a landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how an- Author: Logevall, Fredrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: January 14 2014
- ISBN10: 0375756477
- Language: English
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
$21.00 Add to cartThe bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the ear
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 05 2005
- ISBN10: 60838590
- Language: English
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Dispatches
$19.00 Add to cart“The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War” (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines.
From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent w- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Herr, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 06 1991
- ISBN10: 0679735259
- Language: English
