Interdisciplinary Studies/Asian
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The Wars for Asia, 1911 1949
$46.73 Add to cartThe Wars for Asia, 1911-1949 shows that the Western treatment of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Chinese Civil War as separate events misrepresents their overlapping connections an… [more below]
- Author: Paine, S. C. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: October 09 2014
- ISBN10: 1107697476
- Language: English
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Buddhist Scriptures
$20.00 Add to cartWhile Buddhism has no central text such as the Bible or the Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of Buddha. This rich anthology b… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: August 31 2004
- ISBN10: 014044758X
- Language: English
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The Analects of Confucius
$19.95 Add to cartCompiled by disciples of Confucius in the centuries following his death in 479 B.C.E., The Analects of Confucius is a collection of aphorisms and historical anecdotes embodying the basic values of the
- Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
- Author: Watson, Burton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 09 2009
- ISBN10: 0231141653
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Modern India
$32.00 Add to cartA Concise History of Modern India, by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Metcalf, Barbara D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: October 22 2012
- ISBN10: 110767218X
- Language: English
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The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
$20.00 Read moreThe second installment in ‘The People’s Trilogy’, the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dik?ter
‘For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this i- Author: Dikötter, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1408886359
- Language: English
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Essays in Idleness and Hojoki
$17.00 Add to cartTwo of the most important Buddhist tracts from Japan
A Penguin Classic Both of these works on life’s fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each represents a different world- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Kenko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 29 2014
- ISBN10: 0141192100
- Language: English
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Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPerhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China’s survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political hi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Knight, Sabina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 03 2012
- ISBN10: 019539206X
- Language: English
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The Travels
$25.00 Add to cartA sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo’s seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition.
Marco Polo was the most fa- Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
- Author: Polo, Marco
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 014119877X
- Language: English
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Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
$23.95 Add to cartThe forgotten story of Central Asia’s enlightenment–its rise, fall, and enduring legacy
In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown s- Author: Starr, S. Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 680
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 0691165858
- Language: English
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Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry
$24.95 Add to cartThe graceful, evocative haiku featured here were composed by the renowned Japanese haiku masters of the past four hundred years, including Matsuo Bash, Taniguchi Buson, and Kobayashi Issa. The decepti… [more below]
- Author: Patt, Judith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0764956108
- Language: English
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Korean History in Maps: From Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century
$32.00 Add to cartKorean History in Maps is a beautifully presented, full-color atlas covering all periods of Korean history from prehistoric times to the present day. It is the first atlas of its kind to be specifical… [more below]
- Author: Shin, Michael D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1107490235
- Language: English
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The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius
$24.95 Add to cartDiscover four seminal masterworks of Chinese thought–Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, the Analects of Confucius, the Chuang Tzu, and the Mencius–presented in one volume for the first time in nearly two centu
- Author: Hinton, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: December 13, 2016
- ISBN10: 1619028344
- Language: English
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Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day
$17.95 Read moreWhen eleven climbers died on K2 in 2008, two Sherpas survived. Their astonishing tale became the stuff of mountaineering legend. This white-knuckle adventure follows the Sherpas from their remote vill
- Author: Zuckerman, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 03 2013
- ISBN10: 0393345416
- Language: English
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The Guest Cat
$14.95 Add to cartA bestseller in France and winner of Japan’s Kiyama Shohei Literary Award, The Guest Cat, by the acclaimed poet Takashi Hiraide, is a subtly moving and exceptionally beautiful novel about the transien
- Author: Hiraide, Takashi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0811221504
- Language: English
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Greetings from Bury Park
$16.00 Add to cartThe inspiration for the smash Sundance hit, soon to be a major motion picture, “Blinded by the Light” The acclaimed memoir about the power of Bruce Springsteen’s music on a young Pakistani boy growing
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Manzoor, Sarfraz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 08 2008
- ISBN10: 0307388026
- Language: English
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Pattern Magic
$30.00 Add to cart“Original Japanese edition published by Bunka Publishing Bureau, Bunka Gakuen”–T.p. verso.
- Author: Nakamichi, Tomoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 06 2010
- ISBN10: 1856697053
- Language: English
