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  • Burma

    by D. G. E. Hall ...
    The early history of Burma is obscure. The Burmese chronicles begin with the supposed foundation of Tagaung in 850 B.C., but the stories they tell are copies of Indian legends taken from Sanskrit or Pali originals. The earliest extant description of Further India is in the Geography of the Alexandrian scholar, Ptolemy, who flourished in the middle of the second century A.D. He refers to the ... Read more

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    The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero

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    The true story of the US Army legend who organized "Blackburn's Headhunters" against Japan in WWII and went on to initiate Special Forces operations in Vietnam.The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942—illuminating the white flags of surrender against the dark sky. Outnumbered and outgunned, remnants of the American-Philippine army surrendered to the forces of the Rising Sun. Yet ... Read more

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  • Freedom from Fear

    And Other Writings

    by Aung San Suu Kyi ...
    Freedom from Fear - collected writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi's collected writings - edited by her late husband, whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting Burma as he was dying of cancer - reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow Burmese people, and her concern about the need for international co-operation in the continuing fight ... Read more

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  • Night, Again

    Contemporary Fiction from Vietnam

    Edited by Linh Dinh ...
    A couple's scheme to get rich by killing their father backfires, leaving them in charge of a cripple. In heaven, a baby, dead through neglect, tells his playmates: "Life down there is just one long sleep." A young soldier, saved by a stranger, can never again find her to thank her. A man carries a massive clock. Using a variety of techniques and styles, in this collection of twelve short stories ... Read more

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  • House in Bali

    by Colin McPhee ...
    This is a book about passion, obsession and discovery in an amazing land, but also about the voyage of a highly talented composer and writer.A House in Bali remains one of the most remarkable books ever written about the fabled island of Bali. This classic book tells the story of Balinese culture through a history of Balinese music.First published in 1947, it tells the story of the writer and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • In the Time of Madness

    Indonesia on the Edge of Chaos

    by Richard Lloyd Parry ...
    From the acclaimed author of People Who Eat Darkness comes this "deeply felt" account of Indonesia at the crossroads of freedom and terror ( Time, Asia).In the last years of the twentieth century, foreign correspondent Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in the vast island nation of Indonesia, one of the most alluring, mysterious, and violent countries in the world. For thirty-two years, it had been ... Read more

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  • Outrage: Burma's Struggle for Democracy

    by Bertil Lintner ...
    In 1988 Burma (now Myanmar) exploded. People rose up against their government in a massive and nationwide expression of outrage at the regime's ruinous economic policies and repressive politics. The protests were suppressed by violence on a scale even more brutal than the Chinese suppression of the demonstrations in and around Tiananmen Square the following year. Outrage is the result of many ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Exciting Malaysia

    A Visual Journey

    by S. l. Wong ...
    Lying just north of the equator, Malaysia comprises Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. A blend of East and West, of different lifestyles, cuisines, architectural styles, peoples, religions, and attitudes, Malaysia is a fascinating and at times bewildering country. The dynamism of Malaysia's cities contrasts with the tranquility of the country's diverse ... Read more

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  • First Blood for the Flying Tigers: Twelve Days after Pearl Harbor, a Band of American Mercenaries Took Their Revenge on the Empire of Japan

    by Daniel Ford ...
    When Japanese planes laid waste to Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, the United States had just one air combat unit on the continent of Asia. That was the 1st American Volunteer Group - sponsored by the White House, equipped and paid by a U.S. loan, but officially part of the Chinese Air Force. On December 20, this band of mercenaries won immortality over the city of Kunming as the ... Read more

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  • The Birth of Vietnamese Political Journalism

    Saigon, 1916-1930

    by Philippe Peycam ...
    Philippe M. F. Peycam completes the first ever English-language study of Vietnam's emerging political press and its resistance to colonialism. Published in the decade that preceded the Communist Party's founding, this journalistic phenomenon established a space for public, political contestation that fundamentally changed Vietnamese attitudes and the outlook of Southeast Asia.Peycam directly links ... Read more

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  • Spirit of Wood

    The Art of Malay Woodcarving

    by Eddin Khoo, Farish Noor ...
    With dozens of beautiful photographs and extensive text, this Malaysian art book is a testament to the skill and spirituality of Malaysia's traditional woodcarvers.Wood has always played a significant role in the Malay world, including the Malay Peninsula, as a means of shelter, livelihood, comfort and convenience. Among the living arts of Malaysia, woodcarving is one of the oldest, and for ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Universe Unraveling

    American Foreign Policy in Cold War Laos

    by Seth S. Jacobs ...
    Series series The United States in the World
    During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, Laos was positioned to become a major front in the Cold War. Yet American policymakers ultimately chose to resist communism in neighboring South Vietnam instead. Two generations of historians have explained this decision by citing logistical considerations. According to the accepted account, Laos's landlocked, mountainous terrain made the kingdom ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD