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  • In Camp with the Katchins, Burma, Illustrated.

    par H E Colevile ...
    This report from an outpost of the British Empire in Northern Burma during the last decade of the nineteenth century highlights the colonial mindset. Written for an American Audience of the period. ... En savoir plus

    $2.05 CAD

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  • The Lost Heart of Asia

    par Colin Thubron ...
    Discover Colin Thubron's journey through central asia in the wake of the fall of the iron curtain.Thubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union and documented the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Thubron is an inspirational writer, intrepid traveller and insightful observer and his The Lost Heart of Asia is an ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    par James A. Millward ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The End of the Asian Century

    War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region

    par Michael R. Auslin ...
    An urgently needed “risk map” of the many dangers that could derail Asia’s growth and stabilitySince Marco Polo, the West has waited for the “Asian Century.” Today, the world believes that Century has arrived. Yet from China’s slumping economy to war clouds over the South China Sea and from environmental devastation to demographic crisis, Asia’s future is increasingly uncertain. Historian and ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

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  • The Epic of Gesar of Ling

    Gesar's Magical Birth, Early Years, and Coronation as King

    The epic of Gesar has been the national treasure of Tibet for almost a thousand years. An open canon of tales about a superhuman warrior-king, the epic is still a living oral tradition, included on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This book is a translation of the beginning portion of this enormous corpus, covering all the events from Gesar’s divine ... En savoir plus

    $41.59 CAD

  • The Arabs of the Ottoman Empire, 1516–1918

    A Social and Cultural History

    par Bruce Masters ...
    The Ottomans ruled much of the Arab World for four centuries. Bruce Masters's work surveys this period, emphasizing the cultural and social changes that occurred against the backdrop of the political realities that Arabs experienced as subjects of the Ottoman sultans. The persistence of Ottoman rule over a vast area for several centuries required that some Arabs collaborate in the imperial ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Sceptical History

    Feminist and Postmodern Approaches in Practice

    par Hélène Bowen Raddeker ...
    A highly original work in history and theory, this survey considers major themes including identity, class and sexual difference, and weaves them into debates on the nature and point of history. Sceptical History arrives at new ways of doing history that consider non-Western history and feminist approaches. Using a wide range of historical and cultural contexts, the study draws extensively on ... En savoir plus

    $83.81 CAD

  • China's Security State

    Philosophy, Evolution, and Politics

    par Xuezhi Guo ...
    China's Security State describes the creation, evolution, and development of Chinese security and intelligence agencies as well as their role in influencing Chinese Communist Party politics throughout the party's history. Xuezhi Guo investigates patterns of leadership politics from the vantage point of security and intelligence organization and operation by providing new evidence and offering ... En savoir plus

    $53.99 CAD

  • Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West 450-900

    par Guy Halsall ...
    Collections series Warfare and History
    Guy Halsall relates warfare to many aspects of medieval life, economy, society and politics.This book recovers its distinctiveness, looking at warfare in a rounded context in the British Isles and Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire.Examining the raising and organization of early medieval armies and looks at the conduct of campaigns, the ... En savoir plus

    $83.99 CAD

  • Researches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chalaea.

    Forming Part of the Labours of the Euphrates Expedition.

    par William Francis Ainsworth ...
    Collections series Elibron Classics
    Replica of 1838 edition by John W. Parker, London. With color illustrations.
PDF maps are available as a free download.
William Francis Ainsworth (1807–1896), an English surgeon, traveller, geographer and geologist, known also as a writer and editor. In 1836 William Francis Ainsworth was placed in charge of an expedition to the Christians of Chaldaea, which was sent out by the Royal Geographical ... En savoir plus

    $13.73 CAD

  • Translation as Citation

    Zhuangzi Inside Out

    par Haun Saussy ...
    Collections series Global Asias
    This volume examines translation from many different angles: it explores how translations change the languages in which they occur, how works introduced from other languages become part of the consciousness of native speakers, and what strategies translators must use to secure acceptance for foreign works. Haun Saussy argues that translation doesn't amount to the composition, in one language, of ... En savoir plus

    $77.99 CAD

  • The Alevis in Turkey

    The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition

    par David Shankland ...
    Collections series Routledge Islamic Studies Series
    This is the only volume dedicated to the Alevis available in English and based on sustained fieldwork in Turkey. The Alevis now have an increasingly high profile for those interested in the diverse cultures of contemporary Turkey, and in the role of Islam in the modern world. As a heterodox Islamic group, the Alevis have no established doctrine. This book reveals that as the Alevi move from rural ... En savoir plus

    $94.99 CAD