Asia category: 8064 books
I of the Sun
A Journey into Southeast Asia and the Heart of Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
In terms of your place in the world, it is your actions that define you. Everymoment of your life you are always, necessarily doing something. And sothe question is – why do you do what you do?
A young man travels on a one-way ticket to South East Asia in search of freedom and everything...
Central Asia
Aspects of Transition
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2003
The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization. Influenced by South Asia, Iran, China and Russia, this region which has recently burst onto the world stage once again, guards a distinct identity. This collection by...
The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate.
Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur.
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1905 edition by the University Press, Cambridge.
The edition comes with PDF maps available as a free download.
In the book Guy Le Strange (1854 - 1933) collected information from the works of the medieval Arab, Persian, and Turkish geographers, who described...
by Stephen Black
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
A lyrical documentary about one of Singapore's most historic areas. This collection of short stories and essays reveals the influences and events that have shaped Southeast Asia and Singapore. Emphasing the food and personalities of the area, I Ate Tiong Bahru avoids the nostalgic and celebrates...
by V.T.
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Fascinated about traveling to South East Asia. Interested to learn about the cultures of the Asians? If so, you have to pay a visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam is located along the coast. People are friendly, with rich cultures. The living standard is low, and therefore you do not have to spend a...
Asian Children's Favorite Stories
A Treasury of Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book showcases many of the stories and fairy tales from Asia.
For thousands of years, parents around the world have been telling their children stories; at bedtime, over the dinner table, and around the fire. Each country has its own set...
Early Mapping of the Pacific
The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Take a journey back to the uncharted oceans with the most celebrated European explorers!
Interest in Southeast Asian history and culture is higher than ever before. Ancient cartography of Oceania holds mysteries as old as time—were these early ocean maps molded as much by fantasy as fact?...
by Alicia Klepeis
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2019
Asia is the largest of the world's seven continents and is home to many countries. Learn about the people, history, geography, and wildlife of the Asian countries. Includes glossary, websites, and fast facts.
Journey Through the Philippines
An Unforgettable Journey from Manila to Mindanao
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Journey Through the Philippines is the ultimate Philippines travel pictorial for exploring Asia's second largest archipelago, home to some of the world's most beautiful natural landscapes.
Often overlooked by travelers in Southeast Asia, the Philippines is one of the region's most exciting...
A Second Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the Years 1810 and 1816.
With a Journal of the Voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf.
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1818 edition by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London. This is an illustrated edition. This edition comes with 4 oversize maps available as a free download. James Justinian Morier (1780 - 1849) was an English diplomat and author noted for his novels about Persia....
Conflict
Journeys through war and terror in Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Nelson Rand is an intrepid adventurer. Despite the warnings and threats against his life, he journeyed into the most dangerous parts of Southeast Asia to witness the plight of the oppressed. He hiked through the jungles of Laos to interview Hmong guerillas, the remnants of the rebel army that refused...
The Pacific War
Aftermaths, Remembrance and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
The Pacific War is an umbrella term that refers collectively to a disparate set of wars, however, this book presents a strong case for considering this assemblage of conflicts as a collective, singular war. It highlights the genuine thematic commonalities in the legacies of war that cohere across...
Revival: The Jews of Asia (1920)
Especially in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
The present publication is the first that has attempted to portray the separate and progressive history of the Jews in the different countries which they have made their homes, since their expulsion from the land which they had been identified for something like thirty centuries. In these pages the...
War Crimes Trials in the Wake of Decolonization and Cold War in Asia, 1945-1956
Justice in Time of Turmoil
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
This book investigates the political context and intentions behind the trialling of Japanese war criminals in the wake of World War Two. After the Second World War in Asia, the victorious Allies placed around 5,700 Japanese on trial for war crimes. Ostensibly crafted to bring perpetrators to justice,...