Asia category: 8064 books
Japan's International Relations
Politics, Economics and Security
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The latest edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and concise introduction to the most important aspects of Japan's role in the globalized economy of the twenty-first century....
by R. B. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
This book examines the history of communist Indochina, from the foundation of the Indochinese Communist Party in 1929-30 to the end of the 1970s. It explores the impact of the Japanese invasion of Indochina in 1940, and the subsequent relationship between the Japanese occupiers and the Vichy French...
Afghanistan and Central Asia
A Modern History
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
The Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the entire world, and underlined the desperate need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. Carved up and fought over by the British and Tsarist Russia in...
by NETLANCERS INC
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Collection Of Asian Traditional People Volume 1
Asia is also the origin of many of the most important and ancient world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
A Journey In Southern Siberia :- The mythology and folklore of the Buriat Mongols of Siberia.
An...
HARRY HOWARD
Memoirs of an Expat, Frequent-Flyer, Cross-Culture Golden Retriever
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
When he was 9 months old, Harry Howard, Golden Retriever, boarded a Cathay Pacific flight in Canada bound for Hong Kong. This marked the beginning of his life as an expat, frequent-flyer, cross-culture dawg, spanning ten and a half years and five countries. Harry’s journey takes his readers through...
Is It True What They Say About Black Men?
Tales of Love, Lust and Language Barriers on the Other Side of the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
"Jam-packed with humor, heartbreak, and, of course, a little naughtiness, this short memoir is sure to satisfy those who enjoy reading sordid stories and hearing about awkward encounters involving strangers in strange lands." -- Queerty "Jeremy Helligar takes the reader on an adventure...
by Henry Albinson
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Mongolia Environmental, Mongolia Ethnic and Linguistic Groups, Mongolia culture, Mongolia Economy, Mongolia Government StructureArchaeological evidence places early Stone Age human habitation in the southern Gobi between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago. By the first millennium B.C., bronze-working peoples...
Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500–130 BC
From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for Alexander...
by Paul Dixon
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Hike along one of Asia’s most stunning volcano chains before spending a relaxing evening at one of the nearby hill resorts. Visit one of the world’s great Buddhist monuments, the Borobudur, and prepared to be overwhelmed by the size of this giant pyramid-like shrine adorned with over 500 Buddha...
Temptations of the West
How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2007
A vivid, often surprising account of South Asia today by the author of An End to Suffering
In his new book, Pankaj Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on travels that are at once epic and personal. Traveling in the changing cultures of South Asia, Mishra sees the...
Empire and Environmental Anxiety
Health, Science, Art and Conservation in South Asia and Australasia, 1800-1920
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
A new interpretation of imperialism and environmental change, and the anxieties imperialism generated through environmental transformation and interaction with unknown landscapes. Tying together South Asia and Australasia, this book demonstrates how environmental anxieties led to increasing state resource management, conservation, and urban reform.
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2008
This book examines Japanese tourism and travel, both today and in the past, showing how over hundreds of years a distinct culture of travel developed, and exploring how this has permeated the perceptions and traditions of Japanese society. It considers the diverse dimensions of modern tourism including...
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes
The Ancient World Economy & the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia & Han China
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civilizations, including its powerful rival, the Han Empire.
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian...
Greenstreet and Back
A Hilarious Adventure in South East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Greenstreet and Back is an amazing, humorous autobiography that follows a journey from, a near death experience, to an incredible passage of self acceptance and realisation. The true story of painful rehabilitation dips into the black humour of facing your own mortality and the acceptance that the life...