Asia category: 8064 books

For those readers wanting to get the most out of life by visiting exotic destinations, this informative *Travel Guide for Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin (Thailand) *offers readers sound advice for making traveling to exotic destinations a reality. Thailand is a great travel destination for many reasons,...

Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes,/i> explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. In addition, it offers a novel account of the war in the Indian Ocean, a busy and vital theater of military operations throughout...

Bonking Billy’s Thailand Diary (Part I) reached No.1 in Amazon’s bestseller list under the Asia category within a couple of days of its release, so there better be Part II out to the people who bought it as quickly as possible, so here it is. Bonking Billy Essex has been coming to Thailand for...

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject History - Asia, grade: B, University of Auckland (History), course: Pol 334- Between Anarchy and Chaos: Insurgencies, Terrorism and Counter-hegemonic Movements, 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In February 1917 the monarchy...

A History of Overseas Chinese in Africa to 1911 explores early Chinese knowledge of and contacts with Africa through Chinese literature on Africa and current archeological evidence, suggesting Sino-African trade existed as early as the seventh century. Li provides readers with an uncomplicated history...

From Tattoos to Textiles unlocks a rich world of secret symbols, many of whose meanings have been lost, and which are sometimes even hidden from those who make, wear and use them. It is a fascinating journey into history, geography, anthropology and art. The world of Indonesian textiles is...

Federation of Malaysia is located in South Asia. The country consists of two parts - the West - the Malacca peninsula and East - the island of Borneo. Western borders with Thailand and Singapore, and east - with Brunei and Indonesia. The area is 329,750 square kilometres. Malaysia is a constitutional...

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...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. This is a historical case study of the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979. In February 1979, China, under Deng Xiaoping's leadership, launched a ground war against the Socialist Republic of...

This new, thoroughly updated second edition of the most practical guide to Central Asia's smallest and least understood country brings to life the 'Roof of the World': Tajikistan. Enhanced trekking details and maps are included, along with more detailed practical information than any other guidebook....

**Named one of the best books of 2015 by NPR, Amazon, Seattle Times, and Shelf Awareness A few bloody months in South Asia during the summer of 1947 explain the world that troubles us today.** Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody — it was supposed...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject History - Asia, grade: 1,0, The University of Hong Kong, language: English, abstract: Before 1839, China was closed for Western trader. The only Chinese port, where highly controlled trade between Western merchants and the governmental ap-pointed merchants...

This is the first work to systematically examine the British occupation of Indonesia after the Second World War. The occupation by British-Indian forces between 1945 and 1946 bridged the gap between the surrender of Japan and the resumption of Dutch rule, and this book is a reappraisal of the conduct...

This is the most detailed guide to Central Asia's most populous country and the heart of the historic Silk Road. Strikingly beautiful yet little understood, Uzbekistan finally has a guide to inspire independent travelling, with all the in-depth practical information required, highlighting epic landscapes...