Asian category: 13860 books
Statecraft and Spectacle in East Asia
Studies in Taiwan-Japan Relations
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Statecraft and Spectacle in East Asia is a multidisciplinary collection of essays that explores the intertwined histories of Taiwan and Japan across the long sweep of the early modern and modern periods. Drawing on new research by scholars from Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, it moves beyond...
Traditional Japanese Literature
An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Abridged Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Haruo Shirane's critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. For this abridged edition, Shirane retains substantial excerpts from such masterworks as The Tale of...
The Magellan Fallacy
Globalization and the Emergence of Asian and African Literature in Spanish
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Winner of the 2015 A-Asia/ICAS Africa-Asia Book Prize, a global competition, for the best book in English, French, or Portuguese on any topic linking Asia and Africa.
The Magellan Fallacy argues that literature in Spanish from Asia and Africa, though virtually unknown, reimagines the supposed...
by Adrienne Boswell
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Who doesn't love chicken wings? This is a small collection of chicken wing recipes, including some Asian and Italian. Little stories go with each recipe.Find recipes for Asian Chicken Wings, Rosemary Garlic Chicken Wings with Dipping Sauces, Chinese Five Spice Tandoori Chicken Wings, and Waffles with Buffalo Chicken Wings and Blue Cheese Dressing.
Fauji Banta Singh
and other stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Riveting stories from the heart of the Vancouver Sikh experience. Set among people who emigrated in the late twentieth century, facing racial animosity and economic insecurity, and moving forward as their lives became more settled, Fauji Banta Singh gives us rare glimpses into the private...
by Richard Pegg, Tony Yang, Stephan Berwick
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
The Chinese double-edged straight sword (jian), the “gentleman of weapons,” is the focus of this e-book. There are a growing number of people interested in this fascinating weapon, its history, and its use. For your convenience, this anthology assembles the best...
Making Soy Milk and Tofu at Home
The Asian Tofu Guide to Block Tofu, Silken Tofu, Pressed Tofu, Yuba, and More: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Why make tofu yourself? Because experiencing tofu’s flavors and textures at its peak--freshly made, creamy, and subtly sweet--is the best way to explore this treasured staple. In this handbook, Andrea Nguyen, one of the country’s leading voices on Asian cuisine, shows how easy it is to transform...
Lucky Rice
Stories and Recipes from Night Markets, Feasts, and Family Tables: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
O, The Oprah Magazine's Cookbook of the Month
Yahoo! Food's Cookbook of the Week
In Lucky Rice, Danielle Chang, founder of the festival of the same name—which brings night markets, grand feasts, and dumpling-making sessions to America's biggest cities—feeds our obsession for innovative...
Filipino Homestyle Dishes
Delicious Meals in Minutes
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Cook delicious and authentic homemade dishes with this easy-to-use Filipino cookbook.
Filipino food is one of the least well-known of all Southeast Asian cuisines. Strongly influenced by the historical presence of the Spaniards, Chinese and Americans, it lacks the singular national identity...
by Carrie Wingate, John Donohue, Eliot Grossman
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
In contrast to the overabundance of writings about martial arts that are often promotional and misinformative, there are rare works by scholars that are praiseworthy for their sincere, unbiased approach to writing. This is the very definition of “scholarly.” This two-volume...
by Ken Hom
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
As a boy, Ken Hom lived hand-to-mouth in the slums of Chicago's Chinatown. Today, he is one of the most celebrated TV chefs of all time, the man who showed the British how to cook Asian food and introduced the nation to the wok.
This is the story of that remarkable journey.
Aged just...
Num Pang
Bold Recipes from New York City's Favorite Sandwich Shop
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016
100 Cambodian- and Southeast Asian-inspired recipes from New York's favorite sandwich shop
In a city with so many great sandwich joints, Num Pang Sandwich Shop is a standout, receiving high praise from numerous sources including Bon Appétit and Zagat. First opened in 2009 by Ratha Chaupoly...
Wok Cookbook: 50 delicious Wok Dishes from China, Thailand, India and all across Asia
Wok Recipes, #1
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2017
You do not have to train at a culinary art school to learn how to cook delicious Asian wok dishes. In fact, all you actually need to do is to gather up your ingredients, prepare them ahead, and fire up that wok so you can stir fry them to perfection.
Of course, it does take some practice to...
by Mathias Müller
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2017
It is always a challenge to find a meal that can satisfy your palate without making you worry about its impact to your weight. Dieters often resort to eating in small portions to maintain their healthy figure. They also try to trick their minds into thinking that the meal made them full. Unfortunately,...