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London: John Long, 1938. crease to spine,some marking to boards,book slightly twisted.Slight spotting to pages.256pp.. Reprint. Cloth. Poor/Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ASIAN WHITE SLAVE TRADE HISTORY 20TH CENTURY. more information

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Huntington, NY, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2002. The articles in this book examine the current political and economic situations in nations across Asia, particularly focusing on economic development. 180pp.. ISBN: 1590334736. Cloth/Laminated Boards. As New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ASIA POLITICS GOVERNMENT FOREIGN RELATIONS ECONOMIC POLICY POLITICAL SCIENCE GENERAL INTERNATIONAL. more information

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Kuala Lumpar: Times Books International, 1996. the definitive account of the events that resurrected Singapore - events that continue to shape the life of every Singaporean. Within a single generation Singapore underwent an extraordinary transformation. During three decades of violence and instability, Singapore was nearly torn apart by foreign occupation, political upheaval and Communist urban revolution.506pp.. ISBN: 9812047719. Reprint. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. SINGAPORE HISTORY ASIA FAR EAST. more information

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Flushing, NY, U.S.A.: Journeys, 2002. Through powerful personal narratives and photographs, this examination of the lives touched by the Vietnam War draws from the experience of those people, both American and Vietnamese, affected by the war on the battlefront and at home. Stories recounted include those of the soldiers, nurses, refugees, Amerasians, and of those who fearfully awaited the return of friends and family members. Ultimately, the stories reflect moments of history in the hope and despair that define individuals' lives. 264pp.. ISBN: 0971402051. Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. VIETNAM WAR PHOTOGRAPHY. more information

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Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.: Hackett Publishing Co., 2004. 224pp.. ISBN: 9780872209695. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No d/j as Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MONGOLIA GENGHIS KHAN HISTORY. more information

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Huntington, NY, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2001. Contents: Governing post-colonial Hong Kong and political decay; Colonial rule and Chris Patten's political legacy; Governmental response to the changing social and economic environment in the HKSAR; Civil servants, the politicised administrative state and legitimacy crisis; The chief executive, communication and legitimacy formal powers and procedure legitimacy of the chief executive; Legislature, party politics and elections; Public opinion, local government and legitimacy; Beijing's policy towards HKSAR; Political decay and its implications; Index.349pp.. ISBN: 1590330951. Cloth/Laminated Boards. As New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HONG KONG ECONOMIC CONDITIONS POLITICS GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ECONOMICS POLITICAL SCIENCE GENERAL. more information

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London: Bloomsbury, 1987. A personal account by a man whose family was forced by the Khmer Rouge in April 1975 to leave Phnom Penh. Moved from camp to camp, he and thousands of others worked in the fields becoming diseased and malnourished. To save himself, Yathay was forced to leave behind his sole surviving child. 240pp.. ISBN: 074750007X. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CAMBODIA_HISTORY REFUGEES, POLITICAL POLITICAL ATROCITIES. more information

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Huntington, NY, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2003. As India has increasingly moved to centre stage in world affairs the authors of this book discuss current issues and the historical background in order to create a better understanding of this diverse country. Chapters cover: India-US relations; nuclear weapons and ballistic proliferation in India and Pakistan; profile of India and 'facts at a glance' about India. 214pp. Includes extensive bibliography.. ISBN: 1590332997. First Edition. Cloth/Laminated Boards. As New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. INDIA UNITED STATES POLITICS DIPLOMACY HISTORY. more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. The adventures of the Englishman who opened the East. This book illuminates a Jacobean world whose horizons were rapidly expanding and a Japan that was still unknown to the rest of the world. In the winter of 1611, a letter was received by the merchants of the East India Company. The fact that it came from Japan, a forbidden and unknown land, was a cause of wonder, but even more remarkable was that the writer was an Englishman by the name of William Adams. Adams had sailed to the East in 1598, but most of his company had died by the time their ship was washed up unexpectedly in Japan. He fell in love with the barbaric splendour of the country and decided to settle. He forged a close friendship with the ruthless Shogun leyasu, took a Japanese wife and sired a new, mixed-blood family. However, his homesick letter to London inspired the merchants to plan an expedition to the Far East, wishing to trade with the Japanese through Adams' good offices. 400pp.. ISBN: 0340794674. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. JAPAN FAR EAST TRAVEL ADVENTURE EXPLORATION. more information

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Huntington, NY, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2002. Since Hong Kong's 1997 passage from British to mainland Chinese sovereignty went so uneventfully, "issues surrounding the city have virtually disappeared from the American consciousness" according to the editor. Ten contributed chapters explore issues and trends that continue to test the "two countries". . ISBN: 1590332377. Cloth/Laminated Boards. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HONK KONG CHINA POLITICS ECONOMICS. more information

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Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2004. The ancient Chinese wisdom of emperor Fu Hsi's I Ching or The Book of Changes has served as a guide to human behaviour for millennia. Pondering the highly visual images imparted in the hexagrams of the I Ching, the seeker finds complex responses to questions or situations imbedded in the multiple layers of images that must be deciphered and applied to one's individual circumstances. Among the I Ching's remarkable qualities is its capacity to speak universally through lyrical allegories of the natural and human worlds. Photographers and collaborators Janet Russek and David Scheinbaum have long been students of the I Ching. As landscape photographers accustomed to the teachings of the natural world, the relationship between their work as visual artists and their personal experiences working with the I Ching naturally led them to create this visual companion to the hexagrams. Their photographic interpretation of the Chinese Oracle -- featuring sixty-four duotone landscape portraits paired with text from the I Ching -- offers an additional metaphorical dimension to consultations with the book. 152pp.Slight mark to front d/j.. ISBN: 0890134278. D/J in Protective Wrapper. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. I CHING EASTERN PHILOSOPHY PHOTOGRAPHY. more information

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Singapore: Federal Publications, 1995. This second volume of Dr Goh's speeches (1972-77) when he was the Minister for Defence, addresses the issues Singapore faced during her growth from a struggling colony to a thriving economy. The essays focus on four broad areas: economics, industrial relations, sociology and defence. . ISBN: 9810123221. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ECONOMICS ASIA SINGAPORE BUSINESS ECONOMICS. more information

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London: HarperCollins, 2002. The autobiographical story of a young man's upbringing in a remote tribal village in Burma and his subsequent journey from his strife-torn country to the tranquil quads of Cambridge. Pascal Khoo-thwe describes his childhood and early days as a member of the Padaung hill tribe, where ancestor worship and communion with spirits blended with the tribe's recent conversion to Christianity. In the 1930s, Pascal's grandfather (and head of the clan) captured an Italian Jesuit, mistaking him for a giant or a wild beast; the Jesuit in turn converted the tribe. Paschal developed a love of the English language through listening with his father to the BBC World Service, and it was while earning money as a waiter in a restaurant in Mandalay to pay for his studies that he met the Cambridge don, John Casey, who was to prove his saviour. The brutal military regime of General Ne Win cracked down on "dissidents" in the late 1980s. Pascal's girlfriend was raped and murdered by soldiers, and Pascal, by now a student leader, took to the jungle along with an army of students. How he was eventually rescued with Casey's help is a dramatic part of the story, which ends when Pascal is admitted to Cambridge to study his great love. 304pp.. ISBN: 0007116810. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MYANMAR BURMA HISTORY MEMOIR. more information

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