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History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinos by Luis Francia Publisher Comments The Philippines is a country in its adolescence, struggling by fits and starts to emerge from a rich, troubled and multilayered past. From its first settlement through the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century to the subsequent American occupation... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies Publisher Comments Based on 15 years of in-depth research, "1421" traces the voyages of an extraordinary fleet of Chinese ships, whose crews actually charted America 70 years before Columbus. Four 8-page color inserts. 37 maps & diagrams.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Genocide and Resistance in Southeast Asia (07 Edition) by Ben Kiernan Synopsis Two modern cases of genocide and extermination began in Southeast Asia in the same year. Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, and Indonesian forces occupied East Timor from 1975 to 1999. This book examines the horrifi c... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip (P.S.) by Peter Hessler Publisher Comments One of The Economist's Best Books of the Year From the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy on the human side of the economic revolution in China. Peter Hessler, whom the Wall Street Journal... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventure of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton Publisher Comments The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago--remote, tranquil, and now largely ignored. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, however, Run's harvest of nutmeg turned it into the most lucrative of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Cleanest Race (10 Edition) by B. R. Myers Publisher Comments Understanding North Korea through its propaganda What do the North Koreans really believe? How do they see themselves and the world around them? Here B.R. Myers, a North Korea analyst and a contributing editor of The Atlantic, presents the first full... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Lonely Planet Thailand 13th Edition (Lonely Planet Thailand) by China Williams Publisher Comments Nobody knows Thailand like Lonely Planet. Our 13th edition will have you soaking up the sun on the island paradises of the south, trekking among the hill tribes and riding elephants in Chiang Mai, discovering the ancient temples of Sukhothai and snapping... (read more) Your price: $63.95 Used - Trade Paper
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East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia by Daniel A Bell Publisher Comments Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of "Asian values" argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. Liberal democrats in the... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $18.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia by James Palmer Publisher Comments In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sinister, sadistic, and deeply demented than Baron Ungern-Sternberg. An anti-Semitic fanatic whose penchant for Eastern mysticism and hatred of communists foreshadowed the Nazi... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana