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Red Star Over China by Edgar Snow Synopsis The first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorized account of Maos life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the... (read more) List Price $16.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work and Ideas by Mahatma Gandhi Publisher Comments Mohandas K. Gandhi, called Mahatma (“great soul”), was the father of modern India, but his influence has spread well beyond the subcontinent and is as important today as it was in the first part of the twentieth century and during this... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West by T R Reid Publisher Comments "Fascinating...clearly stated, interesting and provoking.... A plainspoken account of living in Asia." --San Francisco Chronicle Anyone who has heard his weekly commentary on NPR knows that T. R. Reid is trenchant, funny, and deeply... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity by Amartya Kumar Sen Publisher Comments In sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize--winning economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual and political heritage and how its argumentative tradition is vital for the success of its democracy and secular politics. The Argumentative Indian is "a... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Aching for Beauty by Ping Wang Publisher Comments The author explores the cultural history behind the Chinese custom of footbinding, why Chinese women over 1,000 years endured the practice, and why Chinese men found women's "golden lotuses" so arousing. Photos.... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tibet Turning the Wheel of Life Uk by Francoise Pommaret Synopsis An exploration of the cultural and historical roots of the Tibetan people, their customs and beliefs, and their relations with the wider world.... (read more) Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors by Frances Wood Publisher Comments Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? Chinas First Emperor (258-210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad Staff Pick In this remarkable portrait, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad recounts with brutal honesty the day to day lives of one Afghani family persevering through life in a country beset by chaos. With the assent of the Khan family with whom she lives... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Return to Tibet: Tibet After the Chinese Occupation by Heinrich Harrer Synopsis The bestselling author of "Seven Years in Tibet" presents this compelling mix of history, religion, and travel writing, which bears witness to the suffering and perseverance of the ancient civilization under Chinese rule.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Studies on China #20: Chinese Historical Microdemography by Stevan Harrell Publisher Comments Using local studies to answer global questions, this compilation challenges traditional notions concerning historical Chinese population trends. Genealogies, epitaphs, and household registers are some of the local and primary materials used to examine... (read more) List Price $74.25 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Material Child by Merry White Publisher Comments As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. The result is both... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American Crusade in Asia by Robert E Herzstein Publisher Comments This book shows how Henry Robinson Luce used his famous magazines to advance his interventionist agenda in Cold War China, Korea, Japan, and above all, Vietnam. This is the first balanced work on Luce and his influence, using hitherto undiscovered or... (read more) List Price $38.25 Your price: $3.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Bewitched the West by Lesley Downer Publisher Comments Sadayakko was Japan's most notorious geisha--and its first international superstar. "Madame Sadayakko" is the true story of this extraordinary woman--muse to writers, artists, and fashion designers. Her adventures lift the veil on the secretive world of... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan by Giles Milton Publisher Comments With all the adventure and bloodcurdling battle scenes of his earlier book, "Nathaniel's Nutmeg," an acclaimed historian dazzles readers with the true story of William Adams, the first Englishman to set foot in Japan (and the inspiration for James... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.75 Used - Trade Paper
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The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani Publisher Comments The key book on India in the postnuclear era, with a new Introduction by the author.Our appreciation of the importance of India can only increase in light of the recent revelations of its nuclear capabilities. Sunil Khilnani's exciting, timely study... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Introducing Japan by Donald Richie Publisher Comments From the metropolitan bustle of busy, modern Tokyo to the serenity of classical Kyoto, from the northern frontier land of snowy Hokkaido to distinctly colorful Kyushu and Okinawa in the southwest, Japan is a country of striking contrasts and frequent... (read more) List Price $17.25 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Asia-Local Studies/Global Themes #3: The Country of Memory by Hue-tam Ho Tai Publisher Comments The American experience in the Vietnam War has been the subject of a vast body of scholarly work, yet surprisingly little has been written about how the war is remembered by Vietnamese themselves. The Country of Memory fills this gap in the literature by... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Colours of the Mountain by Da Chen Synopsis A modern memoir of growing up in rural China, this book offers the moving story of one man's escape from hunger, poverty and ignorance, and of his supreme determination and extraordinary faith against the most impossible odds.... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India by Gita Mehta Publisher Comments In this personally charged work of reflection and reminiscence, readers are guided through India's multi-hued mosaic. A high profile writer, Mehta gives a loving but unflinching assessment of India today--entertaining, informative and wholly personal.... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Origami: Rokoan Style #2 by Masako Sakai Publisher Comments Learn how to make connected-crane origami models with this easy-to-understand pattern book. Twenty-five origami figures are shown, and the Rokoan method for creating each one is clearly explained. You will learn the secrets of using cuts together with... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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