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The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars by Andrew X. Pham Publisher Comments A searing memoir by the award-winning author of Catfish and Mandala offers a portrait of his father's experiences over the course of three wars--the French occupation of Indochina, the World War II Japanese invasion, and the Vietnam War--as he captures... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Revolution in the Village: Tradition and Transformation in North Vietnam, 1925-1988 by Hy V. Luong Publisher Comments "One of the most significant efforts to result thus far from the improvement in scholarly access [to North Vietnam].... Combining life history interviewing with archival research in Vietnam, Canada, and France, the book focuses on the village... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $18.64 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul by J. Malcolm Garcia Publisher Comments Explores the relationship between six orphans; a dog; a Muslim man; and the author, an inexperienced American journalist, thrust together in post-9/11 Afghanistan, in book that shows how profoundly the country changed the author.... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $19.48 Google eBooks - Electronic
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China by Robert André LaFleur Publisher Comments An up-to-date, concise examination of China--past and present--providing detailed information on a country whose substantial impact on the global economy and consumer culture continues to grow.... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $75.44 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Vietnam, past and Present by D. R. SarDesai Publisher Comments Recent U.S. military interventions in Kosovo and Iraq have stirred public memories of the long and costly Vietnam conflict. Scholars and strategists, military leaders and media continue to raise questions such as what motivated the Vietnamese to wage a... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $36.08 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Japan That Never Was: Explaining the Rise and Decline of a Misunderstood Country by Dick Beason Publisher Comments In this book the authors address Japan's economic crisis of the 1990s.They argue that most attempts to reconcile Japan's past success with its current problems have been inadequate, primarily because scholars fail to fully understand how Japan's... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $27.70 Google eBooks - Electronic
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External Trade Bulletin of the Escwa Region by United Nations Publisher Comments The Bulletin includes statistical data and indicators on the international trade in goods of ESCWA member countries, based primarily on national sources, with additional material provided by secondary sources. Data presented includes summary tables on... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $13.31 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Uneasy Warriors: Gender, Memory, and Popular Culture in the Japanese Army by Sabine Frühstück Publisher Comments Following World War II, Japan's postwar constitution forbade the country to wage war or create an army. However, with the emergence of the cold war in the 1950s, Japan was urged to establish the Self-Defense Forces as a way to bolster Western defenses... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $18.50 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Dictionary of Chinese Symbols by Wolfram Eberhard Publisher Comments This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese custom and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price: $34.60 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Planet India: How the Fastest-growing Democracy Is Transforming America and the World by Mira Kamdar Publisher Comments A cutting-edge exploration of America's stake in India's ongoing efforts to become a global power depicts the region as the world's fastest-growing center of technology, global economics, and democracy, outlining the challenges facing the country to... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Losing the Golden Hour: An Insider's View of Iraq's Reconstruction by James Stephenson Publisher Comments In emergency medicine, the golden hour is the first hour after injury during which treatment greatly increases survivability. In post-conflict transition terminology, it is the first year after hostilities end. Without steadily improving conditions then,... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $21.26 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Mahatma Gandhi: Selected Political Writings by Gandhi (Mahatma) Publisher Comments The first collection of Gandhi's writings to be based on the complete edition of his works, this new volume presents Gandhi's most important political writings arranged around the two central themes of his political teachings: satyagraha (the power of... (read more) Your price: $12.50 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2004-2005 by Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Publisher Comments This annual Survey reviews economic and social trends in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) region. It evaluates the region's performance in areas such as economic development, population growth, health conditions, education and... (read more) List Price $17.50 Your price: $15.53 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan by Basil Hall Chamberlain Publisher Comments An engaging collection about everything from the abacus to zoology in Japan, designed to preserve knowledge about a society that was modernizing beyond recognition. This book remains an erudite source of information about culture, history, art, religion,... (read more) List Price $11.96 Your price: $10.61 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Freeing Tibet: 50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope by John B. ROBERTS Publisher Comments Freeing Tibet is the incredible, heroic story of Tibet's arduous struggle to keep freedom alive. Timely, impeccably researched and including a 16-page black&white photo insert, it will change the way we understand Tibet.In March of 1959, a 23-year-old... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $21.30 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China by Susan Brownell Publisher Comments Click here to see an article on Beijing's Games and Susan Brownell in the Wall Street Journal. Why is hosting the Olympic Games so important to China? What is the significance of a quintessential symbol of Western civilization taking place in the heart... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $24.01 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Vishnu's Crowded Temple by Maria Misra Publisher Comments As it enters its sixtieth year of independence, India stands on the threshold of superpower status. Yet India is strikingly different from all other global colossi. While it is the world’s most populous democracy and enjoys the benefits of its... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $22.20 Google eBooks - Electronic
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North Korea/South Korea by John Feffer Publisher Comments North Korea/South Korea is a short, accessible book about the history and politics of the Korean peninsula, with a focus on the U.S. presence. The first of four sections is a snapshot of the status quo. The second section establishes a political and... (read more) List Price $7.96 Your price: $7.06 Google eBooks - Electronic
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External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region by United Nations Publisher Comments This is the 11th issue of this bulletin which offers a wide selection of trade data regarding countries in the ESCWA region. It is divided in three sections containing: summary tables on overall trade, trends and share of the region in total world trade,... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $26.62 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009: Addressing Triple Threats to Development by United Nations Publisher Comments This book studies Asia and the Pacific in 2009. Chapter I analyses the financial aspect and the impact of the crisis on Asia-Pacific. Chapter II explains the issue of food and fuel with their volatile prices. Chapter III focuses on the climate change and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $35.50 Google eBooks - Electronic
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