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The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass Publisher Comments US... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Southeast Asia: An Introductory History by Milton Osborne Publisher Comments Now in its 11th edition, this lively and accessible guide to Southeast Asia written by one of the world's preeminent historians of the area remains a classic in its field The first edition of this one-volume introductrion to the area was... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu by Monique Brinson Demery Publisher Comments In November 1963, the president of South Vietnam and his brother were brutally executed in a coup that was sanctioned and supported by the American government. President Kennedy later explained to his close friend Paul Red” Fay that the... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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A Short History of China: From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse by Gordon. Kerr Publisher Comments From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship, a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous country An absorbing introduction to more than 4,000 years of Chinese history, this book tells the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.02 New - Trade Paper
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Transforming India: Challenges to the World's Largest Democracy by Sumantra Bose Publisher Comments A nation of 1.25 billion people composed of numerous ethnic, linguistic, religious, and caste communities, India is the world's most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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The Faithful Scribe: A Story of Islam, Pakistan, Family, and War by Shahan Mufti Publisher Comments A journalist explores his family’s history to reveal the hybrid cultural and political landscape of Pakistan, the world’s first Islamic democracy Shahan Mufti’s family history, which he can trace back fourteen... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikotter Publisher Comments “The Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a ‘liberation. In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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The Party Forever: Inside China's Modern Communist Elite by Rowan Callick Publisher Comments A century after its underground beginnings, the Chinese Communist Party today exerts far-reaching control over every aspect of private life. Beyond it's legendary control of the internet within China's borders, even seemingly non-political domains are... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Calcutta: Two Years in the City by Amit Chaudhuri Publisher Comments The award-winning author Amit Chaudhuri has been widely praised for the beauty and subtle power of his writing and for the ways in which he makes “place” as complex a character as his men and women. Now he brings these gifts to a spellbinding... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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No Concessions: The Life of Yap Thiam Hien, Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer (Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies) by Daniel S Lev Publisher Comments New in paperback Human rights lawyer Yap Thiam Hien's (1913-1989) ethnic Chinese roots spurred him to become a courageous defender of the rights of all oppressed Indonesians. In No Concessions, Yap's fascinating story brings modern Indonesian history to... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions by Jean Dreze Publisher Comments "India is a great success story of economic growth and poverty decline, but it remains the home of global poverty, and half of its children are profoundly malnourished. This paradox of poverty and plenty poses one of the great intellectual and moral... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia by Pankaj Mishra Publisher Comments A Financial Times and The Economist Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Editors Choice A SURPRISING, GRIPPING NARRATIVE DEPICTING THE THINKERS WHOSE IDEAS SHAPED CONTEMPORARY CHINA, INDIA, AND THE MUSLIM WORLD A little more than a... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Brave New Burma by Nic (pht) Dunlop Publisher Comments Brave New Burma is an intimate portrait in words and pictures of a country finally emerging from decades of dictatorship, isolation, and fear. Nic Dunlop documents the plight of the people of Burma, from the front lines of the ongoing civil war to... (read more) Your price: $48.00 New - Hardcover
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Blocked on Weibo: What Gets Suppressed on China's Version of Twitter (and Why) by Jason Q. Ng Publisher Comments Though often described with foreboding buzzwords such as "The Great Firewall" and the "censorship regime," Internet regulation in China is rarely either obvious or straightforward. This was the inspiration for China specialist Jason Q. Ng to write an... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wu Jinglian: Voice of Reform in China: Selected Essays and Talks, 1980-2012 by Jinglian Wu Publisher Comments For more than thirty years, Wu Jinglian has been widely regarded as China's most celebrated and influential economist. In the late 1970s, Wu (b. 1930) was one of a small group of economic thinkers who broke with Marxist concepts and learned the... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Quotations from Mao Zedong by Zedong Mao Synopsis Commonly known in the West as the “Little Red Book”, Quotations of Mao Zedong contains a selection from Mao Zedongs political statements and speeches. From 1964 to 1976, Quotations was published in nearly 50 editions, in Chinese and in 37... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power (New in Paperback) (Princeton-China) by Xuetong Yan Publisher Comments "China's great thinkers from the time of Confucius are known for their profound contributions to philosophy, ethics, and military strategy. Less appreciated in the West is their sophisticated thinking about statecraft. The incessant conflicts among the... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Last Days of Kim Jong-Il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era by Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.07 New - Hardcover
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Contemporary Japanese Politics: Institutional Changes and Power Shifts (Contemporary Asia in the World) by Tomohito Shinoda Your price: $28.00 New - Trade Paper
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