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Lafcadio Hearn

'Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, with glossary, index...and beautiful layout to boot.'Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), the son of an Irish Surgeon-Major and a Greek woman of noble lineage, who settled in Japan after a checkered career in journalism in Cincinnati and New Orleans, is still considered by many the most astute...

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25,13 €

Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees

C. L. Hoang

Finalist (Travel category), 2019 San Diego Book Awards Former Amazon #1 New Release in Vietnam Travel Guides 5-Star Rating from Amazon Hall-of-Fame Top Reviewer Have you ever wondered what Vietnam is like some forty years after the war has ended? Then come along with the author as he returns to visit his ancestral homeland for the first time after a decades-long absence.Retrace...

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13,47 €

An Artist in Japan

John La Farge

“Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, with glossary, index…and beautiful layout to boot.”John la Farge (1835–1910), traveling Japan’s interior in the summer of 1886, sees Japan in a way only he can: through the eyes of a painter, observing a vast canvas in which he discerns every color, every shade, every nuance, every re...

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25,45 €

Understanding Aikido

Jan J Sunderlin

Understanding Aikido: Essential Information and Perceptions (Special Edition) presents an historical, cultural, and philosophical look at the development of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Sunderlin focuses on the influences brought to bear on Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, and the subsequent cultivation of the latter's martial art as a vessel of Budo. The author a...

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63,06 €

Life and Death in the Korean Bronze Age (c. 1500-400 BC)

Sunwoo Kim

This research focuses on the Bronze Age in selected areas of Korea; Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi province. Two forms of evidence - settlements and monuments - are taken into account to identify their relationship with landscape and the social changes occurring between ca. 1500 to 400 cal BC. Life and death in the Bronze Age in Korea has not been synthetically investigated befor...

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108,34 €

Not by Love Alone

Margaret Mehl

Suzuki Shin'ichi, the Tokyo String Quartet, Midori - How did Japanese violinists manage to revolutionize violin teaching, win international competitions, conquer Western concert stages, study at world-famous conservatoires and take up positions in leading orchestras and prestigious music faculties? What enabled the Japanese to master Western classical music within a few decades...

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29,32 €

Name Construction in Mediæval Japan

Solveig Throndardottir

Name Construction in Mediæval Japan examines Japanese names from earliest records to the close of the medieval period in 1600. Like ancient Greek or Latin names or Arabic names, ancient and medieval Japanese names express the social role of the individual in Japanese society. The main text and accompanying notes provide a guide to the origin and social role of formal names, com...

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47,55 €

The Moon Year - A Record of Chinese Customs and Festivals

Igor Mitrophanow / Juliet Bredon

The Moon Year is a facinating recording the mysterious and somewhat elusive traditions of the Chinese. Juliet Bredon and Igor Mitrophanow trace their way through the intimate life of Chinese religion, superstitions, philosophies, customs, and society. Only after a year’s residence in China are the authors able to gather an intimate perspective on this age-old civilization that ...

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22,63 €

The Kushan Empire

Shane Larson

For roughly four hundred years, Buddhist art refused to show the Buddha. Then an empire founded by displaced nomads put him on a gold coin.The coin is smaller than a thumbnail. On one side, a king in a heavy nomad coat stands at a fire altar, circled by Greek letters spelling out an Iranian language. On the other, a haloed figure in a monastic robe raises his hand beside a word...

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19,70 €

Chinese Modernization in One Book

Cunliang Sun / Guangwen Xiao / Jianhua Lin

This book is an accessible guide to the core ideas behind China’s vision of modernization. The book is logically structured, rich in information, and written in clear, straightforward language. It aims to explain key concepts in a way that is easy to follow and engaging for everyday readers. By making complex theoretical ideas more relatable, the book helps readers-whether spec...

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29,27 €

The Mongols their Rise and Fall

Nehal Kaur

In the annals of history, few events are as awe-inspiring, fearsome, and transformative as the Mongol invasions. Spearheaded by indomitable leaders whose names echo with the weight of empires-Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, and their legendary generals-this was a campaign that redefined the very notions of war, empire, and power. The Mongols erupted from the steppes of Central Asia ...

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29,45 €

INDIA BEYOND AGES - Volume 1

Jayan Koodal

Indian history is far more than a succession of fallen empires and dynasties. It is a vast civilizational continuum shaped by thousands of years of cultural evolution, resilience, innovation, and human achievement. From the ancient settlements of Mehrgarh to the great temples of Thanjavur, Bharat’s story extends far beyond the limited narratives often found in standard textbook...

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23,45 €

Gleanings from Chinese folklore

Nellie Naomi Russell

A hush falls over ancient villages as dusk settles, and the flicker of lantern light draws families close to hear stories spun from the heart of China’s cultural heritage. Within these pages, readers are invited into a world shaped by centuries of oral tradition, where Chinese folklore stories come alive-tales of clever fox spirits, legendary emperors, and humble villagers whos...

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17,67 €

La Giunca delle Stelle

Fei Xin / Thierry Ruolz

Nel 1409, sotto il regno dell’imperatore Yongle, Fei Xin, nato intorno al 1385 in una famiglia modesta, giovane soldato di fortuna ma già letterato, dallo sguardo vivace e dal gusto per le parole, si imbarca sulle giunche giganti dell’ammiraglio-eunuco Zheng He. Per oltre vent’anni, al ritmo di almeno quattro grandi spedizioni della flotta del Tesoro, sotto i regni di Yongle e ...

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11,33 €

INDIAN CIVILIZATION

Hasan Kanat

This study applies the five-stage model of Retrodictive Structural Hermeneutics (RSH 2.0)-Absolute Center → Delegation of Authority → Functional Representation → Localization → Structural Inflation-to Indian civilization. The model is used as a comparative analytical framework rather than as a necessarily linear historical sequence. In comparison with the bureaucratic pluraliza...

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16,37 €

Russia and China in the Modern World

Alexander Lukin

This volume brings together articles on China-related subjects by a leading Russian China expert Alexander Lukin, written from the very beginning of his academic career up to the present day. The first was written in 1991, the last in 2026. It thus represents the culmination of Dr Lukin’s work in the field of Chinese studies over a fairly extended period of three and a half dec...

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70,74 €

Wildflowers Blooming Once More in the Killing Fields

Ray Lim

In the killing fields of Cambodia, a single wildflower blooms where sorrow once buried a nation’s dreams.Wildflowers Blooming Once More in the Killing Fields is a missionary memoir by Ray Lim, a Korean author who has lived and served in Siem Reap, Cambodia since 2018. After twenty-five years touring more than forty countries with his wife as volunteer performers spreading hope ...

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19,50 €

REMEMBERING SYONAN

SEET BENJAMIN

For 3 years, 6 months, and 29 days, the colony of Singapore fell under the dark shadow of Japanese wartime imperialism. Singapore was renamed Syonan-to or 'Light of the South' - for those who lived through it, this was a gruelling test of survival, a descent into bleakness and repression, and for some, a labyrinth of impossible moral choices.Today, the memories of Syonan have f...

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45,06 €

The Tradition and Its Heirs

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad

Who has the authority to define Islam in Indonesia-and how is that authority produced, contested, and transmitted across generations?The Tradition and Its Heirs: Genealogies of Knowledge and the Politics of Religion in Indonesia traces the evolving relationship among Islamic knowledge, religious authority, institutions, and political power throughout Indonesian history.Beginnin...

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44,03 €

Post Indentureship

Sibani Roy

Indentureship for Indian labourers was never a single story. It was harsh, painful, and often dehumanising, yet it was also chosen by many who saw in it a narrow but vital escape from crushing poverty, domestic violence, and caste based oppression. On the long, uncertain voyage across the kala pani, strangers forged bonds of solidarity that carried them through the worst years ...

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25,67 €

Veins of Valor

Dwarika Panigrahi

History is not merely a record of kings, kingdoms, and battles. It is the story of those who chose to stand, resist, and fight when surrender seemed easier.Veins of Valor takes readers into the lives of eleven extraordinary personalities whose courage, leadership, sacrifice, and determination shaped chapters of Indian history. Beyond dates and events, the book explores the huma...

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20,92 €

INDONESIA 2030

Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad

Indonesia is not on the verge of collapse. That is precisely what makes the warning signs harder to see. A country can continue to hold elections, pass budgets, expand its economy, maintain public order, and remain internationally respected while its internal capacity to detect and correct political failure quietly deteriorates. INDONESIA 2030: The Logic of State Deterioration ...

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34,65 €

The Asian Summer

Atlas A Teru

THE QUESTIONThis volume poses a question: Who are the true Asians?The answer to this question will not come from a genetic test, a passport, or a map indicating where an ethnicity supposedly originates. Asia has been invaded, formalized, and redrawn so many times that such an answer could not exist.If the question were about ancestry, it would have no stable answer, as every po...

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15,75 €

सनातन - सभ्यता, संघर्ष और पुनर्जागरण

Ajay Dhar Bhardwaj

भारत को समझने के लिए केवल उसका वर्तमान देखना पर्याप्त नहीं है। उसके पीछे हजारों वर्षों में विकसित हुई एक ऐसी सभ्यतागत यात्रा है, जिसने दर्शन, ज्ञान, विज्ञान, साहित्य, कला, समाज और आध्यात्मिक चिंतन को अनेक रूपों में प्रभावित किया।’सनातन: सभ्यता, संघर्ष और पुनर्जागरण’ इसी यात्रा को समझने का एक प्रयास है।यह पुस्तक सनातन को केवल धार्मिक आस्था के रूप में नहीं, बल्कि एक जीवित सभ्यताग...

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17,39 €

Darwin’s Lock

Joshua Cooper Ramo

There is no more urgent question in global affairs today: Can the United States and China find a way to coexist-or are they on a collision course that threatens the entire planet?In Darwin’s Lock, Joshua Cooper Ramo offers a brilliant new analysis of the most important geopolitical relationship of our time. Beginning with Charles Darwin’s concept of evolution-widely considered ...

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15,19 €

皇权经济与计划经济

Shuchun Fan

《皇权经济与计划经济》是一部从历史、制度与个人经验出发，对中国传统皇权经济与现代计划经济进行比较观察的思想评论著作。作者提出'皇权经济'这一核心概念，将秦以后长期存在于中国传统社会中的经济运行方式置于皇权专制的政治结构下重新审视，从土地与资源控制、官营经济、重农抑商、户籍与路引、财政制度、商业政策以及普通百姓的经济负担等方面，分析政治权力如何介入资源配置与社会经济生活。在此基础上，本书进一步考察中国计划经济时期的所有制、统购统销、票证制度、国有经济、民营经济、户籍管理以及城乡居民的实际生活，并将两种经济体制置于同一框架中，从所有制、个人自由度、民生状况和社会管理成本等维度展开比较。作者是共和国同龄人，出生并成长于中国东部沿海农村，亲历物资匮乏和计划供应年代，后来又因求学进入城市。因此，本书既有对历史资料与经济制度的梳理，也融入了一代人的生活记忆与个人...

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32,48 €

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