Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the ...
 Late 80s Asia: Pico Iyer has written an interesting set of annecdotes on Asia during the late 80s boom years. It covers the isolation of Burma, the sex trade in Thailand, the night life in Nepal, and everything inbetween. The book takes a deeper view [... more]
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In The Empire of Genghis Khan: An Amazing Odyssey ...
condescending: I couldn't put this book down, i'll give it that much. But I didn't always like it. While the narration was interesting and fairly well written, I felt a rather pretentious, and quite condescending air as he described the mongolians he met [... more]
$22.95
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Orientalism
absolute rubbish: It is interesting, as a brazilian, to realize Said's resentment resembles one of a similar kind which portraits Latin America as the victim of American Imperialism. Latin american intellectuals share the same hate, anger and paranoia [... more]
$15.95
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Can Asians Think? Understanding the Divide Between East ...
Read this book and climb out of the PC rut: First of all, the brouhaha over the title simply proves the author's point: Asians and Westerners view things differently. If you care at all about the world, READ THIS BOOK. Really, it's OK. Just treat it like [... more]
$14.00
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Pacific Century: The Emergence Of Modern Pacific Asia, ...
Black and white text books can cure insomnia: I had this book for a US - East Asian affairs class at my local community college. It was a decent text book and contains tons of information about Asian history and the emergence of Asian nations as [... more]
$56.00
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A Is For Asia
Enchanting!: Enhancing illustrations and informative text. A delight for children and adults alike. Covers cultural aspects across all of Asia. Starts with the letter A for Asia (half of the human race) and ends with Z for zen (unity). A is for Asia: [... more]
$15.95
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The Carpet Wars: From Kabul to Baghdad: A Ten-Year ...
Book Description: Apart from oil, rugs are the Muslim world's best-known commodity. While rugs are found in most Western homes, the story of religious, political, and tribal strife behind their creation is virtually unknown. In The Carpet Wars, award- [... more]
$29.95
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Asia: Cultural Politics in the Global Age
Book Description: This concise introduction to contemporary Asian societies goes beyond the clichés and stereotypes to explore the cultural dynamics of the region. Bringing together a range of excellent "Asian" experiences, the authors [... more]
$29.95
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Standard Deviations: Growing Up and Coming Down in the ...
Interesting and detestable characters in the world's most exotic settings: Karl Taro Greenfeld is a class A writer. While I'm too much of a straightlaced geek to have hung out with the same folks Greenfeld did, I can attest that they do exist. But just [... more]
$23.95
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East Asia: Tradition and Transformation, Revised Edition
Brian Wayne Wells, Esquire, reviews "East Asia.": This book, originally published in 1973, is authored by John K. Fairbank, Edwin O. Reischauer and Albert M. Craig. It has been revised and updated over the years so that it has remained a very [... more]
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Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times
A book on a Mongol conqueror should have more zap: OK, so maybe Morris Rossabi was right not to speak of this great Khan as "a most excellent barbarian" as if he emerged from some "sandal and Vandal" Hollywood epic. But, this [... more]
$22.95
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The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Canto original series)
Book Description: The first scholarly study of Tamerlane, the great nomad conqueror who rose to power in 1370 on the ruins of the Mongol Empire and led his armies on campaigns of unprecedented scope, ranging from Moscow to Delhi. An important [... more]
$27.99
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