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  • Hearn’s Japan
    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 €

  • DEVOURING DRAGON
    CRAIG SIMONS
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    18,17 €

  • Pictures in Transformation
    Luca Maria Olivieri
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    54,79 €

  • South Asian Archaeology 2007
    Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007.                     ...
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    182,04 €

  • 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 Voyage of the Damned
    James Fitzharris
    The Voyage of the Damned: Russia’s Baltic Fleet and the Road to Tsushima The voyage of the Russian Baltic Fleet to its destruction at Tsushima in 1905 represents one of history’s most catastrophic military disasters-an eight-month nightmare journey from the Baltic to the Pacific that ended in the most complete naval defeat of the modern era. This comprehensive history examines ...
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    25,69 €

  • The Chinese Dream and Law
    Shiping Hua
    Analyzes the major laws promulgated during the Xi Jinping era against a background of the politics and ideology of the Xi regime in general.The Chinese Dream and Law study situates the Chinese Dream in the modern utopianism discourse since the Late Qing, following Kang Youwei and Mao Zedong. As a tool to promote the Chinese Dream, the legal reforms during the period depart from...
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    31,94 €

  • 忆1977年高考
    Xiaolin Deng
    1977年，中国恢复高考。对无数普通人而言，这不仅是一场考试，更是一道改变命运的历史分水岭。《忆1977年高考》是一部由湖北中医学院1977级学生共同书写的纪实文集。全书收录十二篇回忆文章，作者均为恢复高考后考入同一所医学院的亲历者。他们曾来自农村、工厂和基层单位，在制度重启与时代转向的关键节点，重新走进考场，也由此走上各自不同的人生道路。书中真实记录了那个特殊年代的备考环境与心理状态：教材匮乏、信息封闭、年龄与身份差异巨大；也细致描绘了高考前后的期待、焦虑与不安，以及命运结果揭晓时的喜悦、失落与沉默。高考在这里不再是抽象的制度符号，而是切切实实影响个人与家庭走向的现实力量。作为同校同届的医学生，这些作者在回忆高考经历的同时，也回望了此后数十年的医学实践与人生选择。有人扎根临床，有人投身教学，有人长期服务基层医疗体系。他们的人生轨迹各不相同，却共同折...
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    34,83 €

  • Deccan Ke Sho’araa - Ahwaal o Aasaar
    Dr. Farooq Shakeel
    Deccan Ke Sho’araa: Ahwaal o Aasaar is a scholarly yet accessible literary compilation that documents the rich poetic heritage of Deccan Urdu literature. The book brings together twenty critical essays by renowned poet, critic, and prosodist Dr. Farooq Shakeel, examining the lives, creative visions, and poetic contributions of prominent Deccan Urdu poets.Rather than presenting ...
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    22,18 €

  • El Capitalismo Chino
    Atahualpa Campos
    China ha logrado lo que parecía imposible: combinar un socialismo de discurso con un capitalismo de acción. Esta obra invita al lector a reflexionar sobre el futuro de este modelo híbrido que redefine las reglas del poder económico global. ¿Es el capitalismo chino un modelo sostenible o un espejismo que oculta contradicciones internas? A través de un análisis profundo, el autor...
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    12,17 €

  • Justice In Chains
    sodha iqbal Kasam
    The 25 Colonial Traps from the British Raj to UNESCOThe Genesis of Legalized Exploitation The Regulating Act of 1773The story of the Regulating Act is not just a chapter in a history book it is the beginning of a systematic heartbreak for the Indian subcontinent Before 1773 the East India Company operated like a group of organized raiders However as the riches of Bengal began t...
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    11,07 €

  • UNDERSTANDING CHINA
    John Bryan Starr
    Understanding China: A Guide to China’s Economy, History, and Political Culture is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to one of the most influential nations shaping the modern world. Written by respected scholar John Bryan Starr, this fully revised 4th offers readers a clear, balanced, and deeply informed exploration of China’s economy, political system, history, and socia...
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    28,82 €

  • Bollypolitics
    Ajay Gehlawat
    Winner ofBest Monograph at the 2025 BAFTSS Awards.This bookprovides an in-depth exploration of the evolving landscape of Bollywood cinema in response to recent socio-political changes in India, including a surge in sectarian violence and the ascent of Hindutva, or Hindu nationalism, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.Through a comprehensive analysis of prominent fi...
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    50,97 €

  • Conceptualising China through translation
    James St André
    This monograph provides an innovative methodology for investigating how China has been conceptualised historically by tracing the development of four key cultural terms (filial piety, face, fengshui, and guanxi) between English and Chinese. It addresses how specific ideas about what constitutes the uniqueness of Chinese culture influence the ways users of these concepts think a...
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    44,20 €

  • The Indonesian Tragedy
    Brian May
    First published in 1978, The Indonesian Tragedy is a controversial book that argues that Indonesia’s lack of economic development is due to the blind attempt to force a Western economic model on a population, whose culture and psychology are unsuited to it. ...
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    55,91 €

  • The Black Hole
    Iris Macfarlane
    Who went into the Black Hole of Calcutta? Who came out alive? And does it matter anyway? In The Black Hole (originally published in 1975), Iris Macfarlane tries to answer these questions. She aims to fill the gap between the classic studies of Indian history and the imaginary history of the novelists. ...
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    56,49 €

  • Language Hunting in the Karakoram
    E. O. Lorimer
    First published in 1939, Language Hunting in the Karakoram describes the journey taken by the author to the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, and Karakoram, and details the author’s experiences when she resided in Hunza with her husband, Lieutenant-Colonel D. L. Lorimer, while he was investigating the Burushaski language. ...
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    56,46 €

  • A Topografia Cristã De Cosmas Indicopleustes
    Marcelo Barbio Rosa / Marcelo Barbio Rosa (org.)
    Este texto da Topografia Cristã de Cosmas Indicopleustes foi originalmente obtido da rede mundial no ano de 2003, ainda no formato texto e no idioma inglês; e o desejo de publicar, em português, esta peculiar obra permaneceu latente por mais de 20 anos. Com o advento da Inteligência Artificial, que facilitou enormemente a tradução de textos, finalmente surgiu a oportunidade de ...
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    85,80 €

  • सैन समाज का गौरवशाली इतिहास
    Anand Kumar Ashodhiya
    सैन समाज का गौरवशाली इतिहास- न्याय, सेवा और भारतीय सभ्यता के अदृश्य स्तंभों का पुनर्पाठ'सैन समाज का गौरवशाली इतिहास' किसी एक समुदाय का संकीर्ण इतिहास नहीं, बल्कि भारतीय सामाजिक संरचना के उन मूल स्तंभों की खोज है जिन्हें इतिहास ने लंबे समय तक हाशिये पर रखा। यह पुस्तक उस समाज की सभ्यतागत यात्रा को सामने लाती है, जिसकी पहचान केवल पेशे से नहीं, बल्कि न्याय, गोपनीयता, सेवा, शल्य-ज्ञ...
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    8,66 €

  • Eyes and Ears
    Michael Schoenhals
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    45,49 €

  • The Kingdom Of The Yellow Robe; Being Sketches Of The Domestic And Religious Rites And Ceremonies Of The Siamese
    Ernest Young
    Imagine stepping into the vibrant world of 19th century Siam, where the air is thick with incense and the echoes of ancient chants. This evocative travel narrative invites readers on a journey through the heart of Siamese traditions, revealing the intricate tapestry of domestic rites and religious ceremonies that define a culture both mysterious and enchanting. For decades, thi...
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    20,37 €

  • Kwasa The Cliff Dweller
    Katharine Atherton Grimes
    In the quiet majesty of the southwestern landscapes, where ancient cliffs cradle secrets of bygone eras, a tale of adventure and personal discovery unfolds. This historical fiction novel, once lost to time, now emerges from decades of obscurity, republished by Alpha Editions to captivate adult readers and historical enthusiasts alike. Set against the backdrop of 20th century Am...
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    15,37 €

  • Korean Tales; Being A Collection Of Stories Translated From The Korean Folk Lore, Together With Introductory Chapters Descriptive Of Korea
    Horace Newton Allen
    In a land where mountains whisper ancient secrets and rivers carry the echoes of bygone eras, the rich tapestry of Korean folklore unfolds. This collection of translated Korean stories, once lost to time, now resurfaces with the grace of a phoenix, thanks to Alpha Editions. Having been out of print for decades, it has been lovingly restored for today’s and future generations, o...
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    16,97 €

  • Years After Midnight
    Neeraj Verma
    This compelling narrative delves into the intricate tapestry of India’s post-independence history, exploring pivotal moments that shaped its socio-political landscape. Unlike a history book, the narration has the pace of a thriller. From the scars of partition to the challenges of integration, the narrative examines the resilience of a nation grappling with its colonial past an...
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    14,03 €


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