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What Went Wrong?
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 21.99Why did the most advanced civilization in the world lose its power and fall under the domination of others? This book examines how Middle Easterners responded to Western challenges in war, technology, religion and other areas between the 18th and 20th centuries. more...
Mahatma Gandhi
Saddleback Publishing 2008; US$ 10.95Mohandas Gandhi was a small man, but he helped bring about large-scale change in the world. Through peaceful acts of disobedience, Gandhi helped free India from British rule. See how Gandhi made extraordinary personal sacrifices and be inspired by his passion and peaceful ways. Guided by Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people, this... more...
East Asia
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 30.00This new series teachers students about the most important geographic concepts and shows them how people are affected by and respond to economic, social, and political forces--"at both the global and local scales. The authors are educators who have been trained to teach geography at the high school or college levels. This series meets national... more...
Thailand
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 30.00Thailand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It also faces major challenges. Prostitution, drugs, and HIV/AIDS are significant social issues. Environmental problems include deforestation, and water and air pollution. This book investigates these issues, as well as the physical, cultural and social features of this emerging nation. more...
Complete Notes from Singapore
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2007; US$ 15.05Almost 200 years ago, an Englishman by the name of Stamford Raffles landed on the shores of Singapore and the rest, shall we say, is history. A decade ago, another Englishman came to Singapore and left behind a wholly different kind of legacy. "Notes from an even Smaller Island", "Scribbles from the Same Island" and "Final... more...
Text, Image and Song in Transdisciplinary Dialogue
BRILL 2007; US$ 138.00The papers in this volume all result from field work in the Indian Himalayas and the TAR conducted by the Interdisciplinary Research Unit, Austrian Science Fund. While the research goals were established within the framework of transdisciplinary research, each scholar approaches scientific problems according to the methodologies associated with their... more...
Dutch East India Company Merchants at the Court of Ayutthaya
BRILL 2007; US$ 116.00Deals with the early modern Dutch-Thai interactions as told by the merchants of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) who concurrently tried to find a balance between their 'partnership' with and 'sense of differences' from the Thai elite. This book presents a study of Ayutthaya's history. more...
Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815
BRILL 2007; US$ 116.00Presents a study of Dutch and British colonial intervention on Sri Lanka in the period 1780-1815. This book provides a characterisation of the functioning and growth of the colonial state in a period of transition. It focuses on the local reforms in the Dutch administration and policymaking on the island prior to the take-over by the British. more...
A Baba Wedding
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 1983; US$ 13.99About the Book The text takes the reader systematically through the wedding of Babas to Nyonyas in full traditional style. Beginning with the matchmaking process and ending with post-nuptial parties, Cheo Kim Ban discusses the significance and beauty of each ritual, highlighting the symbolism behind the paraphernalia used. The author also traces, wherever... more...
Pathways of Dissent
SAGE India 2009; US$ 49.95Sri Lanka, the Teardrop Isle, has been under international attention for more than two decades for its ethnic conflict and civil war, and recently, under intense media scrutiny for what seems like a decisive end to the civil war. While the ethnic conflict and the civil war have been the subjects of numerous academic and non-academic studies... more...









