Socio

Seoul: Research Center for Peace & Unification, 1975. Second Printing. Softcover. Light soil to beige card covers, pages lightly yellowed. ; A bright, solid book, side stapled. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 67 pages; 30 years after Korea was liberated from Japan and 25 years after the start of the Korean War studies were made to understand the feasibility of the reunification of the 2 countries that once made up a whole Korea.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17442

Catalogue: Social Sciences::Asia

Keywords: Korea Communism capitalism SOCIOLOGY Social Science ASIA

AISIN-GIORO, PU YI

From Emperor to Citizen the Autobiography of Aisin

Bejing, China: Foreign Languages Press, 2005. Later Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 7119007726. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages; "First published in Chinese in 1964 and then banned by the revolutionaries ten years later, this remarkable autobiography presents the story of a man who served twice as emperor of China, once as emperor of the Japanese puppet state in Manchuria, and then underwent a complete re-education in the prisons of the Communist Chinese government, finally leading a life as an ordinary citizen.Placed on the throne in 1908 at the age of two, Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi became the tenth ruler of the Ch'ing Dynasty and the last emperor of China. Forced to abdicate four years later but permitted to remain in the Forbidden City until the Ch'ing court lost power in 1924, Pu Yi spent his youth surrounded by eunuchs, princes, cooks, consorts, tutors, and the decadent, often wild excesses of the Imperial Palace. During this time, Reginald Johnston, a Scottish district officer and magistrate of the British-leased territory of Weihaiwei in Shantung, became Pu Yi's tutor and established a bond with the young emperor that both remembered fondly in their writings.Recounting those early days, Pu Yi then describes his installation by the Japanese as puppet emperor in Manchuria, the defeat of Japan by the Allies in World War II, his imprisonment in the Soviet Union, and his eventual forced return to the People's Republic of China in 1950. Re-educated in Chinese prisons, Pu Yi learned how to dress himself, work on an assembly line, and criticize his former uselessness and pride. Pu Yi ends the account with his release from prison--pardoned by the Communist Party--and the beginning of his new life as a gardener and then as a researcher of literary and historical materials.This fascinating account not only depicts an empire in the throes of death and the zeal of a new-born regime, but also reveals the tragic story of a man who was a helpless subject of family and government turmoils and not really a ruler at all.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21614

Catalogue: Asia::China

Keywords: 7119007726 emperor China ASIA

AKIMOTO, SHUNKICHI

Exploring the Japanese Ways of Life

Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, Ltd, 1961. 1st Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, some toning of pages, DJ has short tears and light chipping, sun-faded. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Numerous B&W and color plates on glossy paper throughout the book ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages; An extensive explanation of the tradition and culture of the Japanese people to help the English speaking world understand.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21207

Catalogue: Asia::Japan

Keywords: Japan noh theater Zen buddhism confucianism taoism geisha haiku RELIGION ASIA

BARNHART, MICHAEL A.

Japan and the World Since 1868

London: Hodder Arnold Publication, 1995. Second Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0340528583. Light corner curl , bottom corner lightly bumped ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; International Relations and the Great Powers; 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 Inches; 208 pages; Japan's position as a major power in international affairs is recent, but the changes it has gone through during even so short a time have been immense. How to account for its progress from prudence, through folly, to present success is the enquiry at the core of Michael Barnhart's study. He provides a masterly account of the domestic pressures that often helped shape foreign policy, as well as an evaluation of the changing world order itself.. Very Good .

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Book number: 12911

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: 0340528583 Japan History ASIA

CHENG, T.J.

Taiwan Journal of Democracy

Taiwan: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, 2013. Paperback. Bottom fore corner bumped. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; Special issue, May 2013, ISSN 1815-7238; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170+ pages; This was issued in honor of Arend Lijphart on the tenth anniversary of the Foundation of Democracy. Very Good .

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Book number: 17255

Catalogue: Asia::Taiwan

Keywords: taiwan arend lijphart China ASIA

TIANJIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE; PROFESSIONAL GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

Green Building Design and Technologies: Experiences in Tianjin and Hong Kong

Hong Kong: China Architecture & Building Press, 2010. Softcover. ISBN: 711213109X. Only slight wear to card covers; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 253 pages; "Green Building Design and Technology: Tianjin and Hong Kong instances included: Tianjin Port sustainable building seminar series papers and lectures report brings together the views of experts and scholars from more than 10 countries. Tianjin Port sustainable building seminar series came to an end in 2009. In retrospect. this series of events in the way of constructive and inspiring to different ideas and perspectives together in order to foster and promote a variety of business relationship. The annual event was held in Shanghai. Guangzhou. Hangzhou and Tianjin. the total included and published over 250 academic papers and presentations. bringing together the opinions of experts and scholars from over 10 countries. Edited by Tianjin University School of Architecture and the Hong Kong.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16517

Catalogue: Architecture::Asia

Keywords: 711213109X Architecture tianjin Green building Hong Kong

GOSLING, BETTY

Sukhothai Its History, Culture, and Art

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0195889843. Glossy pictorial paper covered boards as new show only slight wear ; A bright, solid book ; The Asia Collection; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 156 pages; Referred to as "the cradle of Thai culture", the city of Sukhothai in north-central Thailand now lies in extensive and impressive ruins that are a testimony to a period from the mid-thirteenth to the mid-fifteenth centuries of the accomplishments of this independent city in the fields of architecture, sculpture, painting, and ceramics. Despite the historical importance ascribed to Sukhothai in laying the political, cultural, and artistic foundations for the modern day Thai state, the facts of its founding, growth, and decline have been shrouded until fairly recently in mystery, being largely dependent on an unreliable oral tradition. Drawing on twentieth-century study of scores of abandoned stone inscriptions and archaeological research, Gosling paints a rich picture of the political, religious, and cultural life of the Sukhothai period.. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16603

Catalogue: History::Asia

Keywords: 0195889843 sukhothai Thailand HISTORY ASIA

GOUDGE, EILEEN & ELIZABETH COOPER & KWEI-LI

Golden Lilies

New York: Viking Adult, 1990. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670834386. Illustrated by Zhang Qing. DJ shows some wear head and tail of spine, short tears, light rippling top of front panel. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Delightful drawings by Zhang Qing ; 7.8 X 7.4 X 1.0 inches; 181 pages; "First edited and translated by American missionary Elizabeth Cooper in 1914, and issued as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard, this two-part collection of letters has been adapted by best-selling author Goudge. The first letters, written in the 1880s, are from a young wife to her new husband, who is traveling. They provide details of aristocratic family life within the strict confines of a traditional Chinese courtyard home. The second set, written 25 years later, are from the wife to her mother-in-law and record the early-20th-century transition to modern China. Unfortunately, the editorial additions (made in the original translation by Elizabeth Cooper) today result in a lack of authenticity. Kwei-Li could have had no reason to explain certain aspects of traditional Chinese culture to either her husband or her mother-in-law." (Library Journal). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20066

Catalogue: Asia::China

Keywords: 0670834386 China ASIA

GUNTHER, JOHN

*Inside Asia

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Bottom book fore corners a little bumped. Price clipped DJ chipped with short tears and creasing, some soil. ; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Fold-out duotone map tipped in next to title page. ; 8.20 X 5.90 X 1.50 inches; 599 pages; A virtual "Who's Who" in Asia, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo, on the eve of WWII. Gunther introduces the history and national characteristics of each nation, together with the biographies of their statesmen, politicians and war lords. Full of details and anecdotes, this is a superb accomplishment. This was a very timely analysis of the Asian world in a world in flux, on the cusp of a worldwide conflagration. You must remember that Japan was in the process of a brutal attack on China and within a matter of a few years after the end of WWII, Palestine would become Israel and India would emerge from the influence of Great Britain. The Phillipines were heavily involved in the Pacific theater.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16820

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Japan, China, India, Siam Phillipines nehru Middle East WWII saudi arabia HISTORY ASIA

HILDRETH, RICHARD & ERNEST WILSON CLEMENT & WM. ELLIOT GRIFFIS

Hildreth's "Japan As It Was and Is"; a Handbook of Old Japan

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Company, 1906. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Only light wear to green cloth covered boards, circular stamped design on front board, gift notation on FFEP. Top edge gilt, hinges intact, 'containing one hundred illustrations and maps.' ; Top edge gilt, 2 fold-out maps, bright, solid book. ; Vol I only; 401 pages; Richard Hildreth (journalist and historian) originally published this in 1855 with editions in 1856 and 1861 closely following. This edition has attempted to make the information more accessible to the Western reader. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 13739

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Japan Asia History Richard hildreth

JACQUES, MARTIN

When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order

New York: Penguin, 2012. Second Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0143118005. Remainder mark bottom page edges, light wear else ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 812 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21353

Catalogue: History::Asia

Keywords: 0143118005 China Middle kingdom Trade HISTORY ASIA

PU YI; W.J.F. JENNER (TRANSLATOR)

From Emperor to Citizen the Autobiography of Aisin

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1979. 2nd. Hardcover. Sticker removal damage front panel of dust jacket, DJ scuffed with light chipping, top fore corners a little bumped. ; Volume one only. A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.10 X 5.60 X 0.80 inches; 247 pages; First published in Chinese in 1964 and then banned by the revolutionaries ten years later, this remarkable autobiography presents the story of a man who served twice as emperor of China, once as emperor of the Japanese puppet state in Manchuria, and then underwent a complete re-education in the prisons of the Communist Chinese government, finally leading a life as an ordinary citizen.Placed on the throne in 1908 at the age of two, Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi became the tenth ruler of the Ch'ing Dynasty and the last emperor of China. Forced to abdicate four years later but permitted to remain in the Forbidden City until the Ch'ing court lost power in 1924, Pu Yi spent his youth surrounded by eunuchs, princes, cooks, consorts, tutors, and the decadent, often wild excesses of the Imperial Palace. During this time, Reginald Johnston, a Scottish district officer and magistrate of the British-leased territory of Weihaiwei in Shantung, became Pu Yi's tutor and established a bond with the young emperor that both remembered fondly in their writings.Recounting those early days, Pu Yi then describes his installation by the Japanese as puppet emperor in Manchuria, the defeat of Japan by the Allies in World War II, his imprisonment in the Soviet Union, and his eventual forced return to the People's Republic of China in 1950. Re-educated in Chinese prisons, Pu Yi learned how to dress himself, work on an assembly line, and criticize his former uselessness and pride. Pu Yi ends the account with his release from prison--pardoned by the Communist Party--and the beginning of his new life as a gardener and then as a researcher of literary and historical materials.This fascinating account not only depicts an empire in the throes of death and the zeal of a new-born regime, but also reveals the tragic story of a man who was a helpless subject of family and government turmoils and not really a ruler at all.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 16528

Catalogue: Asia::China::Emperor

Keywords: China Pu Yi emperor Biographies & Memoirs ASIA

LEONG, SOW-THENG

Sino-Soviet Relations, the First Phase 1917

Canberra AU: Australian National University Press, 1971. Softcover. ISBN: 0708103952. Light edgewear and scuffing of card covers, two sets of initials on front cover ; Contemporary China papers, 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages; This study examines the mysteries of the Karakhan Manifesto, allegedly issued by Soviet Commissariat in 1919 and promising to restore to China the rights and privileges forcibly extracted by Tsarism. The Russians denied it but issued a new version. Which manifesto was the authentic one?. Very Good- .

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Book number: 16832

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: 0708103952 Karakhan Manifesto RUSSIA Tsarist China

MALHOTRA, INDER

Dynasties of India and Beyond Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

New Delhi, India: HarperCollins India, 2003. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 8172234481. Book and dustjacket show some edgewear, remainder mark bottom page edges ; Red satin bookmark bound in. A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.13 X 6.22 X 1.18 inches; 363 pages; A perceptive study of the remarkable phenomenon of dynastic rule, and a fascinating account of the Indian subcontinent's social and political history during the second half of the twentieth century. The durability and unrivalled dominance of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty mean that it has long commanded the world's attention, and guaranteed its place in history. However, it is not the only dynasty within India, let alone the neighbouring countries of South Asia and beyond. Indeed, there is a large number of clans striding the political stage in the region -- the Senanayakes and the Bandarnaikes were entrenched in Sri Lanka well before Indira Gandhi first became India's prime minister in 1966, and the Bhuttos of Pakistan have left their imprint on the country, now once again under military rule with a civilian facade. In Bangladesh, politics revolve round two competing dynasties, one led by Sheikh Hasina, the orphaned daughter of the new nation's founder-president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the other by Khaleda Zia, the widow of General Ziaur Rahman, its first military ruler. The many books on the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty have concentrated almost exclusively on the life stories of Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi who, between them, ruled the country for thirty-seven of the first forty-two years since independence. But none has tried to explain why the dynastic dispensation has taken such firm root in this part of the world or why people vote for dynastic leaders time and again. The question of whether the dynastic phenomenon is a passing phase or whether the dynasties are here to stay also remains unanswered. Inder Malhotra's book fills this gap and does so with objectivity and sensitivity. He puts the rise of dynasties in the newly independent countries of South Asia in historical perspective, and analyses why, in the Asian milieu, democratically-elected dynasties are likely to last much longer than they did in the West.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16865

Catalogue: Asia::South Asia

Keywords: 8172234481 nehru Gandhi India, Pakistan, Bangladesh Dynasty bhutto HISTORY ASIA

MARGOLIS, ERIC S.

The War at the Top of the World

Toronto, ON: Key Porter , Toronto, 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1552630897. Light general edge wear to DJ, faint remnant of previous owner's name on FFEP ; DJ in Mylar, bright, solid book ; 250 pages; The area formed by India, Pakistan, Kashmir is volatile politicaly and militarily. Margolis as a war correspondent has a unique view of the problems and possible outcomes. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12105

Catalogue: Militaria::Asia

Keywords: 1552630897 afghanistan pakistan kashmir India Militaria