Subramanian, Lakshmi

Ports, Towns, Cities: A Historical Tour of the Indian Littoral

Mumbai, India, Marg Publications, 2008. Hardcover. Illustrated cloth plates. Illustrated dustjacket matching bookplates. 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color). "The maritime profile of the Indian subcontinent has emerged in recent years as an important area of historical investigation and has revived interest in port cities, which are transit points for a whole range of new developements, from colonialism to consumption, from cosmopoitan cultural expresions to expanding economic opportunities. Central to the maritime story has been the rise and fall of the Indian city, which was the conduit for change and transformation, the crucible of culture and exchange. From teh towns of the Indus civilization and the urban centres of ancient India, to the Mughal ports and cities of colonial times, there is an underlying thread of continuity that is related to the functions and potential of urban formations, This volume profiles Indian cities along the vertices of overseas trade and thereby charts Indian maritime history from a new vantage point that does not adhere to conventional assumptions of subcontinental politics."-Dustjacket. VG/VG. Pages clean and white .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 180566

Katalog: Asian History

Sonstige Stichworte: Asian History ; Port Cities ; ;

Tokyo National Museum Of Art

Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum: Medieval Documents

Tokyo, Japan, 2014. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ gilt japanese spine printing. w/ white illustrated dj. 246, 55 pages : illustrations (some color). In Japanese & English. An edition of bright, glossy pages detailing the medieval documents in The Tokyo National Museum w/ list of plates in both Japanese and English. VG+ .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 175242

Katalog: Asian History

Sonstige Stichworte: ; Medieval Japan ; ;

Waldschmidt, Ernst

Nepal: Art Treasures from the Himalayas

New York, Universe Books, 1970. Hardcover. gree cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 160 pgs w/ bw & color plates. orange dustjacket w/ cover illustration & white printing. Ex-libris plate to cover flyleaf. Pages have occasional smudges, but otherwise, clean and bright. Also includes a 1988 National Geographic Magazine Map of Mount Everest. Good+. wear to lower cover edges. light sunning to cover edges. creasing to spine ends; bump to spine top. spine split w/ split at opening pg of textblock; textblock appears firm, pgs intact. dustjacket scuffed; spine top rubbed, creased & chipped.

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 180343

Katalog: Asian History

Sonstige Stichworte: Nepal, Art of Nepal, Culture of Nepal ; Nepal, Art of Nepal, Culture of Nepal ; ;

Wilbur, C. Martin

Slavery in China During the Former Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 25

New York, Russell & Russell, 1967. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; 490 pp; bw illustrations. Reprint of the 1943 edition. Part 2 (p. [253]-472) conists of excerpts from Chinese texts with translations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-481). Contents: List of Rulers During the Former Han Dynasty -- Han History and Society -- Historical Sources and Definition of Terms -- Enslavement -- Were Prisoners of War Enslaved -- Acquisition, Hereditary Slavery, and Manumission -- Status of Slaves -- Slave Owners and Numbers of Slaves -- Service Functions of Private Slaves -- Productive Employment of Private Slaves -- Functions of Government Slaves -- Synthesis. VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 184997

Katalog: Asian History

Sonstige Stichworte: Asian History ; Chinese History; Chinese Slavery; Han Dynasty ; ;

Young-Nan, Lee and Yi Un-hui et al.

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty: Legacies of Elegance

Daejeon, Republic of Korea, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Korea / NULWA, 2007. Hardcover. oblong, stone grey boards w/ silver printing. 283 pgs w/ color illustrations. white, pictorial dustjacket. Text in English. A beautifully illustrated photographic journey through royal burial tombs of the Republic of Korea. Near Fine. minor rubbing to lower spine corner. dustjacket has light, coffee-like stain spot; creasing to spine ends.

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 178571

Katalog: Asian History

Sonstige Stichworte: Joseon Dynasty; Joseon Dynasty Burial Tombs; Royal Tombs ; Joseon Dynasty, Joseon Dynasty Burial Tombs ; ;