Paul Claudel et l'Empire du Milieu.
Paris. Les Indes Savantes. 2003. Map, black and white photographic plates, 433pp, bibliography, index, paperback. Text in French. When referring to this item please quote stockid 74340. More
Paris. Les Indes Savantes. 2003. Map, black and white photographic plates, 433pp, bibliography, index, paperback. Text in French. When referring to this item please quote stockid 74340. More
Singapore. Times Editions. 2004. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 336pp, bibliography, notes, appendices, index, paperback. Volume 1 of the New Yangzi River guidebook trilogy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 79492. More
New Delhi. Kaveri. 2000. xii + 204pp, index, dustjacket, good copy in dustjacket worn at extremities. 18 papers of Tibetan interest including "Personal Observations on Tibetan Language and Literature" - Lama Chimpa; "A Glimpse of the Tibetan Lexicography" - Kalpika Mukherjee; "Prof. Tucci's Work in the Field of Buddhist Logic"..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2023. Black and white photographic illustrations, xviii + 295pp, index. Paperback. New. "This collection of essays on the music of migrant minorities in and from Japan examines the central role music plays in the ongoing adjustment, conciliation and transformation of newcomers and "hosts" alike. It is the..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2014. Black and white photographic illustrations and diagrams, xxvii + 261pp, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback. "Hidden at the margins of Burmese Buddhism and culture, the cults of the weikzaweikza in relation to the Vipassana insight meditation movement and conventional Buddhist practices, as well as the contemporary rise..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2012. 244pp, bibliography, index, paperback. On the eve of the war against the South Vietnamese regime in 1964, the communist party strove to carve out a new productivist and political elite from the towns and villages of the country. According to a categorization of patriotic exemplarity devised..... More
Singapore. NUS Press, 2020. Map, black and white illustrations, xvi + 430pp, index, paperback. Chinese glossary, bibliography, index, paperback. In postcolonial Singapore and Malaysia, Pentecostal megachurches dominate the Christian landscape, but the "big four" Protestant churches—Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Brethren—remain religions of heritage for many. Sixty Malaysian and nineteen Singaporean..... More
No place of publication. Mapin. 1999. Colour frontispiece, numerous colour photographic illustrations, 120 pp, glossary, bibliography, dustjacket. A presentation of the Goddess Parvati in all of her manifestations, with photographic illustrations of stone sculptures, bronzes and paintings. When referring to this item please quote stockid 67538. More
Italy. Happy Books. 2005. Full-page colour illustrations throughout, 192pp, index, card paperback, quarto. A second anthology of a new wave of Japanese fashion illustrators. When referring to this item please quote stockid 97290. More
Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2005. index, xiv + 252pp, paperback. "There is a growing dialogue between India and Southeast Asia. From a marginal relationship during the Cold War days to the participation of India at the East Asia summit in December 2005 has been a long journey. This..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2015. Map, black and white illustrations, xxi + 246pp, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback. In an important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Indonesian Women and Local Politics shows that..... More
New Delhi. Oxford University Press. 2002. Second Edition. xxxviii + 837pp, table of cases, appendices, index, paperback, remainder mark on lower edge. "Environmental law and policy in India affects almost all sections of society. Those most deeply affected by it are the poor. Displaced and dispossessed by deforestation and despoliation..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2023. Black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 249pp, bibliography, index. Hardback. New. "A study of interlocutor reference that significantly deepens our understanding of the ways in which self-other relations are linguistically mediated in social interaction, based on the analysis of Southeast Asian languages. Terms used by..... More
South Melbourne. Oxford University Press. 2011. Reprint. x + 198pp, index. Paperback. New. "A complete guide for classroom use and individual study. It will suit senior secondary students and beginning to intermediate students at tertiary level. Grammar is presented in an accessible and fun way by focusing on its use..... More
United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2018. 360pp, paperback. With over 10,000 fully illustrated terms arranged by theme and an audio app, Mandarin Chinese language learning has never been easier. Perfect for tourist and business travellers alike, DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionary series is by your side when buying food, talking about..... More
Australia. Allen & Unwin. 2010. Colour and black and white photographic illustrationsvii + 232 pages, paperback. Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not..... More
Berkeley. University of California Press. 2008. Maps, colour illustrations, 64pp, index. 17.5 x 11.5cm. Pocket-size atlas with several maps of China as a whole with various statistical overlays. Issued to coincide with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Although not detailed, the atlas does provide an insightful overview of the..... More
Kew, Victoria. Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2019. Black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 435pp, appendix, index. Paperback. New. "Audrey Donnithorne was born in Sichuan province, China, of British missionary parents. She is an economist and writer who has held academic posts at University College London and at the Australian National..... More
Singapore. NUS Press, 2020. Black and white photographic illustrations in the text, 298pp, bibliography, index. Attractive hardback in decorative laminated boards as published. The expression "one or two words" is used by the Toraja highlanders of Indonesia to refer euphemistically to their highly elaborate form of political speechmaking. Moving from..... More
Melbourne. Monash Asia Institute. 2003. 22pp, glossary, bibliography, wrappers stapled on spine. Working Paper 122. When referring to this item please quote stockid 74551. More
Paris. Les Indes Savantes. 2003. Map, 146pp, bibliography, glossary, index, paperback, one corner bent. Text in French. When referring to this item please quote stockid 68549. More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2018. Maps, colour plates, 586pp, index. Hardback in dustjacket. "The book focuses on the historical trajectories of Savu, an island in the Nusa Tenggara Timur province, eastern Indonesia. It blends historical and anthropological methods, using oral tradition, ethnographic observations, and archival collections. While Savu is a relatively..... More
Australia. Tekee Media Inc., 2012. Map, colour photographic illustrations, xix + 150 pages, sources, glossary, square quarto, CD, DVD, paperback. Text in Tetun and English. The publication in Tetun and English of the book Lian Husi Klamar: Musika Tradisional Husi Timor-Leste (Sounds of the Soul: The Traditional Music of East..... More
Mansfield Center. Martino. (Circa 2000). Black and white line illustrations, ix + 322pp, index. Originally published in Paris in 1900. Describes over 500 early Japanese books in the Bibliotheque Nationale, plus information on the history of engraving of Japanese books, and on individual artists. When referring to this item please..... More
Hong Kong. Earnshaw Books. 2017. Black and white illustrations, x + 251pp, bibliography. Paperback. New. "More than 300 years ago, Taiwan was a controversial topic in London thanks to a stupendous fraud perpetrated by a Frenchman claiming to have been born there. He made up an entire fantasy for the..... More