Tibet's Forgotten Heroes The Story of Tibet's Armed Resistance Against China Birgit van de Wijer Amberley 2010 Hardback Illustrated
In 1949, the People's Liberation Army of China marched into Tibet. At first, they were respectful, distributing food and clothing, but it soon became In 1949, the People's Liberation Army of China marched into Tibet. At first, they were respectful, distributing food and clothing, but it soon became apparent that the Chinese planned nothing less than the obliteration of Tibet's centuries-old culture, inaugurating more than half a century of oppression. The result of two years' painstaking fieldwork, this unique historical record gathers interviews with 48 Tibetan freedom fighters, bringing their accounts of atrocity, exile and resistance to Western readers for the first time. ...more
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The Dozing Shaman The Limbus of Eastern Nepal Philippe Sagant Oxford University Press 2008 Paperback Illustrated
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Revenge of the Forbidden City The Suppression of the Falungong in China, 1999-2005 James W Tong Oxford University Press 2009 Hardback
The Falungong movement originated in 1992 as a system of breathing exercises designed to promote well-being, but by 1994 had become involved in anti-gThe Falungong movement originated in 1992 as a system of breathing exercises designed to promote well-being, but by 1994 had become involved in anti-government protest. This study reveals how the Chinese government's relentless repression of the Falungong typifies its response to perceived internal threats. ...more
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Himalayan Art
Swati Chopra Lustre 2012 Hardback Illustrated
Based in New Delhi, Swati Chopra is a writer concerned with spirituality and its relevance to modern lives. In this beautifully illustrated book she sBased in New Delhi, Swati Chopra is a writer concerned with spirituality and its relevance to modern lives. In this beautifully illustrated book she surveys the diverse religious and cultural traditions of the Himalayas, whether the great monastery buildings of Tibet, the thankgas (scroll paintings) that are used as tools for meditative visualization, Gandharan sculptures such as the giant Buddhas at Bamiyan in Afghanistan, or the embroidered pashmina shawls and woven carpets of Kashmir. ...more
In 1937 Joseph Needham, Cambridge biochemist, nudist and folk dancer, fell in love with a Chinese student who urged him to visit her country. TravelliIn 1937 Joseph Needham, Cambridge biochemist, nudist and folk dancer, fell in love with a Chinese student who urged him to visit her country. Travelling to the frontiers of the ancient empire he searched eagerly for evidence to support his conviction that the Chinese had made hundreds of discoveries, from toilet paper to explosives, centuries before the rest of the world. Simon Winchester tells the story of this English eccentric whose encyclopaedic writings brought the history of Chinese technology to the West. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. ...more
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Floating World Japan in the Edo Period John Reeve British Museum 2006 Hardback Illustrated
The idea of the floating world originated in 17th century Edo (modern Tokyo); a state of licensed pleasure-seeking, 'living only for the moment, singiThe idea of the floating world originated in 17th century Edo (modern Tokyo); a state of licensed pleasure-seeking, 'living only for the moment, singing songs, drinking wine', it offered relief from the restraints of a highly regulated urban society. With 45 reproductions from the British Museum's outstanding collection of Japanese art, including prints by Utamaro, Hokusai and Hiroshige, this elegant little book offers a succinct introduction to this seductive concept and its pervasive role in Japanese art....more
Zhou Enlai The Last Perfect Revolutionary Gao Wenqian Public Affairs 2008 Hardback Illustrated
Gao Wenqian presents a revealing portrait of the subtle, shadowy and apparently submissive premier who ameliorated the excesses of the 'Great HelmsmanGao Wenqian presents a revealing portrait of the subtle, shadowy and apparently submissive premier who ameliorated the excesses of the 'Great Helmsman', Mao Zedong. ...more
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Tradition and Innovation: Proceedings of the 6th IDP Conservation Conference Lin Shitian; Ed. Alistair Morrison British Library 2007 Paperback Illustrated
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The Diamond Sutra The Story of the World's Earliest Dated Printed Book Frances Wood; Mark Barnard British Library 2010 Hardback Illustrated
In 868, six centuries before Gutenberg's bible, the Diamond Sutra was printed in China, the product of an already mature printing industry. RediscoverIn 868, six centuries before Gutenberg's bible, the Diamond Sutra was printed in China, the product of an already mature printing industry. Rediscovered in a cave in 1907, the book was brought to London where it is now one of the British Library's lesser-known treasures. In this introduction to the world's earliest dated printed book, Wood and Bernard explain the processes used in its creation and the most recent conservation work, as well as providing a complete reproduction of the freshly restored Sutra. ...more
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Beijing The Biography of a City Jonathan Clements Sutton 2008 Hardback Illustrated
Beijing is one of the most ancient cities on Earth and its long and eventful history is packed with drama and incident. This concise and accessible acBeijing is one of the most ancient cities on Earth and its long and eventful history is packed with drama and incident. This concise and accessible account charts its development from prehistory to the 2008 Olympics. It chronicles the city's fortunes under imperial dynasties and Communist rule, profiles its most celebrated residents from Marco Polo to Chairman Mao, and takes the reader on a tour of both the best- and least-known landmarks, from the Great Wall to Mao's fallout shelters. Slightly off-mint. ...more
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Ancient Thailand History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization Nicoletta Celli White Star 2009 Hardback Illustrated
Thailand has a vibrant and well-chronicled cultural history, with the different legacies of Mon, Khmer and Tai populations contributing to what is nowThailand has a vibrant and well-chronicled cultural history, with the different legacies of Mon, Khmer and Tai populations contributing to what is now recognized as Thai art and culture. This superbly illustrated volume traces those various roots, from the spread of Indian civilization into the 'Land of Gold' in the first and second centuries CE and the expansion of the Khmer kingdom of Angkor to the Chakri Dynasty and the rediscovery, during the 19th century, of Thai history and culture. Slightly off-mint. ...more
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Sidney D Gamble's China 1917-1932 Photographs of the Land and its People Sidney Gamble Acropolis 1989 Hardback Illustrated
In 1917, Sidney Gamble, a young Princeton graduate, travelled to China to undertake social work for the YMCA. Over the following decades he made severIn 1917, Sidney Gamble, a young Princeton graduate, travelled to China to undertake social work for the YMCA. Over the following decades he made several more visits, keeping a photographic record in the hope of improving social conditions. More than 150 of his superb black-and-white photographs are reproduced here, documenting a vanished world of farms and factories, boatmen and basket weavers, pagodas and temples. Beautifully presented in a cloth-covered slipcase, this superb book is a work of art in itself. ...more
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