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Rise of the Tang Dynasty by Julian Romane
epub |eng | 2018-01-30 | Author:Julian Romane

References Chinese sources: Suishu, 70, 85; Jiu Tangshu, 53-56; Xin Tangshu, 84; Zizhi Tongjian, 183, 186. Fitzgerald, pp.50-59. Graff, pp.162-71. Hung, pp.61-69. Chapter 10 Tang Victorious Li Shimin Weighs Tang’s ...
( Category: Asia June 10,2018 )
Russian Orientalism by David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
epub |eng | 2010-06-08 | Author:David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye [Oye, David Schimmelpenninck van der]

The Kazan Theological Academy was the only one of the Russian Orthodox Church’s four senior institutions of higher learning to teach Asian languages and beliefs.105 Like the city’s university, the ...
( Category: World June 8,2018 )
We Are Soldiers Still by Harold G. Moore
epub |eng | | Author:Harold G. Moore

EIGHT Back to the Hell That Was Albany Although the North Vietnamese commander, General An, had been up all night worrying about our safety and was very reluctant to continue ...
( Category: Military June 8,2018 )
Easy Money by vivek Kaul
epub |eng | 2018-06-05 | Author:vivek Kaul

8 When a Tokyo Palace Became More Expensive than California At the end of the First World War, seeing the state that Germany was in, Japanese leaders decided that their ...
( Category: Economics June 5,2018 )
Asian Waters by Humphrey Hawksley
epub |eng | 2018-04-10 | Author:Humphrey Hawksley [HAWKSLEY, HUMPHREY]

CHAPTER 13 THE UNITED STATES: WAR GAMES AND BLACK SWANS IN 1890 THE UNITED STATES REALIZED THAT IF IT WAS TO PROTECT THE homeland and its national interests it would ...
( Category: Politics & Government June 5,2018 )
Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan by Oscar Ratti & Adele Westbrook
epub, azw3 |eng | 2011-12-20 | Author:Oscar Ratti & Adele Westbrook [Ratti, Oscar]

Archery contests on horseback were especially admired by “effete” court nobles throughout the Heian period. It was during this period that the basic system of training in archery was developed ...
( Category: Individual Sports June 3,2018 )
Unfabling the East by Jürgen Osterhammel
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Jürgen Osterhammel

EX OCCIDENTE LUX The theory of despotism as a degenerate form of government has a pedigree that can be traced back to ancient Greece. The idea that a violently autocratic ...
( Category: Social Sciences June 3,2018 )
Women of the Raj by Margaret Macmillan
epub |eng | 2018-05-31 | Author:Margaret Macmillan

9 HOUSEKEEPING ‘An Indian household can no more be governed peacefully, without dignity and prestige, than an Indian Empire’, wrote Flora Annie Steel and Grace Gardiner. The management of her ...
( Category: Asia May 31,2018 )
An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban-Al Qaeda Merger in Afghanistan by Alex Strick van Linschoten
epub |eng | 2012-08-23 | Author:Alex Strick van Linschoten [Linschoten, Alex Strick van]

2) incited and commented on events 3) claimed responsibility for certain attacks 4) influenced international politics—as bin Laden attempted with his statement a few days prior to the November 2004 ...
( Category: Asia May 31,2018 )
A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present by Sumiko Kajiyama
epub |eng | 2018-05-30 | Author:Sumiko Kajiyama

Moé in Akihabara WHAT IS MOÉ? Moé is a slang expression denoting the romantic feeling, affection, or deep obsession one has towards imaginary characters. Today, the term is used widely ...
( Category: Asia May 30,2018 )
Destiny by Kōji Takazawa
epub |eng | 2017-05-30 | Author:Kōji Takazawa

He went on to summarize the Japanese student movement of the past: Our movement did not gain the sympathy of the Japanese people, nor were we successful in turning it ...
( Category: Asia May 30,2018 )
See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey Into Kim Jong Un's North Korea by Travis Jeppesen
epub |eng | 2018-05-29 | Author:Travis Jeppesen

Word quickly spreads in the tiny expat community as to our presence in Pyongyang. When we bump into a Western stranger at a coffee shop or restaurant, we’re usually met ...
( Category: Asia May 30,2018 )
Japonisme by Erin Niimi Longhurst
epub |eng | 2018-03-16 | Author:Erin Niimi Longhurst

Salt the black cod to draw out excess moisture, and leave it to stand for a couple of hours. With a clean paper towel, wipe off the excess salt. In ...
( Category: Asia May 29,2018 )
See You Again in Pyongyang by Travis Jeppesen
epub |eng | 2018-06-19 | Author:Travis Jeppesen

Word quickly spreads in the tiny expat community as to our presence in Pyongyang. When we bump into a Western stranger at a coffee shop or restaurant, we’re usually met ...
( Category: Politics & Government May 29,2018 )
Gendun Chopel by Donald S. Lopez Jr
epub |eng | 2018-05-29 | Author:Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

* * * Compassionate power of the three jewels, Reliable refuge that never deceives, Calming all illusions of meaningless saṃsāra Bless our minds to turn to the dharma. Whatever we ...
( Category: Buddhism May 29,2018 )

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