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Brief History of Japan by Jonathan Clements
epub |eng | | Author:Jonathan Clements

Barely ten years separate the birth dates of the three generals who would finally end the constant warring in Japan. It is hence entirely feasible, although rather unlikely, that all ...
( Category: Asia January 27,2018 )
The Columbia History of Chinese Literature by Mair Victor H.;
epub |eng | 2011-12-24 | Author:Mair, Victor H.;

Chapter 36 TRADITIONAL VERNACULAR NOVELS: SOME LESSER-KNOWN WORKS The era of the Ming (1368–1644) and Ch’ing (1644–1911) dynasties produced vernacular works of fiction on an unprecedented scale. Apart from the ...
( Category: Asia January 27,2018 )
The Sayings Of by Confucius
epub |eng | 2007-12-27 | Author:Confucius [Confucius]

22. Ch'en Ch'eng murdered Duke Chien.[133] Confucius bathed, and went to court and told Duke Ai, saying, Ch'en Heng has murdered his lord: pray, punish him. The Duke said, Tell ...
( Category: Philosophy January 24,2018 )
Forgotten Wars by Tim Harper & Christopher Bayly
epub |eng | 2008-01-30 | Author:Tim Harper & Christopher Bayly [Harper, Tim & Bayly, Christopher]

MALAYA’S FORGOTTEN REGIMENTS Among the forsaken of empire were the vast regiments of labourers on the rubber plantations of Malaya. In the words of Selangor trade unionist C. V. S. ...
( Category: Asia January 24,2018 )
This Kind of War by T. R. Fehrenbach
mobi | | 2000-07-21 | Author:T. R. Fehrenbach

| Go to Table of Contents | 22 Changjin Reservoir Easy Company holds here! — Captain Walter Phillips, commanding E Company, 7th Marines, on a hill above Yudam-ni. THREE DAYS ...
( Category: Military January 24,2018 )
Jungle of Snakes: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare from the Philippines to Iraq by James R. Arnold
mobi | | 2009-06-08 | Author:James R. Arnold

Paths Not Taken When Lau Yew perceived that acts of terror had failed so far to drive off the British or to create Liberated Areas where the guerrilla force could ...
( Category: World January 24,2018 )
Japanese Design by Patricia J. Graham
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Patricia J. Graham

Plate 2-64 Kosode (small sleeve robe) with scenes of famous places of Kyoto, second half 18th century. Blue silk ground with paste-resist dyeing, silk and metallic thread embroidery, 157.5 x ...
( Category: Antiques & Collectibles January 23,2018 )
Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings by Morse Edward;
epub |eng | | Author:Morse, Edward;

Great attention is devoted to the window which comes in the recess used for writing purposes. The frame of this window may be lacquered, and the lattice-work and shōji are ...
( Category: Asia January 23,2018 )
The Immobile Empire by Alain Peyrefitte
epub |eng | 2013-05-21 | Author:Alain Peyrefitte [Peyrefitte, Alain]

This was not so much a report as a mirror held up to the emperor’s face, and Qianlong clearly enjoyed looking at himself in it. Two other memoranda were sent ...
( Category: Politics & Government January 21,2018 )
The Indus Civilization by Possehl Gregory L
epub |eng | 2013-06-25 | Author:Possehl, Gregory L.

The Need to Study the Writing System in Its Various Contexts Fairservis has been the most convincing voice for studying the Indus script within the context of the Indus Civilization. ...
( Category: Archaeology January 20,2018 )
Introduction to Indian Architecture by Thapar Bindia; Manto Surat Kumar; Bhalla Suparna
epub |eng | | Author:Thapar, Bindia; Manto, Surat Kumar; Bhalla, Suparna

Entrance gateway to the Jain temples at Lodurva near Jaiselmer. Architecture and sculpture complement each other superbly through intricately carved pillars and capitals and sinuous brackets that serve as strong ...
( Category: Engineering January 20,2018 )
Balinese Food by Vivienne Kruger
epub |eng | | Author:Vivienne Kruger

Saté Lilit Ikan (GRILLED GROUND FILLET OF FISH IN A BALINESE SPICY SAUCE WITH FRESH SHREDDED COCONUT) Saté lilit differs from the usual Indonesian satay, which normally consists of chicken ...
( Category: Asia January 20,2018 )
The China Questions by Jennifer Rudolph & Michael Szonyi
epub |eng | | Author:Jennifer Rudolph & Michael Szonyi

21 IS THERE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN CHINA? Karen Thornber THE SIMPLE ANSWER to this question is yes, environmental consciousness is quite strong in China, and it has grown significantly in ...
( Category: Asia January 15,2018 )
The Doctor and the Saint by Arundhati Roy
epub |eng | 2017-04-12 | Author:Arundhati Roy

▼ If one of Gandhi’s first major political actions was the ‘solution’ to the problem of the Durban Post Office, Ambedkar’s was the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927. In 1923, the ...
( Category: Sociology January 13,2018 )
Chinese Among Others by Kuhn Philip A.;
epub |eng | 2009-01-11 | Author:Kuhn, Philip A.;

Labor, Capital, and the Chinese The goldfields were a crucible in which broad issues of class, ethnicity, and ideology were fired and fused. By 1855, a miners’ convention declared that ...
( Category: Social Sciences January 11,2018 )

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