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The Bangladesh Liberation War was nearing its bloody end when Colonel Ashok Tara, then a twenty-nine-year-old major, was assigned the task of rescuing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's family whic……続きを見る

Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realize. A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at ……続きを見る

This book examines two aspects of the abbreviated reign of King Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946), or King Rama VIII, of the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand. First, it discusses the royal family’s plot ……続きを見る

A Google search for a book on Vietnamese history will result in an overwhelming number about the war, which ended in 1975. This book offers an overview of Vietnamese history from prehistory to the p……続きを見る

Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia, Third Edition, introduces the emblematic music of Southeast Asia’s largest country, as sound and as cultural phenomenon, highlighting the significant role gamelan ……続きを見る

Lion City Narratives: Singapore Through Western Eyes fulfils four aims. First, it is a study of subjective Western impressions of Singapore's 145 years (1819-1963) of colonial history. The study is ……続きを見る

In The City in Time, Pamela N. Corey provides new ways of understanding contemporary artistic practices in a region that continues to linger in international perceptions as perpetually “postwar.” Fo……続きを見る

Example in this ebook HOOFDSTUK I. MANILLA EN OMSTREKEN. Drie honderd veertig jaren geleden, stelde de Portugesche zeevaarder Fernando de Magalhanes, meer algemeen bekend onder zijn’ Spaanschen naam……続きを見る

In de ochtend van 16 juli 1957 stort een Lockheed Constellation bij Biak, een eiland van Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, in zee. Slechts tien mensen overleven de crash, onder wie de complete familie De Rij……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de Vietnam, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá: • Des……続きを見る

Javanese Gamelan and the West studies the meaning, forms, and traditions of the Javanese performing arts as they developed and changed through their contact with Western culture. Authored by a gamel……続きを見る

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the British private traders who engaged in the intra-Asian trade, known to contemporaries as the "country trade", between 1770 and 1820, providing much det……続きを見る

Burma's Pop Music Industry is the first book to explore the contemporary pop music industry in a country that is little known or understood in the West. Based on years of fieldwork in Burma/Myanmar,……続きを見る

This book records some of the key civil aviation periods and events in Vietnam from Pre-WW1 until 2020. A time frame that includes the French colonial period up to the end of WW2, when Vietnam was k……続きを見る

Southeast Asia ranks among the most significant regions in the world for tracing the prehistory of human endeavor over a period in excess of two million years. It lies in the direct path of successi……続きを見る

Korea: A Walk through the Land of Miracles is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand a nation that is shaping the modern world. In the 1980s South Korea was still an enigma. Simon Winchester……続きを見る

From the author of A Captain's Duty, the New York Times best-selling account of Captain Phillips, comes the untold story of the most important rescue mission not just of the Vietnam War, but the ent……続きを見る

Dirty pictures, secret wars and human beasts. Detective Maier is back to investigate the politics of murder. When award-winning German conflict photographer Martin Ritter disappears in a boating acc……続きを見る

This book examines male dan, a male actor who performs female roles in Chinese theatre. Through the rise, fall and tenuous survival of male dan in Chinese history, Guo Chao reflects the transformati……続きを見る

In "The Mission to Siam, and Hu√©, the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2," George Finlayson offers a meticulous account of his travels in Southeast Asia during a pivotal historical moment……続きを見る

In "Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat," Edmund Roberts offers a captivating account of his diplomatic journey through Southeast Asia during the early 19th century. Writ……続きを見る

Plaine et hautes terres, lacs, fleuves et forêts, la nature impose au Cambodge cette distinction. Et le mythe accuse cette division entre le Cambodge de l'eau et le Cambodge des montagnes.... 続きを見る

This handbook explores the ways in which Islam, as one of the fastest growing religions, has become a global faith for both Muslims and non-Muslims in Southeast Asia with its universality, inclusivi……続きを見る

Il 17 aprile 1975 i Khmer Rossi entrano trionfanti a Phnom Penh, la capitale della Cambogia. Gli inviati della stampa internazionale parlano entusiasti di scene di gioia e fratellanza, di guerriglie……続きを見る

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded the Dutch East Indies, now known as Indonesia. A deceitful campaign promoting Asian brotherhood recruited and coerced young Indonesian ……続きを見る

In July 1996, President Soeharto crossed a point of no return. Small but vocal student groups were staging daily demonstrations to demand 'reformasi' - Indonesia's byword for democratic reform. Dist……続きを見る

不賣命工作，就是懶惰？ 懶惰的究竟是不屈服於殖民資本主義的土著，還是一旁坐享其成的西方殖民侵略者？ 《懶惰土著的迷思》是已故馬來西亞社會學家及思想家賽胡先・阿拉塔斯討論去殖民東南亞研究和亞際研究的經典……続きを見る

Despite recent research, the 19th-century history of domestic service in empire and its wider implications is underexplored. This book sheds new light on servants and their masters in the British Em……続きを見る

追溯研究史的意義，在於喚起人們關注那些被忽略的歷史軌跡。 台灣原住民族研究從日治時代至今已有百年以上的歷史。當代仍參考援引日治時代所留下之文獻者不計其數，卻不曾有人將此期間的研究者及其背景做過系統性……続きを見る

In 'Ge-eft Acht! Schetsen uit het Indische soldatenleven' biedt August Prell een indringend en levendig verslag van de ervaringen van Nederlandse soldaten in Indië. Het boek combineert een documenta……続きを見る