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On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, Br……続きを見る

Ontdek de mystieke krachten van de natuur en de ongetemde schoonheid van Indonesië in een verhaal dat je ademloos achterlaat. In "Krakatau en de Straat Soenda" neemt Edmond Cotteau je mee op een onv……続きを見る

This book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army, evolved from the colonial units created by the French. Complete with a detailed history of the command s……続きを見る

In the Philippines, the concept of Indigeneity is deeply intertwined with colonial history, a pattern echoed across the globe. Yet, its manifestation in the Philippines bears distinct features. The ……続きを見る

Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of four core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass p……続きを見る

An in-depth examination of the Samma Araham tradition, a distinctive Theravada Buddhist meditation system that emphasizes visualization, mantra, and the discovery of the spiritual bodies within us. ……続きを見る

Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal n……続きを見る

"The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi is a timeless classic on the art of swordsmanship and strategy. Written by the legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century, this in……続きを見る

Around the first century BCE, Buddhist monks formed monasteries and established relationships with kings and lay people. The rules monks live by, the Vinaya, are a pivotal source of meaning for them……続きを見る

Imperfect Partners is a unique hybrid – part memoir, part foreign policy study of U.S. relations with Southeast Asia, a critically important region that has become the central arena in the global U.……続きを見る

Scott Walker's The Edge of Terror offers a gripping account of courage, death, and survival in the war-torn islands of the Philippines. As Japanese military strategists planned their secret offensiv……続きを見る

This book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army, evolved from the colonial units created by the French. Complete with a detailed history of the command s……続きを見る

On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2,147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As the desperate bat……続きを見る

The ethnic Chinese have had a long and problematic history in Indonesia, commonly stereotyped as a market-dominant minority with dubious political loyalty toward Indonesia. For over three decades un……続きを見る

This is the first book to depict the transformation and steadiness of Myanmar’s rural socio-economy from within the villages based on my own detailed research, in relation with the regime changes fr……続きを見る

Pribble investigates the barter economies that developed in many of the labor camps established under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge abolished currency and markets in 1975, starvi……続きを見る

Auszug: "Unter den vielen europäischen Reisenden, die Indien seither besucht haben, hatten nur wenige Auserwählte Gelegenheit, in nähere Berührung mit den indischen Fürstenhöfen zu kommen. Diese Wen……続きを見る

Reveals how the persona of India's most famous emperor was constantly reinvented in ancient times to suit a variety of social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes. Blending travelogue, his……続きを見る

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family. Beg……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

Diaspora and Cultural Negotiations: The Films of Gurinder Chadha explores critical and theoretical conceptualizations of identity, globalization, intersectionality, and diaspora, among other topics,……続きを見る

Emplacing East Timor explores the relationship between the cycle of regime change and that of knowledge production, offering an alternative framework to periodize the history from 1850s to 2010s. Ki……続きを見る

Drawing on ethnographic research, Living Sharia examines the role of sharia in the sociopolitical processes of contemporary Malaysia. The book traces the contested implementation of Islamic family a……続きを見る

What martial arts are associated with Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar (Burma)? What makes them unique when compared with other Asian martial systems? This anthology is a convienent collecti……続きを見る

' Indonesie vanuit zee'  is een boeiend ooggetuigenverslag van een minder bekend stukje Vaderlandse geschiedenis: de activiteiten van de Nederlandse Marine in Nederlands-Indie in de jaren vlak ……続きを見る

This beautifully photographed travel pictorial captures the people, art, architecture, food and landscapes of the the Indonesian Archipelago. Indonesia's stunning beauty and diversity is captured by……続きを見る

With over 350 full-color photographs and in-depth text, Classic Thai showcases the finest interior design art and architecture of the Kingdom of Thailand. From the glittering chedis of Bangkok's Gra……続きを見る

Un pèlerinage captivant qui nous invite à découvrir Angkor C’est un rêve d’enfant que Pierre Loti (1850-1923) exauce lorsqu’il fait le voyage d’Angkor en 1901. En révélant au célèbre voyageur le sen……続きを見る

Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java is richly illustrated with color plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world. From the royal courts o……続きを見る

Marcelino Truong: Marcelino Truong is an illustrator, painter, and author. Born the son of a Vietnamese diplomat in 1957 in the Philippines, he and his family moved to America (where his father work……続きを見る