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  • Talking Dance: Contemporary Histories from the South China Sea

    Serier serie Talking Dance
    The South China Sea has a rich and turbulent history. Today territorial disputes in the region including China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia make it potentially one of the most dangerous points of conflict in Asia and millions of people have crossed its waters in search of safer shores. This new book reveals the ways in which the peoples of the South China Sea region have used dance ... Læs mere

    636,69 kr.

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    Earthbound Travels in the Far East

    Warned by a fortune-teller not to risk flying, the author – a seasoned correspondent – took to travelling by rail, road and sea. Consulting fortune-tellers and shamans wherever he went, he learnt to understand and respect older ways of life and beliefs now threatened by the crasser forms of Western modernity.William Shawcross in the Literary Review praised Terzani for ‘his beautifully written ... Læs mere

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  • The Mekong

    Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future

    A "remarkable" history of the great river of Southeast Asia ( Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain).The Mekong River runs over nearly three thousand miles, beginning in the mountains of Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the China Sea. Its waters are the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, and first begot civilization on the ... Læs mere

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  • Strangers on a Pier

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    af Tash Aw ...
    ‘So wise and so well done. It made me wish it were much longer than it is’ Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieFrom the award-winning author of Five Star Billionaire and We, The Survivors comes a whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage.If we are lucky we will find writing that grips us with its vitality, beauty and significance – Strangers on a Pier is ... Læs mere

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  • Instant Thai

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    Serier serie Instant Phrasebook Series
    It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication!Do you want to speak simple Thai but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting Thailand for a short time and want a Thai phrase book to help you communicate? If so, this Thai phrasebook is for you—it's the easiest and quickest way to learn Thai. It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it incredibly convenient to travel ... Læs mere

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  • Ladyboy: Thailand's Theater of Illusion

    Serier serie Cognoscenti Books
    The photographs in this coffee table e-book colourfully reveal the glamorous world of Thai transvestite cabaret. 4,000 words, 86 full colour imagesIn Thailand practically every town or village has several openly transsexual boys or men who dress as women and are born with feminine characteristics. They are known by a Thai term which translates 'Women of the Second Kind', and are also often known ... Læs mere

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  • Cambodia

    Serier serie Topographics
    Cambodia has a long and rich history, first becoming an artistic and religious power in Southeast Asia in the Angkor period (802-1432), when its kings ruled from vast temple complexes at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. The cultural influence of Cambodia on other countries in the region has been enormous, quite out of keeping with its reduced territory and limited political and economic power today.In ... Læs mere

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  • The Asian Mystique

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  • Laos

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  • Keeping On Keeping On---13---Cambodia

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  • Growing Up In British Malaya A Memoir

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  • Phnom Penh: 20 Must See Attractions

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    Phnom Penh: Discover the city of legends that date back as far as 1373.Nestled at the confluence of the Tonlé and Mekong Rivers, the once renowned "Pearl of Asia" stands a testament to the human spirit's will to overcome. Phnom Penh, a name that conjures images of unspeakable crimes against humanity, has been the national capital of Cambodia for over 550 years, thriving under French colonialism ... Læs mere

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