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Children's reader, 32 pages, glossy colour, paperback. an informative journey into Yogyakarta. Key information about religions and traditions. Full range of sentences, and grammar notes with questeions. Suited to higher levels. Y10-Y12.

183pp, glossary, bibliography, index, sellotape marks on endpapers, small bookseller's label front pastedown, very good in hardback.

18pp, wrappers. quarto. Good copy. The story of Ibu Bud, a Jakarta street trader, who thrived when other traders were going under.

300pp, paperback. "The traditional Asian economic model was characterized by the strategy of state-directed, rapid industrial catching-up. The first-growth period for Japan was 1953-73, while that for the NIEs (Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore) was 1966-86. Between 1987 and 1996, prior to the Asian financial crisis, there was indication that Southeast Asia and coastal China had been replicating the same Asian economic model. While showing a considerable degree of success, the developmental model has its shortcomings, and the financial crisis in 1997-98 exposed the flaws in the economic and political structure. However, with IMF financial assistance, steady improvement in the trade balance, rising foreign reserves, and gradual corporate and banking restructuring, economic recovery began to take place in 1999 and 2000. This is a collection of papers presented at the Conference on "Asia in Economic Recovery: Policy Options for Growth and Stability", organized by the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, in June 1999. It discusses the issues and policy options regarding Asia's economic recovery." (Publisher's description).

Full page colour illustrations, 39pp, index. Paperback. "A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum! Tom's not only lost in time, he's lost his cat, too! Can you find Tom and his naughty cat, Digby, on every page? Packed with detailed artwork, fascinating facts about Ming Dynasty China and over 100 other things to find - from the emperor in his yellow robes to an acrobat doing a handstand! The perfect book for fans of Where's Wally! Filled with stylish artwork by award-winning illustrator Fatti Burke." (Publisher's description).

Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 125pp, glossary, list of place names, bibliography. "The Flemish gem trader Jacques de Coutre visited Southeast Asia in the early 17th century, and his lengthy account of his experiences provides a glimpse of Singapore, Johor and the Straits of Melaka during an era for which little written material has survived. This special edition, which presents highlights from the full translation, is designed to provide students, teachers and the wider public with a glimpse of this tumultuous region when it was still controlled by local rulers, and Western colonialism was just gaining a foothold. The author describes dangerous intrigues involving fortune hunters and schemers, as well as local rulers and couriers, adventures that on several occasions nearly cost him his life. The manuscripts come from a bundle of documents preserved at the National Library of Spain in Madrid that includes De Coutre's autobiography and several memorials to the Crowns of Spain and Portugal. Chapters from the autobiography have been excerpted from book I, which covers the writer's life in Southeast Asia between 1593 and 1603. A glossary and list of place names provide information about officials, goods and places mentioned in the text that will be unfamiliar to readers of English." (Publisher's description).

Edited by Maire ni Fhlathuin. 400pp, appendices, references, paperback. "Tells the story of Kimball O'Hara, an orphaned Irish boy growing up in late nineteenth-century India, and his quest for identity as he strives to reconcile his Western inheritance with the Indian life he has always known. This edition sets the novel in the context of the historical period and addresses Kipling's ambivalent relationship with Inida, the Empire's treatment of the "other" classes and races who worked to maintain the British presence in India, and the place of Kim in Kipling's career as a writer." (Publisher's description).

ix + 127pp, bibliography. Paperback. "The name of Thomas Stamford Raffles continues to be a mark of prestige in Singapore, more than 200 years after he first established a British factory on the island. Not one but two statues of Raffles stand tall in prominent sites in Singapore?s civic and heritage district. Streets and squares are named after him, and important local businesses use the Raffles name. Does Thomas Stamford Raffles deserve this recognition? Should we continue to celebrate him? Or like the image of Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, must Raffles fall? Those exercised by the discussion and debates around Singapore's 2019 Bicentennial should know that the question was considered at length nearly 50 years ago, in Syed Hussein Alatas' slim but devastating volume Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer? While publication of the work failed to spark a wide debate on Raffles? legacy in 1970s Singapore, it was noticed by Edward Said, who later cited Alatas? essay as one example of works that ?set themselves the revisionist, critical task of dealing frontally with the metropolitan culture, using the techniques, discourses, and weapons of scholarship and criticism once reserved exclusively for the European.? Nearly 50 years after its original publication, this extended essay on Raffles reads as fresh and relevant. Presented here for a new audience, Schemer or Reformer sets out the key elements of the debate in understanding Raffles' own political philosophy through the record of his actions, not just in Singapore, but in Southeast Asia in the years just before and after Singapore's foundation. A new introduction by Syed Farid Alatas assesses contemporary Singapore's take on Raffles, and how far we have or have not come in thinking through Singapore's colonial legacy." (Publisher's description).

Black and white photographic illustrations, 104pp, paperback. Features prose, photographs and verse from the 1960s onwards about a Melbourne boy who became increasingly involved in Asia. The prose introduction sets out the social, cultural and intellectual context in which this young Melbournian matured and developed from grammar school student to diplomat and author. The verse reflects an array of issues. The early verse describes the pleasures of time at the sea and the philosophical questions that confront a grammar school student. The later verse captures the impressions formed by time spent in India, Malaysia, China, Japan and other Asian countries. The focus expands from personal and romantic relationships through to diplomatic incidents and international politics, including satirical views of the often cliché-laced language of politicians and academics. The photographs of people and places are contemporary with the prose and verse and illustrate them.

xx + 359pp, notes, index, bibliography, paperback. "For over 700 years, ever since the time of Marco Polo, the world has seen China as an unrivalled opportunity for expanding trade. Century after century, businessmen have invested time and resources only to have the economy crash and their dreams turn to dust. Yet they always return. In the 1990s, foreign corporations committed over $300 billion of capital to China - more than to any other country in the world bar the United States. In this provocative, endlessly engaging book, Joe Studwell tells the story of capitalism's quest of for the greatest untapped market on earth, of the corporations for whom dream turned to nightmare and, in the light of her accession to the World Trade Organisation, of China's perennial ability to keep investors coming back." Publisher's description.

Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 220pp, paperback. "Secret Places features writers from Nepal. Through new fiction, poetry, and essays, the authors explore their complex nation and its diverse people: from caste discrimination and the exploitation of women to the shimmering world of the spirit." Publisher's description.

Translated by Vladislav Zhukov. xii + 168pp, paperback. "Nguyen Du was a Vietnamese official displaced in a dynastic shift and sent into provincial exile in the service of his new overlord. The epic poem, Kim Vân Kieu, was his most notable work during this period. This saga of a rich, sophisticated and multifaceted culture - derivative in its special way from the classical traditions of China - launches a romantic girl of good family, Kieu, into an epic of dissolution, intrigues and refined cruelty. As one picaresque episode follows another, it becomes clear that the saga of Kieu's wanderings and travails is also Nguyen Du's lament of the overthrow of the ruling house of his youth and the loss of his former state. While dedicated to its portrayal of bygone Sino-Vietnamese times, the incisive intellectual, moral and social commentary of the Kim Van Kieu still speaks to the reader across these cultural and historical distances." Publisher's description.

322pp, index, paperback. "An outstanding book which deals with contemporary and often convergent issues, carefully drawn together in a comprehensive conclusion which analyses both the overall impact of NGOs on political process and policy outcomes. An essential foundation for researchers focussing on the political efficacy of NGOs [and] an invaluable library addition for serious scholars of Philippine Studies." -- Cheryl I. McCrea, University of South Australia.

xx + 467pp, index, very good in dustjacket. "Part I deals with the Chinese trade experiences of individual countries, including Japan, West Germany, Denmark, Italy, Russia, the United States, and Hong Kong. Part II describes methods and control of trade. The various topics covered in this section include: discussions of maritime laws and practice; the problem of personal security of businessmen and trade representatives; China's foreign trade apparatus; banking practices; an analysis of state control of trade after Liberation; and a concluding chapter that places "China trade" in historical perspective with an account of the old Canton system of foreign trade. The appendixes contain copies of agreements and regulations, contracts and insurance forms." Publisher's description.

Maps, colour illustrations, 64pp, index. 17.5 x 11.5cm. Pocket-size atlas with several maps of China as a whole with various statistical overlays. Issued to coincide with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Although not detailed, the atlas does provide an insightful overview of the development of China during this period.

Maps, xvi + 287pp, index, bibliography, paperback. This book "is a major contribution to understanding the interplay of globalization and urban-regional growth in the Information Age. Equally grounded in theoretical and empirical perspectives, it offers cogent explanations on why the western Pacific Rim has become the fastest growth region in the world. The analysis, data, and conclusions offered will be helpful to scholars, planners, politicians, and investors interested in the dynamics of growth and modernization in Asia." Publisher's description.

Reprint. Black and white maps, colour photographic illustrations, 256pp, guide to National Parks and protected areas, bibliography, index, edges a little bumped and rubbed, library stamp on author's page. "The story of Mitchell's journey from the Solomons to Easter Island in the footsteps of nature and man. Travelling by canoe, boat and aeroplane, he explores the beauty and fascination of the South Sea Islands with their unique collection of flora and fauna, and sheds new light on the impact of migrations by Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian man. Each island represents an experiment in evolution by which the world's environmental future may be foretold." Publisher's description.

Map, xiii + 94pp, endpapers foxed, edges browned, corners bumped, sound copy in worn and marked wrappers, quarto. Facsimile reproduction of first edition published in 1951 by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachussets. Chapters on Geographic and Human Settings, Basic Needs and Resources, Income and Institutional Needs.

Maps, i + 31pp, good paperback copy in stapled wrappers. 30.5 x 23cm. Centre of Southeast Asian Studies Working Papers series.

First edition. Endpaper maps, maps, black and white text illustrations by the author, 384pp, index, prior owner's name front pastedown, a good copy in little worn cloth covered boards. Written in a very personal style, most likely for children. Van Loon was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1922 for The Story of Mankind - a book written for young adults.

Map, colour illustrations, 32pp, a good thin copy in original wrappers.

Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 54pp, inscription upper cover, a good copy in little marked and worn wrappers. Reprint of The Journal of the Polynesian Society Volume 73 No 2 June 1964.

Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, vii + 77pp, bibliography, index, inscribed by the author front free endpaper, a good copy in little marked and worn paperback.

Black and white photographic illustrations, 28 pp (397-424), a good copy in little worn wrappers. Volume XXVII, Number 9, May 1969. Articles on Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas; A Forgotten Record of Turkish Exotica; and Accessions from the Florance Waterbury Collection.

Graphs, 215pp, gilt lettering spine and upper cover, good copy. Examines China's economic aid up to 1973.

Maps including endpaper maps, black and white illustrations, xii + 268pp, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, spine of dustjacket trifle sunned, otherwise a very good clean copy. Examination of Honolulu, Papeete, Kororareka, Levuka & Apia.

Map, illustrations, 192pp, notes, index, minor wear dustjacket otherwise good. Capt Martin was in command of H.M.S. Grampus - 50 guns at Hawaii & on station in Tahiti & the Society Islands August 1846 to August 1847. Illustrated with water colours, wash drawings and decorative pen and ink sketches from the originals by Captain Martin.

Third edition. 100pp, endpapers and covers soiled, spine creased and a little chipped, still a good copy.

Coloured map, black and white photographic illustrations, xxii + 126pp, bibliography, notes, appendices, glossary. 21 x 24 cm.

3pp, a good copy. 33.5 x 21cm.