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Adventures and Encounters, Europeans in Southeast Asia
• J.M. Gullick
• ANTHOLOGY
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This anthology offers a diverse selection of European accounts of Southeast Asia. The writers range from 16th century explorers and mariners to 19th century naturalists and modern literary travelers.
(INS20, $49.50)
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Arts of Southeast Asia
• Fiona Kerlogue
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A handsome guide to the art, architecture, textiles and crafts of Southeast Asia.
(SEA45, $16.95)
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Birds of Myanmar
• Kyaw Nyunt Lwin
• Khin Ma Ma Thwin
• Aung Thant
• FIELD GUIDE
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A slim field guide to 350 birds of Burma, featuring 74 full-color plates, descriptive information, and a comprehensive checklist.
(BMA42, $35.00)
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Brother Number One, A Political Biography of Pol Pot
• David Chandler
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The definitive history of the Pol Pot era by the author of the History of Cambodia.
(CBD23, $32.00)
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Buddhist Art and Architecture
• Robert Fisher
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A wide-ranging, illustrated survey of Buddhist art, architecture and iconography in the excellent World of Art series. It includes examples from throughout Asia.
(ASA30, $18.95)
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The Buddhist Handbook
• John Snelling
• RELIGION
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Subtitled, "The Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice and History, " this even-handed book is a concise primer covering the history, philosophical foundation and practice of Buddhism.
(ASA08, $16.95)
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Cambodia and Laos Map
• ITMB
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A full color map of Laos and Cambodia for the traveler.
(LAO07, $11.95)
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Cambodia Map
• Gecko Maps
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A full color map of Cambodia (1:750,000), featuring useful inset maps of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Angkor on the reverse.
(CBD17, $15.95)
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Cambodia's New Deal
• William Shawcross
• HISTORY
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(CBD14, $9.95)
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Cambodia, A Shattered Society
• Mark W. Mcleod
• Marie Martin
• HISTORY
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A political and cultural history of post-Pol Pot Cambodia.
(CBD22, $65.00)
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Cambodian Culture Since 1975
• May Ebihara
• HISTORY
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A discussion of the fate of Cambodian culture since the violence of Pol Pot's regime.
(CBD21, $22.95)
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Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors
• Dith Pran
• Ben Kiernan
• Kim DePaul
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A series of eyewitness testimonies of the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s. Dith Pran, the photojournalist whose story was told in the film The Killing Fields, compiled 29 accounts, all told by people who were children during Khmer Rouge's reign of terror.
(CBD33, $18.00)
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The Civilization of Angkor
• Charles Higham
• HISTORY
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A concise history of the origins, development and rise of the kingdom of Angkor by a leading archaeologist. It's an up-to-date, accessible overview of the civilization from prehistory through the fall of Angkor in 1431.
(CBD26, $21.95)
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The Ends of the Earth, A Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An insightful, opinionated odyssey to some of the world's poorer and more troubled nations.
(WLD26, $16.00)
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Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
• Jack O'Tailan
• Claire Boobbyer
• John Colet
• Andrew Spooner
• GUIDEBOOK
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With practical information on attractions, transportation, food, activities and lodgings. Includes Bangkok.
(SEA52, $24.95)
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A Fortune-Teller Told Me, Earthbound Travels in the Far East
• Tizanio Terzani
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A peripatetic journalist sets off to Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Japan and other far-flung destinations in this warm, anecdotal account.
(SEA35, $14.95)
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A History of Cambodia
• David Chandler
• HISTORY
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An excellent, scholarly history from early civilization through the rise of Angkor, French colonial period, Vietnamization of Cambodia, Khmer Rouge and Coup de Force of 1997.
(CBD27, $35.00)
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In Search of Southeast Asia: a Modern History
• David P. Chandler
• David J. Steinberg
• HISTORY
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An outstanding scholarly overview of Southeast Asia's social, economic and political history with contributions by seven experts on the region.
(SEA18, $30.00)
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Insight Guide Southeast Asia
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
• OUT OF PRINT
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A profusely illustrated overview of Southeast Asia, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information.
(SEA51, $22.95)
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It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness
• Sylvia Boorstein
• RELIGION
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A down-to-earth, warm-hearted introduction to the basic teaching of Buddhism.
(GEN264, $13.00)
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Jewelry of Southeast Asia
• Anne Richter
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An analysis of Southeast Asia's jewelry tradition, spanning from the Neolithic and Bronze Age to the present.
(SEA25, $75.00)
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Lonely Planet Cambodia
• Daniel Robinson
• Tony Wheeler
• Chris Taylor
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive practical guide to Cambodia in the hallmark Lonely Planet style featuring maps, a handful of photographs, and a good overview of culture, history and nature.
(CBD04, $21.99)
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The Lover
• Marguerite Duras
• LITERATURE
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A haunting tale of coming-of-age in Indochina during the 1930s, beautifully evoking its setting and the complex emotions of a young girl, her family and her wealthy Chinese lover.
(CBD09, $11.00)
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Moon Handbook Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
• Michael Buckley
• GUIDEBOOK
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This guidebook, mostly focused on Vietnam, features a thorough introduction to the land, history and culture, as well as astonishing practical detail on getting around, where to go and where to stay.
(SEA09, $21.95)
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The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall
• Lawrence Osborne
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Osborne is not just interested in travel, but also in the reasons why we travel, layering his own entertaining adventures on the road from Dubai to India, Bangkok, Bali and beyond with ruminations on Shangri-La, The Grand Tour, our conceptions of the exotic and primitive.
(SEA50, $14.00)
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The Politics of Heroin, CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
• Alfred McCoy
• HISTORY
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An expanded version of McCoy's groundbreaking "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia."
(LAO09, $32.95)
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River Road to China, The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866-73
• Milton Osborne
• EXPLORATION
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An excellent modern account of a 19th-century French expedition 4,000 miles from Vietnam and Cambodia into unknown regions of China in search of the source of the Mekong.
(SEA29, $16.00)
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Rough Guide Cambodia
• Beverley Palmer
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical, comprehensive travel guide to Cambodia in the British series.
(CBD34, $29.99)
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Sanctuary, The Temples of Angkor
• Steve McCurry
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A selection of 100 stunning color photographs of the monks and the monuments of Angkor, the extraordinary carvings, and the forest surrounding the temples by a popular Magnum photographer.
(CBD28, $29.95)
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Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness
• Milton Osborne
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A critical biography of one of Southeast Asia's most important and intriguing leaders of the 20th century.
(CBD20, $17.95)
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The Sorrow of War, A Novel of North Vietnam
• Bao Ninh
• LITERATURE
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A powerful novel by a former North Vietnamese soldier, this short book captures the appalling conditions of war, alternating vivid scenes from the front lines with flashbacks from the protagonist's rural youth.
(VNM07, $14.00)
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Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia
• Jeffrey A. McNeely
• Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A meditation on the role of animals and nature in the societies of Southeast Asia. With dark humor, the authors wax philosophical about conservation issues throughout the region.
(SEA02, $18.95)
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Southeast Asia in the New International Era
• Clark Neher
• HISTORY
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A good general history of the entire region and its place in the world.
(SEA17, $38.00)
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Southeast Asia, A Concise History
• Mary Somers Heidhues
• HISTORY
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A highly readable, illustrated history of Southeast Asia, covering politics, economics, society and culture. With 131 black-and-white illustrations and 11 maps.
(SEA26, $19.95)
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When Broken Glass Floats, Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
• Chanrithy Him
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Chanrithy Him, who as a girl lost her parents and five siblings to the Khmer Rouge, explains that she wrote this moving account in an effort to "be worthy of the suffering" that she and her family endured.
(CBD32, $14.95)
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The Wisdom of the Buddha
• Jean Boisselier
• RELIGION
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A pocket-size primer of Buddhism, this book is an illustrated history of the sixth-century Indian prince and his quest for enlightenment. With 207 illustrations, 160 in full color.
(IDA55, $12.95)
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A Woman's Asia
• Marybeth Bond
• ANTHOLOGY
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These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller.
(ASA49, $17.95)
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