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![Mi Fu on Ink-stones](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/332/329/1332329332.0.m.jpg)
Mi Fu on Ink-stones
por van Gulik, Robert H.
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- New
- Edição
- Second edition
- Published
- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9789745241558
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2006. The great Song Dynasty poet and artist, Mi Fu (1051-1107), wrote treatises on painting and calligraphy, in addition to the present work on inkstones, translated here by the eminent Dutch diplomat and Sinologist, Dr. R H van Gulik. In the case of the first two works, the subjects of Mi Fu's deliberations have long since disappeared.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![The Illusion of Life : Burmese Marionettes](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/560/813/1296813560.0.m.0.jpg)
The Illusion of Life : Burmese Marionettes
por Ma Thanegi
- Condição
- Usado - Very Good +
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789748299617
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1995. More than entertainment, Burmese marionettes were used as a means of educating the audience in literature, history, religion, customs and current events. A portrayal of a rich tradition now on the brink of extinction. 108 pp., 101 colour plates, glossary. An unread copy, with small mark (glue residue?) on front cover, page borders lightly tanned. Otherwise… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![A Cultural History of Tibet](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/550/813/1296813550.0.m.jpg)
A Cultural History of Tibet
por Snellgrove, David & Hugh Richardson
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- New
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- Third, revised, edition
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- 2003
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- Paperback
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. "The civilization of the Tibetan people is disappearing before our very eyes, and apart from a few gentle protests here and there, the rest of the world lets it go without comment and without regret. Many civilizations have declined and disintegrated in the past, but it is rare that one has the opportunity of being an… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![The Traveller's History of Burma](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/542/813/1296813542.0.m.jpg)
The Traveller's History of Burma
por Abbott, Gerry
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- As New
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9789748299280
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2000. The author has edited and woven together an amazing array of descriptions of Burma by early travellers, quoting over 90 sources. Having thoroughly researched past travellers' accounts, he elegantly constructs, from these, a vivid history of the country. A compact, highly readable 'thinking man's' travel guide. 208pp., 45 colour and b&w plates, 4 maps, bibliography, index.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Mi Fu on Ink-stones](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/541/813/1296813541.0.m.jpg)
Mi Fu on Ink-stones
por van Gulik, Robert H.
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- New
- Condição de sobrecapa
- New
- Edição
- Second edition
- Published
- 2006
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789745240834
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2006. The great Song Dynasty poet and artist, Mi Fu (1051-1107), wrote treatises on painting and calligraphy, in addition to the present work on inkstones, translated here by the eminent Dutch diplomat and Sinologist, Dr. R H van Gulik. In the case of the first two works, the subjects of Mi Fu's deliberations have long since disappeared.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Festivals and Flowers of the Twelve Burmese Seasons](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/466/813/1296813466.0.m.jpg)
Festivals and Flowers of the Twelve Burmese Seasons
por Khin Myo Chit
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- New
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- new
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789748299563
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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€ 27,43
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2002. Classical Burmese literature abounds with poems that describe the seasons, and this book is a celebration of the Burmese seasons or months, their poets, flowers, festivals and cycles of traditional monthly activities. Written with wit, spirit and insight by Khin Myo Chit and illustrated with the incomparable watercolours of the late Paw Oo Thet. 132… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Angkor Before and After: A Cultural History of the Khmers](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/448/813/1296813448.0.m.jpg)
Angkor Before and After: A Cultural History of the Khmers
por Snellgrove, David
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- New
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- new
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789745240414
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2004. Since Cambodia's reopening to the world in the past dozen years, following its genocidal civil war, there has been a burgeoning interest in its history, art and architectural relics. In parallel with this growing popular interest has been a renewal of international scholarly work and corresponding publication on the Khmers. However, virtually without exception, these either… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Shadows of Life : Nang Talung - Thai Popular Shadow Theatre](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/344/813/1296813344.0.m.jpg)
Shadows of Life : Nang Talung - Thai Popular Shadow Theatre
por Broman, Sven
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- New
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- new
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789748304229
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1995. Description of the southern Thai popular tradition of shadow theatre and its differences with the central Thai classical school; illustrated with 147 examples of shadow figures from two Thai and two Swedish collections. 109 pp., 79 colour and 68 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/new. 21 x 19 cm. Preço do item
€ 47,30
![Laos: Caught in the Web - The Vietnam War Years](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/309/813/1296813309.0.m.jpg)
Laos: Caught in the Web - The Vietnam War Years
por Rantala, Judy Austin
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- As New
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- Second edition
- Published
- 2005
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789745240605
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005. The small nation of Laos was little known to most Westerners when the author and her husband, a USAID worker, moved to Laos in 1971. Befriended by two young Laotians, the author became a part of village life, joining holiday celebrations, weddings, funerals and feasts. Over a four-year period, she developed a deep admiration and affection… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Resunga : The Mountain of the Horned Sage](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/281/813/1296813281.0.m.jpg)
Resunga : The Mountain of the Horned Sage
por Ramirez, Phillipe (ed.)
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- New
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789745240179
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Kathmandu: Bibliotheca Himalayica, 2000. A multi-disciplinary study of Gulmi and Argha-Khanci, two districts in modern central Nepal which coincide with the boundaries of prominent earlier principalities, prior to the unification of the country in the late 18th century. The study, conducted by a team of French scholars in the early 1990's, traces the history, ecology, ethnology, social and political structure,… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Living Fabric: Weaving Among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/218/813/1296813218.0.m.jpg)
Living Fabric: Weaving Among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya
por Ahmed, Monisha
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- New
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- new
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789748304878
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2002. This is the first study of the tradition of weaving among the nomadic pastoralists of Rupshu, in eastern Ladakh. Weaving touches all aspects of life in Rupshu, where both women and men weave, each on a different loom. Local narrative states that the craft of weaving was bestowed upon Rupshu by the gods, and thus all… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![The Naga of Burma: Festivals, Customs and Way of Life](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/215/813/1296813215.0.m.jpg)
The Naga of Burma: Festivals, Customs and Way of Life
por Saul, Jamie
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- New
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789745240650
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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€ 89,87
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005. The Naga of Burma is the result of the author's over 30 years' research and fieldwork on the Naga people of far western Burma, a loosely related, fiercely independent, group of tribes, practicing headhunting until well into the 20th century. Tracing their origins, and examining their social structures, religion and ritual, architecture, arts and crafts, hunting… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
€ 89,87
![Dreamworld Tibet: Western Illusions](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/143/813/1296813143.0.m.jpg)
Dreamworld Tibet: Western Illusions
por Brauen, Martin
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- New
- Condição de sobrecapa
- New
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789745240513
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2004. In this lively and engaging new work on conceptions ofTibet in Western European and American societies, anthropologist Brauen paints a damning portrait of misinterpretation, trivialization and political and commercial exploitation of a rich and ancient culture. Starting with idealistic adventurers in search of a Himalayan Utopia from the 17th century onward, Brauen's most disturbing portrayals are… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![The Gentleman in the Parlour : A Record of a Journey fromRangoon to Haiphong](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/116/813/1296813116.0.m.jpg)
The Gentleman in the Parlour : A Record of a Journey fromRangoon to Haiphong
por Maugham, W. Somerset
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- New
- Edição
- Reprint
- Published
- 2016
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789748299587
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2016. Maugham's tale of travel through Burma, Indochina and Siam in the 1920's, told with all of the empathy and sharp-eyed observation of human nature for which the author eventually became legendary. Reprint of the 1930 edition with new introduction by H. K. Kuloy. 254 pp.. Reprint. Soft Cover. New. 20 x 13.3 cm. Preço do item
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![Living with the Desert : Working Buildings of the Iranian Plateau](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/103/813/1296813103.0.m.jpg)
Living with the Desert : Working Buildings of the Iranian Plateau
por Beazley, Elizabeth & Michael Harverson
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- New
- Published
- 1982
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- Paperback
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- 9780856681929
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 1982. An examination of architectural adaptations made to cope with the harsh climate of the Iranian Plateau. A detailed study not only of grand religious and military structures but also those of ordinary people. 132 pp., 145 monochrome illustrations, 2 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. Soft Cover. New. 33 x 23 cm. Preço do item
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![The Sacred Footprint: The Cultural History of Adam's Peak](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/099/813/1296813099.0.m.jpg)
The Sacred Footprint: The Cultural History of Adam's Peak
por Aksland, Markus
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- As new
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789748304656
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2001. Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka is one of the five places where Gautama Buddha left the trace of his foot, but it is also an important place of pilgrimage for Muslims, Hindus and some Christians. This book examines the Sinhala pilgrimage tradition both from Sinhala and non-Sinhala sources, and explains the cult of Saman, the white… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Scholars' Rocks in Ancient China: The Suyuan Stone Catalogue](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/079/813/1296813079.0.m.jpg)
Scholars' Rocks in Ancient China: The Suyuan Stone Catalogue
por Hu Kemin
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- New
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- New
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789745240162
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2002. Interest in scholars stones (gongshi), collected by Chinese literati and artists since the Tang dynasty, has expanded greatly in the West over the last five years, with over a dozen major exhibits mounted in museums around the world. Yet there exists only a handful of titles in English on the subject, and important texts such as… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Village Vignettes: Portraits of a Thai Village](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/062/813/1296813062.0.m.jpg)
Village Vignettes: Portraits of a Thai Village
por Smithies, Michael
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- New
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
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- 9789745240315
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. A series of 'portraits' of the people who comprise the mosaic of a typical northeastern Thai village describes such characters as 'the half-Chinese', 'the fortune teller', 'Miss Cotton Bud', 'native entrepreneur' and 'Bar Boy'. Interspersed between these portraits are 'themes', such as gambling, Songkran, electricity and noise, providing an informative overview of the background, activities and… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![Welcome to Burma](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/015/813/1296813015.0.m.jpg)
Welcome to Burma
por Syrota, Timothy
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- New
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
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- Paperback
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- 9789745240087
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2001. Subtitled 'and Enjoy the Totalitarian Experience'. Penetrating and empathetic insights into the daily lives and trials of the Burmese people as they eke out an existence under the ever watchful gaze of their oppressive military government. Syrota, an Australian human rights activist, spent many months roaming the cities and countryside meeting and chatting with citizens from… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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![William Woodville Rockhill: Scholar Diplomat of the Tibetan Highlands](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/013/813/1296813013.0.m.jpg)
William Woodville Rockhill: Scholar Diplomat of the Tibetan Highlands
por Wimmel, Kenneth
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- New
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- New
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789745240223
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- 1
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Trinity TB, Newfoundland, CAN
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€ 37,84
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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. A new biography of the American diplomat and linguist William Rockhill (1854-1914). Rockhill's renown is experiencing a revival among members of a growing group. Tibetan Buddhism, its art and philosophy, now attracts more students and a wider general audience beyond that still small circle of Tibetan scholars. Rockhill's name, once almost forgotten except in connection… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
€ 37,84