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Three Months of My Life, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for...

Through Timbuctu and across the great Sahara An account of an adventurous journey of exploration from Sierra Leone to the source of the Niger, following its course to the bend at Gao and thence across the great Sahara to Algiers, a classical book, has...

Through Central Borneo; An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha...

Three Years in Tibet, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for...

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China Including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries; with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, a classical book, has been considered important...

Through India and Burmah with pen and brush, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a...

Through the Malay Archipelago, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format...

Three Years in Western China A Narrative of Three Journeys in Ssu-ch'uan, Kuei-chow, and Yün-nan, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made...

A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English literature by the...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

Before the First Opium War, from 1839-1842, China had long had substantial commercial activity. After Europeans forced the country to open up to the West, one of the Western ideas to which China was exposed was economic liberalism. This way of thinking...

The first and only translation of a rare and important first person memoir of late 19th century Cambodia, written by a prominent businessman who had the good fortune to live in the kingdom for two decades after that nation became a French Protectorate in...

History, Mythology & More From The World's Most Interesting CivilizationsJoin us on a discovery from the ancient origins to the present days of the most fascinating civilizations in Asia.Included in this Amazing 3 Book Collection are:The History...

Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World offers linked essays on uses of the past in prominent and diverse cultures in ancient civilizations across the world. The contributors are leading experts in Ancient Near Eastern...

2021 Reprint of the 1938 Edition. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The author asserts in this pamphlet that the Japanese are one of the lost tribes of Israel, naming the Children of Ammon...

It was midnight in San Gabriel, and as once every year, Valley Boulevard, with all traffic detoured, was packed with people. Cheerful faces, primarily Asian, shone enthusiastically with mouths open and eyes peeled at the actions in the middle of the...

In seventeenth-century Batavia, Cornelia van Nijenroode, the daughter of a geisha and a Dutch merchant in Japan, was known as “otemba” (meaning “untamable”), which made her a heroine to modern Japanese feminists. A wealthy widow and enterprising...

In contrast to the dispersion of slaves across the Atlantic, African movement to Asia has received scant attention because forced migrations across the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, which endured for centuries, were not part of a significant economic network...

Continuing the narrative from Volume One of: From Bharata to India, this second volume spans the years from the Muslim conquests down to the present era.The Volume begins by contrasting the stifling theocracy of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism and...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This antiquarian volume contains a detailed and accessible dual English and Cantonese dictionary. Complete with helpful instructions of its proper use and a vast catalogue of words, this volume constitutes a valuable resource for those with an interest...

This is a true story of an Irish boy who was taken by his parents to live in a mountainous region in central Japan just after the second world war. Now a grandfather, he recalls some happy and amusing memories of those early years.

Lectures On The Early History Of The Kingship is a book written by James George Fraser and published in 1905. The book is a collection of lectures that Fraser delivered on the topic of the early history of kingship. Fraser was a Scottish anthropologist...

Sketches of Hindoo Life is a book written by Devendra Nath Das in 1887. The book provides a detailed account of the everyday life of the people of India. The author describes the customs, traditions, and beliefs of the Hindoo community. The book is...

Series Rectorum Reipublicae Genuensis is a historical book written by Vittorio Poggi and published in 1900. The book explores the history of the Republic of Genoa, a sovereign state that existed from the 11th to the 18th century in what is now Italy...

""Senorita Montenar"" is a novel written by Archer Philip Crouch and published in 1898. The story is set in Spain and follows the life of a young woman named Senorita Montenar. She is the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat and lives a privileged life, but...

Notes Of An Indian Journey is a travelogue written by Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff in 1876. It details his travels throughout India, including his experiences with the people, culture, and politics of the region. Duff was a British statesman and...

Modern Arabic Tales V1: Arabic Text (1905) is a book compiled and edited by Enno Littmann. The book contains a collection of modern Arabic tales written in the Arabic language. The tales in this book are a reflection of the culture and traditions of the...

Kandahar In 1879: Being The Diary Of Major Le Messurier (1880) is a historical book written by Augustus Le Messurier. The book is a personal diary of Major Le Messurier's experiences in Kandahar, Afghanistan in the year 1879. Major Le Messurier was a...

Some Passages In The Life Of An Adventurer In The Punjaub is a book written by Henry Montgomery Lawrence and published in 1842. The book is a memoir of the author's experiences as an adventurer in the Punjaub region of India during the early 19th century...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo - Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo - and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-1950. Borneo then was at the crossroads. Following the Japanese Occupation, the likely future status of the various Bornean...

Partition and post-colonial migrations - sometimes voluntary, often forced - have created borders in South Asia that serve to oppress rather than protect. Migrants and refugees feel their real home lies beyond the border, and liberation struggles...

Focusing on Portuguese, British and French colonial spaces, this book traces changing concepts of mixed-race identity in early colonial India. Starting in the sixteenth century, it discusses how the emergence of race was always shaped by affiliations...

The region encompassing Afghanistan and Pakistan (Af/Pak region) is undergoing a fundamental strategic change. This book analyses the nature of this strategic change, in ordre to seek possible future scenarios and to examine policy options...

A sea of change has occurred in China since the 1978 economic reforms. Bringing together the work of leading scholars specializing in urban China, this book examines what has happened to the Chinese city undergoing multiple transformations during the...

This is the first book to provide a panoramic view of the origins of the Boxer War. Comprehensively examining this historical conundrum of the 20th century from a detached perspective, the book is based on ten years of exhaustive research of both...

This book is a study of the changing relationship over time (1856-1994) between the Rishi, an ex-Untouchable jati of Bengal/South-West Bangladesh, and various groups of Catholic missionaries. The book's originality and importance lies in its...

First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British Indian Empire can be seen, arising out of the trading operations of the East India Company.

First published in 1929. 'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things make one understand why the book, famous in its original tongue, has but to be savoured in translation to...