South Asia History
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Buddha In Indien
by Deborah E ;Seipel, Wilfried;Taddei, Maurizio;Allinger, Eva;Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Klimburg-Salter
South Asia History Books & Ephemera
William Carey: Father of Modern Missions, by Walter Bruce Davis (1963)
by Davis, Walter Bruce
USA: Moody Press, 1963. Paperback. used-acceptable, cover fading and scuffing, page yellowing, name written inside front cover. 4.2x7. William Carey: Father of Modern Missions" is a compelling biography by Walter Bruce Davis that delves into the life of one of the most influential figures in the history of Christian missions. Published in 1963, this timeless work brings to life the remarkable journey of William Carey, a man whose passion for spreading the Gospel transcended boundaries and laid the...
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A$7.74
India Remembered
by Mountbatten, Pamela
London: Pavilion, 2007 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards, white titles on spine, 240 pp, many b & w photos and facsimile documents. Faint stains from a spatter of some liquid on the title page, otherwise very good, bottom edge rubbed. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Pamela Mountbatten was 17 when her father was appointed last Viceroy of India with the task of transferring power to newly formed states of India and Pakistan. Entries from the...
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A$41.88
India
by Stanley Wolpert
Berkeley: University of California Press, October 1999. Trade Paperback. Updated Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxvii + 273 pages. 16 pages of plates. 24 cm. A concise overview of Indian history and culture.
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A$20.09
World of the Buddha: An Introduction to Buddhist Literature (Grove Press Eastern Philosophy and Literature series)
by Lucien Stryk
New York: Grove Press, 1982. Trade Paperback. First Evergreen Edition / first printing (stated). Good. Not from a library. 423 pages.
This is a selection from among the most significant texts in the body of Buddhist literature, culled especially for readers who want a rich, varied, and comprehensive collection in one volume, and includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Lao. For the benefit of the newcomer to Buddhism - and to facilitate the use of this volume in an... Read more about this item
This is a selection from among the most significant texts in the body of Buddhist literature, culled especially for readers who want a rich, varied, and comprehensive collection in one volume, and includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Lao. For the benefit of the newcomer to Buddhism - and to facilitate the use of this volume in an... Read more about this item
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A$13.89
Yoga and the Bhagavadgita
by Tom Mcarthur
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: Thorsons / Aquarian Press, 1986. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Very Good. Prior owner's name and date penciled to first page. Spine straight with light crease. Covers clean. Not from a library. 112 pages.
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A$35.61
Delhi Agra & Jaipur : The Glorious Cities
by Reeta Khullar; Rupinder Khullar
New Delhi: Frontline Books, 2004. Trade Paperback. Revised Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelf/reading wear. 96 pages of beautiful color photographs and geographical descriptions of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. Architectural and agricultural information as well as all key visiting sites for tourists.
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A$29.40
The Indian Army
by Mollo, Boris
Poole, UK: New Orchard Editions, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 8vo. 192 pp. Bound in black boards in illustrated dust jacket. Illustrations throughout, several in full-color. Includes glossary, bibliography and index. Very Good+, clean, bright copy minor bumping to extremities, in Very Good+ dust jacket with light scuffing and wear.
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A$46.55
Afghan Frontier: Feuding and Fighting in Central Asia
by Victoria Schofield
London: Tauris Parke, 2003. Pp. 383. Paperback. Condition: Very good.
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A$9.73
Sahibs Who Loved India
by Khushwant Singh (ed)
New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2010. Paperback. Good. A collection of 22 articles originally commissioned by Kushwant Singh in the 1980s when he was editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India. As Singh explains in his preface the British in India often hated the country or were perceived as loathing it. So he invited those who 'liked everything about India, stayed away from racist clubs, went out of their way to befriend Indians and maintained contact with them after returning to England.' The contributors...
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A$20.46
Taj Mahal and the Saga of the Great Mughals
by John Lall
New Delhi: Roli Books, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A photographic essay about the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri with some accompanying text about the buildings and the history of the Mughals. 95 pages. Weight: 1kg. Post free within Malaysia The end papers have some staining. The binding is tight and the text clear with no tanning throughout.
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A$14.61
Indira Gandhi
by Moraes, Dom
Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1980 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards, beige spine with green titles, endpaper maps, xvi, 336 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, index. Bottom corner of a few leaves bumped, else fine. DJ rubbed at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. Biography of India's third prime minister. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 8 oz.). First US Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 24 X...
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A$34.12
The Carpet Wars: Ten Years In Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
by Christopher Kremmer
New Delhi: HarperCollins India, 2004. Trade Paperback. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. xvi + 447 pages. Travels in dangerous places in quest for carpets.
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A$21.65
New History of India, Sxith Edition
by Stanley Wolpert
New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, November 1999. Trade Paperback. Sixth edition. New. Not a remainder. xiv + 511 pages. 4000 years of Indian history in a single engaging text.
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A$30.96
India Infrastructure Report 2003: Public Expenditure Allocation and Accountability
by 3iNetwork; Infrastructure Development Finance Company; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
New Delhi: Oxford University Press, February 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine square, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 348 pages. This report focuses on regulation and industry structure and spells out an agenda of reform and privatization to improve the infrastructure's effectiveness, targeting, and efficiency.
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A$23.20
The Great Partition
by Khan, Yasmin
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. xxvi, 252 pp. Bound in illustrated wrappers. Black and white maps and photographs. Includes glossary, bibliography and index. Very Good+, internally clean, minor wear to wrappers.
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A$31.03
The War Against Japan Volume II - India's Most Dangerous Hour
by Kirby, Major -General S. Woodburn; with Addis, Meiklejohn, Roberts, Wards, and Desoer
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover Ex Library in only fair condition. Heavy wear to the cloth corners and edges with fraying and the board peeking through in several places. Labels and stamps - this was withdrwan from a U.S. Navy library. Binding and hinges are intact, but the whole book feels loose and well-worn. Soil and discoloration to the heavy cloth covers. An abundance of fold out maps are present including one slim map in a pocket at...
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A$58.19
Colonizing the Realm of Words
by Ebeling, Sascha
Albany: State University of New York, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good +. 8vo. xxiv, 356 pp. Bound in black boards in illustrated dust jacket. Includes several black and white illustrations, references and index. Very Good, stain to top edge of text block, otherwise clean and tight, in Very Good+ dust jacket with small stain to verso of front cover.
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A$116.38
A Concise History of India
by Barbara D. Metcalf
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. First South Asian Edition (stated). Near Fine. Text unmarked. Sticker from Giggles Bookshop, Madras. Light shelfwear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxiv + 321 pages.
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A$32.51
Bengali Women
by Roy, Manisha
Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1979. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. xviii, 206 pp. Bound in illustrated wrappers. Black and white illustrations. Includes references and index. Very Good+, bright and clean with light wear and sunning to wrappers.
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A$38.79
South Indian Customs
by P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar
New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 1998. Paperback. Second impression, 2002. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Very light reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xvi + 167 pages. Facsimile of Madras: Diocesan Press, 1925 edition. Customs in the Hindu tradition are essentially religious, but several are based on morality and general utility. In the Hindu pantheon, animals and plants are eminently sacred and are placed on a high pedestal. Every custom is infused...
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A$21.65
1857, War of Independence or Clash of Civilizations?
by Malik, Salahuddin
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Second Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. xxviii, 288 pp. Bound in quarter brown cloth over cream boards in illustrated dust jacket. Maps and illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Signed by Author on title page. Inscribed by Author's daughter (to whom the book is dedicated) on dedication page. Near Fine, minor bumping to extremities, otherwise clean and bright, in Near Fine dust jacket with light shelf wear.
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A$54.31
South Indian Customs
by P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1982. Hardcover. Fourth AES Reprint, 2001. Fine book / no jacket as published. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light shelfwear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xii + 169 pages. Facsimile of Madras: Diocesan Press, 1925 edition. Customs in the Hindu tradition are essentially religious, but several are based on morality and general utility. In the Hindu pantheon, animals and plants are eminently sacred and are placed on a high pedestal. Every...
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A$27.85
Second Paradise
by Patnaik, Naveen
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Bannu. 4to. 192 pp. Bound in orange cloth in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color frontispiece and full-color and black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good+, previous owner's inscription in ink to verso of front free endpaper, otherwise bright and clean, minor rubbing to corners, in Very Good+ dust jacket with light wear to extremities.
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A$38.79
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlighte nment
by Robert Wright
New York: Simon & Schuster, August 2017. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight, ends bumped. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 321 pages. A journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.
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A$23.20
The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors
by Abraham Eraly
London: Phoenix, 2004. Pp. 608. Paperback. Condition: Very good
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A$9.73
