History – February 2015

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 31, 2015|History|0 comments

General and thematic Echoes of empire: memory, identity and the legacy of imperialism / Kalypso S. Nicolaidis, Berny Sebe & Gabrielle Maas The rise of the West: a history of the human community: with a retrospective essay / by William H. McNeill; drawings by Béla Petheö. Europe and the Islamic world: a history / John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein, and Henry Laurens   translated by Jane Marie Todd with a foreword by

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China and Inner Asia – July 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 16, 2013|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

朱舜水與近世日本儒學的發展 / 徐興慶編 遊藝翰墨 : 滿清愛新覺羅家族書畫藝術 / 王淑珍著 中國史畫100幅 : 《倫敦新聞畫報》1854-1912 國朝閨秀詩柳絮集校補 / 黄秩模編輯 ; 付瓊校補. 二十世纪中国小说理论资料 / 陈平原, 夏晓虹编 千峰翠色 : 中国越窑青瓷 / 李军编著 雲南氣候與災異資料輯錄 / 李德龍主編 中古汉语词汇复音化的多视角研究 / 邱冰著 屈原及其诗歌研究 / 常森著 近代日本人对上海的认识 : 1862-1945年 / 徐青著 上海租界研究 = Shanghai zujie yanjiu / 吴志伟著 中国近现代史辨疑与释读 = Zhongguo jinxiandaishi bianyi yu shidu / 邵雍著 The Purple phoenix : poems of Li Shangyin = [紫鳳 : 李商隱詩集] / translated by

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Africa – June 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 12, 2012|Africa|0 comments

Canadian foreign policy in Africa : regional approaches to peace, security, and development / Edward Ansah Akuffo. A double-edged sword : a quest for a place in the African sun : archival records on the formation and missions of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa / Nkosi S.P. Holomisa Slave emancipation and racial attitudes in nineteenth-century South Africa / R.L. Watson. Africa, the lost decades / by Samuel

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South East Asia and Pacific – June 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 6, 2012|South East Asia|0 comments

Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War era / Heather Marie Stur. Early interactions between South and Southeast Asia : reflections on cross-cultural exchange / edited by Pierre-Yves Manguin, A. Mani, Geoff Wade. Earth dance / Oka Rusmini ; translated by Rani Amboyo and Thomas M. Hunter ; edited by Laura Noszlopy with an afterword by Pamella Allen. Engaging the spirit world : popular beliefs and practices

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South East Asia – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|June 20, 2012|South East Asia|0 comments

Abhaya : Burma’s fearlessness / text and photogr.: James Mackay ; [ed. by Narisa Chakra]. Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s struggle for democracy / Bertil Lintner. Borobudur : majestic, mysterious, magnificent / John N. Miksic … [et al.]. Contemporary Southeast Asian performance : transnational perspectives / edited by Laura Noszlopy and Matthew Isaac Cohen. Diagnosing the Indonesian economy : toward inclusive and green growth / edited by H. Hill,

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