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  • The History of Bhutan

    by Karma Phuntsho ...
    In 2008, Bhutan triumphantly took the stage as the world’s youngest democracy. But despite its growing prominence—and rising scholarly interest in the country—Bhutan remains one of the least studied, and least well-known places on the planet.Karma Phuntsho’s The History of Bhutan is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of Bhutan in English. Along with a detailed social and political ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Mipham's Dialectics and the Debates on Emptiness

    To Be, Not to Be or Neither

    by Karma Phuntsho ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism - Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
    This is an introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of Emptiness which explores a number of themes in connection with the concept of Emptiness, a highly technical but very central notion in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. It examines the critique by the leading Nyingma school philosopher Mipham (1846-1912) formulated in his diverse writings. The book focuses on related issues such as what is negated by the ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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    Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia

    by Thant Myint-U ...
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  • Basic Teachings of the Buddha

    by Glenn Wallis, Buddha ...
    In Basic Teachings of the Buddha, Glenn Wallis selects sixteen essential dialogues drawn from more than five thousand Pali-dialect suttas of the Buddhist canon. The result is a vibrant introductory guide to studying Buddhist thought, applying its principles to everyday life, and gaining a deeper understanding of Buddhist themes in modern literature. Focusing on the most crucial topics for today’s ... Read more

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  • Fire in the Lake

    The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam

    by Frances FitzGerald ...
    A "compassionate and penetrating" landmark history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War ( New York Times Book Review)."Fitzgerald's Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning study of the Vietnam War remains essential reading thirty years after its initial publication." — Library JournalThis magisterial work, based on Frances FitzGerald's many years of research and travels, takes us inside the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Buddhism

    A Concise Introduction

    by Huston Smith, Philip Novak ...

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  • Demokrasi

    Indonesia in the 21st Century

    by Hamish McDonald ...
    Indonesia, a nation of thousands of islands and almost 250 million people, straddles the junction of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has presided over 6 per cent average yearly growth of its economy, to surpass $1 trillion. If this rate continues, Indonesia will join the world's ten biggest economies in a decade or so, just behind the so-called BRIC ... Read more

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  • Buddhism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Damien Keown ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the workings of Buddhism in daily life. Damien Keown looks at the distinctive features of Buddhism, examining who the Buddha was and what his teachings were. By considering how Buddhist thought has developed over the centuries, Keown considers how contemporary dilemmas can be faced from a Buddhist ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Star Spangled Buddhist

    Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the Quest for Enlightenment in America

    by Jeffrey Ourvan ...
    “Ourvan offers a succinct but illuminating overview of Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism."—Publishers WeeklyApproximately four million Americans claim to be Buddhist. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Americans of various faiths read about Buddhism, are interested in its philosophical tenets, or fashionably view themselves as Buddhists. They’re part of what’s been described as the fastest ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Dhammapada

    Verses on the Way

    by Buddha, Glenn Wallis ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Trembling and quivering is the mind,Difficult to guard and hard to restrain.The person of wisdom sets it straight,As a fletcher does an arrow.The Dhammapada introduced the actual utterances of the Buddha nearly twenty-five hundred years ago, when the master teacher emerged from his long silence to illuminate for his followers the substance of humankind’s deepest and most abiding concerns. The ... Read more

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  • A History of the Vietnamese

    by K. W. Taylor ...
    The history of Vietnam prior to the nineteenth century is rarely examined in any detail. In this groundbreaking work, K. W. Taylor takes up this challenge, addressing a wide array of topics from the earliest times to the present day - including language, literature, religion, and warfare - and themes - including Sino-Vietnamese relations, the interactions of the peoples of different regions within ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Buddhist Texts Through the Ages

    by Edward Conze ...
    The renowned scholar and translator presents an enlightening anthology of Buddhist writings that trace the development of Buddhism across the centuries.Edward Conze was one of the most important Buddhist scholars of the twentieth century, producing numerous influential translations of his own. In Buddhist Texts Through the Ages, Conze presents one of the most comprehensive anthologies of Buddhist ... Read more

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