Tag Archives: Asian Studies

The Dancer from Khiva

“Will be read in a single sitting and not soon forgotten. This is a new kind of literature, one that offers the reader not…

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The China Dream

“An entertaining, if cautionary, tale of Western business woes in China, stretching back seven hundred years and including, naturally, the woes of recent years.”…

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Beautiful Thing

“A tour de force of heartrending reportage . . . which blends rigorous journalistic research with the narrative skills of a novelist. . ….

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Asian Godfathers

“A myth-shattering look at Southeast Asia’s powerful Chinese tycoons . . . A richly reported study of power and stunted economic development.” —BusinessWeek…

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Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God

“Possibly the most perceptive book that I have come across on India since the British Raj ended.” –Pranay Gupte, The Washington Post

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