Orchid Press

Offers an account of plant-hunter and explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward's 1933 expedition to the south-eastern corner of Tibet that was significant for his geographic revelations. This work presents...

These are the memoirs of a Dob-dob', or fighting monk, trained to keep the peace in a monastic community of several thousand monks, during and after the Chinese invasion of Tibet, in 1959. The true...

Classical Tibetan, with origins dating to the seventh century, is the language found in a huge corpus of surviving Tibetan, mostly Buddhist, texts; native Tibetans still employ this language, today,...

A detailed treatise on the art of body divination in Asia, with 41 b&w illustrations drawn from early Chinese and Western works on the subject. First published in 1968, this edition is re-edited and...

Long out of print and unavailable, and now available in a special reprint edition, the first two bulletins of the renowned Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong featured articles presented by such...

Describes the author's two expeditions to Burma - one on his own and a second, with a larger American party close to the Burma-China border - completed by the intrepid explorer and plant hunter,...

Translation of an ancient Chinese manual on juriprudence, including details of many trials and judgments for crimes both high and petty.Author: NAPublisher: Orchid PressPublication Date: Feb 01,...

*Biography of a widely popular author, as well as highly respected Asian scholar; available previously in Dutch and French and now for the first time in English*Based on primary sources such as the...

Essential Thai is a complete, efficient learning tool for students to acquire basic skills in Thai language. It includes downloadable MP-3 audio files to introduce the student to pronunciation and...

Forty Delicious Years is the story of Bali's most enduring culinary landmark - Murni's Warung in Ubud. Narrated by some of the Warung's most intriguing patrons, with a Preface by Murni herself, the...

An investigation of the origins, meaning, proliferation and iconography of the popular tantric god, Hayagriva, in India, Tibet, China and Japan.Author: Robert Hans Van GulikPublisher: Orchid...

An authoritative treatment of the migration of Buddhism, from its origins in north India, into Tibet and its subsequent development in and impact on that culture.Author: David L. SnellgrovePublisher:...

Learning to read Thai is the path to a more profound grasp of the language. Introduction to Thai Reading teaches not only essential Thai reading skills, but also the vocabulary and grammar needed for...

Let's Speak Lao is the only phrasebook and dictionary that the visitor will require to start communicating in Laos and Isaan, Thailand. Includes downloadable MP3 audio pronunciation lessons.Author:...

Let's Speak Thai is the only phrasebook and dictionary that the visitor will require to start communicating in Thailand. Includes downloadable MP3 audio pronunciation lessons.Author: James...

Annotated translation of a surviving work of the great 11th century Chinese artist, Mi Fu, on the art of the ink-stone, one of the treasures of the Chinese scholar's studio.Author: MI FU.Publisher:...

Progressive Thai guides the beginning student to gradually develop the ability to communicate in Thai in many practical, day-to-day situations. Each lesson is explained in simple and clear terms, and...

Practical, effective guide to mastering the tones in Lao, one of the major stumbling blocks for students of the language. Using a combination of relevant descriptions, language learning tricks,...

-The only account of this brutal ten year war that includes first-hand narratives from a wide array of the participants themselves -One of the most brutal and tragic events in recent African history,...

Presents an essay on the development of paper and printing in China. This book also features the history of the development and use of various forms of ink in Asia.Author: Berthold LauferPublisher:...

The Gentleman in the Parlour is Maugham's tale of travel through Burma, Indochina and Siam in the 1920's, told with all of the empathy and sharp-eyed observation of human nature for which the author...

Practical, effective guide to mastering tones in Lao, a major stumbling block for students of the language, using a combination of relevant descriptions, learning tricks, drills and comparison tracks...

The Spell of China is truly a trip back in time; a spellbinding journey through early 20th century China and Korea, for the modern tourist, amateur historian and armchair traveller alike.Author:...

In this groundbreaking study, anthropologist Fisher analyses the external forces that impact this isolated and otherwise self-sufficent community in western Nepal.Author: James F. FisherPublisher:...

Anthropologist Fisher returns to Tarang in northwestern Nepal, 44 years after conducting his groundbreaking study there, to document and analyse the impact of modernization on a once-isolated people...

India is home to one of the richest and most diverse populations of wildlife on earth. The present volume describes Indian wildlife in the mid 19th century, prior to the devastation that occurred...