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Ian Buruma
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
July 1, 1989
Pages
267
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374164584
ISBN-10
0374164584
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.75 in.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$18.95
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travel
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author relates his impressions of his travels through Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea and Japan
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Investigating the question of what happens to Asian cultures when traditions of the village break down and are replaced by the complexities of the modern world, the author's travels took him from Burma to Japan, via Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea.
Editions
Hardcover
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1st edition from Farrar Straus & Giroux (July 1, 1989); titled "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey"
9780374164584 | details & prices | 267 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $18.95
About: The author relates his impressions of his travels through Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea and Japan
About: The author relates his impressions of his travels through Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea and Japan
Paperback
With Emmanuel Fournier, Jean-Christophe Mino |
Reprint edition from Noonday Pr (November 1, 1990); titled "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey"
9780374522353 | details & prices | 8.00 × 5.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $11.00
This edition also contains Les Mots Des Derniers Soins: La Demarche Palliative Dans La Medecine Contemporaine
About: Investigating the question of what happens to Asian cultures when traditions of the village break down and are replaced by the complexities of the modern world, the author's travels took him from Burma to Japan, via Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea.
This edition also contains Les Mots Des Derniers Soins: La Demarche Palliative Dans La Medecine Contemporaine
About: Investigating the question of what happens to Asian cultures when traditions of the village break down and are replaced by the complexities of the modern world, the author's travels took him from Burma to Japan, via Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea.
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