God's Dust

BURUMA, Ian: God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey. London, Phoenix, 2000. (Originally published in the UK in 1989 by Jonathan Cape, Ltd.) Softcover, 267 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Travel-Asia / Asian Studies. Condition: Very Good. Covers gently worn with lightly-toned pages but all unmarked and clean. "What happens to Asian… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Orion Press, 2000. Contents: 1). Preface. 2). Introduction to the Phoenix edition. 3). The village and the city - Burma and Thailand. 4). Head of the chief - The Philippines. 5). Sensitive issues - Malaysia and Singapore. 6). The old Japanese Empire - Taiwan and South Korea. 7). Searching for soul - Japan. With bibliography. XVIII + 267 pag..… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A nice, unread copy. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. DJ shiny, price clipped. Addresses the cultural confusion and endless search for meaning and national identity in contemporary Southeast Asia. A poignant introduction to the modern psyche of region. *** 267pp. *** Bibliography. *** 1st ed.

Phoenix, 12/07/2000. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Mylar Jacket Cover. Clean, bright, unmarked, tight and solid book. Bottom edges lightly rubbed, else Fine. Ian Buruma looks at the crisis of identity that marks the… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), July 1989. Hardcover . Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Light soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

New York: The Noonday Press / Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. Very Good. 8 x 1 x 5.25 inches. Paperback. 1990. 267 pages. <br>Investigating the question of what happens to Asia n cultures when traditions of the village break down and are repl aced by the complexities of the modern world, the author's travel s took him from Burma to Japan,… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Near Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.267 with bibliography. "How to be modern without losing your cultural sense of self" write the author in his preface to this book. Examining Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan he… Read more about this item

Noonday Press, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. A nice, unread copy. Binding firm, cover shiny, interior clean and unmarked. Booksellers label inside cover. Addresses the cultural confusion and endless search for meaning and national identity in contemporary Southeast Asia. A poignant introduction to the modern psyche of the region. *** 267pp. *** Bibliography.

New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux. Vg/Vg. Pages: 267.. 1989. 1st. Hardcover..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st U. S. Edition. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover..

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. 267 pages, board and dj extremities have light wear, dj faintly toned.. 1st. Hb.. VG+/VG+.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Noonday Pr, November 1990. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Hardback. Acceptable.

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989. 1st printing of 1st edition. Light foxing on end papers otherwise a clean, unmarked very good+ hard cover book/ very good+ dust jacket. The late 20th century has been the Pacific century but Buruma explores the identity crises that Asian faces as surely as its new material prosperity.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.