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The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
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Author: Kevin Rudd Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 The relationship between the US and China, the world's two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault-of cultural...
The Doctor of Hiroshima: His heart-breaking and inspiring true life
With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings. What if something should happen to her; who would care for her little...
Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to
Shortlisted for The British in India Book Prize 2025 'A spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal...
Shinto: The Kami Spirit World of Japan
Author: Sokyo OnoFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 203mm, 144 pagesPublished: Tuttle Publishing, United States, 2024Japanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us!Shinto: The Japanese...
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider
Author: Michiko KakutaniFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 216mm, 420g, 256 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today's world - from the...
Sri Owen's Indonesian Food
THE REVISED AND UPDATED NEW EDITION NOW AVAILABLE Indonesian Food is the most comprehensive account of this ancient, exotic and varied cuisine ever published. Sri Owen, the world's leading authority,...
The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
Author: James M. Zimmerman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he...
Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong
'Vivid, atmospheric, packed with brilliant story-telling' - Humphrey Hawksley, former BBC Beijing, Hong Kong and Asia Correspondent'[An] entertaining guide, rich in anecdote and understanding for an early globalised world that...
Vintage Kimono Gift Wrapping Papers - 12 sheets: 6 illustrations from
These fine-quality sheets feature 6 prints inspired by 1900's Vintage Kimono fabric patterns. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs...
The Spirit of Shinto: Finding Nature and Harmony on Japan's Sacred Path
Author: Hector Garcia Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 An immersive look at Japan's indigenous religion and how it can impact our daily lives. In The Spirit of Shinto, longtime...
Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ** A Best Book of 2025 for the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today, Waterstones and Daunts 'A sparkling debut by...
The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience
A panoramic social history chronicling the lives of hundreds of British people of all classes in the most important territory of the British Empire The British in this book lived...
Hokusai Prints Sticker Book: A Collection of Over 160 Removable Color
The 160 vibrant stickers in this book span the full range of Hokusai's subjects from serene landscapes and intricate nature studies to lively scenes of Kabuki actors, Samurai in battle...
India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765
A magisterial history of the Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent might seem a self-contained world. Protected by vast mountains and seas, it has created its own religions, philosophies and social...
A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World's Favorite Beverage
As the world's second most popular beverage after water, tea has fascinated, awakened, motivated, and calmed us for well over two thousand years. A History of Tea tells the compelling...
The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin: Japan's Great Poet and Landscape Artist
Author: Andreas Marks Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 The most comprehensive publication of Kodojin beautiful and mysterious a collection of more than 100 paintings with the English translations of...
A Brief History of the Samurai
Author: Jonathan Clements Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo...
Hokusai Prints Note Cards - 12 Cards: 12 Blank Cards in 6 Lovely
This beautiful stationery set includes six prints by Katsushika Hokusai. The artist behind the world-famous The Great Wave off Kanagawa , Hokusai lived and worked in what is now modern...
A History of Japan: Revised Edition
In this newly revised edition of their classic work, Mason and Caiger trace the enthralling evolution of modern Japan from its early pre-history through the post-Cold War period to the...
The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China
'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong The Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi...
The Great Empires of Asia
Author: Jim MasselosFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 198mm, 280g, 256 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Asian empires led the world economically, scientifically and culturally for hundreds of years, and...
Punk Ikebana: Reimagining the Art of Floral Design
Author: Louesa Roebuck Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Transcendent eco-luxe arrangements and installations created by famed floral designer Louesa Roebuck from seasonal flora foraged from the West Coast From...
A Lady in Kyoto
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books All moonlight is moving, wherever it may be... Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in...
A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and one of the largest countries in the...
Shogun
Author: A. L. Sadler & Stephen Turnbull & Alexander Bennett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.For 700 years, Japan was...
A Brief History of Thailand: Monarchy, War and Resilience: The
Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realise. A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging...
Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India
Author: Shashi TharoorBinding: PaperbackPublisher: PENGUIN BOOKS, 2017Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India presents a searing indictment of British colonial rule, meticulously detailing the economic exploitation, cultural destruction, and...
A New Voyage Round the World
A magical, substantially true narrative of piracy, zoology, anthropology, danger and adventure in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, Pacific and East Indies The first great English-language travel book, A New Voyage Round...
Smoke And Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories
'A bracing new history of the global opium trade . . . Ghosh's tentacular history embraces opium's entanglement with furniture, architecture, gardens and its role in modern wars . ....
Yukikaze's War: The Unsinkable Japanese Destroyer and World War II in
Only one elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer survived the cruel ocean battlefields of World War II. This is her story. Brett Walker, historian and captain, delves into questions of mechanics,...
Japan's Cultural Codewords: 233 Key Japanese Terms and Expressions to Help You Navigate the Culture Successfully
Author: Boye Lafayette De Mente Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Understanding Japanese cultural norms can be challenging for those unfamiliar with them. Interactions may seem open and friendly at...
Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
A groundbreaking story of Japanese comics from their nineteenth-century origins to the present day The immensely popular art form of manga, or Japanese comics, has made its mark across global...
A Brief History of Vietnam: Colonialism, War and Renewal: The Story of
A comprehensive guide to understanding Vietnam's long and tumultuous history A Brief History of Vietnam explores the turbulent history of a land that has risen from the ashes of war...
Single Tear
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present A documentary filmmaker who uncovered a Mao-era death camp; an independent journalist who gave voice...
City on the Edge: Hong Kong under Chinese Rule
For decades, Hong Kong has maintained precarious freedom at the edge of competing world powers. In City on the Edge, Ho-fung Hung offers a timely and engaging account of Hong...
Thoughts From the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World
Daring essays on democracy, history and the nation state by one of China's leading twentieth-century intellectuals The power, anger and fluency of Liang Qichao's writings make him one of the...
Survival in the Killing Fields
Best known for his academt award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in the rice paddies and...