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The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East
How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the...
The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China: A History of Conflict
Author: Lawrence James Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 'Lawrence James is the doyen of Empire historians' The Spectator 'James' writing is always full of energy and animation; he has...
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...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
Author: Chun Han Wong Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 'Compelling and informative... a useful gateway into [Xi Jinping's] mind' Rana Mitter, Literary Review From one of the most admired...
Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong
Author: Vaudine England Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A timely, well-researched, and vibrant new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have...
Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: The Definitive Collector's Edition (Woodblock Prints)
Author: Andreas Marks Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 A landmark book presenting the early 'deluxe' versions of Hiroshige's Edo prints for the first time! Utagawa Hiroshige's unique landscape series...
Wandering Souls
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'A mighty achievement' OCEAN VUONG'Beautiful, brilliant' R. F. KUANG'Dazzling' OBSERVER'Will shatter your heart' GLAMOUR 'Powerful' SUNDAY TIMESAn extraordinary story of the journey of one...
Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
Author: Mary BeardFormat: Hardback, 148mm x 218mm, 670g, 240 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard...
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...
Absolute Erotic, Absolute Grotesque: The Living, Dead, and Undead in
In this major reassessment of Japanese imperialism in Asia, Mark Driscoll foregrounds the role of human life and labor. Drawing on subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism, he directs critical attention...
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...
Mao: The Unknown Story
The most authoritative life of Mao ever written, by the bestselling author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang and her husband, Jon Halliday. The most authoritative life of Mao ever written,...
The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam
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The first history for a general audience of one of Asia's most fascinating and complex countries As more and more visitors come to Vietnam, there has been for some years...
Clive: Founder of British India
Author: C. Brad FaughtFormat: Hardback, 263g, 140 pagesPublished: Potomac Books Inc, United States, 2013Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. He arrived...
The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the
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This first book on Kim Jong Un's increasingly powerful sister, tapped to be his successor, offers jaw-dropping insights into the latest generation of North Korea's secretive and murderous dynasty. The...
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization
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An authoritative rethinking of global history by a leading Yale professor When did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, the year Columbus discovered America. But as celebrated Yale...
A Bond Undone: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 2
THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work,...
Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of China
In this compelling new study, Louise Edwards explores the lives of some of China's most famous women warriors and wartime spies through history. Focusing on key figures including Hua Mulan,...
The Great Wall Through Time: A 2,700-Year Journey Along the World's
A beautifully illustrated children's book detailing the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along one of the world's greatest landmarks- the Great...
Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident
In 1829, three women and three men were paraded through Osaka and crucified. Placards set up at the execution ground proclaimed their crime: they were devotees of the "pernicious creed"...