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The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Inside Story of the Man Who Made
For 22 years, Dr Li was Chairman Mao's personal physician, confidant and companion. He saw Mao and his country through the years of "The Great Leap Forward" and the Cultural...
China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world,...
The New India: The Unmaking of the World's Largest Democracy
This is a book of narrative reportage six years in the making. It describes how ideology and technological ambition have reshaped India's nascent democracy and follows a diverse cast of...
The Marcos Dynasty
$15.00 AUD
The author of The Soong Dynasty gives the incredible inside story behind the corruption of Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, and the involvement of American business, organized crime, the CIA, the...
VIETNAM WAR (TEXT BOOK)
The book titled VIETNAM WAR (TEXT BOOK) by the author Unknown. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Speaking of Yangzhou: A Chinese City, 1550-1850
The early-twentieth-century essayist Zhu Ziqing once wrote that he had only to mention the name of his hometown of Yangzhou to someone in Beijing and the person would respond, "A...
Nam
The book titled Nam by the author PAGE/PIMLOTT. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History
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Chin Peng joined the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in January, 1940, as a 15 year old schoolboy. His commitment to the communist cause, the pre-war anti-colonial struggle against Britain...
Shanghai Fury: Australian Heroes of Revolutionary China
The third in the 'Fury' trilogy, following on from the bestsellers Pacific Fury and Anzac Fury. Shanghai is a city defined by war. The city and its armed struggles were...
Zhou Enlai: A Life
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The definitive biography of Zhou Enlai, the first premier and preeminent diplomat of the People's Republic of China, who protected his country...
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the
An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today's world - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and New York Times bestselling author of The Death of Truth...
The War For A Persian Lady
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThe historical narrative The War For A Persian Lady chronicles a compelling saga set against the...
The Arab World
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Arab World, presents a comprehensive overview of the region's intricate history and diverse cultures. It...
The Patriot Chiefs: A Chronicle Of American Indian Resistance
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image-
The Burma Wars: 1824-1886
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Edition: 1st uk ed., Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine. Binding remains tight. Clean text. George Bruce's...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
'Compelling and informative... a useful gateway into [Xi Jinping's] mind' Rana Mitter, Literary Review From one of the most admired reporters covering China today, a vital new account of the...
Beware the Dragon: China - 1000 Years of Bloodshed
"Beware the Dragon" is all about "them and us" - a fast-moving tale of historic events, the reasons behind them, the decisive battles, and the bloodshed and horror they caused....
The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghul Delhi
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThe historical narrative The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghul Delhi transports readers to the vibrant, complex world...
The Korean War
The book titled The Korean War by the author Sir Max Hastings. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China: FINALIST FOR
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025 'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples' Francis Fukuyama 'Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader...
Travellers' Tales Of Old Singapore
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection chronicles the vibrant history of Singapore through the unique perspectives of early travelers. It uncovers fascinating anecdotes...
The Occult History Of Java
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light foxing on cover and book boards. Plates intact. 58pp. This work chronicles...
Principles Of Tantra: The Tantratattva Of Srivukta Siva Candra Vidyarnava Bhattacarya Mahodaya
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Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Some foxing on book block. Clean text....
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans...
Dragon Emperor: Treasures From The Forbidden City
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDragon Emperor: Treasures From The Forbidden City presents a magnificent visual and scholarly journey...
Tsushima: Grave Of A Floating City
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsTsushima: Grave Of A Floating City chronicles the harrowing naval engagement that reshaped early 20th-century warfare. This gripping historical account...
Everyday Life In Imperial Japan
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Remainder markThis compelling historical account, Everyday Life In Imperial Japan, chronicles the intricate social fabric and daily routines that defined a...
Taming The Jungle: The Men Who Made British Malaya
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Taming The Jungle: The Men Who Made British Malaya, chronicles the intricate and often challenging efforts of...
Murder In Canton: A Chinese Detective Story
$180.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded boards. Worn DJ with glue stains. Foxing on prelims and book block....
At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China: FINALIST FOR
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025 'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples' Francis Fukuyama 'Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
'Compelling and informative... a useful gateway into [Xi Jinping's] mind' Rana Mitter, Literary Review From one of the most admired reporters covering China today, a vital new account of the...
Letters From Iwo Jima: The Japanese Eyewitness Stories That Inspired
Clint Eastwood was so moved by this account of the Japanese defence of Iwo Jima that he ended up making two films in 2006. Flags of Our Fathers, based on...
Yamato Dynasty: the Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family
The book titled Yamato Dynasty: the Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family by the author Sterling Seagrave. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...
A Journey Through Ancient China
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The book titled A Journey Through Ancient China by the author Hubert Delahaye. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Fire Under The Snow: Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner
A wonderfully constructed account of bravery and resolve in the face of brutal injustice. In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces...
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF...
India: from Midnight to the Millennium
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Few books in recent years, if any, offer such a comprehensive overview of what ails India, its politicians and its people; and few writers, apart from Nirad Chaudhury and V....
Angkor: Guide
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
The Idea of India
Republished with a new introduction - one of the key books on modern India 'A rich analysis of contemporary India ... spirited, combative and insight-filled' Amartya Sen, TLS The Idea...
The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment To Children
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small triangular cut on fep. This insightful sociological study, The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment To Children, meticulously...
The Conscience of the Party: Hu Yaobang, China's Communist Reformer
The definitive story of a top Chinese politician's ill-fated quest to reform the Communist Party. When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument...
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han
In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its...
The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost every page contains an eye-opening detail. . . . The Great Transformation evokes the multiple...
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...