Asian History

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 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.

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...

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...

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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...

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's debut cookbook, The Food Lab , revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods. And for fast, fresh...

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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...

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...

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...

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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...

'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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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....

Marco Polo Pocket Guide South Africa: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore South Africa with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants,...

From culinary creator, lifestyle expert, and award-winning fashion designer Peter Som, a stunning cookbook of 100 recipes with unique and creative flavor combinations, paying homage to his identity, heritage, and...

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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...

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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...

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 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...

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 major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day Korea has a long, riveting history-it is also a divided nation. South...

An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire By the mid-fourteenth century, the world empire founded by...

From culinary creator, lifestyle expert, and award-winning fashion designer Peter Som, a stunning cookbook of 100 recipes with unique and creative flavor combinations, paying homage to his identity, heritage, and...

Place is inextricably linked to history by way of culture, language, philosophy, faith and the development of worldviews. The richness and depth of experience of the Asia-Pacific region has been...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive historical anthology, The Japan Reader: Imperial Japan 1800-1945, chronicles the complex and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive academic encyclopedia, Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia From Angkor Wat To East Timor, Volume Three R-Z, presents an authoritative collection...

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In Memory Construction and the Politics of Time in Neoliberal South Korea Namhee Lee explores memory construction and history writing in post-1987 South Korea. The massive neoliberal reconstruction of all...

In Revisiting Women's Cinema , Lingzhen Wang ponders the roots of contemporary feminist stagnation and the limits of both commercial mainstream and elite minor cultures by turning to socialist women...

In Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture , Alessandro Russo presents a dramatic new reading of China's Cultural Revolution as a mass political experiment aimed at thoroughly reexamining the tenets of...

Begun by the author when he was eighty-seven years old and mourning the loss of his wife, Our Story is a graphic memoir like no other: a celebration of a...

When Pico Iyer began his travels, he wanted to know how Rambo conquered Asia. Why did Dire Straits blast out over Hiroshima, Bruce Springsteen over Bali and Madonna over all?...

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year A BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year "Excellent...A fascinating, authoritative account of the paths for China's future explored during a...

"The relationship between China and Korea is one of the most important, and least understood, in Asia. With the wisdom and clarity we have come to expect from Westad, this...

Countering recent hype around technology, a leading expert argues that the endurance of dictatorship in China owes less to facial recognition AI and GPS tracking than to the human resources...

The book titled Om: An Indian Pilgrimage by the author Geoffrey Moorhouse. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award In The Russian Album , Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on...