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  • The Story of China: A portrait of a civilisation and its people by
    due for release Aug 2021
  • India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 by

    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 ...

    4 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • Southeast Asia: An introductory history 13th edition by

    The first edition of Southeast Asia: An introductory history was published in 1979 and immediately filled a need for travellers and students interested in a ...

    3 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by

    The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed: where for the last five ...

    3 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
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    The Souls Of China by

    From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist- a revelatory portrait of religion in China today-its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ...

    4 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • The Shortest History of China by

    China's past is key to the modern world. This nimble history of rogues, revolutions and rebellions can be read in a day, but will ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • The Emperor's Feast: A History of China in Twelve Meals by

    'A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history . . . a timely reminder that the country's modern cuisine is the delicious fruit of ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
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    Blood Letters: The Untold Story of Lin Zhao, a Martyr in Mao's China by

    The staggering story of the most influential Chinese political dissident of the Mao era, a devout Christian who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed by the ...

    3 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • Great State: China and the World by
    due for release Aug 2021
  • Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia by

    Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state.

    In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a ...

    due for release Aug 2021
  • Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present by

    Japan Story is a fascinating, surprising account of Japan's culture, from the 'opening up' of the country in the mid 19th century to the ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • The Great Empires of Asia by

    Asian empires led the world economically, scientifically and culturally for hundreds of years, and posed a constant challenge to the countries of Europe. How and ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

    "A startling work - awesomely ambitious, faultlessly researched, daring in its thesis, and profound in its implications." - Business Week

    "Magnificent. . . . everything ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans Spices and Tsunamis The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago by

    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 ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
  • A Concise History of Japan by

    To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern ...

    2 in stock - ships Mon 02nd!
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