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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 ...
Originally published in Japanese as a call to preserve disappearing facets of Japan's rich and ancient culture, this book takes its inspiration from the ...
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'A classic ... wonderfully enjoyable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
This is the authoritative history of South Asia in the ...
An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century's most powerful and controversial figures
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975 ...
With a population of nearly 1.5 billion and the world's second largest economy, China is a major player in the world today, and ...
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 ...
The story behind the mythic brutality of Genghis Kahn, one of the most successful leaders in human history. A new title in the series created ...
'The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan, for which reason they have been grouped under ...
Dynamic and meticulously researched, A History of Korea continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Assuming no prior knowledge, Hwang ...
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 ...
The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China
Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals- a leader ...
Mao Zedong's Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao) - a compilation of the Chinese leader's speeches and writings - is one of the most ...
Combining new approaches with a groundbreaking historical synthesis, this accessible work is the most thorough and up-to-date general history of French Indochina available in English ...
Pol Pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history ...