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Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order by Bruno Macaes 9781787380028
RRP: $48.75$42.96China's Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of the age. Covering almost seventy countries by land and sea, it will affect every element of global society, from shipping to agriculture, digital economy... -
The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy by Suisheng (Sam) Zhao
RRP: $48.73$42.26China is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size dominates the region. With leader Xi Jinping's political authority unmatched,... -
China's Next ACT: How Sustainability and Technology Are Reshaping China's Rise and the World's Future by Director Scott M Moore
RRP: $47.76$40.52From solar panels to synthetic biology, an accessible-yet-authoritative overview of how climate change, the global Covid-19 pandemic, and emerging technologies are changing China's relationship with the world, and what it means for governments,... -
One Child: Life, Love and Parenthood in Modern China by Mei Fong
RRP: $19.48$13.86Tang Shuxiu and her husband are on an 800-mile train journey from Beijing to Shifang, where they believe their only child has perished in a recent earthquake. Three days after the event, Tang is too dehydrated to cry. Liu Ting becomes a national hero... -
Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Restoration, 1868-2000 by R. Sims 9780312239152
RRP: $97.48$66.28Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Restoration, 1868-2000 explores, through a combination of narrative and analysis, the changes in the political process which lay behind Japan's transformation into a modern nation state; its successive turn... -
One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World by Eyck Freymann 9780674247963
RRP: $46.70$37.32In 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced a campaign for national rejuvenation. The One Belt One Road initiative, or OBOR, has become the largest infrastructure program in history. Nearly every Chinese province, city, major business, bank, and... -
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behaviour Pays by Dr Edward Howell
RRP: $161.85$146.91For a state that has gained a global reputation as a violator of international norms, not least through its unwavering pursuit of nuclear weapons, North Korea's determination to become a nuclear-armed state is puzzling. If nuclear weapons beget security,... -
Xiconomics: What China’s Dual Circulation Strategy Means for Global Business by Andrew Cainey
RRP: $48.73$45.36Matters of ideology and security have become deeply entwined in China's economic and business environment. The context is more politicized, more uncertain. At the heart of Xiconomics is the Dual Circulation Strategy, which marks out clear dividing lines... -
Encountering China: Michael Sandel and Chinese Philosophy by Michael J. Sandel
RRP: $48.65$38.79In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence. In China, he's a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds. China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity "usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars." China Newsweek... -
Neither Gods nor Emperors: Students and the Struggle for Democracy in China by Craig Calhoun
RRP: $52.65$41.07"We want neither gods nor emperors", went the words from the Chinese version of The Internationale. Students sang the old socialist song as they gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the Spring of 1989. Craig Calhoun, a sociologist who witnessed the... -
Tibet: An Unfinished Story by Lezlee Brown Halper
RRP: $39.00$35.57Tibet's enduring myth, animated by the tales of Himalayan adventurers, British military expeditions, and the novel, Lost Horizon, remains an inspirational fantasy, a modern morality play about the failure of brutality to subdue the human spirit. Tibet... -
China On The Eve Of Communist Takeover A. Doak Barnett 9780367155971
RRP: $77.98$69.15This book attempts to illuminate some of the trends and conditions in China just prior to, and at the time of, the Communist takeover. It deals with the elements in the Chinese situation that contributed to the final collapse of the Nationalist regime on... -
Pakistan's Nuclear Bomb: A Story of Defiance, Deterrence, and Deviance by Hassan Abbas
RRP: $48.75$42.96This book provides a comprehensive account of the mysterious story of Pakistan's attempt to develop nuclear weapons in the face of severe odds. Hassan Abbas profiles the politicians and scientists involved, and the role of China and Saudi Arabia in... -
China Wave, The: Rise Of A Civilizational State by Weiwei Zhang
RRP: $44.85$39.23This is a best-seller in China and a geopolitical book for our times. As a leading thinker from China, Zhang Weiwei provides an original, comprehensive and engrossing study on the rise of China and its effective yet controversial model of development,... -
When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order by Martin Jacques
RRP: $44.85$28.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143118008Author Martin JacquesFormat PaperbackPage Count 848Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 139mm... -
The Third Revolution: Xi Jingping and the New Chinese State by Elizabeth C. Economy
RRP: $48.73$36.00In The Third Revolution, eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the transformative changes underway in China today. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and economic reforms: the... -
Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech by Ronan Lee 9780755602476
RRP: $44.83$39.21The genocide in Myanmar has drawn global attention as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be presiding over human rights violations, forced migrations and extra-judicial killings on an enormous scale. This unique study draws on... -
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia by William Shawcross 9780815412243
RRP: $37.03$28.70Although there are many books and films dealing with the Vietnam War, Sideshow tells the truth about America's secret and illegal war with Cambodia from 1969 to 1973. William Shawcross interviewed hundreds of people of all nationalities, including... -
Poetry and Painting in Song China: The Subtle Art of Dissent by Alfreda Murck
RRP: $58.40$48.09Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting... -
Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883-1924 by Vikram Sampath 9780670090303
RRP: $56.45$43.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670090303Author Vikram SampathFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Penguin VikingPublisher Penguin Random House India -
China's Civilian Army: The Inside Story of China's Quest for Global Power by Peter Martin
RRP: $49.71$35.76The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock troops that connect Beijing to the world. China's Civilian Army charts China's transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a... -
Rethinking Chinese Politics by Joseph Fewsmith 9781108926607
RRP: $60.43$38.98Understanding Chinese politics has become more important than ever. Some argue that China's political system is 'institutionalized' or that 'win all/lose all' struggles are a thing of the past, but, Joseph Fewsmith argues, as in all Leninist systems,... -
The History of Central Asia: The Age of Decline and Revival by Christoph Baumer
RRP: $97.50$90.01For more than a hundred years, Central Asia was the heartland of the mightiest military power on the planet. But after the fragmentation of the all-conquering Mongol polity, the region began a steep decline which rendered this former domain of horse... -
China Horizon, The: Glory And Dream Of A Civilizational State by Weiwei Zhang
RRP: $39.00$34.36This is a book of China's own political narrative written by one of China's leading and best-known thinkers. It is the last part of the author's 'China Trilogy', which is a best-seller in China, with over one million copies sold. The book in itself is a... -
Colonizing Kashmir: State-building under Indian Occupation by Hafsa Kanjwal 9781503636033
RRP: $48.73$42.26The Indian government, touted as the world's largest democracy, often repeats that Jammu and Kashmir-its only Muslim-majority state-is "an integral part of India." The region, which is disputed between India and Pakistan, and is considered the world's... -
Obama and China's Rise: An Insider's Account of America's Asia Strategy by Jeffrey A. Bader
RRP: $38.98$34.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815724469Author Jeffrey A. BaderFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)... -
The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy by Ian Easton 9781788692755
RRP: $33.13$32.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788692755Author Ian EastonFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Eastbridge BooksPublisher Eastbridge BooksWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
The Spectre of Comparison: Politics, Culture and the Nation by Benedict Anderson
RRP: $46.78$43.00"'Come, let us build a Third Kingdom, and in this Third Reich, hey, sisters, you will live happily; hey, brothers, you will live happily; hey, kids, you will live happily; hey, you German patriots, you will see Germany sitting enthroned above all the... -
Nightmarch: Among India's Revolutionary Guerrillas by Alpa Shah 9781849049900
RRP: $48.75$42.96In one of the world's most intractable and under-reported rebellions, the Naxalites have been engaged in a decades-long battle with the Indian state. Presented in the media as a deadly terrorist group, the movement is made up of Marxist ideologues and... -
Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea's Struggle for Freedom by Stephen Gowans 9781771861359
RRP: $48.65$30.81Patriots, Traitors and Empires is an account of modern Korean history, written from the point of view of those who fought to free their country from the domination of foreign empires. It traces the history of Korea's struggle for freedom from opposition... -
Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers by Xuetong Yan 9780691190082
RRP: $68.25$54.87A leading foreign policy thinker uses Chinese political theory to explain why some powers rise as others decline and what this means for the international orderWhile work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not... -
Classical Confucian Political Thought: A New Interpretation by Loubna El Amine 9780691163048
RRP: $78.00$61.48The intellectual legacy of Confucianism has loomed large in efforts to understand China's past, present, and future. While Confucian ethics has been thoroughly explored, the question remains: what exactly is Confucian political thought? Classical... -
From Commune to Capitalism: How Chinaas Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty by Zhun Xu
RRP: $39.00$32.06"Zhun Xu's careful analysis debunks the conventional wisdom about the supposed failure of agricultural collectives in China. Xu's reassessment of the path of agrarian change in China since 1949, which relies on interviews with peasants as well as... -
Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World by Daniel A. Bell
RRP: $35.08$28.04A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the politicalAll complex and large-scale societies are organized along certain hierarchies, but the concept of hierarchy has become almost taboo in the modern world... -
Zen Terror in Prewar Japan: Portrait of an Assassin by Brian Daizen Victoria 9781538131664
RRP: $58.50$46.57Can Buddhism, widely regarded as a religion of peace, also contribute to acts of terrorism? Through an insider's view of right-wing ultranationalism in prewar Japan, this powerful book follows a band of Zen Buddhist-trained adherents who ardently... -
America and the China Threat: From the End of History to the End of Empire by Paolo Urio
RRP: $48.75$38.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949762501Author Paolo UrioFormat PaperbackPage Count 476Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity Press -
The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China Frank Langfitt 9781474612333
RRP: $19.48$13.26As any traveller knows, the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So when journalist Frank Langfitt wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab - and discovered a country amid seismic political and... -
Living Out Sexuality and Faith: Body Admissions of Malaysian Gay and Bisexual Men by Joseph N. Goh 9780367890988
RRP: $77.98$68.37Sexuality, religion and faith often have complex and conflicting interactions, on both personal and societal levels. Numerous studies have been conducted on queer subjects, but they have predominantly focused on 'Western' expressions of faith and queer... -
Plato Goes to China: The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism by Shadi Bartsch
RRP: $54.60$42.51The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime's political agendaAs improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today's China and how it views the West is to look at the... -
Kwame Nkrumah: The Father of African Nationalism by Professor David Birmingham 9780821412428
RRP: $29.23$27.85The first African statesman to achieve world recognition was Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), who became president of the new Republic of Ghana in 1960. He campaigned ceaselessly for African solidarity and for the liberation of southern Africa from white...