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Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World by John Keay 9781408891162
RRP: £12.99£8.32'John Keay is the master storyteller and historian. This grand narrative of Himalaya is as epic as the mountains and peoples he describes' Dan Snow 'Adds the human element to the hard rock. And what a rich vein it is' Michael Palin History has not... -
The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters by Gustav Heldt 9780231163897
RRP: £25.00£19.59Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its... -
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Aftermath of World War II by John W. Dower
RRP: £16.99£12.68Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life... -
Mongolia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Alan Sanders
RRP: £9.99£7.54"Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan's empire it was ruled by one or the other, but in 1990 the Mongols embraced democracy. Now, after two centuries of... -
Japan's Modern Myths: Ideology in the Late Meiji Period by Carol Gluck
RRP: £45.00£35.72Ideology played a momentous role in modern Japanese history. Not only did the elite of imperial Japan (1890-1945) work hard to influence the people to "yield as the grasses before the wind," but historians of modern Japan later identified these efforts... -
India Construction Kit by Mark Rosenfelder 9781979145145
RRP: £15.95£14.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781979145145Author Mark RosenfelderFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Sabina Knight 9780195392067
RRP: £8.99£6.45Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of... -
The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction by Morris Rossabi 9780199840892
RRP: £8.99£6.45The Mongols carved out the largest land-based empire in world history, stretching from Korea to Russia in the north and from China to Syria in the south in the thirteenth century. Along with their leader Chinggis Khan they conjure up images of plunder... -
India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 by Richard Maxwell Eaton
RRP: £14.99£10.95SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE'Remarkable ... this brilliant book stands as an important monument to an almost forgotten world' William Dalrymple, Spectator A sweeping, magisterial new history of India from the middle ages to the arrival... -
Indian Mythology: Tales Symbols and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent by Devdutt Pattanaik 9780892818709
RRP: £16.99£11.08From the blood-letting Kali to the mysterious Ganesha, the Hindu spiritual landscape is populated by characters that find no parallel in the Western spiritual world. Indian Mythologyexplores the rich tapestry of these characters within 99 classic myths,... -
Under the Black Umbrella: Voices from Colonial Korea, 1910-1945 by Hildi Kang
RRP: £19.99£17.54In the rich and varied life stories in Under the Black Umbrella, elderly Koreans recall incidents that illustrate the complexities of Korea during the colonial period. Hildi Kang here reinvigorates a period of Korean history long shrouded in the silence... -
Slow Noodles: A Recipe for Rebuilding a Lost Civilization by Chantha Nguon 9781643753492
RRP: £25.00£17.06Take a well-fed nine-year-old with a big family and a fancy education. Fold in 2 revolutions, 2 civil wars, and one wholesale extermination. Subtract a reliable source of food, life savings, and family members, until all are gone. Shave down childhood... -
The Shortest History of India by John Zubrzycki 9781913083342
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083342Author John ZubrzyckiFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street PublishingDimensions(mm) 230mm * 145mm * 22mm -
A People`s History of India 31 - The National Movement, Part 2: The Struggle for Freedom, 1919-1947 by Irfan Habib 9788194126010
RRP: £13.99£11.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788194126010Author Irfan HabibFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint TulikaPublisher TulikaWeight(grams) 430gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 167mm * 17mm -
Chinese Big Business and the Wealth of Asian Nations by Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown 9780333753446
£90.27Chinese Big Business and the Wealth of Asian Nations examines the crucial contribution of Chinese business groups to the rapid growth of South-East Asia. This study examines major Chinese firms and their increasingly important networks in this era of... -
China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed by Andrew G. Walder
RRP: £25.95£21.04China's Communist Party seized power in 1949 after a long period of guerrilla insurgency followed by full-scale war, but the Chinese revolution was just beginning. China Under Mao narrates the rise and fall of the Maoist revolutionary state from 1949 to... -
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345522337Author Helen ZiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Japanese Ancient Origins: Stories Of People & Civilization by Jake Leigh-Howarth
RRP: £10.99£7.40A gorgeous Collector's Edition covering the history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the Heian period. Japan has gripped the imagination of readers of their spiritual and delicate myths, ghost stories and folktales for many generations but... -
Wing Chun Compendium V1 by Wayne Belonoha
RRP: £40.00£27.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583941294Author Wayne BelonohaFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
On Afghanistan's Plains: The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars by Jules Stewart
£17.13Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan is a contentious subject, yet it is often forgotten that the current conflict is in fact the fourth in a string of such wars dating back more than 170 years. Aiming to protect British India from the expanding... -
The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World by Vijay Prashad
RRP: £14.99£10.28The landmark alternative history of the Cold War from the perspective of the Global South, reissued in paperback with a new introduction by the authorIn this award-winning investigation into the overlooked history of the Third World-with a new preface by... -
Scottish Samurai: Thomas Blake Glover, 1838-1911 by Alexander McKay
RRP: £14.99£9.80Thomas Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, just as Japan was opening to the West. Within a few years he had played a crucial part in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, providing the rebels with war-winning, Scottish-designed warships, and modern... -
Maximum City by Suketu Mehta
RRP: £10.99£7.40An international bestseller upon publication, MAXIMUM CITY was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and remains a classic study of the metropolis of Bombay. 'If there's been a more striking snapshot of the changing face of Asia, I've never read it' Sunday... -
China and Tibet: The Perils of Insecurity by Tsering Topgyal
RRP: £35.00£31.24Over sixty years of violence and dialogue have brought China and the Tibetans no closer to a resolution of their conflict. Tsering Topgyal argues that it is China's sense of insecurity, its perception of itself as a socio-politically weak state, which... -
Japan: A Short History by Mikiso Hane
RRP: £10.99£7.77What is a shogun? Who were the samurai and what is the warrior code? What lies behind the Japanese work ethic? From the ancient tea ceremony to the boom and subsequent downturn of its economic prosperity, this uniquely concise introduction to Japan and... -
Vietnam - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Geoffrey Murray 9781787028524
RRP: £10.99£8.22Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Vietnam is one of the most fascinating destinations in Southeast Asia. Having emerged from two decades of war, it has undergone a period of rapid and far-reaching change, and its people have their... -
The Tales of Ise by Peter Macmillan
RRP: £12.99£9.09One of the three seminal works of Japanese literature, this beautiful collection of poems and tales offers an unparalleled insight into ancient Japan.Along with the Tale of Genji and One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each, The Tales of Ise is considered one of... -
Quest for Kim by Peter Hopkirk
RRP: £11.99£8.00This book is for all those who love Kim, that masterpiece of Indian life in which Kipling immortalized the Great Game. Fascinated since childhood by this strange tale of an orphan boy's recruitment into the Indian secret service, Peter Hopkirk here... -
The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream by Michael Wood
RRP: £32.50£18.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250202574Author Michael WoodFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 885gDimensions(mm) 239mm *... -
Still Counting the Dead: Survivors of Sri Lanka's Hidden War by Frances Harrison 9781846274701
RRP: £14.99£9.80The tropical island of Sri Lanka is a paradise for tourists, but in 2009 it became a hell for its Tamil minority, as decades of civil war between the Tamil Tiger guerrillas and the government reached its bloody climax. Caught in the crossfire were... -
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of... -
Horror In The East by Laurence Rees
RRP: £10.99£7.77The brutality of Japanese soldiers towards both allied prisoners of war and millions of civilians in Asia during the Second World War was one of the greatest horrors of the Twentieth Century. Here Laurence Rees, award-winning historian and author of... -
Mountains and Rivers Without End: Poem by Gary Snyder
RRP: £15.99£9.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582434070Author Gary SnyderFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CounterpointPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 249g -
The Samurai Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to Japan's Elite Warrior Class by Constantine Vaporis
RRP: £19.99£13.35A captivating and comprehensive guide to Japan's elite class of warriors-revised and updated with over 70 color photographs!The Samurai played a leading role in Japanese society for centuries, and this is the first encyclopedia to showcase the... -
The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War by S. C. M. Paine 9781107676169
RRP: £22.99£17.79The Japanese experience of war from the late-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century presents a stunning example of the meteoric rise and shattering fall of a great power. As Japan modernized and became the one non-European great power, its leaders... -
The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East by Nicholas Morton 9781399803571
RRP: £12.99£8.60'Brain-stretching . . . pulsating . . . irresistable' The Sunday Times'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' Dan Jones'Erudite, often thrilling and much-needed' Daily TelegraphHow the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the... -
24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Yijie Zhuang 9781789291216
RRP: £12.99£8.73Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese. Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contradictions. But as different as the Han culture might have been to... -
New Frontiers: Imperialism's New Communities in East Asia, 1842-1953 by Robert Bickers 9780719089329
RRP: £25.00£21.79In the new world order mapped out by Japanese and Western imperialism in East Asia after the mid-nineteenth century opium wars, communities of merchants and settlers took root in China and Korea. New identities were constructed, new modes of... -
Colonial Emigration From The Bengal Presidency by Basdeo Mangru 9781906190880
RRP: £9.99£6.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190880Author Basdeo MangruFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 205g -
The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99£11.01When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the IJN acquiring a fleet...