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Tsushima 1905: Death of a Russian Fleet Mark Lardas 9781472826831
RRP: $20.63$15.21Japan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology then was literally medieval. Great Britain, France and Russia divided the globe in the nineteenth century, but Japan was catching up. Its army and navy were retrained by Western powers and... -
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Woman's Life in Nineteenth-Century Japan by Amy Stanley
RRP: $12.89$9.30Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in Edo - now known as Tokyo - and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change'Compelling... Deeply absorbing'... -
Training The Samurai Mind by Thomas Cleary
RRP: $28.38$19.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590307212Author Thomas ClearyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Genghis Khan by John Man
RRP: $19.34$14.13Genghis Khan - creator of the greatest empire the world has ever seen - is one of history's immortals. In Central Asia, they still use his name to frighten children. In China, he is honoured as the founder of a dynasty. In Mongolia he is the father of... -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: The Transformation of China 1936-1997 by Robert Whitfield
$47.79Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching: 2015 First exams: June 2017 Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions,The Transformation of China... -
Japanese Inns and Hot Springs: A Guide to Japan's Best Ryokan & Onsen Rob Goss 9784805313923
RRP: $19.34$13.48*Winner of The North American Travel Journalists Association's Excellence in Travel Journalism Award*Richly illustrated and exhaustively researched, Japanese Inns & Hot Springs is the definitive guide to Japanese spas and hot springs known as ryokans.It... -
Rethinking the Korean War: A New Diplomatic and Strategic History by William W. Stueck
RRP: $41.28$37.86Fought on what to Westerners was a remote peninsula in northeast Asia, the Korean War was a defining moment of the Cold War. It militarized a conflict that previously had been largely political and economic. And it solidified a series of divisions--of... -
The History and Topography of Ireland by Gerald of Wales
RRP: $12.89$9.44Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry... -
The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam by Christopher Goscha
RRP: $38.70$31.81A multifaceted history of Ho Chi Minh's climactic victory over French colonial might that foreshadowed America's experience in VietnamOn May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could... -
Still Counting the Dead: Survivors of Sri Lanka's Hidden War by Frances Harrison 9781846274701
RRP: $19.34$12.98The 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... -
Kublai Khan by John Man 9780553817188
RRP: $15.47$11.17In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure dome decreeKublai Khan lives on in the popular imagination thanks to these two lines of poetry by Coleridge. But the true story behind this legend is even more fantastic than the poem would have us believe. He... -
Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea and Japan by Michael Booth
RRP: $14.18$10.31'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as highly powerful nations, China, Korea and Japan love to hate each other. Why?In... -
A History of Bangladesh by Willem van Schendel
RRP: $36.11$30.97Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that created modern Bangladesh through ecological disaster, colonialism, partition, a war of... -
India: A Wounded Civilization by V. S. Naipaul
RRP: $12.89$9.65The second book in V. S. Naipaul's acclaimed Indian trilogy. In 1964 V. S. Naipaul published An Area of Darkness, his semi-autobiographical account of a year in India. Two visits later, prompted by the Emergency of 1975, he came to write India: A Wounded... -
From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane: The Reawakening of Mongol Asia by Peter Jackson 9780300251128
RRP: $45.15$38.15An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire "A masterwork."-William Dalrymple, Financial Times "A landmark publication."-Noel Malcom, The Telegraph By the mid-fourteenth century, the... -
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited by Louisa Lim 9780190227913
RRP: $18.05$12.91"One of the best analyses of the impact of Tiananmen throughout China in the years since 1989." --The New York Times Book Review On June 4, 1989, People's Liberation Army soldiers opened fire on unarmed civilians in Beijing, killing untold hundreds of... -
Afghan Napoleon - The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud by Sandy Gall
RRP: $16.76$11.91When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate and divided mujahideen groups, as interested in fighting each other and competing for Western arms as opposing the Russians. The exception was Ahmed Shah Massoud, the... -
Afghanistan 1979–88: Soviet air power against the mujahideen by Mark Galeotti
RRP: $21.92$16.09The first English-language book to examine the crucial part air power played in the Soviet-Afghan War. The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan was fought as much in the air as on the ground. From the high-level bombing raids that blasted rebel-held... -
The Mountains Are High: a year of escape and discovery in rural China by Alec Ash 9781914484377
RRP: $21.92$14.94What is it like to radically change your life? Writer Alec Ash meets the Chinese who are doing just this, 'reverse migrating' from the cities to the remote countryside of southwest China - and joins them himself, in an extraordinary and inspiring journey... -
Regulating Refugee Protection Through Social Welfare: Law, Policy and Praxis by Peter Billings 9781032288062
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book analyses the use and abuse of social welfare as a means of border control for asylum seekers and refugees in Australia.Offering an unparalleled critique of the regulation and deterrence of protection seekers via the denial or depletion of... -
Once Upon A Time in the East: A Story of Growing up by Xiaolu Guo
RRP: $14.18$10.31*Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award* *Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award**Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize**Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018**A Sunday Times Book of the Year*Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first... -
The Samurai and the Cross: The Jesuit Enterprise in Early Modern Japan by M Antoni J Ucerler
RRP: $40.62$35.58In 1614 the shogunate prohibited Christianity amidst rumors of foreign plots to conquer Japan. But more than the fear of armed invasions, it was the ideological threat--or "spiritual conquest"--that the Edo shogunate feared the most. This book explores... -
Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900 by Andreas Marks
$61.18Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s... -
The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori by Mark Ravina
RRP: $37.40$25.54The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a... -
China: A History in Objects by Jessica Harrison-Hall
RRP: $38.64$24.88This illustrated introduction to the history of China offers a fresh understanding of China's progress from the Neolithic age to the present. Told in six chapters arranged chronologically, through art, artefacts, people and places, and richly illustrated... -
Whose Health Is It, Anyway? by Sally Davies 9780198863458
RRP: $33.53$28.37Covid-19 has shown how vulnerable society, our economy, and day-to-day lives are to illness, but despite this we have not yet valued the pivotal role of good health. Our healthcare system is now an illness service with little resilience, importing... -
A Brief History of Thailand: Monarchy, War and Resilience: The Fascinating Story of the Gilded Kingdom at the Heart of Asia Richard A. Ruth 9780804851213
RRP: $19.34$14.33Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realize.A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country's last 250 years-from coups and violent... -
History of the Caucasus: Volume 2: In the Shadow of Great Powers by Christoph Baumer 9780755636280
RRP: $45.15$44.60In the Shadow of Great Powers is the second volume of Christoph Baumer's History of the Caucasus. It covers the period from the Seljuk domination of the Southern Caucasus around 1050 CE to the present day. After the Kingdom of Georgia's golden age of... -
The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China by Robert D. Kaplan 9780593242797
RRP: $32.25$21.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593242797Author Robert D. KaplanFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
A Short History Of China by Gordon Kerr 9781842439685
RRP: $16.76$12.05The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the west. From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship with the 'Great... -
Chinese Bronze Ware by Song Li 9780521186858
RRP: $25.79$19.65The emergence of bronze ware forms a crucial chapter in the history of human civilization. Although not the first country to enter the Bronze Age, China enjoys a unique position in world history because of the great variety of innovative and beautiful... -
The Age of Kali: Travels and Encounters in India by William Dalrymple 9780006547754
RRP: $16.76$11.24William Dalrymple, who wrote so magically about India in 'City of Djinns', returns to the country in a series of remarkable essays. Featured in its pages are 15-year-old guerrilla girls and dowager Maharanis; flashy Bombay drinks parties and... -
The Cashless Revolution: China's Reinvention of Money and the End of America's Domination of Finance and Technology by Martin Chorzempa
RRP: $32.25$21.66The startling picture of how China's revolution in finance and technology is changing both Wall Street and the way individuals manage their personal finances.The future of finance - the way Wall Street operates and how individuals manage their money - is... -
Singapore - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Angela Milligan 9781857338874
RRP: $11.60$9.08Singapore is a land of immigrants. Although the Chinese are by far the largest ethnic group, it is more of a salad bowl than a melting pot-although a common identity has emerged since independence in 1965. With no natural resources, the newly independent... -
Vietnam: Rising Dragon by Bill Hayton
RRP: $16.76$14.78An "enlightening and persuasive" (Jonathan Mirsky, New York Review of Books) survey of Vietnam as an emerging Asian power The eyes of the West have recently been trained on China and India, but Vietnam is rising fast among its Asian peers. A breathtaking... -
Captain on the Yangtze by Peter Mender 9789888769094
RRP: $18.05$16.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888769094Author Peter MenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Earnshaw Books LtdPublisher Earnshaw Books LtdWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present, Expanded and Updated Edition Jonathan L. Lee 9781789145885
RRP: $32.25$23.09In this monumental, authoritative new history of Afghanistan, Jonathan L. Lee places the current conflict in its historical context and challenges many of the West's preconceived ideas about the country. Lee chronicles the region's monarchic rules and... -
The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un Anna Fifield 9781529387254
RRP: $16.76$11.39The Great Successor is an irreverent yet insightful quest to understand the life of Kim Jong Un, one of the world's most secretive dictators. Kim's life is swathed in myth and propaganda, from the plainly silly--he supposedly ate so much Swiss cheese... -
Chinese History: 500 Interesting Facts About Chinese History by Ahoy Publications 9781961217140
RRP: $20.63$13.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961217140Author Ahoy PublicationsFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Legerum ABPublisher Legerum ABWeight(grams) 191g -
Mountains and Lowlands: Ancient Iran and Mesopotamia Paul Collins 9781910807088
RRP: $19.35$13.48Ancient Mesopotamia and Iran are usually treated separately or as part of a much broader 'Ancient Near East'. However, the developments that lie at the root of our own world - farming, cities, writing, organised religion, warfare - were forged in the...