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Britain in China by Robert Bickers 9780719056970
RRP: €23.79€17.54This is a study of Britain's presence in China both at its peak, and during its inter-war dissolution in the face of assertive Chinese nationalism and declining British diplomatic support. Using archival materials from China and records in Britain and... -
Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy Sugata Bose 9781032124186
RRP: €40.45€35.99The fifth edition of Modern South Asia draws on the newest historical research and scholarship in the field to interpret and debate key developments in modern South Asian history and historical writing, covering the diverse spectrum of the subcontinent's... -
Tibetan Civilization by R. A. Stein
RRP: €29.74€25.79A Stanford University Press classic.Book InformationISBN 9780804709019Author R. A. SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Stanford University PressPublisher Stanford University PressWeight(grams) 408g -
Book of Songs (Shi-Jing): A New Translation of Selected Poems from the Ancient Chinese Anthology by Confucius
RRP: €23.79€16.97Claimed by some to have been compiled by Confucius in the 5th century BCE, the Book of Songs is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry. Collecting poems over a number of centuries, the anthology - sometimes known as the Classic of Poetry (or Shi-jing) -... -
Hong Kong - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Clare Vickers 9781857338690
RRP: €11.89€9.23Visitors marvel at Hong Kong's breathtaking location, its amazing architecture, its exciting shopping, and its fine dining. And yet it is a land of opposites of order juxtaposed with chaos, of ancient etiquette and seemingly abrupt manners, a place where... -
The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols by Christoph Baumer
RRP: €101.15€92.23Between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries, Central Asia was a major political, economic and cultural hub on the Eurasian continent. In the first half of the thirteenth century it was also the pre-eminent centre of power in the largest land-based... -
Dragon Rose Gan 9781912049882
RRP: €11.89€8.33Before Raffles, before Rajah Brooke, there was Francis Light, the 18th-century trailblazer in the Malay Archipelago. 'Dragon', the first volume of the Penang Chronicles, charts Light's colourful adventures in the decades before the settlement of Penang... -
The Book Collectors of Daraya: A Band of Syrian Rebels, Their Underground Library, and the Stories that Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui
RRP: €11.89€8.90'The Book Collectors of Daraya celebrates the political and therapeutic power of the written word . . . defiant and cautiously optimistic' Financial Times'[An] incredible chronicle . . . The book tells the kind of story that often gets buried beneath... -
Heinemann Advanced History: China, 1900-76 by Geoff Stewart
€38.58Heinemann Advanced History titles focus on periods of great change in countries that are once again taking centre stage in world politics. Affordable and authoritative, Heinemann Advanced History features practice questions as well as advice on planning... -
The Complete Ninja: The Secret World Revealed by Masaaki Hatsumi
RRP: €41.65€28.30In The Complete Ninja, Masaaki Hatsumi, the world's most renowned ninja grandmaster and top budo master, creates a companion volume to his bestselling The Way of the Ninja. Like the earlier work, it features hundreds of historical illustrations,... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War by Mark Stille
RRP: €41.65€31.27An highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World... -
A History of Japan Conrad Totman (Yale University) 9781405123594
RRP: €42.78€39.16This is an updated edition of Conrad Totman's authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day. The first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility. This title covers a wide range of subjects, including... -
Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of History by Kim A. Wagner 9781541701496
RRP: €33.32€24.51In March 1906, American soldiers on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines surrounded and killed 1000 local men, women, and children, known as Moros, on top of an extinct volcano. The so-called 'Battle of Bud Dajo' was hailed as a triumph over an... -
How to be a Modern Samurai: 10 Steps to Finding Your Power & Achieving SuccessAchieving Success Antony Cummins, MA 9781786783547
RRP: €15.46€10.51For centuries, the Japanese samurai were the unquestioned leaders of their society, maintaining their position through their iron will, Zen-like emotional control and clan-building social skills. Today, in a modern world that so often privileges instant... -
The Terracotta Army by John Man
RRP: €15.46€11.11The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are... -
China's Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans and the End of the Chinese Miracle Dinny McMahon 9781408710340
RRP: €11.89€8.33'One of the clearest and most thorough statements of an argument often made about the country: that its government has relied on constant stimulus to keep growth strong, an addiction that is bound to backfire. Second, he comes closer than any previous... -
Josiah the Great: The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King by Ben Macintyre
RRP: €15.46€10.36The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. In the year 1838, a young adventurer, surrounded by his native troops and mounted on an elephant,... -
A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Volume I: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire David Christian (San Diego State University) 9780631208143
RRP: €47.54€42.49This is a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up to the break up of the Mongol Empire in 1260 AD. Inner Eurasia, as the author defines it, comprises most of the former Soviet Union and... -
The New Koreans: The Business, History and People of South Korea Mr Michael Breen 9781846045202
RRP: €23.79€17.73'As good a guide to a fascinating country in transformation as you will get.' Management TodayIn the course of a couple of generations, South Koreans took themselves out of the paddy fields and into Silicon Valley, establishing themselves as a democracy... -
Inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushido in Modern Japan by Oleg Benesch
RRP: €51.75€47.04Inventing the Way of the Samurai examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' - bushido - which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character and even the 'soul of Japan'. Rather than a continuation of ancient... -
The Cambridge History of China: Volume 1, The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC-AD 220 by Denis Twitchett 9780521243278
RRP: €158.27€136.87This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication of the last Han emperor in AD 220. Spanning four centuries, this period witnessed major... -
The Billionaire Raj: SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 by James Crabtree
RRP: €11.89€8.71SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 A Financial Times Book of the Year and an Amazon Top 100 Book of the Year India's explosive rise has driven inequality to new extremes, with millions trapped in slums as... -
Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre by Kim Wagner
RRP: €15.46€13.64A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire: the Amritsar Massacre"Amritsar 1919 chronicles the run up to Jallianwala Bagh with spellbinding, almost minute-by-minute focus. . . . Mr. Wagner's achievement is... -
The Laws of Manu by Wendy Doniger
RRP: €17.84€13.03The Laws of Manu form a towering work of Hindu philosophy. Composed by many Brahmin priests, this is an extraordinary, encyclopaedic representation of human life in the world, and how it should be lived. Manu encompasses topics as wide-ranging as the... -
The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China by Xinran Xue 9781399406680
RRP: €29.75€20.97The story of a family in modern China with a history of deceit, betrayal and political intrigue, and the communist party's long shadow over them, from the Cultural Revolution to today. Following the lives of military intelligence officer Jie and his... -
AKBAR: The Great Mughal by Ira Mukhoty
€43.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789389836042Author Ira MukhotyFormat HardbackPage Count 642Imprint Aleph Book CompanyPublisher Aleph Book CompanyWeight(grams) 831gDimensions(mm) 230mm *... -
Creators of Modern China (British Museum): 100 Lives from Empire to Republic 1796–1912 by Jessica Harrison-Hall
RRP: €41.65€27.88Discover the stories of 100 women and men whose activities in the 19th century laid the foundations of modern China. Through telling the lives of one hundred significant individuals, this book explores how China transformed from dynastic empire to... -
Songs of Blood and Sword by Fatima Bhutto
RRP: €14.27€10.31Discover this lyrical, sweeping and powerful book on the Bhutto family, an extraordinary, Kennedy-esque dynasty that is central to the story of modern Pakistan.In September 1996, a fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto hid in a windowless dressing room,... -
The China Nexus by Benedict Rogers 9780888903266
RRP: €29.69€18.81Benedict Rogers first went to China at age 18 to teach English for six months in Qingdao (1992), three years after the Tiananmen Square massacre. That opened the door to a thirty-year adventure with China, from teaching English in schools and hospitals... -
Haiku Illustrated: Classic Japanese Short Poems by Hart Larrabee
RRP: €35.69€25.28Haiku - seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity - have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This... -
Japanese Design: An Illustrated Guide to Art, Architecture and Aesthetics in Japan by Patricia J. Graham
RRP: €20.22€12.44"Graham has crafted a compact, jewel-like resource for all who seek to understand the sources, evolution, impact, and value of Japanese aesthetics and design principles in our modern world." -Dr. Jane Schall, Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and... -
The Wolf Hunters by Amanda Mitchison 9781912280469 [USED COPY]
RRP: €11.89€3.93Set in a brutal, chaotic Scotland of the near future, it's business at any cost for the people who live there. Archie Henderson, a passionate hunter, has rewilded his vast Highland estate filling the mountains and woods with wolves and bears. Here he... -
Spider Eaters: A Memoir by Rae Yang 9780520276024
RRP: €29.75€22.40"Spider Eaters" is at once a moving personal story, a fascinating family history, and a unique chronicle of political upheaval told by a Chinese woman who came of age during the turbulent years of the Cultural Revolution. With stunning honesty and a... -
Walking the Kiso Road: A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan William Scott Wilson 9781611801255
RRP: €23.79€15.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611801255Author William Scott WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Edo-Punk!: The Dynamic World of Ukiyo-e by Kuniyoshi, Yoshitoshi & Others Shoko Haruki 9784756254283
RRP: €35.69€23.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756254283Author Shoko HarukiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd. -
Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent by Wendy Law-Yone
RRP: €11.89€8.14POLITICIAN * PRISONER * PARENTA portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and crusader for democracyin Myanmar, is once again behind bars. Her... -
The Lost Executioner by Nic Dunlop 9781408804018
RRP: €17.84€13.98Between 1975 and 1979 the seemingly peaceful nation of Cambodia succumbed to one of the most bloodthirsty revolutions in modern history. Nearly two million people were killed. As head of the Khmer Rouge's secret police, Comrade Duch was responsible for... -
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nison
RRP: €136.85€78.91A form of technical analysis, Japanese candlestick charts are a versatile tool that can be fused with any other technical tool, and will help improve any technician's market analysis. They can be used for speculation and hedging, for futures, equities... -
The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction by James A. Millward
RRP: €10.70€9.90The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid images: of merchants leading camel caravans over deserts and steppes to trade exotic goods in the bazaars of glittering Oriental cities, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to gather scriptures and... -
Factories of Death: Japanese Biological Warfare, 1932-45 and the American Cover-Up by Sheldon H. Harris 9780415932141
RRP: €45.21€40.20Factories of Death details the activities of the Japanese army scientists that conducted numerous horrifying experiments upon live human beings. It investigates who from the upper echelons of the Japanese military and political establishments knew of the...