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Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire by Janam Mukherjee
RRP: €22.60€20.53The years leading up to the independence and accompanying partition of India mark a tumultuous period in the history of Bengal. Representing both a major front in the Indian struggle against colonial rule, as well as a crucial Allied outpost in the... -
Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan Oscar Ratti 9780804854962
RRP: €10.70€8.08Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe.The book begins with a panoramic survey... -
Centurion: Armoured Hero of Post-War Tank Battles by Jackson, Robert 9781526741349
RRP: €17.84€13.22The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to out-gun and out-perform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever... -
The Account Book of Richard Latham, 1724-1767 by Lorna Weatherill 9780197260920
€98.37This account book of a small yeoman farmer in Lancashire, running from 1724 (just after his marriage) to his death in 1767, provides a record of expenditure on domestic, personal, and farming items. It is unique in offering a detailed view of household... -
Passages through India: Indian Gurus, Western Disciples and the Politics of Indophilia, 1890–1940 by Somak Biswas 9781009337984
RRP: €101.15€91.63Passages Through India offers a study of the phenomenon of Western Indophilia: romanticised engagements around Hindu ideas of India. It argues that affective practices cultivated between major Indian guru-figures (Gandhi, Tagore and Vivekananda) and... -
A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu Jonathan Clements 9781472136466
RRP: €17.84€11.96'If I had to pick a single general martial arts history book in English, I would recommend A Brief History of the Martial Arts by Dr Jonathan Clements' RICHARD BEITLICH, Martial History Team blogFrom Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a... -
Coffee Life in Japan by Merry I. White
RRP: €29.75€23.31This fascinating book - part ethnography, part memoir - traces Japan's vibrant cafe society over one hundred and thirty years. Merry White traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian... -
A Man with No Talents: Memoirs of a Tokyo Day Laborer by Oyama Shiro 9780801443756
RRP: €23.79€19.22San'ya, Tokyo's largest day-laborer quarter and the only one with lodgings, had been Oyama Shiro's home for twelve years when he took up his pen and began writing about his life as a resident of Tokyo's most notorious neighborhood. After completing a... -
Islam in China by James Frankel
RRP: €28.55€25.32In China there are up to 25 million Muslims living in the country, representing over 1200 years of Chinese-Islamic relations. However, little is known about the historical and contemporary geopolitical relations between China and the Muslim world, or the... -
Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: Macau during the Second World War by Helena F. S. Lopes 9781009311793
RRP: €101.15€91.63The South China enclave of Macau was the first and last European colonial settlement in East Asia and a territory at the crossroads of different empires. In this highly original study, Helena F. S. Lopes analyses the layers of collaboration that... -
Such A Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-1963 by David Homel
RRP: €30.93€21.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551526478Author David HomelFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press -
Treasures of India: From Antiquity to Modernity by DK India 9780241608067
RRP: €35.70€26.12An exquisite collection of artefacts, sculptures, and historically significant treasures from across India. If the captivating bronze dancing girl of Harappa denoted sophisticated early civilisation, the stunning Sanchi Stupa symbolized the peak of... -
Shinto: A History by Helen Hardacre
RRP: €47.59€44.54From time immemorial, the Japanese people have worshipped Kami--spirits that inhabit or represent a particular place, or embody natural forces like the wind, rivers, and mountains. Whenever a new settlement was founded a shrine would be erected for the... -
Modern Ninja Warfare: Ninja Tactics and Methods for the Modern Warrior by Antony Cummins
RRP: €15.46€10.51Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi).Ninja historian Antony Cummins, himself a skilled martial artist, takes a detailed and realistic look at the Ninja, their methods and their role in the medieval... -
Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall 9780306811579
RRP: €30.93€21.43The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior French army,... -
Against a Peacock Sky: Two Years in the Life of a Nepalese Village Monica Connell 9781780600420
RRP: €15.46€10.51For two years Monica Connell lived as a paying guest of Kalchu and Chola in the Nepalese Himalayan village of Talphi, ten days walk from the nearest road. This book poetically captures the immediacy of Connell's experience, and her empathy and sense of... -
A Short History of South-East Asia Peter Church 9781119062493
RRP: €22.61€20.40Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region. With revised chapters for all of the countries in this geographic area,... -
Armies of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05 by Philip S. Jowett
RRP: €15.46€13.29The Russo-Japanese War was the first major conflict of the 20th century, as vast armies clashed in Manchuria incurring enormous casualties. Its global significance was immense, as the tactics deployed during this war anticipated the trench warfare of... -
Kings in All but Name: The Lost History of Ouchi Rule in Japan, 1350-1569 by Thomas D. Conlan 9780197677339
RRP: €92.82€84.82In the sixteenth century, members of the Ouchi family were kings in all but name in much of Japan. Immensely wealthy, they controlled sea lanes stretching to Korea and China, as well as the Japanese city of Yamaguchi, which functioned as an important... -
A History of China Morris Rossabi (Columbia University) 9781119604181
RRP: €52.30€46.54Discover the complexity of China's past with this multi-faceted portrayal of the storied nation from a leading expert in the field The newly revised Second Edition of A History of China delivers a comprehensive treatment of the political, economic,... -
The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China’s Search for a New International Order by Simon Curtis 9780300266900
RRP: €29.75€24.89An exploration of how China's Belt and Road Initiative seeks to reshape international order and how it has catalyzed a new era of infrastructural geopolitics Over the past decade China has put infrastructural and urban development at the heart of a... -
The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius by David Hinton
RRP: €28.55€19.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619028340Author David HintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint -
Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy by Christophe Jaffrelot 9780691206806
RRP: €35.70€29.35A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism... -
North Korea Bruce Cumings 9781565849402
RRP: €15.46€10.56Depicted as an insular and forbidding police state with an "insane" dictator at its helm, North Korea-charter member of Bush's "Axis of Evil"-is a country the U.S. loves to hate. Now the CIA says it possesses nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as... -
Paradise Afire Volume 2: The Sri Lankan War, 1987-1990 by Adrien Fontanellaz 9781912866304
RRP: €20.17€16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866304Author Adrien FontanellazFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971 by Yasmin Saikia
RRP: €27.36€24.18Fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan, the war of 1971 led to the creation of Bangladesh, where it is remembered as the War of Liberation. For India, the war represents a triumphant settling of scores with Pakistan. If the war is... -
Modern Taiwanese Air Power: The Republic of China Air Force Today by Roy Choo
RRP: €24.98€18.06The sovereign status of Taiwan - or the Republic of China - has been a source of instability in the Asia-Pacific region for much of the last 70 years. While Taiwan aspires to be an independent and democratic nation, the communist-led People's Republic of... -
Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community by Julia Cassaniti
RRP: €27.36€23.81In Living Buddhism, Julia Cassaniti explores Buddhist ideas of impermanence, nonattachment, and intention as they are translated into everyday practice in contemporary Thailand. Although most lay people find these philosophical concepts difficult to... -
The Fabulous Flotilla: Scotland's Adventure on the Rivers of Burma by Paul Strachan 9781849955324
RRP: €22.60€18.62The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, known in colonial Burma as the ‘Fabulous Flotilla’, was the largest privately-owned fleet of ships in the world. It was an entirely Scottish enterprise with nearly all its investors, management and ship’s officers drawn... -
The Borneo Confrontation: Volume 1 - Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation, 1963-1966 by Adam Davis 9781804510193
RRP: €23.74€16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804510193Author Adam DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain's Lost Love of the Orient by Fatima Manji
RRP: €13.08€9.51A fresh perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima ManjiWhy was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in the eighteenth century? How did a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon end up in rural Wales?... -
Samurai Armour: Volume I: The Japanese Cuirass by Trevor Absolon
RRP: €47.60€36.90For beauty, precision and strength, nothing has ever matched the combination of form and function found in the armour of the samurai. For a samurai, the consummate warrior, his suit of armour was so much more than 'just' protective equipment that could... -
Spring Essence: The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong by Ho Xuan Huong 9781556591488
RRP: €15.46€11.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556591488Author Ho Xuan HuongFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S.Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 240g -
Pure Land: History, Tradition and Practice Charles Jones 9781611808902
RRP: €19.03€11.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611808902Author Charles JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
The Young Turks in Opposition by M. Sukru Hanioglu 9780195091151
RRP: €104.72€87.68This is the first in-depth study of the secret society called CUP (Committee of Union and Progress), based on their own papers. It pays special attention to the Young Turks as an intellectual movement which continues to influence the thinking of Turkish... -
The Bhutto Dynasty: The Struggle for Power in Pakistan by Owen Bennett-Jones
RRP: €14.27€12.39A major new investigation into the Bhutto family, examining their influence in Pakistan from the colonial era to the present day "Students of geopolitics and South Asia will find this a valuable book."-Kirkus Reviews "Fluently written, impeccably... -
Empire Building: The Construction of British India, 1690–1860 by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones
RRP: €35.70€32.31'Empire Building' is a new account of the East India Company's impact on India, focussing on how it changed the sub-continent's built environment in the context of defence, urbanisation, and infrastructural development. Rosie Llewellyn-Jones examines... -
1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline by Ray Huang
RRP: €26.78€25.80"If you buy only one work on pre-modern Chinese history this year, make it this one."-W. S. Atwell, HistoryWinner of the American Book Award for History In 1587, the Year of the Pig, nothing very special happened in China. Yet in the seemingly... -
Timor-Leste Tour and Guide, East Timor: Tourism Information by Peter Owen 9781912483785
RRP: €29.75€21.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912483785Author Peter OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint SonittecPublisher SonittecWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm -
Valley of the Shadow: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu Kevin Boylan 9781472824417
RRP: €17.84€13.22Following the end of World War II, France attempted to reassert control over its colonies in Indochina. In Vietnam, this was resisted by the Viet Minh leading to the First Indochina War. By 1954, the French army was on the defensive and determined to...