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The Chinese World Order by John King Fairbank 9780674333475
£55.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674333475Author John King FairbankFormat HardbackPage Count 426Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 780g -
Chinese Publishing by Hu Yang 9780521186759
RRP: £19.99£15.23As the birthplace of moveable-type printing, China has some claim to being the homeland of publishing. China's ancient civilisation has nurtured a distinctively Chinese publishing industry, and this industry has done much to spread Chinese ideas and... -
Sex Among Allies: Military Prostitution in U.S.-Korea Relations by Katharine H. S. Moon 9780231106436
RRP: £30.00£23.29This study examines and illuminates how the lives of Korean prostitutes in the 1970s served as the invisible underpinnings to US-Korean military policies at the highest level.This study examines and illuminates how the lives of Korean prostitutes in the... -
Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration by Marius B. Jansen
RRP: £35.00£27.74Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a... -
The Most Dangerous Moment of the War: Japan'S Attack on the Indian Ocean, 1942 by John Clancy 9781612005331
£13.85'The kind of story you'd find in illustrated form in one of the 1960s boys' comics such as Warlord, or Commando. Absolutely enthralling.'Books Monthly'It is an interesting story . . . and I recommend it.'The Mariner's MirrorIn early April 1942, a... -
Asia's Unknown Uprisings Vol.2: People Power in the Philippines, Burma, Tibet, China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand and Indonesia, 1947-2009 by George Katsiaficas 9781604864885
RRP: £27.99£18.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604864885Author George KatsiaficasFormat PaperbackPage Count 498Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 622g -
Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left by Chelsea Szendi Schieder
RRP: £22.99£18.37In the 1960s, a new generation of university-educated youth in Japan challenged forms of capitalism and the state. In Coed Revolution Chelsea Szendi Schieder recounts the crucial stories of Japanese women's participation in these protest movements led by... -
Partisan Aesthetics: Modern Art and India's Long Decolonization by Sanjukta Sunderason
RRP: £29.99£24.14Partisan Aesthetics explores art's entanglements with histories of war, famine, mass politics and displacements that marked late-colonial and postcolonial India. Introducing "partisan aesthetics" as a conceptual grid, the book identifies ways in which... -
Brokers of Empire: Japanese Settler Colonialism in Korea, 1876-1945 by Jun Uchida 9780674492028
RRP: £24.95£20.29Between 1876 and 1945, thousands of Japanese civilians-merchants, traders, prostitutes, journalists, teachers, and adventurers-left their homeland for a new life on the Korean peninsula. Although most migrants were guided primarily by personal profit and... -
Ming China and its Allies: Imperial Rule in Eurasia by David M. Robinson
RRP: £34.99£30.49On the eve of the early modern age, Ming emperors ruled around one-quarter of the globe's population, the majority of the world's largest urban centers, the biggest standing army on the planet, and the day's most affluent economy. Far from being... -
Tales of Old Hong Kong by Derek Sandhaus 9789881866721
£13.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881866721Author Derek SandhausFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint China Economic Review PublishingPublisher China Economic Review Publishing -
Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns by David Lamb
£18.09When he left war-ravaged Vietnam some thirty years ago, journalist David Lamb averred "I didn't care if I ever saw the wretched country again." But in 1997, he found himself living in Hanoi, in charge of the Los Angeles Times's first peacetime bureau... -
Writing the Mughal World: Studies on Culture and Politics by Muzaffar Alam
RRP: £30.00£23.69Between the mid-sixteenth and early nineteenth century, the Mughal Empire was an Indo-Islamic dynasty that ruled as far as Bengal in the east and Kabul in the west, as high as Kashmir in the north and the Kaveri basin in the south. The Mughals... -
Chiang Kai-Shek versus Tse-Tung: The Battle for China 1946 - 1949 by Philip Jowett 9781473874848
£15.48This volume in the Images of War series is the first photographic history of the Chinese Civil War, fought between Chiang Kai-sheks Nationalists and the Communists of Mao Tse-tung, which decided the future of modern China. A selection of over 200 archive... -
Writing Diaspora: Tactics of Intervention in Contemporary Cultural Studies by Rey Chow
RRP: £14.99£13.41" . . . this is no doctrinaire tract but rather a concerted attempt to look at important cultural problems from a fresh perspective. . . . Chow's book is an excellent example of its type."-Discourse & Society"I believe that Rey Chow has written a... -
Art Of Japanese Sword Polishing by Setsuo Takaiwa 9781568365183
RRP: £45.00£28.17To understand Japanese sword polishing is to understand the Japanese sword. Down through the years, the great sword connoisseurs in Japan have been sword polishers. A swordsmith can spend a large amount of time forging a classic sword, but refining and... -
Readings of the Lotus Sutra by Stephen F. Teiser 9780231142892
RRP: £28.00£21.80The Lotus Sutra proclaims that a unitary intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings and promises that all people without exception can achieve supreme awakening. Establishing the definitive guide to this profound text, specialists in Buddhist... -
Grave of the Fireflies by Alex Dudok de Wit
RRP: £12.99£11.01On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the story of two Japanese children struggling to survive... -
Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange by Jon Mitchell
RRP: £18.99£15.69For decades, the US military has been contaminating the Pacific region with toxic substances. Thousands of service members, their families, and local residents have been exposed-but the US has hidden the damage and refused to help victims. This book... -
Blood Letters: The Untold Story of Lin Zhao, a Martyr in Mao's China by Lian Xi
RRP: £25.00£18.68The staggering story of the most influential Chinese political dissident of the Mao era, a devout Christian who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed by the regimeBlood Letters tells the astonishing tale of Lin Zhao, a Chinese poet and journalist... -
The Peking Gazette in Late Imperial China: State News and Political Authority by Emily Mokros
RRP: £24.99£21.67How news circulated from the Qing dynasty courtIn the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous... -
Days of Sorrow, Times of Joy by Frances Clemmow 9780993378140
RRP: £13.99£12.61The discovery of a cache of family letters written between 1859 and 1937 has led to a truly remarkable and evocative history. Fran Clemmow tells the story of her Scottish grandfather, Dr Thomas Gillison, who went out to China in 1882 under the auspices... -
Healing with Poisons: Potent Medicines in Medieval China by Yan Liu
RRP: £24.99£21.67Winner of the 2023 William H. Welch Medal, sponsored by the American Association for the History of MedicineA revealing study of risky cures in classical Chinese pharmacyAt first glance, medicine and poison might seem to be opposites. But in China's... -
Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan by Donald Keene 9780231130578
RRP: £28.00£21.80Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. He was a failure as a soldier, incompetent at dealing with state business, and dominated by his wife. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. According to Donald... -
More Than the Great Wall: The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368–1644 by John W. Dardess 9781538159026
RRP: £41.00£36.08This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China's pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern frontier. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, John Dardess vividly portrays how Ming China's emperors,... -
Chinese Food by Junru Liu
RRP: £19.99£15.23This illustrated gastronomic tour traces the development of the unique food and drink culture found in China. From ancient to modern times, the Chinese have celebrated an epicurean lifestyle, believing that food is not just meant to fill the stomach, but... -
In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama by Eric Tagliacozzo
RRP: £38.00£29.76A sweeping account of how the sea routes of Asia have transformed a vast expanse of the globe over the past five hundred years, powerfully shaping the modern worldIn the centuries leading up to our own, the volume of traffic across Asian sea routes-an... -
Thai Cinema Uncensored by Matthew Hunt
RRP: £27.99£21.67In this first full-length study on the topic, Matthew Hunt-with access to rare and controversial films-provides a history of film censorship in Thailand. Hunt outlines its beginnings in the country, when films were censored by the police for political... -
Malaya: 500 Early Postcards by Cheah Jin Seng 9789814155984
RRP: £19.95£18.80This unique volume offers readers a rare glimpse into the changing landscapes, townscapes, and lifestyles of Malay, from the 19th century right up to 1963 when it formally became known as Malaysia.Divided into sections according to the region they... -
The Performative State: Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China by Iza Ding
RRP: £44.00£38.34What does the state do when public expectations exceed its governing capacity? The Performative State shows how the state can shape public perceptions and defuse crises through the theatrical deployment of language, symbols, and gestures of good... -
Cambodian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cambodia and the Khmer Empire by Captivating History 9781637162972
RRP: £17.97£12.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637162972Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm)... -
Endgame: Britain, Russia and the Final Struggle for Central Asia by Jennifer Siegel
£60.63By the early 1900s both Britain and Russia, suspicious of Imperial Germany, decided to stabilize their relations and replace their rivalry in Central Asia - the 'Great Game' - with rapprochement. But as Jennifer Siegel here demonstrates, reality in the... -
Blood, Dreams and Gold: The Changing Face of Burma by Richard Cockett
RRP: £13.99£12.25The best single-volume analysis of Burma, its checkered history, and its attempts to reform Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually... -
Hundred Hindu Temples of Sri Lanka: Ancient, Medieval and Modern by Sanmugam Arumugam 9780957502345
RRP: £12.50£11.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957502345Author Sanmugam ArumugamFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Diaspora BooksPublisher JKS Books -
Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border by Soeren Urbansky 9780691181684
RRP: £38.00£30.41A comprehensive history of the Sino-Russian border, one of the longest and most important land borders in the worldThe Sino-Russian border, once the world's longest land border, has received scant attention in histories about the margins of empires... -
China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy by Peter Hays Gries 9780520244825
RRP: £25.00£19.59Three American missiles hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, and what Americans view as an appalling and tragic mistake, many Chinese see as a 'barbaric' and intentional 'criminal act,' the latest in a long series of Western aggressions against China. In... -
Opium Regimes: China, Britain, and Japan, 1839-1952 by Timothy Brook
RRP: £30.00£23.69Opium is more than just a drug extracted from poppies. Over the past two centuries it has been a palliative medicine, an addictive substance, a powerful mechanism for concentrating and transferring wealth and power between nations, and the anchor for a... -
The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle by Richard Michael Gibson
RRP: £33.00£21.22The incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to dominate the Asian drug trade After their defeat in China's civil war, remnants of Chiang Kai-shek's armies took refuge in Burma before being driven into Thailand and Laos. Based on... -
Queer Korea by Todd A. Henry 9781478002901
RRP: £23.99£21.24Since the end of the nineteenth century, the Korean people have faced successive waves of foreign domination, authoritarian regimes, forced dispersal, and divided development. Throughout these turbulent times, "queer" Koreans were ignored, minimized, and... -
Buddhism Explained by Laurence-Khantipalo Mills 9789747100853
RRP: £16.99£14.24An eminently readable, complete summary of all the essentials of Buddhist teaching and practice, Buddhism Explained is useful both for those wanting an understandable introduction to the subject and experts wishing a comprehensive but brief reference. It...