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24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Yijie Zhuang 9781789296488
RRP: $17.53$12.13Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese. The year is AD 17. The Han dynasty is in power and we are in and around Chang'an, the capital and one of the most developed regions of the empire, which is enjoying a prolonged economic and cultural pinnacle.There... -
Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes by Anita Bean
RRP: $37.03$28.45A healthy diet can help the young sports stars of tomorrow fulfil their potential. Around 85% of children regularly take part in sports activities outside lessons. Swimming is the most common activity for girls, with football for boys. 43% of... -
Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence Bethany Allen 9781529367799
RRP: $48.75$31.94LONGLISTED FOR FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Excellent . . . reveals an insidious matrix of spying, deception, censorship and repression . . . compelling' Daily Telegraph'A timely... -
The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China by Julia Lovell
RRP: $25.33$17.12'A gripping read as well as an important one.' Rana Mitter, Guardian In October 1839, Britain entered the first Opium War with China. Its brutality notwithstanding, the conflict was also threaded with tragicomedy: with Victorian hypocrisy, bureaucratic... -
Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery Patricia Bjaaland Welch 9780804843164
RRP: $58.48$37.65With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art.Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and... -
The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor
RRP: $19.48$13.86Richard McGregor's The Party has been established as the book on China and its political leadership. It is indispensable to understanding what may soon become the most powerful country on earth, and here is it is newly updated to include material on the... -
The Fourth Sacrifice: A hold-your-heart hunt for a horrifying truth (China Thriller 2) by Peter May
RRP: $21.43$10.67THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILESAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland 'No one can create a more... -
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age by Stephen R. Platt
RRP: $29.23$19.89SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA Financial Times Book of the YearA Sunday Times Book of the Year ________________________________________'Entertaining and well-paced... Platt's compelling book is a sobering read that should focus the minds... -
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 Frank Dikoetter 9781408856529
RRP: $29.23$21.35Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of 'The People's Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine. 'The seminal English language work on the subject' Sunday Times 'A major... -
Red Star Over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism by Edgar Snow
RRP: $29.23$19.11The first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorised account of Mao's life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the... -
Destined for War: can America and China escape Thucydides' Trap? by Graham Allison
RRP: $21.43$14.27A Sunday Times and FT Book of the Year When a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, the most likely outcome is war. In this razor-sharp analysis, Harvard scholar Graham Allison examines the phenomenon known as Thucydides's Trap, which is... -
The Art of War by Sun Tzu 9781509827954
RRP: $21.43$14.64The perfect introduction to one of the world's best-known classics.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect... -
The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China by Jay Taylor 9780674060494
RRP: $44.75$36.62One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China's rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure,... -
Miracles of Life by J. G. Ballard
RRP: $21.43$14.14J. G. Ballard was, for over fifty years, one of this country's most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, 'Empire of the Sun', this revelatory autobiography charts the course of his astonishing life. ... -
Great State: China and the World by Timothy Brook
RRP: $25.33$17.73China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate current borders with the Ascendancy of the Yuan dynasty in the 13th century, and despite the passing of one Imperial dynasty to the next, it has maintained them for the eight... -
Armies of the First Sino-Japanese War 1894-95 by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: $23.38$16.44Describes how newly modernized Japan waged war against China in its first overseas campaign, marking its rapid transition into Asia's leading military power only 30 years after emerging from centuries of feudalism. After the Meiji restoration of the... -
Art in China by Craig Clunas
RRP: $45.81$33.17China boasts a history of art lasting over 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of forms - objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. But this rich tradition has not, until... -
Terracotta Warriors: History, Mystery and the Latest Discoveries Edward Burman 9781474606103
RRP: $21.43$14.43Terracotta Warriors provides an intriguing, original and up-to-date account of one of the wonders of the ancient world. Illustrated with a wealth of original photographs, this is the first book available for the general reader. In one of the most... -
A Brief History of China: Dynasty, Revolution and Transformation: From the Middle Kingdom to the People's Republic by Jonathan Clements
RRP: $29.23$19.11A comprehensive, yet entertaining look at China's history through a modern lens. For millennia, China was the largest and richest nation on earth. Two centuries ago, however, its economy sank into a depression from which it had not fully recovered-until... -
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han by Mark Edward Lewis
RRP: $42.80$35.14In 221 BC, the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its political survival on a fundamental reshaping of Chinese culture. With this informative... -
China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty by Charles Benn 9780195176650
RRP: $36.06$26.01The Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the goldenage of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, poetry and music, song and dance. In China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty,... -
Rebel Island: the incredible history of Taiwan by Jonathan Clements 9781915590275
RRP: $42.90$28.68The gripping story of Taiwan, from the flood myths of ancient legend to its ‘Asian Tiger’ economic miracle — and the looming threat of invasion by China. Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a ‘ball of mud’, Taiwan has a modern GDP larger... -
The Box with the Sunflower Clasp: Uncovering a Jewish Family's Flight to Wartime Shanghai by Rachel Meller
RRP: $48.75$32.35'A transfixingly readable amalgam of memoir and history... Superbly written and researched.... [Meller] has turned the raw material of her life into literature'Ian Thomson, author of Primo LeviRachel Meller was never close to her aunt Lisbeth, a cool,... -
Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary by Gao Wenqian
RRP: $37.03$30.52When Gao Wenqian first published this ground-breaking, provocative biography in Hong Kong, it was immediately banned in the People's Republic. Using classified documents spirited out of the China, he offers an objective human portrait of the real Zhou... -
The Chinese Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Legends by Tao Tao Liu
RRP: $29.23$19.11The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture. This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many... -
Chinese Whispers: A stunning race-against-time serial killer thriller (China Thriller 6) by Peter May
RRP: $19.48$10.00THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILESAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland 'No one can create a more... -
Fragile Cargo: China's Wartime Race to Save the Treasures of the Forbidden City by Adam Brookes
RRP: $48.75$34.36'The kind of history deserving of a cinematic blockbuster' Julia Lovell, Literary Review'[A] gripping and meticulously researched account of an epic effort to transport delicate scrolls, paintings and carvings thousands of miles under the threat of... -
The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power Kerry Brown 9780300272925
RRP: $48.75$40.79A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while... -
The China Nexus by Benedict Rogers
RRP: $36.95$24.65Benedict 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... -
China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties by Mark Edward Lewis
RRP: $42.80$35.14After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. Mark Lewis traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, more... -
Radical: A Life of My Own by Xiaolu Guo
RRP: $37.03$26.54**An Observer Book of the Year**The new memoir from prize-winning writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo - playful, provocative and original, it's her deeply personal take on striving for a life of her own'When it comes to spinning light and shadow on the... -
The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 by Robert Bickers
RRP: $33.13$23.95In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. Would the Chinese suffer the fate of... -
Dao De Jing in Clear English: Including a Step-by-Step Translation by Lao Tzu 9781732063808
RRP: $29.15$24.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732063808Author Lao TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Imagin8 LLCPublisher Imagin8 LLCWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm -
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, The West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt
RRP: $35.08$24.57In the early 1850s, during the twilight of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son... -
Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasa by Peter Hopkirk
RRP: $25.33$16.77No other land has captured man's imagination quite like Tibet. Hidden away behind the highest mountains on earth, and ruled over by a mysterious God-king, it was for centuries a land forbidden to all outsiders. In this remarkable and ultimately tragic... -
Access to History: China 1839-1997 Michael Lynch 9781471839184
$49.94Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikötter 9781526634306
RRP: $25.33$17.12'A revolutionary book' Sunday Times 'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan *A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR* How did the People's Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today?... -
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present, Third Edition by Jonathan Fenby
RRP: $37.03$26.54In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim of oppression, war and famine... -
The Path: A New Way to Think About Everything by Christine Gross-Loh
RRP: $21.43$15.15The Sunday Times Top 10 and International Bestseller: Ancient Chinese philosophy for modern life from Harvard's most popular professor The first book of its kind, The Path offers a profound guide to living well through making small changes to our... -
Buddhist Historiography in China by John Kieschnick
RRP: $58.50$45.42Winner, 2023 Toshihide Numata Book Award, Numata Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California, BerkeleySince the early days of Buddhism in China, monastics and laity alike have expressed a profound concern with the past. In voluminous...