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A Brief History of Ancient China

A Brief History of Ancient China adapts a traditional Chinese historical format to present a multi-faceted account of the first two millennia of China's earliest history: from the time of the legendar..

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A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy

The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known state Archaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tell..

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A History of Japan: Revised Edition

In this newly revised edition of their classic work, Mason and Caiger trace the enthralling evolution of modern Japan from its early pre-history through the post-Cold War period to the collapse of the..

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Anarchy: Relentless Rise of the East India Company

THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A FINANCIAL TIMES, O..

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China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower

'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..

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Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China

Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Khublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty ..

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Forged in War: A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today

A masterful history of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia's destiny for centuries, including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine. Putin retains his stranglehold on..

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Hicky's Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper

'An enthralling tale that ties together themes that are urgently relevant today: freedom of the press, the role of journalism, and the price of speaking truth to power' Sunny Singh Hicky's Bengal..

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Hiroshima: The extraordinary stories of the last survivors of the atomic bomb who can still recall the day the world changed forever

'a master class in eyewitness storytelling . . . this gripping narrative chronicles one of history's darkest nightmare moments' - Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War: A Scenario The stori..

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In the Footsteps of Du Fu

A beautifully illustrated travelogue, chronicling the life and work of one of the world greatest poets. Du Fu (712-70) is one of China's greatest poets. His career coincided with periods of fami..

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India After Gandhi: A History

'Magisterial' - The Financial Times An updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and controversies of the past decad..

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India Conquered: Britain's Raj and the Chaos of Empire

`The core of the book is a virtuoso takedown of cherished shibboleths of Raj mythology' Financial Times `A forceful reminder that Britain has its own messy past to come to terms with' Guardian In the..

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Japan's Longest Day: A Graphic Novel About the End of WWII

The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen! In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been oblite..

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Life and Afterlife in Ancient China

An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs The three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of..

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Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century

This book tells the story of South's Asia's twentieth century in eight chapters by Director of the Centre of South Asian Studies at Cambridge University - an undisputed authority on the subject. ..

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Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century *Women's Prize 2024 Longlist*

'A classic ... wonderfully enjoyable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'The story of South Asia told with verve, wit and brilliance' ANURADHA ROY 'Chatterji writes with infectious relish' DOMINIC SANDBROOK ..

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Southeast Asia: An Introductory History

Southeast Asia: An introductory historywas first published in 1979 and immediately filled a need for travellers and students interested in one of the most dynamic and diverse regions of the world. Now..

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Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future

An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present A documentary filmmaker who spent years uncovering a Mao-era death camp; an independent journal..

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Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future

An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present A documentary filmmaker who uncovered a Mao-era death camp; an independent journalist who gave ..

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The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty

The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's pre-eminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East' The Sassoons were one of the great business dynasties of t..

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The House Divided: Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East

'A masterly engagement with the most delicate and important of subjects - filled with gentle empathy, learning and rare balance' Rory Stewart Rogerson is an original - eloquent and always fascina..

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The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East

This various, rich and enjoyable book tells the story of the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encounters From the time of the anc..

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The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

'Brain-stretching . . . pulsating . . . irresistable' The Sunday Times 'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' Dan Jones 'Erudite, often thrilling and much-..

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The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World

A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads 'Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening Standard Revised and updated edition ..

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The Question of Palestine

This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate - one that remains as critical as ever. With the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influe..

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The Shortest History of Japan

A definitive new history of Japan, where ancient meets cutting-edge in unique and startling ways Everyone who has ever visited Japan says it feels 'different'. It is a small island nation with fe..

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The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future

In this urgent book, we learn why a small island in the East China Sea will be central to the world's future An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters - for China, the West and everyon..

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Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World

'This is a remarkable book. It combines a spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal Empire' JOSEPHINE QUINN, author ..

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