Asian history

Before it was a seasoning, it was the scent of absolute madness.

This book moves beyond the stereotyped approaches adopted in earlier works on ‘Chinatowns’ and introduces instead the Chinese spaces in the metropolitan city of Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia.

This book traces the establishment of the Arab League’s little-known first peacekeeping operation (the first non-United Nations, regionally mandated peacekeeping operation after 1945), deployed to Kuwait in 1961-1963.

From Steppe to Dragon Throne: The XianbeiFrom the forested mountains of northeastern China to the imperial palaces of Tang Dynasty Luoyang, the Xianbei people made one of the most extraordinary journeys in the history of the ancient world.

This definitive historical study uncovers the remarkable yet often overlooked role of the Christian community during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

Nestled in the heart of mainland Southeast Asia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic guards a heritage of profound depth and quiet dignity—a legacy where ancient traditions persist as living presence rather than museum artifacts.

The Firingees of Bangladesh: Colonial Encounters, Eurasian Identity and the History of Christian Culture (1500–2025)By Prof.

Starting a ministry is a calling—but structuring it wisely is stewardship.

BOOK DESCRIPTIONInternational Relations in the Qur'anic Perspective offers an exploration of global diplomacy, security, and governance through the lens of Islamic teachings and Qur'anic principles.

This book, for the first time, comprehensively examines the relationship between tea and various aspects of social life in the Song Dynasty, pioneering a new field in the study of Song history.

This book, for the first time, comprehensively examines the relationship between tea and various aspects of social life in the Song Dynasty, pioneering a new field in the study of Song history.

The Monster in Your Path is an original and provocative look at why the global Left stumbles when dealing with historical structures of subordination like caste or race.

The Monster in Your Path is an original and provocative look at why the global Left stumbles when dealing with historical structures of subordination like caste or race.

Que lleva a una persona a dejarlo todo atras y a dedicarse a una causa mayor, atravesando mares y continentes y enfrentando adversidades?

In 1951, Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, made a fatal geopolitical decision: he nationalized his country's massive oil reserves, kicking out the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (which would later become British Petroleum).

Der Karakorum-Pass auf 5.

On a calm summer evening in 1896, villagers along the northeastern coast of Japan felt a faint, slow tremor.

While the world focused on the battlefields of the Second World War, a quiet, catastrophic atrocity was unfolding in British India.

Im Jahr 1623 eskalierte der gnadenlose wirtschaftliche Konkurrenzkampf zweier aufstrebender Weltmachte in einem beispiellosen Akt der Gewalt.

Economic Policy and Industrial Growth in Pakistan (1969 ) is a both quantitative and analytical survey on the economic development of Pakistan.

Billed as the unbreakable "e;Iron Dam"e; and a triumph of socialist engineering, the Banqiao Reservoir in Henan province was designed to withstand a once-in-a-millennium flood.

Im Fruhjahr 1657 wurde eine der groten Metropolen der Welt innerhalb von drei Tagen fast vollstandig ausgeloscht.

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Natural disasters typically unify nations in shared grief.

The Taiwan question is often reduced to a contemporary security dilemma, yet its roots lie in the unfinished Chinese civil war of the 1940s and the frozen confrontation that followed across the Taiwan Strait.

From Samurai to Engineer-Manager reconstructs the life and work of the Japanese mining engineer Ohara Junnosuke in the early decades of Japan's industrialization.

As the first book-length study of Nakanishi Natsuyuki's sculptural practice, this volume explores his assemblages in dialogue with the postwar history of sculpture as a global phenomenon in the 1960s and beyond.

Die British East India Company kontrollierte den indischen Subkontinent jahrzehntelang nicht durch britische Soldaten, sondern durch hunderttausende einheimische Soldner, die Sepoys.

Als Bauern im Jahr 1974 in der Nahe von Xi'an einen Brunnen gruben, stieen sie auf den groten archaologischen Fund des 20.

The Taiping Rebellion was the deadliest civil war in world history, claiming an estimated 20 to 30 million lives in 19th-century China.

Economic Policy and Industrial Growth in Pakistan (1969 ) is a both quantitative and analytical survey on the economic development of Pakistan.

The South China Sea is less a monolithic "e;ocean"e; than a mosaic of rocks, reefs, shoals, and atolls that have become prizes in a contest between great powers and neighboring states.

Es war die todlichste strukturelle Katastrophe der Menschheitsgeschichte, doch die Welt erfuhr erst Jahrzehnte spater davon.

From Samurai to Engineer-Manager reconstructs the life and work of the Japanese mining engineer Ohara Junnosuke in the early decades of Japan's industrialization.

Sanskar Kendra stands as one of Le Corbusier's lesser-known architectural achievements, a cultural center designed for post-independence Ahmedabad that now faces an uncertain future.

Sanskar Kendra stands as one of Le Corbusier's lesser-known architectural achievements, a cultural center designed for post-independence Ahmedabad that now faces an uncertain future.

As the first book-length study of Nakanishi Natsuyuki's sculptural practice, this volume explores his assemblages in dialogue with the postwar history of sculpture as a global phenomenon in the 1960s and beyond.

In September 1923, the ground beneath Tokyo violently gave way.

The Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) was one of the longest and most influential conflicts of the Middle Ages.

The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was one of the most devastating conflicts in European history.

Best First Book Award from the History Honor Society, Phi Alpha ThetaScars of War examines the decisions of U.

The Napoleonic Wars were among the most dramatic and transformative conflicts in European history.

Firingee Christians and Anglo-Indian Christians in Bengal and Bangladesh: Colonial Encounters, Eurasian Identity, Christianity, and Cultural Transformation is a comprehensive historical and cultural study of two distinctive Eurasian Christian communities whose contributions and lived experiences have remained largely marginalized within mainstream South Asian historiography.

This book is a bold prophetic examination of the shifting balance of world power and the spiritual forces operating behind global events.

Best First Book Award from the History Honor Society, Phi Alpha ThetaScars of War examines the decisions of U.

This book offers a compelling analysis of Malaysia’s path to sustained economic growth and social stability, illuminating how the country navigated the complex challenges of industrialization, ethnic diversity, and inequality.