Asian history

A fascinating cartographic study of urban development, perfect for map and history lovers.

The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now 100 years after his birth Malcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is also one of the most misunderstood.

The battle for Ap Bia Mountain (Hill 937), was one of the fiercest of the entire Vietnam War.

Military, social and economic historians have long appreciated the significance of the conflict in Korea in shaping the post-war world.

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Chris Ronnau volunteered for the Army and was sent to Vietnam in January 1967, armed with an M-14 rifle and American Express traveler’s checks.

How to Draw a Map is a fascinating meditation on the centuries-old art of map-making, from the first astronomical maps to the sophisticated GPS guides of today.

This is an untold, beautifully-written spy story set in wartime occupied France with a brilliant but ruthless British secret agent at its heart.

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey - what will this mean for you?

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey - what will this mean for you?

From the bestselling author of Fortress Malta this is the second book in the Mediterranean war trilogy.

The year 2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey - what will this mean for you?

The Nature of Revolution provides the first account of art and politics under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.

There are only two ways to live our life, according to Albert Einstein: one is as if nothing is a miracle; the other, as if everything is a miracle.

The year 1995, when the Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, marks a historical milestone in the development of the Chinese feminist movement.

The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.

The second book in the Horatio Stubbs Trilogy, available for the first time on ebook.

A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.

Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.

The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.

OVER 13M COPIES SOLD - THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON - NUMBER 8 ON SUNDAY TIMES BEST OF THE BESTSELLER LISTFew books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.

An A-Z guide to martial arts heroesWho gave Bruce Lee advice on kicking and taught Muhammad Ali how to punch?

“Kids like me didn’t go to Vietnam,” writes Jack McLean in his compulsively readable memoir.

An authority on Asia and globalization identifies the challenges China’s growing power poses and how it must be confronted"Timely and thought-provoking.

A timely look at the impact of China’s booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia“An expert and lucid synthesis of the historical context and recent developments of Southeast Asia’s rich and complex relations with Beijing.

A 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.

This new edition of Yasmin Khan’s reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis.

The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages The two-year-long siege of Acre (1189–1191) was the most significant military engagement of the Third Crusade, attracting armies from across Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Maghreb.

The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone.

60 Vibrant and Versatile Vodka CocktailsVodka is the perfect spirit that can turn almost any combination of mixer, juice and garnish into a bold and boozy beverage.

Pakistan, a nation for only fifty-five years, has had a turbulent history.

'A roaring tale .

This absorbing history of China from earliest times to the present covers the country's complex political and economic structures and culture in a concise yet nuanced manner.

An authority on Asia and globalization identifies the challenges China’s growing power poses and how it must be confronted"Timely and thought-provoking.

'A powerful, vital commentary on empire, race, money, women and power'Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller'Absorbing and thoughtful.

Everyone needs a little more disco: more fun, more swagger, more glamour, more joy!

The culmination of twenty years of research, this essential book completes distinguished historian Philip C.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

When discussing the deadliest natural disasters in history, blizzards are rarely mentioned.

Decades before Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic, a fleet of unprecedented size and technological brilliance dominated the global seas.

Between the Byzantine Empire and the expanding Islamic Caliphate lay a superpower that history deliberately forgot.

From Lake Texcoco's chinampas rose Tenochtitlan, where Aztec priests scaled Templo Mayor pyramids for heart extractions sustaining cosmic order.

Mitten in der lebensfeindlichen Karakum-Wüste in Turkmenistan klafft ein 70 Meter breites, tiefes Loch in der Erde, aus dem unaufhörlich gewaltige Flammen schlagen.

In the mid-19th century, a failed Chinese scholar named Hong Xiuquan suffered a severe nervous breakdown.

Über Jahrhunderte verbanden die Handelsrouten der Alten Welt Asien, Afrika und Europa – nicht nur durch Waren, sondern auch durch Ideen, Religionen und Kulturen.

Five thousand years ago, a sophisticated civilization flourished along the banks of the Indus River.

Unter der Führung Dschingis Khans entstand im 13.

"Paulina Machuca sostiene elocuentemente que los desastres no son naturales, sino que son un producto social.

"Paulina Machuca sostiene elocuentemente que los desastres no son naturales, sino que son un producto social.

Si la tarea central de un historiador es preguntarse acerca de lo sucedido en el pasado, no menos relevante resulta interrogarse acerca de cómo se construyeron relatos hegemónicos sobre ese pasado.