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Ian Buruma approaches China through the stories of its dissidents: ordinary, brave people who oppose a regime that uses repression in the name of social order. What does dissidence mean in an authoritarian society And what chance do they have of succeeding in the face of the largest remaining dictatorship on earth

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This social and political history of resettlement and state building in the Sino-Tibetan borderlands examines the aims of Han and Hui Chinese settlers sent to Qinghai province, their impact on the land and the population, and the role of the resettlement in the industrialization of the China.

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A comprehensive introduction to thousands of years of Asian political and diplomatic history, offering crucial historical underpinning to the contemporary rise of China.

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Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their countrys wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform.

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Put in the wider context of British imperial and diplomatic aims in 1941-1945,the book clarifies the importance of Vietnam to Britain's regional objectives in Southeast Asia; concluding thatChurchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important 'special relationship' with the United States.

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'Without question one of the best books ever written by an Englishman on the Turks' William Dalrymple

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The Dragon in the Land of Snows is a definitive history of modern Tibet. It shatters the popular perception of Tibet as an isolated Shangri-La, and shows how the British withdrawal from India altered the balance of power in the region and left Tibet vulnerable to the newly emergent powers of Asia, India and China.

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Drawing on a range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this work traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on different aspects of Japan's national life.

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From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River's civilizations, emperors and explorers.

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The two-hundred-year history of the United States' involvement in South Asia--the key to understanding contemporary American policy in the region

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Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea.

For centuries, China had been the world's sole tea manufacturer.

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FORTUNE'S BAZAAR is a story of empire, race and sex, and it offers startling insights into the ambiguous identity of Hong Kong to this day, just as its wonders may be on the verge of disappearing forever.

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A biography of the legendary Mongol emperor and warlord. Tells how Genghis united the deeply divided Mongol peoples and went on to rule a tract of land which stretched from China in the East to Poland in the West.

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A narrative, character-driven account of the Korean War that sheds light on the atrocities and hardships suffered by all sides in the 'forgotten' conflict.

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One of the most highly respected and longstanding foreign correspondents in Taiwan explores the people, politics and history of the unique nation caught in a power struggle between the USA and China.

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A fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda.

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In the 1960s and '70s, Cambodia's dictator Pol Pot ordered the educated and intellectual of the population to be imprisoned, enslaved, and murdered. Young Siv was captured and put to work in a slave labor camp. He relates how he escaped certain death by fleeing the country for Thailand.

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"Biography & Autobiography - Historical; History - Asia - Japan; Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts & Self-Defense"--