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(Hardback)
By: Cho Kyo
ISBN: 9781442218932
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Rohini Mohan
ISBN: 9781781688830
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2015
Publisher: Verso Books
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An unforgettable account of the scars of a long war, and the prolonged mayhem of the postwar peace
(Paperback)
By: Ian Johnson
ISBN: 9780141986081
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2018
UK Publication Date: 25th January 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Nusrat Rabbee
ISBN: 9781732099319
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2022
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Hardback)
By: Nusrat Rabbee
ISBN: 9781732099326
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2022
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Michael Wood
ISBN: 9781846074608
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
UK Publication Date: 3rd July 2008
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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Weaves a narrative out of the 10,000-year history of the subcontinent. This book is a mixture of history and travelogue, and a portrait of India.
(Hardback)
By: Kerry Brown
ISBN: 9780241694305
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 7th November 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Haiyan Wang
ISBN: 9781498527637
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book examines how investigative journalism in China has challenged state power and broadened the scope of calls for democratic reform. It also analyzes the emergence of activist journalists in China who, with the aid of new media technologies, have operated not only as detached observers but also as engaged organizers of social movements.
(Paperback)
By: Barry Strauss
ISBN: 9780099474333
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2008
UK Publication Date: 3rd January 2008
Publisher: Cornerstone
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The Trojan War may have been the inevitable consequence of expanding Greek maritime commerce.
Written by a leading expert on ancient military history, the true story of the most famous battle in history is every bit as compelling as Homer's epic account - and confirms many of its details.
(Hardback)
By: Geoffrey Wawro
ISBN: 9781541606081
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
Publisher: Basic Books
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The first comprehensive military history of the war in Vietnam
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By: Anne Nivat
ISBN: 9780807002391
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2018
Publisher: Beacon Press
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An intimate look at Iraq and Afghanistan. The book tells real stories from real people. Nivat reveals the personal experiences of those most closely affected by the wars abroad. Her focus ranges from the top to the bottomfrom war lords to peasants to militant rebels.
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By: Noel Barber
ISBN: 9781398715202
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 17th August 2023
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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'The story of the first all-out struggle in Asia between Communism and the West, vividly told in an exciting and engrossing book' Sunday Express
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By: Mahatma Gandhi
ISBN: 9781557044686
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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Gandhi's ideas are as meaningful today as they were during his long and inspiring life. His enlightening thoughts and beliefs, especially on violence and the atomic bomb, reveal his eloquent foresight about our contemporary world. This title presents the flame of Gandhi's spiritual achievement and the wisdom of his actions and his words.
(Paperback)
By: Patrick French
ISBN: 9780241950388
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2011
UK Publication Date: 27th January 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality Travelling through the country, the author meets warrior monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese communist rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation.
(Paperback)
By: Yang Jisheng
ISBN: 9780241956984
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jan 2014
UK Publication Date: 31st October 2013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning.
(Hardback)
By: Lubaaba Al-Azami
ISBN: 9781529371321
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 18th July 2024
Publisher: John Murray Press
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The dramatic century of England's first forays into India, and the modern world this relationship created.
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By: Peter Hopkirk
ISBN: 9780719564499
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2006
UK Publication Date: 27th March 2006
Publisher: John Murray Press
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'A rich harvest of harrowing adventures recounted in fascinating detail' Daily Telegraph
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By: Sunil Amrith
ISBN: 9780141982632
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2020
UK Publication Date: 2nd January 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Prof. Youqin Wang
ISBN: 9780861542239
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
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The very purpose of history is to gather up what is about to be lost for ever.
(Paperback)
By: Nusrat Rabbee
ISBN: 9781098357573
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Orville Schell
ISBN: 9780349139647
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st September 2016
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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A lively and absorbing narrative of China's ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Thant Myint-U
ISBN: 9780571239641
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2012
UK Publication Date: 6th September 2012
Publisher: Faber & Faber
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Part travelogue, part history, part investigation: a vivid, searching, and timely book about a remote region that is suddenly becoming a geopolitical centre of the world.
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By: Robert Twigger
ISBN: 9781780228402
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2017
UK Publication Date: 7th September 2017
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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A sweeping biography of the Himalayas by the acclaimed author of RED NILE and ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS
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By: Suki Kim
ISBN: 9781846044830
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2015
UK Publication Date: 2nd April 2015
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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Her letters are read by censors and she must hide her notes and photographs not only from her minders but also from her colleagues, evangelical Christian missionaries, whose faith she does not share.
As the weeks pass she discovers how easily her students lie, and how total is their obedience to Kim Jong-il.
