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  • Burma Road 1943–44

    Stilwell's assault on Myitkyina

    de Jon Diamond ...
    Series Libro 289 - Campaign
    “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell's assault on the Japanese position at Myitkyina, the key to northern Burma.Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943–44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains.The Burma Road, which ran from Lashio ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Secret History of the Mongol Queens

    How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

    de Jack Weatherford ...
    “A fascinating romp through the feminine side of the infamous Khan clan” (Booklist) by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan“Enticing . . . hard to put down.”—Associated PressThe Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. The daughters of the Silk Route turned their father’s conquests into the first truly international ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • A Concise History of Japan

    de Brett L. Walker ...
    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
    To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by ... Leer más

    $27.89 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Samurai Capture a King

    Okinawa 1609

    de Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Libro 6 - Raid
    A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their need to win favour with the new Shogun, led them to hatch an audacious plot to attack ... Leer más

    $15.09 USD

  • Re-inventing Japan

    Nation, Culture, Identity

    de Tessa Morris-Suzuki ...
    This text rethinks the contours of Japanese history, culture and nationality. Challenging the mythology of a historically unitary, even monolithic Japan, it offers a different perspective on culture and identity in modern Japan. ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

  • The Crisis of Global Modernity

    Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future

    de Prasenjit Duara ...
    Series series Asian Connections
    In this major new study, Prasenjit Duara expands his influential theoretical framework to present circulatory, transnational histories as an alternative to nationalist history. Duara argues that the present day is defined by the intersection of three global changes: the rise of non-western powers, the crisis of environmental sustainability and the loss of authoritative sources of what he terms ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales

    Edición de Haruo Shirane ...
    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Burton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (setsuwa) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, ... Leer más

    $23.79 USD

  • The Battle For China's Past

    Mao and the Cultural Revolution

    de Mobo Gao ...
    --Shows that the Mao era was benficial for most Chinese citizens--"A powerful mixture of political passion and original research, a brave polemic against the fashionable view on China. ... Aims a knockout blow at Jung Chang’s recent book on Mao, which Bush and the conservatives rave-reviewed." Gregor Benton, Professor of Chinese History, University of Cardiff"This important book opens a much ... Leer más

    $33.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Hello Asia, Nepal

    Nepal, respecting the holiness of every living soul

    de Hyundai Research Institute ...
    More than 85% of the Nepal population believes in Hinduism and less than 10% believes in Buddhism. Still, Nepal derives sanctity from the harmony of the two religions symbolized by the living goddess "Kumari". This is extremely different from other religions that worship imaginative entities. Nepal, the country that respects the sacredness of every soul, will be closely examined now. ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

  • The Scourge of God

    de Miklos Josika ...
    "The Scourge of God" tells the tale of the terrible Tartar invasion of Hungary during the reign of Bela IV. (1235-1270), when the Mongol hordes devastated Magyarland from end to end.Baron Miklos Josika (1796–1865), the Walter Scott of Hungary, was born at Torda, in Transylvania, on April 28th, 1796. While a child, he lost both his parents, and was brought up at the house and under the care of his ... Leer más

    $2.67 USD

  • The Pity of Partition

    Manto's Life, Times, and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide

    de Ayesha Jalal ...
    Series series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
    A history of partition seen through the life and fiction of one of the subcontinent's most important modern writersSaadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) was an established Urdu short story writer and a rising screenwriter in Bombay at the time of India's partition in 1947, and he is perhaps best known for the short stories he wrote following his migration to Lahore in newly formed Pakistan. Today Manto ... Leer más

    $29.59 USD

  • Nagarjuna in Context

    Mahayana Buddhism and Early Indian Culture

    de Joseph Walser ...
    Joseph Walser provides the first examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings in the context of the religious and monastic debates of the second century CE. Walser explores how Nagarjuna secured the canonical authority of Mahayana teachings and considers his use of rhetoric to ensure the transmission of his writings by Buddhist monks. Drawing on close textual analysis of Nagarjuna's writings and ... Leer más

    $71.99 USD