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The dramatic true story of the betrayal of hundreds of Indian princely states by both the departing British and the new Congress government. In July ...
Japanese mythology is filled with stories of larger-than-life characters that shaped the landscape of Japan. They are the folk heroes who slayed monsters, fought in ...
'An acerbic, compelling and always accessible account of how opium corrupted the world' TLS
'The writing is sublime, the research thorough, the eye for story ...
'John Keay is the master storyteller and historian. This grand narrative of Himalaya is as epic as the mountains and peoples he describes' Dan Snow ...
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present
A documentary filmmaker who spent years uncovering a Mao-era ...
In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he pictured an idyllic overnight journey ...
Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply involved in world affairs. In this sweeping account, Warren ...
As India and the world are roiled by questions of nationalism and identity, this book journeys into the history of one of the world's ...
'Magisterial' - The Financial Times
An updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and ...
A Brief History of Ancient China adapts a traditional Chinese historical format to present a multi-faceted account of the first two millennia of China's ...
An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs.
The three millennia up to the establishment of the ...
The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume!
A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from ...
The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For war-ravaged Western Europe it marked the beginning of ...
A visual exploration of the cultural history of India through its greatest treasures
An exquisite collection of artefacts, sculptures, and historically significant treasures from across ...
'Lawrence James is the doyen of Empire historians' The Spectator
'James' writing is always full of energy and animation; he has an excellent eye for ...
