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  • The Western Han Dynasty
    Hui Wang
    The Western Han Dynasty: A History of China, PART THREE takes you on a journey through ambition, betrayal, war, and the struggle for power. This book brings to life the rulers, rebels, and visionaries who shaped one of China’s most fascinating dynasties-from Emperor Yuan’s reign to the collapse and rebirth of Han under Liu Xiu.Inside the imperial palace, love and power were dee...
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    21,38 €

  • COUNTERING HISTORY DENIALISM
    PYONG GAP MIN
    Written by internationally-known 'comfort women' scholars and redress activists, this book critically examines and evaluates the erroneous claim that Japanese and Korean 'comfort women' (KCW) were voluntary prostitutes with labor contracts, rather than sexual slaves. It also critically evaluates many unsubstantiated arguments and unjustifiable criticisms of the redress movement...
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    105,53 €

  • India’s Greatest Speeches
    Nitin Agarwal
    India’s Greatest Speeches is a stimulating collection of thoughtful speeches delivered by some of the most prominent Indian personalities. Set to inspire, this book includes some of the most stirring and eloquent addresses by Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mother Teresa, JRD Tata, Abdul Kalam, Nardendra Modi and other influential Indian leader...
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    36,52 €

  • 民主启蒙对话录
    李慎之 / 许良英
       两位先行一步的觉悟者   持续1800个日子的坦诚交流   两颗睿智头脑的精彩碰撞   许良英,科学史家,中科院自然科学史研究员,民主思想家、社会活动家。   李慎之,原中国社科院副院长、美国研究所创所所长,被誉为'20世纪中国自由主义的领军人物'。   两位先生先后被打为'右派',经过自我启蒙,又先后成为坚定的自由主义者。   1998年2月,李慎之写信请许良英对自己的一篇文章作出评论,许良英很快作了回复。两位尚未谋面的老人由此开启了五年的通信,展开对中国前途的深刻对话,直到2003年3月因李的猝然离世而中断。   两位老人在通信中分享了各自与过去决裂、成为民主自由的倡导者的心路历程,坚定地认为,只有通过再启蒙,尤其是知识分子的自我启蒙,中国才能实现真正的民主与现代化。他们追溯过去、审视当下,对于民主的本义与条件、中国的专制传统、知识分子角色...
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    26,54 €

  • 去留之间
    傅国涌
    1949 年是一个划分时代的关键年份,不是一个平平常常的时间标记,在这一年做出的选择要决定一个人将来的命运。 全书选取了不同年龄、不同倾向并作出了不同选择的十三个知识分子,这些独特的、不可复制的生命个体,无论他们作出了怎样的选择,无论他们的学问、才情、人生经历乃至政治信仰等有多大的不同,他们的私人文字都真实地记录了历史, 把握了那个大变动时代的脉搏,以及他们各自作出的人生选择。 要了解一个时代的历史,仅有官方的正史是远远不够的。宏大的国家化记忆固然不可回避,但历史同样需要(甚至更加需要)带有个体温情的私人记录。这不是什么'野史',这也是正史的一部分,有了这些带有个体生命体温、他们的泪与笑、他们的犹豫和决然的 私人记录,我们的历史才可能是完整的。 作者说:我不想在私人记录以外去寻找抽象的历史解释,而努力在私人记录中找到具有说服力的证据,来回答心中的疑问...
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    28,61 €

  • India’s Greatest Speeches
    Nitin Agarwal
    India’s Greatest Speeches is a stimulating collection of thoughtful speeches delivered by some of the most prominent Indian personalities. Set to inspire, this book includes some of the most stirring and eloquent addresses by Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mother Teresa, JRD Tata, Abdul Kalam, Nardendra Modi and other influential Indian leader...
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    22,09 €

  • Fighting the Fever
    Achintya Kumar Dutta
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    144,57 €

  • Nezha
    Ting Gao
    Born with miraculous powers and a fearless spirit, young Nezha is destined for greatness, but his path is far from easy. From his legendary battle with the Dragon King to his rebirth through a lotus flower, Nezha’s journey is one of resilience, justice, and transformation. Guided by his master Taiyi Zhenren and armed with divine weapons, he takes a stand against tyranny, joinin...
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    15,36 €

  • Affective Betrayal
    Jean Tsui
    Seeks to introduce an 'affective turn' to the study of China’s political modernization process.Affective Betrayal uses 'affect' as an analytical category to explicate the fragility and fragmentation of Chinese political modernity. In so doing, the book uncovers some of the unresolved moral and philosophical obstacles China encountered in the past, as well as the cultural predic...
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    46,92 €

  • Bone, Bronze, and Bamboo
    Explores how the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts have changed our understanding of China’s past.Bone, Bronze, and Bamboo explores the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts that have been revolutionizing the study of early China. Leading scholars from China and abroad lend their expertise in archaeology, art history, paleog...
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    46,89 €

  • Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue
    Olivia Anna Rovsing Milburn
    An approachable and readable translation of a classic work of Chinese literature and landmark work of non-Western fiction writing.A Tale of Two Kingdoms offers a highly readable translation of the earliest surviving novel written in the Chinese language, Wu Yue chunqiu (The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Kingdoms of Wu and Yue). Composed nearly two millennia ago and featuring ...
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    44,46 €

  • State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China
    Chun Fung Tong
    Offers a new perspective on the first dynasty of imperial China and the reasons for its collapse.State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China delves into the governance and capacity of the state by providing an empirical historical study of the collapse of China’s Qin Empire. In contrast to the popular view that the Qin fell suddenly and dramatically, this book argues tha...
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    44,71 €

  • Borders in East and West
    How we define border studies is transforming from focussing on 'a line in the sand' to the more complex notions of how constituting a border is practiced, sustained and modified. In the expansion of borders studies, the areas explored across Europe and Asia have been numerous, but the specific themes that arise through comparative case studies are novel when approach Europe and...
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    53,33 €

  • Passages through India
    Somak Biswas
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    47,96 €

  • Geógrafos E Aventureiros Do Passado
    Marcelo Barbio Rosa
    O objetivo desta compilação é oferecer ao leitor brasileiro um conjunto de textos egípcios, mesopotâmicos, gregos e latinos ligados à descrição geográfica, bem como narrativas realistas ou não de grandes aventuras terrestres e marítimas, e até mesmo uma viagem hipotética à Lua.Para a tradução dos textos, usou-se a inteligência artificial como ferramenta principal, e correções d...
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    70,67 €

  • The Western Han Dynasty
    Hui Wang
    The Western Han Dynasty: A History of China, PART TWO brings you into an empire built on ambition, war, and power struggles. At the heart of it all was Emperor Wu of Han, a ruler who refused to settle for anything less than absolute dominance. He wasn’t just expanding borders-he was pushing the limits of what an empire could achieve. His rule saw China grow stronger than ever, ...
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    21,54 €

  • An Environmental History of India
    Michael H. Fisher
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    149,69 €

  • ATLAS
    Indian Army Records
    THE ARAKAN OPERATIONS 1942-45THE RETREAT FROM BURMA 1941-42CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA 1941-42THE RECONQUEST OF BURMA Volume 1THE RECONQUEST OF BURMA Volume 2A full assembly of all 134 maps and sketches from the Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War 1939-45 - Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre.The Indian Army fought in Ethiopia against the Italian A...
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    73,65 €

  • Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan
    John Lang
    Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan' is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this editi...
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    17,25 €

  • Wandering in Northern China
    Harry Alverson Franck
    Wandering in Northern China' is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this edition offers a clear and readable te...
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    26,40 €

  • The Western Han Dynasty
    Hui Wang
    The Western Han Dynasty: A History of China, PART ONE takes you on a captivating journey through one of China’s most remarkable dynasties, where ambition, strategy, and power struggles shaped an empire that lasted for centuries. This book doesn’t just recount historical events-it immerses you in the dramatic stories of emperors, generals, and advisors who made crucial decisions...
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    21,69 €

  • Gender Fluidity in Japanese Arts and Culture
    Japan is often perceived as a land of custom, convention, and conservatism. While much of Japan’s population does uphold tradition, the nation also has a history of confronting conformity when it comes to gender representation in the arts. Revealed in the pages of the famous Tosa Nikki, through the characters of the Kantai Collection media mix, and in many more expressions o...
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    94,01 €

  • The State and Legal Traditions of Mongolia
    Danzan Lündeejantsan / Jigjid Boldbataar
    This encyclopedic volume offers a comprehensive overview of the history and development of the Mongolian State and legal system from the Hun (Xanadu) Empire to the present day. It delves into the State and legal relations of the Great Mongol Empire and highlights the Mongols’ unique nomadic governance style. Although their global influence waned over time and Mongolia’s indepen...
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    171,58 €

  • The World of Wu Zhao
    N. Harry Rothschild
    The World of Wu Zhao is an annotated translation of Zhang Zhuo’s collection of miscellany, Court and Country, that offers a lively, folksy and novel perspective of the empire of Wu Zhao, China’s first and only female emperor, that will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China. ...
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    49,87 €

  • Civilización oriental
    Captivating History
    ¡Embárquese en un viaje sin igual a través de la apasionante civilización oriental!Descubra la cuna del pensamiento intelectual: Desde los místicos valles del Indo hasta las cortes imperiales de Japón, Civilización oriental desentraña las emocionantes historias de la India, China y Japón. Esta cautivadora guía es una ventana a los mundos antiguos que dieron forma al pensamiento...
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    18,01 €

  • The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration
    Sebastian Raj Pender
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    47,95 €

  • On China’s History of Modernization
    Jie Li / Feng Yue / Junying Yu
    This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the developments in the modern Chinese history since the Opium War in 1840, by reflecting on the history of the Communist Party of China, the history of China since 1949, the history of the economic reform and opening up, and the history of China’s socialist institutional construction respectively. Taking time as the warp and ev...
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    205,84 €

  • The Whirlpool That Produced China
    Tingyang Zhao / Edmund Ryden
    Provides a philosophical, cultural, and historical answer to the question: Where did China come from?In The Whirlpool That Produced China, Tingyang Zhao offers a philosophical interpretation of China’s historicity, explaining how the expansion of China was not due to the lures of expansionist behavior but to the offerings of the surrounding contenders as they were constantly be...
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    43,75 €

  • China’s Belt and Road Power Transition
    Chien-peng (C. P.) Chung
    Details the Belt and Road global infrastructure development initiative as the most important instrument for China’s leadership under Xi Jinping to create an alternative global economic and geopolitical order to challenge the United States.In the opening decades of the twenty-first century the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership under Xi Jinping has created a worldwide Sino...
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    154,49 €

  • The Qin Dynasty
    Hui Wang
    'The Qin Dynasty: A History of China' takes you on a journey through one of the most dramatic chapters in Chinese history. From the unification of the warring states to the iron rule of Qin Shi Huang, this book dives deep into the empire that set the foundation for China’s future. The First Emperor built a centralized government, enforced strict laws, and undertook grand projec...
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    21,75 €