Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future by Chun Han Wong
$35.00 AUD
Category: Asian
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and the Superpower Future of China shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organisations and its leader. Many observers misread Xi's intentions during his early years in power, projecting onto him their own hop ...Show more
The Sister -The Extraordinary Story of Kim Yo Jong, the Most Powerful Woman in North Korea by Sung-Yoon Lee
$37.00 AUD
Category: Asian
Recent years have seen the dramatic rise of a young woman called Kim Yo Jong in North Korea. Stomping the world stage from the shadows of her secretive state, she is creating headlines and fevered speculation about her role and her future. She is the sister of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and, as her murd ...Show more
Creators of Modern China (British Museum) - 100 Lives from Empire to Republic 1796-1912 by Jessica Harrison-Hall (Editor); Julia Lovell (Editor)
$60.00 AUD
Category: Asian
Discover the stories of 100 women and men whose activities in the 19th century laid the foundations of modern China. This book sprang from a simple but original ambition: to provide an understanding - told through the lives of 100 significant individuals - of how China transformed from dynastic empire ...Show more
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das
$35.00 AUD
Category: Asian
A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism- the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. 'A sparkling gem of a book. Beautifully written and masterfully researched, this has the makings of a classic' Peter Frankopan ...Show more
Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan
$35.00 AUD
Category: Asian
An indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution andhow it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers fortyyears of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness. 'Took my breath away.' BARBARA DEMICK'Haunting.' OLIVER BURKEMAN'A masterpiece.' JULIA LO ...Show more
The Chinese Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Legends by Tao Tao Liu
$30.00 AUD
Category: Asian | Series: Myths Ser.
The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture.This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese ...Show more
The Japanese Myths: A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits by Joshua Frydman
$30.00 AUD
Category: Asian
The perfect introduction to the world of Japanese myth and legend. This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medieval tales of vengeful ghosts, through to ...Show more
The Shortest History of India by John Zubrzycki
$28.00 AUD
Category: Asian
An illuminating and concise telling of the 5000 years of turbulent history that led India from the ruins of ancient civilisations to emerging global superpowerOne of the oldest civilisations and the largest democracy in the world, India is an amalgam of customs, races, castes, languages and spiritual be ...Show more
Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim
$35.00 AUD
Category: Asian
An award-winning journalist takes to the protest-riven streets of Hong Kong to write this startling landmark account of the island city's complex past and precarious future. The story of Hong Kong has long been obscured by competing myths- to Britain, a 'barren rock' with no appreciable history; to Chin ...Show more
Kings of Shanghai by Jonathan Kaufman
$25.00 AUD
Category: Asian
'A masterpiece of research, The Last Kings of Shanghai is a vivid and fascinating story of wealth, family intrigue, and political strategy on the world stage from colonialism to communism to globalized capitalism' Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth CollegeAn epic, multige ...Show more
The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives by Christopher Harding
$30.00 AUD
Category: Asian
From the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life ...Show more
Red Zone: China's Challenge and Australia's Future by Peter Hartcher
$33.00 AUD
Category: Asian
China is a key nation for Australia's future - for our security, economy and identity. But what are China's intentions when it comes to Australia? And what lies behind the recent chill in relations between the two countries? In this gripping book, Peter Hartcher shows how Australia woke up to China's c ...Show more