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Land of Two Rivers
Penguin Books Ltd 2011; Not AvailableLand of Two Rivers chronicles the story of one of the most fascinating and influential regions in the Indian subcontinent. The confluence of two major river systems, Ganga and Brahmaputra, created the delta of Bengal?an ancient land known as a centre of trade, learning and the arts from the days of the Mahabharata and through the ancient dynasties.... more...
China: A History
HarperCollins Publishers 2010; Not AvailableThree thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume. more...
India Discovered: The Recovery of a Lost Civilization
HarperCollins Publishers 2010; Not AvailableTwo hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in both character and continuity. How this extraordinary change in perception came about is the subject of this fascinating book. more...
Life and Death in Shanghai
HarperCollins Publishers 2010; Not AvailableA first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. more...
Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00This book documents the relationship and wisdom of Asian cartographers in the Islamic and Chinese worlds before the Europeans arrived. more...
Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 115.99The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan chronicles this country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. more...
The Impossible State
Random House Group Ltd 2012; US$ 33.36Much discussed and often maligned, precious little is known or understood about North Korea, the world's most controversial and isolated country. In The Impossible State Victor Cha pulls back the curtain, providing an unprecedented insight into North Korea's history, the rise of the Kim family dynasty, and the obsessive personality cult that surrounds... more...
A History of Korea
Indiana University Press 2012; US$ 42.99Contemporary North and South Korea are nations of radical contrasts: one a bellicose totalitarian state with a failing economy; the other a peaceful democracy with a strong economy. Yet their people share a common history that extends back more than 3,000 years. In this comprehensive new history of Korea from the prehistoric era to the present day,... more...
A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China?s Past Through its Proverbs
HarperCollins Publishers 2012; Not AvailableThe author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China. Both her book titles are based on such proverbs. more...
The A to Z of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China started in 1966 and lasted about a decade. This revolutionary upsurge of Chinese students and workers, led by Mao Zedong, wreaked havoc in the world's most populous country, often turning things upside down and undermining the party, government, and army while simultaneously weakening the economy,... more...









