Mostrando títulos en Asia

In this book, we explore British Colonialism in India, a history of oppression and exploitation, whilst celebrating the contributions that the diaspora and its descendants have made to British society. We explore the origins of the British East India Company, navigating through the dark history of a struggle for independence. On the way we meet Mahatma Gandhi, and recognize his significance in the fight for independence, before we discuss the partition of India and creation of Pakistan. We conclude with Indian emigration to the UK, and the history of the modern-day British Indian.

The 1971 war between India and Pakistan, to help liberate the beleaguered people of Bangladesh, is considered one of the last 'just wars' of the twentieth century. Good triumphed decisively, unequivocally and indisputably. Yet, given the scale of atrocity that was halted in its tracks, it is shocking that the compelling circumstances as well as numerous poignant and heart-warming stories of the war have failed to become iconic representations of military intervention and success in the folklore and popular culture of India, Bangladesh and beyond.

Scions of a once-great southern Chinese family that produced the tutor of the last emperor, Jun and Hong were each other’s best friends until, in their twenties, they were separated at the end of the Chinese Civil War. One became a model Communist, the other a model capitalist. On Taiwan, Jun married a Nationalist general, established a trading company, and emigrated to the United States. On the Communist mainland, Hong built her medical career under a cloud of suspicion about her family and survived two waves of “re-education” before she was acclaimed for her achievements.

Afghan-American journalist Fariba Nawa delivers a revealing and deeply personal exploration of Afghanistan and the drug trade which rules the country, from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides and beyond.

Anden Verdenskrig forandrede Asien på alle måder. Da støvet havde lagt sig så landskabet, befolkningen og den politiske situation helt anderledes ud. Aage Krarup Nielsen har rejst meget i Asien før krigen, og det giver hans gensyn med Østen en helt særlig dimension. Vejen går til "hele verdens tehave", øen Ceylon, Singapore, der bliver kaldt Østens Babylon, og som nu langsomt bygges op igen efter over tre års japansk herredømme, videre til Malaya, hvor lokalbefolkningen ihærdigt arbejder på at genskabe gummiplantagerne.

The history of India is long and complicated. It dates back to thousands of years before Christ, according to historical analysts, and it involves wars, peoples, different spiritual movements, claims of independence, merging of empires, and various cultural aspects.

「定説」も「最新学説」も一から見直そう！４５のクエスチョンで日本史を総ざらい。

China GDP has grown from $300 per capita to more than $10,000 in the past thirty years and lifted more people into the middle class than in any other country at any other point in human history. It is important for investors, US companies and anyone interested in the global economy to understand China. Author Jonathan A. Krane provides an inside look at China's transformation into a global superpower and explains why the relationship between the US and China is the most critical economic relationship in the world today.

日本史は暗記科目じゃない！天皇、土地、宗教、軍事、地域、女性、経済。七つのツボを押さえれば、日本史の流れが一気につかめる。

Following an evaluation of the legacy of the Cold War the author assesses the uncertainties of the post-Cold War era, the weakening of America by its prolonged warfare in the greater Middle East, by the enlarged war on terror and by the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Amid the decline of the liberal world order and the rise of China, the author examines Chinese attempts to establish a new order.

மராத்திய மண்ணில் பிறந்து, தஞ்சை மண்ணில் ஆட்சி புரிந்து மக்களின் மனங்களை வென்றவர்! எல்லா செயல்களிலும் தன் பெயரை நிலைநாட்டி ஆளுமைத் தன்மையுடன் விளங்கியவர்! தமிழுக்குத் தொண்டாற்றியவர்!

Den anerkendte rejseskribent Karl Eskelund havde ikke sin eventyrlyst fra fremmede, for følelsen af udlængsel delte han med sin far Niels. Som ung rejste Niels til Bangkok, hvor han slog sig ned som tandlæge og blandt andet fik selveste kongen af Siam som fast patient i sin tandlægestol. Siden drev det heftige asiatiske klima ham tilbage til Danmark, men fædrelandet kunne ikke holde på ham i ret lang tid. Sammen med sin hustru vendte han tilbage til Østen, denne gang Shanghai, hvorfra han gennemlevede den forfærdelige anden verdenskrig.

I 1947 bliver Indien et selvstændigt land, og rejsejournalisten Karl Eskelund tager kort tid efter dertil for at berette om nationens genetablering efter Det Britiske Imperium. Ti år efter besøger han Indien for anden gang, og han skriver denne bog om landets udvikling og situation. Hvert kapitel i bogen omhandler et emne eller en problematik, som Indien er konfronteret med i 1967: kastesystemet, overbefolkningen, religionernes betydning, kvinders vilkår, de hellige mænd, fattigdom og politiske spændinger.

The British East India Company dominated the Indian subcontinent, yet they were not secure in their position. Holding unjustified fears that Russia threatened India's north-western border, the Company decided to make a pre-emptive strike and ensure that this menace would be stopped by a strong pro-British Afghanistan. The proud and ruthless warriors of Afghanistan were unwilling to submit themselves to British control and within three years they had risen up against their oppressors in one of the bloodiest revolts in history.

The Fight for China’s Future throws light on the quintessence of 21st century Chinese politics through the prism of the struggle between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s vibrant intelligentsia and civil society. This book examines Xi Jinping’s 24-hour, multi-dimensional, AI-enabled police-state apparatus and explores the CCP’s policy towards civil society.

源頼朝、北条義時、後鳥羽院、北条政子…オールスターのすべて。２０２２年ＮＨＫ大河ドラマ『鎌倉殿の１３人』の世界を堪能できる本！

In the early morning of 20th April 1949, HMS Amethyst was fulfilling orders to travel to Nanking to stand guard for the British Embassy during the height of the Chinese Civil War when she was fired upon by guns from the riverbank. Shells pounded into the ship, killing the commanding officer and destroyed the bridge before the ship grounded on the bank. How did the Amethyst escape the battering of Chinese Communist guns?

Today Vietnam is one of America’s strongest international partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a 20-year story of daring diplomacy and a careful thawing of tensions between the two countries after a lengthy war that cost nearly 60,000 American and more than two million Vietnamese lives.

While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking. Many people can name more than one Roman Emperor, but how many can name a Chinese Emperor?

As I wrote in the last chapter of the first series, I had given myself my word that during the whole of this time, I would do no writing whatsoever, but would only—for the well-being of the most deserving of these subordinate parts, slowly and gently—drink down all the bottles of old Calvados now at my disposal by the will of fate in the wine-cellar of the Prieuré, and specially provided the century before last by people who understood the true sense of life.