Asian History
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Shadow of the Silk Road: (Vintage Voyages)
Colin ThubronCurrent price €14.88Original price €17.50Colin Thurbons beautiful prose unfolds along the Silk Road, unearthing a richly layered past on his most ambitious journey. On buses, donkey carts,...
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The Art of War: Annotated Edition
Sun TzuCurrent price €9.89Original price €10.99For two and a half thousand years The Art of War has been the core text of military strategy and planning, providing leaders with enduring insights...
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The Japanese Myths: A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits
Joshua FrydmanCurrent price €17.99Original price €19.99The perfect introduction to the world of Japanese myth and legend. This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mytholog...
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Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
Bettany HughesCurrent price €17.99Original price €19.99THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN'Richly entertaining and imp...
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Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior
Don CunninghamCurrent price €16.65Original price €18.50Unlock the secrets of the legendary weapons of the samuraiWhile the samurai is well known as the military nobility of medieval Japan, their range o...
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The Ninja, The Secret History of Ninjutsu: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan
Kacem ZoughariCurrent price €16.99Original price €19.99Here, for the first time, is an in-depth, factual look at the entire art of ninjutsu, including the emergence of the ninja warriors and philosophy ...
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The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Fought for a New Afghanistan
Eric BlehmCurrent price €15.29Original price €16.99Eric Blehm, author of the award-winning The Last Season, is back with another true adventure story, The Only Thing Worth Dying For. Set in the imme...
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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
William DalrympleCurrent price €16.28Original price €18.50SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2013 'As taut and richly embroidered as a great novel . . . a masterpiece' Sunday Telegraph 'Dazzling' Sun...
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The Book of Tea
Okakura KakuzoCurrent price €15.23Original price €17.50The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life.Par...
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Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Alan TansmanCurrent price €14.39Original price €15.99With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, Japanese literature is infused from its beginnings with written traditions from around the globe...
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The Cultural Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Richard Curt KrausCurrent price €14.39Original price €15.99China's decade-long Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution shook the politics of China and the world. Even as we approach its fiftieth anniversary, ...
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The Kaiser''s Mission to Kabul: A Secret Expedition to Afghanistan in World War I
Jules StewartCurrent price €20.69Original price €22.99In 1915, at the height of World War I, the Central Powers sent a secret mission, led by Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer and Werner Otto von Hentig, to...
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Between East and West: Across the Borderlands of Europe
Anne ApplebaumCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50A vivid and human glimpse into Europe's borderlands as they emerged from Soviet rule - back in print after nearly 20 years'In this superb book, in ...
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The World Beneath Their Feet: The British, the Americans, the Nazis and the Mountaineering Race to Summit the Himalayas
Scott EllsworthCurrent price €26.98Original price €32.50The 2020 National Outdoor Book Awards of the History of the YearShortlisted for the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year'A gripping history' T...
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The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
Michael Dylan FosterCurrent price €25.08Original price €29.50Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai,...
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Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World''s Most Infamous Diamond
Anita AnandCurrent price €17.39Original price €19.99Riveting. This highly readable and entertaining book ... finally sets the record straight on the history of the Koh-i-Noor Tarquin Hall, Sunday Tim...
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The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze
George SoltCurrent price €35.99Original price €39.99A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup climbed its way onto the international culinary scene and, from Tokyo to New York, is now a s...
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The Cambridge History of Communism 3 Volume Paperback Set
Cambridge University PressCurrent price €89.99Original price €99.19The Cambridge History of Communism is an unprecedented global history of communism in the twentieth century. With contributions from a team of lead...
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Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
Shashi TharoorCurrent price €15.75Original price €17.50The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller on India's experience of British colonialism, by the internationally-acclaimed author and diplomat Shashi Tharo...
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The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives
Christopher HardingCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday TimesFrom the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the h...
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Ezra F. VogelCurrent price €29.25Original price €32.50Winner of the Lionel Gelber PrizeNational Book Critics Circle Award FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the Year | A Financial Times Book of the Year...
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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
William DalrympleCurrent price €16.28Original price €18.50THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZ...
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