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Brought to you by Penguin. The compelling story of the inescapable return of Hong Kong to China, published for the 25th anniversary of the handover British Hong Kong ended in the last minutes of 30 June 1997. Diplomacy Ends at Midnight traces the extraordinary twists and turns of Hong Kong's...

Brought to you by Penguin. An in-depth exploration of one of the little known battles of World War II. It began as a routine attempt by the US to take a small and negligibly strategic airstrip on a remote island in the Pacific and ended up as a blood-soaked battle of over two months which left...

The Ocean at the Centre of the World, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

Strictly speaking, a timetable isn't the kind of thing you're supposed to read for pleasure, yet you might be surprised to learn how many such individuals exist. I'm one of them . . . A landmark of Japanese travel writing, translated for the first time, this beloved classic takes the reader on a...

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Named Ilha Formosa - 'beautiful island' - by Portuguese sailors in the sixteenth century, Taiwan has been desired by the world's imperial powers ever since. Today, despite Taiwan's indigenous population claiming that their ancestry goes back millennia, the People's Republic of China claims the...

This is an urgent wake-up call. Every iPhone, electric vehicle, AI data center, smart missile and countless other tech essentials rely on rare earth metals. Today, China controls up to 97% of the refined materials and is actively weaponizing that monopoly against the West. In The Race for Rare...

From a top expert based in Beijing, a deeply reported account of China’s chokehold on rare earth metals and what it means for the future. Rare earth metals are essential for today’s most important technologies, from iPhones to artificial intelligence to advanced missiles. They are vital for...

The story of Communist China’s violent conquest of Tibet has been told by outsiders: here, the Tibetan people relate their own experiences—eyewitness accounts that describe a terrifying and extraordinary struggle for physical and spiritual survival. This page-turning history weaves the...

A freestanding sequel to Ram’s majestic two volume biography of Gandhi. It focuses on the debates and controversies that Gandhi’s life, work, and writings generated. Arguments with Gandhi focuses on the arguments that Gandhi had in his lifetime with various interlocuters, both Indian and...

In a lively and uniquely comprehensive narrative of Kashmir’s past and current predicament, the book reinstates the cultural and political centrality of one of Asia’s most cherished but maligned states. What emerges in this landmark history is not the familiar tale of a paradise lost to...

Negotiations between the United States and the Taliban led to the 2020 Doha Agreement, which intended to end the American presence in the country and bring peace. Despite the failure of the Taliban to honor all aspects of the agreement, the Biden administration then determined to completely...

Uncovers the long-mystery location of the Stone Tower, the Silk Road’s ancient midpoint, and explores its historical, cultural, and trade significance. For over 2,000 years, the precise location of the Stone Tower—the midpoint of the ancient Silk Road, where caravans traveling between Europe...

尖閣諸島沖の波高い２０１０年、中国漁船が海上保安庁の巡視艇に体当たりし、海保職員によって船長が逮捕された。中国はこれに反発し、レアアースの輸出を全面禁止すると通告する。狼狽した民主党の菅直人首相は処分保留のまま船長を釈放した。

The most authoritative life of Mao ever written, by the bestselling author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang and her husband, historian Jon Halliday. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone...

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD. "Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined"...

‘Sobering and stylishly-written … confirms Dhume's position as one of the most important and incisive writers on South Asia today’ JAMES CRABTREE A devastating critique of India’s failure to fulfil its founding promises. Since claiming independence from the British Empire in 1947, India...

A surprising, richly told memoir that seamlessly weaves the personal with the political to tell a riveting story: of love, of family, and of an endlessly fascinating country, India. How did a girl from a small village in Italy rise as a politician in India and become known around the world?...

From one of the most prominent post-Cold War geopolitics experts, an “illuminating, insightful, and essential” (Chris Miller, bestselling author of Chip War) look at US-China relations and the China experts who have influenced—and continue to influence—America’s policy toward its...

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