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By the mid-fourteenth century, the world empire founded by Genghis Khan was in crisis. The Mongol Ilkhanate had ended in Iran and Iraq, China's Mongol rulers were threatened by the native Ming, and the Golden Horde and the Central Asian Mongols were prey to internal discord. Into this void moved the warlord Tamerlane, the last major conqueror to emerge from Inner Asia.

During the Warring States period, Wei Fan Ju accompanied Xu Jia on a diplomatic mission to Qi, where he received respectful treatment from Qi's prime minister. However, Xu Jia became jealous and slandered Fan Ju to Wei's prime minister. The prime minister ordered a severe beating of Fan Ju and abandoned him in the wilderness.

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu is a monumental work in the field of military strategy that has had a profound impact on future generations. It stands as the pinnacle of military literature worldwide.

Li Guangbi, the martyr's descendant, didn't behave like an ordinary child since his childhood. From a young age, he excelled in horsemanship and archery. He had a stern and resolute character, rarely smiling or joking. People felt a sense of awe upon seeing him, and everyone in the military knew he was a promising young talent with great ambitions.

In Murder in Manchuria, Scott D. Seligman explores an unsolved murder set amid the chaos that reigned in China in the run-up to World War II. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a three-country struggle for control of Manchuria—an area some called China's "Wild East"—and an explosive mixture of nationalities, religions, and ideologies. Semyon Kaspe, a young Jewish musician, is kidnapped, tortured, and ultimately murdered by disaffected, antisemitic White Russians, secretly acting on the orders of Japanese military overlords who covet his father's wealth.

Discover the Cradle of Intellectual Thought: From the mystical valleys of the Indus to the imperial courts of Japan, "Eastern Civilization" unravels the vibrant histories of India, China, and Japan. This captivating guide is your window into the ancient worlds that shaped modern thought.

Проживая в Китае 12 лет и посещая множество мест, автор этой книги часто задавала себе вопрос: "Настоящий это Китай или все-таки туристическое место?" Для кого-то настоящий Китай — это серые одноэтажные здания, люди в синих костюмах и кепках со звездой и что-нибудь жуть какое экзотическое в ресторанах. Многие полагают, что истинный Китай нужно искать в деревне — чем глуше, тем лучше. Другие не представляют Китай без небоскребов и технологичных устройств. На самом деле настоящий Китай повсюду, нужно только открыть глаза и отказаться от собственных стереотипов.

Dos costumes ancestrais às violentas reviravoltas do comunismo, a China passou, em algumas décadas, por uma das mais radicais e amplas transformações já vistas na história da humanidade. Mergulhando nas memórias familiares de três gerações de mulheres, Cisnes selvagens é o relato verdadeiro, com todos os acentos do drama épico, de uma família que tenta preservar a própria humanidade em meio à vertigem e ao horror da trajetória da China neste século.

Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised.