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This brief, accessible biography sheds new light on one of India's most controversial and misunderstood figures, arguing that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was not a Hindu-hating fanatic but rather a premodern Indian king driven by a thirst for power, piety, and justice.
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These papers by leading specialists on sixteenth-century Japan explore Japan's transition from medieval (Chusei) to early... Læs mere
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Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of... Læs mere
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A concise introduction to the long-obscured Southeast Asian country struggling to emerge from a half-century of military rule
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A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Written by 'One of the greatest historians of China' Chris Patten
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In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979, it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society that led to democracy eight... Læs mere
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In 1871 Japan sent a delegation to the USA and Europe. The report of this journey played a key role in Japan's transformation into an industrial... Læs mere
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015SHORTLISTED FOR RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2016The vivid and haunting story of Sri Lanka and its brutal thirty-year civil war, from one of India's best new writers.
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