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In this amazing audiobook, Charles King talks us through more than one hundred facts about the country of India. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Indian figures from history and many more you will be sure to learn plenty of fascinating information. Whether you are planning on visiting India, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an excellent addition to your audiobook catalogue.

How China used a network of surveillance to intern over a million people and produce a system of control previously unknown in human history Novel forms of state violence and colonization have been unfolding for years in China’s vast northwestern region, where more than a million and a half...

North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every person to play a role in the "theater state" even as it pays little more than lip service to the wellbeing of the overwhelming majority.

Growing up in rural China during Mao's Cultural Revolution, Da Chen was part Horatio Alger, part Holden Caulfeld, befriending both a gang of young thugs, as well as an elegant, older Chinese woman who teaches him English - and opens the door to a new life. Chen's remarkable story of triumph is filled with the universal qualities that distinguish the very best memoirs as it masterfully recounts the concerns of childhood that transcend both time and place.

During the last years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union sent some of its most elite troops to unfamiliar lands in Central Asia to fight a vaguely defined enemy, which eventually defeated their superior number with unconventional tactics. Although the Soviet leadership initially saw the invasion as a victory, many Russian soldiers came to view the war as a demoralizing and devastating defeat, the consequences of which had a substantial impact on the Soviet Union and its collapse.

In this classic account of the French war in Indochina, Bernard B. Fall vividly captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the savage eight-year conflict in the jungles and mountains of Southeast Asia from 1946 to 1954. The French fought well to the last, but even with the lethal advantages of airpower, they could not stave off the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists, who countered with a hit-and-run campaign of ambushes, booby traps, and nighttime raids. Defeat came at Dien Bien Phu, in 1954, setting the stage for American involvement and opening another tragic chapter in Vietnam's history.

Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered.

This global history as the Chinese would write it gives brilliant and unconventional insights for understanding China's role in the world, especially the drive to "Make China Great Again." We in the West routinely ask: "What does China want?" The answer is quite simple: the superpower status it...

Welcome to Long Story Short, an Audible Original podcast brought to you by Paperclip Media & Entertainment production. Join us on Season 2, as we bring to you stories of wondrous foreigners who visited India and influenced its history, one way or another.

At Long Story Short, we bring history to life, one fascinating story at a time.

This book charts the turbulent twilight of the Mongol imperium and the astonishing resilience of the world it rewired. Beginning with the succession crises after Kublai Khan, it follows the splintering of the Yuan, Ilkhanate, Chagatai, and the Golden Horde—revealing how court intrigue, climate shocks, and the Black Death intersected with finance, technology, and faith.

秦が中華統一を成し遂げた理由は、始皇帝（嬴政）の人間力と、特異な登用方法にあった！始皇帝を支えた李信・王齮・桓齮ら将軍たちは、戦時でどう動き、何を成し遂げたのか。

Beginning with Pearl Harbor, renowned historian Donald Macintyre charts the course of the Pacific war through the major battles that shaped World War Two: Java Sea, Coral Sea, Midway, Philippine Sea, and Leyte Gulf. Of course, the Pacific theater was shaped not only by naval actions but also by closely interlocking military campaigns. Macintyre brings these amphibious struggles, which were more ferocious and wide-ranging than the world had ever seen, to the forefront of listeners' minds and demonstrates just why the Allies were able to emerge victorious.

When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument in Tiananmen Square to pay their respects. Chinese propaganda officials had sought to tarnish his reputation and dim his memory, yet his death galvanized the nascent pro-democracy student movement, setting off the dramatic demonstrations that culminated in the Tiananmen massacre.

破天荒な、戦国日本人のリアル　エミー賞「SHOGUN 将軍」時代考証家・衝撃の一冊

尹前大統領の戒厳令宣布にも関与強大な権力を持ち、政治を動かす秘密組織の全容に迫る!

കേരളചരിത്രത്തെ ഇരുണ്ട കാലത്തു നിന്ന് പുതുവെളിച്ചത്തിലേക്ക് നയിച്ച മഹാ സംഭവങ്ങളെ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു. അജ്ഞതയുടെയും അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെയും അനാചാരങ്ങളുടെയും വിവേചനങ്ങളുടെയും കൂരിരുട്ടില്‍നിന്ന് നാടിനെ മാറ്റിമറിച്ച നവോത്ഥാനത്തിന്റെയും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ പ്പോരാട്ടങ്ങളുടെയും പ്രകാശനാളങ്ങളെ ലളിതമായും വസ്തുനിഷ്ഠമായും അവ തരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

The Art of War is a renowned ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher. Composed around the fifth century BC, it provides valuable insights into warfare and strategy. The book emphasizes the importance of careful planning, understanding the enemy, exploiting weaknesses, and employing tactics to achieve victory. It covers various aspects of warfare, including tactics, intelligence gathering, leadership, and the importance of adaptability.

A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. Take a well-fed nine-year-old with a big family and a fancy education. Fold in 2...

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment.

Ce Tome 3 de l’Histoire générale de la Chine s’ouvre sur l’ascension des Ming et dresse une fresque haletante du règne fondateur de Houng Wou, « l’empereur mendiant », entre pacification intérieure, réformes de Cour et consolidation de l’Empire face aux derniers Youen et aux pirates japonais Wo-kou qui ravagent les côtes au XIVe siècle.