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The war in Afghanistan has consumed vast amounts of blood and treasure, causing the Western powers to seek an exit without achieving victory. Seemingly never-ending, the conflict has become synonymous with a number of issues-global jihad, rampant tribalism, and the narcotics trade - but even though they are cited as the causes of the conflict, they are in fact symptoms.

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...

Chinese Philosophy: The Classic Collection is a comprehensive anthology that explores the rich philosophical traditions of ancient China. This book features key texts such as "The Analects," which contains the teachings of Confucius, and "Tao Te Ching," a foundational text of Taoism. It also includes "Musings of a Chinese Mystic," offering insights from the enigmatic sage Chuang Tzu, as well as "The Sayings of Mencius," presenting the ethical and political philosophy of Mencius. Lastly, "The Art of War" provides strategic wisdom from the renowned military strategist Sun Tzu.

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...

In Good Faith is the first of a two-volume, accessible narrative history of America's involvement in Indochina, from the end of World War II to the Fall of Saigon in 1975. The books charts the course of America's engagement with the region, from its initially hesitant support for French Indochina through the advisory missions following the 1954 Geneva Accords, then on to the covert war promoted in the Kennedy years, and then escalation to total war in the Johnson era....

An exciting, hugely revealing account of China’s burgeoning presence in Africa - a developing empire already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people. A prizewinning foreign correspondent and former New York Times bureau chief in Shanghai and in West and Central Africa, Howard French is uniquely positioned to tell the story of China in Africa. Through meticulous on-the-ground reporting, French crafts a layered investigation of astonishing depth and breadth.

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.

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.

Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese kung fu in the world today, with more than four million practitioners. This guide will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the martial arts, from beginner to master. The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than 300 years. Until now, no one has ever stepped back and taken a critical look at why this art's techniques are presented and performed the way they are.

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.

Una palestra comunale, decine di cadaveri che saturano l'aria di un «orribile tanfo putrido». Siamo a Gwangju, in Corea del Sud, nel maggio 1980: dopo il colpo di Stato di Chun Doo-hwan, in tutto il paese vige la legge marziale. Quando i militari hanno aperto il fuoco su un corteo di protesta è iniziata l'insurrezione, seguita da brutali rappresaglie; Atti umani è il coro polifonico dei vivi e dei morti di una carneficina mai veramente narrata in Occidente.

竹田恒泰が６年の歳月をかけて執筆・編集し、令和５年度の文部科学省の検定に合格した令和書籍刊行の話題の歴史教科書『国史教科書 第７版』がオーディオブックになりました。

En el convulso siglo XVI, Solimán el Magnífico transformó al Imperio otomano en una potencia que disputó a Europa, Persia y el Mediterráneo el control del mundo conocido. Este libro recorre su ascenso al trono, sus campañas decisivas y su visión de Estado como Kanuni, el legislador que consolidó leyes, justicia y administración. Al mismo tiempo, revela el rostro íntimo del poder: el papel de Hürrem Sultan, el harén como institución política y la feroz lucha sucesoria.

കേരളത്തിന്റെ സാമൂഹിക രാഷ്ട്രീയ ചരിത്രത്തിൽ മുഴങ്ങിക്കേട്ട മുദ്രാവാക്യങ്ങൾ, അവരൂപപ്പെട്ട സന്ദർഭങ്ങൾ...

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.

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.