Search Results for ‘Asia’, ‘History’ - 27 matches found

Foreign Devils on the Silk Road

Peter Hopkirk’s “Foreign Devils on the Silk Road” details the tales and adventures of western explorers who uncovered and claimed the lost treasures of Central Asia. The Silk road, which linked imperial...

On Secret Service East of Constantinople

Peter Hopkirk’s “On Secret Service East of Constantinople” tells the history, in thrilling style, of the least-remembered front of the First World War, the German-Turkish attempt to weaken the British...

Setting the East Ablaze: On Secret Service in Bolshevik Asia

Peter Hopkirk’s “Setting the East Ablaze” tells the narrative history, in thrilling style, of the inter-war struggle for influence in Central Asia as Lenin attempted to spread the Bolshevik cause to...

The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia

Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game" tells the history of the decades-long struggle for Central Asia in the 1800’s. For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth - Victorian Britain and Tsarist...

The Last Mughal

Dalrymple’s "The Last Mughal" tells the dramatic tale of India’s last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar II. Directly descended from Genghis Khan and Timur of Akbar and Shah Jahan, his Mughal ancestors...

First Ascent

“First Ascent” is a new history of mountaineering from one of the most distinguished living climbers, Stephen Venables. This richly illustrated book offers a chance to understand the development of...

The Two Koreas: The Forgotten War

On one side of the sheet is a 59x91cm physical map of the region showing towns, cities, the DMZ and major communications of North and South Korea. Relief is depicted by hill shading and altitude tinting...

World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary: Vol. 8 The Middle East and Caucasus

The "World Rail Atlas and historical summary of the Middle East and Caucasus" is the first such publication in an emerging series that will cover all parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and the...

Descent into Chaos

In “Descent into Chaos”, celebrated journalist and leading expert on Central Asia and extremism Ahmed Rashid explains why he believes the US-led ‘War on Terror’ is failing to prevent the spread and...

The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below

The wellspring of “The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below” is the remarkable 17th century figure, Thomas Coryate, unofficial jester to the court of King James I, associate of John Donne, Ben Johnson and Inigo...

Empires of the Indus - The Story of a River

“Empires of Indus” is a thought-provoking history of the Indus River’s civilizations, emperors and explorers.
One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows...

White Mughals

William Dalrymple’s fifth book, White Mughals, does not follow his usual technique of travelling and discovering and storytelling. Rather this work is a social history, an account of the much unknown...

A History of Twentieth-Century Russia

A dizzying sweep through an eventful hundred years in this fascinating country. The author provides a balanced viewpoint on the rulers and the ruled from the era of Nicholas II to the era of Yeltsin...

A Traveller's History of China

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Concise and accessible historical guides to popular tourist destinations. This series provides a good introductory overview for travellers who want to know more about a destination...

Bomb, Book & Compass

In “Bomb, Book & Compass” celebrated historical author Simon Winchester tells the amazing story of Joseph Needham, the pre-eminent Western scholar and chronicler of China. Before fate intervened, Joseph...

India: A History

India after Gandhi

“India after Gandhi” is the history of the world’s largest democracy, by Ramachandra Guha.
Born against a background of privation and civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language and religion...

Natasha's Dance

This encyclopedic cultural history of Russia is epic in its intentions. Figes delves into Russian culture and examines the characters that helped shape it, discovering that Russia's identity is embodied...

The Russian Question: At the End of the 20th Century

A distinguished writer assesses Russia's position now that the Soviet system is gone. Solzhenitsyn addresses the past and provides some ideas for the future in this provocative book on Russia and its...

Hidden Bhutan - Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon

“Hidden Buthan” reveals incredible stories and idiosyncracies of one the world’s most unspoilt kingdoms. It was only in the middle of the 1960s that the first road between India and Bhutan was opened...