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The Cambridge Illustrated History of China (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)
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To compress 8,000 years of a civilization's life into a single volume is a daunting task, but University of Illinois historian Patricia Ebrey does the job with authority and considerable flair. Writing with an eye to explaining recurring themes in Chinese history, she discusses ideas of order and statecraft, resource allocation and use, imperialism and... »
Vietnam: A History
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The late Stanley Karnow, while writing for American audiences, provides an authoritative history of one of the most divided periods of our times. A must for any student or participant of the the period.... »
The Search for Modern China
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I've read over twenty books on China, and this is one of the best resources out there. At first I was caught off guard that Spence started in the 16th or 17th century, however, it provides a lot of insight into China's development and goes into detail about China's interactions with the West and their reactions. I especially found the opium trade qui... »
Lords of the Land: The War for Israel's Settlem
(This review is of the Hebrew edition of the book). This is a very well written and extremely well investigated book looking into one of the great traged... »
Forbidden Archeology: The Full Unabridged Editi
This is not a review of the content. I received my book, the hardback, from Amazon. But the printer has used cheap paper, poor quality ink, and poor const... »
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Camb
Written in the present tense, First They Killed My Father will put you right in the midst of the action--action you'll wish had never happened. It'... »
The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing
This book is written in a torturous style which I attribute to the cultural origins of the author. Compounding this problem was the endless string of name... »
When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet o
To call this book "unrestrained speculation" as some academic reviewers have is far too polite; it's rubbish, with no basis in facts at all. ... »
Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and
I liked this book, had no problem reading it, and recommend it. Presumably when reviewers refer to it as "dry", they mean in comparison to such popular hi... »
Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
A much-needed corrective to the standard view of the origins and conduct of the early war, based upon archival research of Viet Cong and North Viet. sourc... »
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