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In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia
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An interesting survey of the aftermath of the Japanese surrender in South Asia and the Far East. Concentrating mainly on China, Korea and Indonesia. Spector completely ignores Burma and the Philippines. The space given to Hong Kong, Malaya and Singapore is cursory; generally the British role is not the focus of this book. This book only works as an acc... »
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A Short History of Byzantium
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The Byzantine Empire, one of its most eminent students reminds us, lasted "for a total of 1,123 years and 18 days," which is an astonishing duration matched by only a few others. Condensing Norwich's three-volume history, this overview captures the splendor and strangeness of Byzantine rule, marked by family intrigues, constant warfare, political and r... »
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History of Asia, A (5th Edition)
I read this textbook in a junior-level undergraduate course on the history of Asia. Rhoads Murphey's text certainly has a tall task in covering 4,000 yea... »
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A History of Japan
The History Of Japan by R. H. P. Mason and J. G. Caiger is a very small yet very complete book of Japanese history and culture, from 10,000 BC up to the... »
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Mao's Last Revolution
This book, by two distinguished scholars of modern Chinese politics, is a comprehensive history of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, an ev... »
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