Asia category: 8064 books
by William Thorn
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Originally published in 1815, Major William Thorn's The Conquest of Java describes the military and naval elements of the British expeditionary force to Java in 1811.
It was a time of unrest in Europe. Napoleon was at the height of his power and had taken control of Holland and its colonies...
Myanmar & Bangkok Travel Guide
Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2015
Myanmar (also known as Burma) is an emerging tourist destination in Southeast Asia. It lies on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea coast with Bangladesh and India to the west, China to the north, and Laos and Thailand to the east. Bangkok is the heart of Thailand and the pulse of the nation. A sprawling...
The Indian Army on the Western Front
India's Expeditionary Force to France and Belgium in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
The Indian army fought on the western front with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1914 to 1918. The traditional interpretations of its performance have been dominated by ideas that it was a failure. This book offers a radical reconsideration by revealing new answers to the debate's central...
by Krishna Chilukuri
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
We live in a complex world order built with a multitude of competing sovereign nations - countries with varying economic, political and military power - a world structured by international organizations which sometimes work but at other times are bypassed. But the dominant status of the United States...
Between Ally and Partner
Korea-China Relations and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
China and South Korea have come a long way since they were adversaries. The arc of their relationship since the late 1970s is an excellent model of East-West cooperation and, at the same time, highlights the growing impact of China's "rise" over its regional neighbors, including America's...
East Infection
Kolkata to Mandalay
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
THE CULT OF HORN detailed my second go-round with the subcontinent and confirmed that India's chaotic urban centres, in an advanced and permanent state of rush hour, rendered most of the planet's cities stunted, somnolent mining towns, their silver veins long tapped out. EAST INFECTION picks up where...
Peaceful War
How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Peaceful War is an epic analysis of the unfolding drama between the clashing forces of the Chinese dream and American destiny. Just as the American experiment evolved, Deng Xiaoping’s China has been using “Hamiltonian means to Jeffersonian ends” and borrowed the idea of the American Dream as...
New Nepal
The Fault Lines
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
This book analyses the tumultuous situation in post-republic Nepal, with spot diagnosis of the major issues facing the country such as federal structure, security sector reform, armed movement in the terai, and religious clashes that have wide implications for India and China.
While there is...
by Martin Stuart-Fox
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Laos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map shows how strategically it is positioned, between Thailand and Vietnam and between Cambodia and China. As in the past Laos was a crossroads...
by Yang-May Ooi
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Jasmine Lian left Malaysia behind when she was eighteen and won a place at Oxford. Since then she’s led a golden life: youngest ever partner in one of the most prestigious law firms in London, poised for success in every area. Then one of her clients, construction firm Jordan Cardale, bids for the...
by Daniel Marston
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
The Partition of British India in 1947 resulted in the establishment of the independent states of India and Pakistan and the end of the British Raj. The decision to divide British India along religious lines led to widespread upheaval and communal violence in the period leading up to and following...
Ramparts of Empire
British Imperialism and India's Afghan Frontier, 1918-1948
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
This cultural and political study examines British perceptions and policies on India's Afghan Frontier between 1918 and 1948 and the impact of these on the local Pashtun population, India as a whole, and the decline of British imperialism in South Asia.
by Ooi Keat Gin
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2010
The Japanese occupation of both British Borneo – Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo – and Dutch Borneo in 1941 to 1945 is a much understudied subject. Of particular interest is the occupation of Dutch Borneo, governed by the Imperial Japanese Navy that had long-term plans for ‘permanent possession’....
by Nordin Hussin, Uqbah Iqbal, Ahmad Ali Seman
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: This study will examine and analyze the historical development of British investment in Malaya before the Second World War. The research is...