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Newly-found evidence presented in The Bulgarian Contract changes our understanding of how and why the Great War ended precipitously on November 11, 1918. Graeme Sheppard describes how two young British army officers, POWs in Bulgaria, witnessed a secret act of Balkan propaganda that proved to be the catalyst for the collapse of the Central Powers..

The Chinese written language is today the only language in the world which is non-phonetic, using pictures to convey meaning. The history of the characters goes back over 3,000 years, and their impact extends over most of East Asia. This book celebrates the breadth and depth of the thousands of characters that make up the script.

In the latest adventure from Yun Rou, author of the best-selling TURTLE PLANET and award-winning MAD MONK MANIFESTO, an American faces down a heady concoction of reincarnation, magical wasps and violence to save his Chinese wife, while in a parallel world in ancient China, an astonishing woman single-handedly keeps a world of warriors at bay.

The novel follows the destinies of three late-Ming courtesans, from the seamy world of girl trafficking and slavery to the cultured scene of poetry, music and theatre in Qinhuai, the decadent pleasure district of Nanjing.

Tens of thousands of men from southern China changed the course of American history with their tireless work in the California gold fields in the 1850s and their crucial contribution in the building of the first Transcontinental Railroad in the following decade.

A revolution is taking place in China. Traditional Confucian ideals of propriety are being turned on their head as the country's climb towards economic prosperity brings sex into the open.

American socialite Ruth Day visited Shanghai for several weeks in 1935 and left one of the most sparkling descriptions of the city in this book, published in a limited edition the following year and only brought to the wider world in this new edition published more than 80 years later.

Northern China, 1900. The nation is in turmoil. The failing Qing dynasty of the Manchus struggles to hold together in the face of foreign domination, and the ancient traditions of China seem powerless against the onslaught of the modern world.

A sweeping coming-of-age epic, the Lacquered Talisman launches the story of one of the most influential figures in Chinese history. He is the son of a beancurd seller and he will found the Ming Dynasty, which ruled China from 1368-1644.

Lord Macartney's mission to open up China in 1792 failed, but it did give the Western world its first glimpse of the secretive Middle Kingdom, through the memoirs written by eight different members of the embassy. But the most lively and accessible of the books was that written by Aeneas Anderson, Lord Macartney's valet.

Unveils the history of this system of extraterritoriality. Based on original research through archives and hundreds of trial transcripts, Justice by Gunboat tells not only the story of the courts and how China and Japan reacted to them but also of the fascinating lives of the judges, lawyers and parties before the courts.

Peking, 1900. Amidst the violence and terror of the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion, a young China-born Englishwoman finds herself under siege alongside the city's overseas population. Based on real historical events, Dragons In Shallow Waters is a story of love, betrayal and secrets that reach across time and continents.

Jade Life tells the author's story and also the story of jade itself. His description of the jade industry today provides insights into the hearts of Chinese people and also into how they have managed to turn a backwater state into a world superpower in less than three decades.

Foreign adventurers have been tramping around China for centuries, and this book presents some of the best of the stories from the dozens of travel memoirs published, particularly in the golden era of the late nineteenth century.

The city of Jakarta, today the capital of Indonesia, has had other incarnations and other names, most notably as the regional headquarters of the Dutch East Indies when it was known around the world as Batavia.

A breathtaking romp through the city s Tokyo s history from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century, using lots of images, writings and clippings to bring back to life those far-off days."

No man - or country - is an island, and China's emergence over the past two centuries was not solely the product of internal actions. In this ground-breaking study, David Petriello argues that out of all the catalyzing influences in the creation of modern China, none was more vital than the Republican Party.

Anyone who has lived in China has stories to tell. For foreigners and Chinese alike, this is a land that transforms itself every day, with something to write about on every corner. Collected in this anthology are 33 contributions, a mix of narrative non-fiction, fiction and poetry, from the writers' colony the Anthill (theanthill.org). Together, they offer glimpses into this quicksilver country-by turns funny, touching and bizarre. Whether we stay or leave, the stories remain.

Hong Kong - a Chinese city with British-based law, a unique place with a unique police force. In his latest book, Chris Emmett, best-selling author of "Hong Kong Policeman," puts you on the streets, alongside the Hong Kong police officers who were there during the greatest crises of the past few decades.

The rise of China's consumers is the opportunity of the century for many global brands. The past few years have seen an endless stream of books and articles on the fast growth of middle class wealth in China, most projecting booming sales in the coming decades. But these assessments usually fail to answer a deeper question about

Daisy Kwok's life spanned old Shanghai and modern Shanghai, old China and "New" China in a way that no other did. This book presents stories written by her of her life - stories from the high-flying years of Old Shanghai, and the desperate drama of the political campaigns in the 1950s and 1960s.

This is a unique memoir of modern China, a story of courage, of despair and of hope. Her story is inspiring and eye-opening, an evocative and highly-readable account of how the huge events in China's modern history impacted on ordinary people.

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch, 2018 edition. The latest edition includes articles on topics such as the history of the Royal Asiatic Society, and a review and analysis of media myths in China and Japan.

Hong Kong possesses an impressively diverse tree flora with 390 native species. This book celebrates the incredible diversity, beauty and biology of the territory's tree species, highlighting over 100 important species that are individually illustrated in exquisitely detailed watercolour paintings by Sally Grace Bunker.

In the year BC 35, it is recorded that 145 Roman soldiers settled in northwestern China. How did they get there? This novel creates a narrative starting thirty years before, following the fortunes and misfortunes of one of those soldiers, Marcus, as he fights with Julius Caesar in Gaul and with Marcus Licinius Crassus against the Parthians.

The brutal murder of 19-year-old Pamela Werner in the city of Peking one night in January 1937 shocked the world, but the police never found or named the murderer. ..So who did it? Who killed Pamela? This book provides never-revealed evidence and a different perpetrator.

In 1898 an Englishman walked into a homosexual brothel in Peking and began a journey that he claims took him all the way to the bedchamber of imperial China's last great ruler, the Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi.

With the fate of East Asia hanging in the balance, one Mongolian woman manipulates her lovers, sons and grandsons through war and upheaval to create an empire that lasted for 250 years.

Brian McElney's memoir starts at the height of the Cultural Revolution in the mid-1960s, when it was just not known whether the Red Guards would storm over the border to Hong Kong, and then tells tales ranging from the Hong Kong of the 1930s to the establishment of what is today the only museum specialising in Chinese antiquities in the UK.

Diplomat, lawyer, judge, soldier, spy, spymaster - just some of the positions American Norwood Allman, held in his 30 plus years in China. Shanghai Lawyer is Allman's first-hand account of his amazing life, from his arrival as a student interpreter during WWI.