Skip to main content
Search Button
Librairie Kobo Canada Cartes cadeau Aide
Kobo Rakuten
Ma liste d'envies

Panier

Vous profitez des avantages réservés aux VIP !

Article(s) non disponible(s) à la vente
Veuillez vérifier votre panier. Vous pouvez supprimer le ou les articles qui ne sont pas disponibles maintenant ou nous les supprimerons automatiquement au moment du règlement de la commande.
articlesarticle
articlesarticle

Recommandé pour vous

Loading...


Campaign Série de Livres électroniques

1-12 sur 12 résultats
Skip side bar filters

  • Burma Road 1943–44

    Stilwell's assault on Myitkyina

    par Jon Diamond ...
    Collections Livre 289 - Campaign
    “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell's assault on the Japanese position at Myitkyina, the key to northern Burma.Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943–44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains.The Burma Road, which ran from Lashio ... En savoir plus

    $21.19 CAD

Les lecteurs de ce roman ont aussi aimé

  • The Secret History of the Mongol Queens

    How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

    par Jack Weatherford ...
    “A fascinating romp through the feminine side of the infamous Khan clan” (Booklist) by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan“Enticing . . . hard to put down.”—Associated PressThe Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. The daughters of the Silk Route turned their father’s conquests into the first truly international ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • A Concise History of Japan

    par Brett L. Walker ...
    Collections series Cambridge Concise Histories
    To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by ... En savoir plus

    $31.19 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Samurai Capture a King

    Okinawa 1609

    par Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Collections Livre 6 - Raid
    A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history - the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers.The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their need to win favour with the new Shogun, led them to hatch an audacious plot to attack the ... En savoir plus

    $19.89 CAD

  • Re-inventing Japan

    Nation, Culture, Identity

    par Tessa Morris-Suzuki ...
    This text rethinks the contours of Japanese history, culture and nationality. Challenging the mythology of a historically unitary, even monolithic Japan, it offers a different perspective on culture and identity in modern Japan. ... En savoir plus

    $116.79 CAD

  • The Crisis of Global Modernity

    Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future

    par Prasenjit Duara ...
    Collections series Asian Connections
    In this major new study, Prasenjit Duara expands his influential theoretical framework to present circulatory, transnational histories as an alternative to nationalist history. Duara argues that the present day is defined by the intersection of three global changes: the rise of non-western powers, the crisis of environmental sustainability and the loss of authoritative sources of what he terms ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales

    Modifié par Haruo Shirane ...
    Collections series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Burton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (setsuwa) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, ... En savoir plus

    $26.39 CAD

  • The Battle For China's Past

    Mao and the Cultural Revolution

    par Mobo Gao ...
    --Shows that the Mao era was benficial for most Chinese citizens--"A powerful mixture of political passion and original research, a brave polemic against the fashionable view on China. ... Aims a knockout blow at Jung Chang’s recent book on Mao, which Bush and the conservatives rave-reviewed." Gregor Benton, Professor of Chinese History, University of Cardiff"This important book opens a much ... En savoir plus

    $40.69 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Hello Asia, Nepal

    Nepal, respecting the holiness of every living soul

    par Hyundai Research Institute ...
    More than 85% of the Nepal population believes in Hinduism and less than 10% believes in Buddhism. Still, Nepal derives sanctity from the harmony of the two religions symbolized by the living goddess "Kumari". This is extremely different from other religions that worship imaginative entities. Nepal, the country that respects the sacredness of every soul, will be closely examined now. ... En savoir plus

    $2.08 CAD

  • The Scourge of God

    par Miklos Josika ...
    "The Scourge of God" tells the tale of the terrible Tartar invasion of Hungary during the reign of Bela IV. (1235-1270), when the Mongol hordes devastated Magyarland from end to end.Baron Miklos Josika (1796–1865), the Walter Scott of Hungary, was born at Torda, in Transylvania, on April 28th, 1796. While a child, he lost both his parents, and was brought up at the house and under the care of his ... En savoir plus

    $3.67 CAD

  • The Pity of Partition

    Manto's Life, Times, and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide

    par Ayesha Jalal ...
    Collections series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
    A history of partition seen through the life and fiction of one of the subcontinent's most important modern writersSaadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) was an established Urdu short story writer and a rising screenwriter in Bombay at the time of India's partition in 1947, and he is perhaps best known for the short stories he wrote following his migration to Lahore in newly formed Pakistan. Today Manto ... En savoir plus

    $45.09 CAD

  • Nagarjuna in Context

    Mahayana Buddhism and Early Indian Culture

    par Joseph Walser ...
    Joseph Walser provides the first examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings in the context of the religious and monastic debates of the second century CE. Walser explores how Nagarjuna secured the canonical authority of Mahayana teachings and considers his use of rhetoric to ensure the transmission of his writings by Buddhist monks. Drawing on close textual analysis of Nagarjuna's writings and ... En savoir plus

    $83.19 CAD