Asia

The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions o...

Having spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbors China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically differ...

This book is dedicated to exploring the gods and goddesses that the Koreans of old worshiped, and within it, you will find more information a...

From running guns to white-collar crimes in cyberspace and illegal seafood, the Triads, the mafia of China, are potent figures in the world o...

"Two hundred years ago China's imperial rulers sensed a threat to a past-oriented society in the dynamism of the West and tried to frustrate ...

‘In a Nutshell’, the new 1-CD audiobook series from Naxos AudioBooks, continues with a fascinating history of Tibet. Part of Chin...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Qing Dynasty, then pay attention...Succeeding the Ming dynasty in 1644, the Qing emper...

On October 21, 1600, two massive Japanese armies, totaling an estimated 200,000 soldiers armed to the teeth with swords, yari (spears), arrow...

On October 29, 1937, a large crowd of people gathered on the bank of the Wusong River in Shanghai to watch a spectacle, a life and death stru...

“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your vi...

British politician Thomas Babington Macaulay had a lasting impact on the development of India as a British colony. He delivered this speech t...

After Chinese authorities seized the British vessel Arrow, the Brits responded by shelling the city of Canton. This action led to the Second ...

In Chinese mythology, there is so much symbolism, and there are so many wise lessons to discover. It’s almost criminal that Western civ...

In the Second World War, Japanese forces ranged over an immense portion of the globe, from Hawaii to Sri Lanka, but during World War I, Japan...

Explore how the Korean War started, the aftermath, and the events in between!The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in...

For the most part, the Uighurs are based in East Turkestan, more commonly referred to as the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People'...

At the forefront of the Three Kingdoms was one of ancient China’s most famous battles, fought in late 208 CE. An area of the Yangtze Ri...

Have you ever wondered how China became the most populous and one of the most industrially active nations today?This is a historical rollerco...

On September 25, 1877, on a rain-soaked, muddy field in Kagoshima, Japan, a small group of proud samurai warrior rebels prepared for one last...

Explore the captivating life of Mao Zedong.Mao Zedong is recognized alongside Chiang Kai-Shek and Sun Yat-Sen as one of the most influential ...

On October 21, 1600, two massive Japanese armies, totaling an estimated 200,000 soldiers armed to the teeth with swords, yari (spears), arro...

The 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose ...

In this book in the series, the most important legends from China will come to light. You will read about the famous monkey who became a god ...