Asian history

Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia

‘A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian’ PETER FRANKOPAN

‘Remarkable … The prose is vivid, the storytelling cinematic’ GUARDIAN

‘This book is a revelation … both original and important’ MISHAL HUSAIN

A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it.

Hidden Fires

How can you live in the present when you’re trying to bury the past?

Hidden Fires

How can you live in the present when you’re trying to bury the past?

India: A History: Revised edition

The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India – from ancient time to the modern day. Five millennia of the sub-continent’s social, economic, political and cultural history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East.

Then and Now – Beijing Then and Now® (Then and Now)

Using vintage photos and their modern-day counterparts, Beijing Then and Now shows the incredible modernization of Beijing, alongside the careful and respectful conservation of its oldest structures.

Then and Now – Singapore Then and Now® (Then and Now)

Classic vintage photographs of Singapore have been carefully matched with the same viewpoint today to reveal the incredible changes that have taken place to this fascinating city over the last 100 years.

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