Asia Audiobooks | History

Indus Valley Civilization: An Enthralling Overview of the Harappan Civilization, Starting from the E

"The Harappan people occupied the Indus Valley for about two thousand years, all without conflict or war! The Indus Valley civilization was founded at least over five thousand years ago in the area that is now modern-day Pakistan and northern India. The Harappan people lived there in peace by focusing on agriculture, crafting, and trading. This audiobook will discuss how the Harappan built their cities, lived their daily lives, what they believed happened after they died, and so much more! In this audiobook, you will discover the following: - The intricate city plans of Mohenjo-daro and other large cities - Ritual bathing at the Great Bath - Where the Harappans came from and where they went - Trade relationships with Mesopotamia, India, and China - Expert bronze statues and artwork - Bead factories and jewelry-making - The mysterious Indus Valley script - Debunking the Aryan invasion theory - Links to modern-day Hinduism - Boats big enough to carry elephants - And so much more! Click the “add to cart” button to begin learning about the Indus Valley civilization!"

Billy Wellman (Author), Jay Herbert (Narrator)

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Asian Immigration in the United States: The History and Legacy of Asian Immigrants in the United Sta

"One of the most important and memorable events of the United States’ westward push across the frontier came with the discovery of gold in the lands that became California in January 1848. Located thousands of miles away from the country’s power centers on the east coast at the time, the announcement came a month before the Mexican-American War had ended, and among the very few Americans that were near the region at the time, many of them were Army soldiers who were participating in the war and garrisoned there. San Francisco was still best known for being a Spanish military and missionary outpost during the colonial era, and only a few hundred called it home. Mexico’s independence, and its possession of those lands, had come only a generation earlier. The flow of Chinese immigrants increased dramatically in 1852, sparked in large part by a crop failure in southern China that caused the custom houses in San Francisco to swell with 20,026 Chinese arrivals. Even more Chinese came as news reached China about the apparent ease of mining in California. By the end of the decade, ⅕ of the population of the Southern Mines consisted of Chinese miners. Chinese miners would become known as the most industrious and tireless of the miners, finding gold in claims that previous owners had thought depleted and persisting in mining an area far longer than others who eventually left the fields altogether. In many ways, this represented the start of an influx of immigrants coming from Asia to the United States, kicking off an often turbulent relationship and history that would lead to alienation, conflicts, immigration quotas, and more. This book looks at that history from the start, and how it affected those who came from Asia in the 19th century."

Charles River Editors (Author), Steve Knupp (Narrator)

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In Search of Amrit Kaur: An Indian Princess in Wartime Paris

"Brought to you by Penguin. A lost princess and a vanished world: a remarkable true story that moves from the Punjab of the Raj to 1930s Paris and the Second World War In a Mumbai museum in 2007, Livia Manera Sambuy encounters a photograph that will change her life forever. The caption claims that the Punjabi princess Amrit Kaur sold her jewels in occupied Paris to save Jewish lives, only to be arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp where she died within a year. For Livia, this marks the beginning of a compulsive search for the truth as she delves into the history of the British Raj, the diamonds and sapphires of the twentieth-century aristocracy, and the lives of extraordinary figures: bankers, jewellers, explorers and spies. ‘Remarkable and compelling’ Edmund de Waal ‘Thoroughly engaging’ Kamila Shamsie ‘An ambitious, absorbing work that peels back the layers of its enigmatic subject and digs deeply into the author's own emotional vicissitudes’ Jhumpa Lahiri ‘A tantalizing true story . . . In Search of Amrit Kaur plunges into the glittery world of Indian royalty’ New York Times Book Review © Livia Manera Sambuy 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023"

Livia Manera Sambuy (Author), Christina Cole (Narrator)

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China's Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China's Rise and the World's Futur

"Ever since China began its ascendancy to great-power status in the 1980s, observers have focused on its growing economic, military, and diplomatic power. But in recent years, Chinese officials, businesses, and institutions have increased their visibility and influence on every major global issue. How have these newer issues changed China's relationship with the world? And, importantly, how can we prepare for a future increasingly shaped by China? In China's Next Act, Scott M. Moore re-envisions China's role in the world, with a focus on sustainability and technology. Moore argues that these increasingly pressing, shared global challenges are reshaping China's economy and foreign policy, and consequently, cannot be tackled without China. In this clearly written and accessible overview, Moore examines how countries like the US must balance cooperation and competition with China in response to shared challenges. With an emphasis on opportunities as well as threats, Moore addresses not only key developments in sustainability and technology within China, but also their implications for foreign countries, companies, and other organizations. China's Next Act provides a unique—and uniquely balanced—window into these new dimensions of China's global ascension."

Scott M. Moore (Author), James Romick (Narrator)

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Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan

"Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan, a country that is little known in the West. Strategically located in the heart of Central Asia, sandwiched between Vladimir Putin's Russia, its former colonial ruler, and Xi Jinping's China, this vast oil-rich state is carving out its place in the world as it contends with its own complex past and present. Journalist Joanna Lillis paints a vibrant picture of this emerging nation through vivid reportage based on seventeen years of on-the-ground coverage, and travels across the length and breadth of this enigmatic country that lies along the ancient Silk Road and at the geopolitical and cultural crossroads where East meets West. Featuring tales of murder and abduction, intrigue and betrayal, extortion and corruption, this book explores how a president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, transformed himself into a potentate and the economically struggling state he inherited at the fall of the USSR into a swaggering twenty-first century monocracy. This new edition features two additional chapters covering the aftermath of Nazarbayev's fall from power in 2019; the Chinese government's repressions against the Kazakhs of Xinjiang as part of its crackdown on Muslim minorities; and an afterword reflecting on the tumultuous events of January 2022 in Almaty."

Joanna Lillis (Author), Polly Lee (Narrator)

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The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan

"A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition and how it ignited long-standing animosities between India and Pakistan This new edition of Yasmin Khan's reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis."

Yasmin Khan (Author), Jeed Saddy (Narrator)

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The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China

"This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors conquered and unified most of the vast Eurasian continent, creating an innovative empire that would give birth to the age of philosophy and the Classical age across the ancient world—in the West, the Near East, India, and China. Mobile horse herders who lived with their cats in wheeled felt tents, the Scythians made stunning contributions to world civilization—from capital cities and strikingly elegant dress to political organization and the world-changing ideas of Buddha, Zoroaster, and Laotzu—Scythians all. In The Scythian Empire, Christopher I. Beckwith presents a major new history of a fascinating but often forgotten empire that changed the course of history. At its height, the Scythian Empire stretched west from Mongolia and ancient northeast China to northwest Iran and the Danube River, and in Central Asia reached as far south as the Arabian Sea. The Scythians also ruled Media and Chao, crucial frontier states of ancient Iran and China. By ruling over and marrying the local peoples, the Scythians created new cultures that were creole Scythian in their speech, dress, weaponry, and feudal socio-political structure. As they spread their language, ideas, and culture across the ancient world, the Scythians laid the foundations for the very first Persian, Indian, and Chinese empires. Filled with fresh discoveries, The Scythian Empire presents a remarkable new vision of a little-known but incredibly important empire and its peoples."

Christopher I. Beckwith (Author), Jim Lee (Narrator)

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[German] - Bushido: Die Seele Japans

"Das Buch 'Bushido - Die Seele Japans' von Inazo Nitobe ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zum Verständnis der japanischen Kultur und ihrer Werte. Es hat dazu beigetragen, das Bild Japans in der westlichen Welt zu prägen. Es wurde im Jahr 1900 veröffentlicht und ist eine der ersten umfassenden Untersuchungen des Bushido, dem japanischen Weg des Kriegers. In seinem Buch stellt Nitobe die Ideale und Praktiken des Bushido vor, die von den Samurai und anderen Kriegern Japans verfolgt wurden. Er beschreibt die Bedeutung von Ehre, Mut, Treue, Gerechtigkeit und Disziplin im japanischen Leben und zeigt, wie diese Werte in die japanische Kultur eingebettet sind. Nitobe argumentiert, dass der Bushido nicht nur für Krieger relevant ist, sondern auch für das tägliche Leben aller Japaner. Er betont, dass die Werte des Bushido immer noch von großer Bedeutung für die japanische Gesellschaft sind und dass sie sich auch auf die moderne Welt auswirken."

Inazo Nitobe (Author), Norbert Wendel (Narrator)

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Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present

"A classic book now available on audio With narration by Jim Lee, who tells the epic story of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. In addition, he explains why the heartland of Central Eurasia led the world economically, scientifically, and artistically for many centuries despite invasions by Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese, and others. In retelling the story of the Old World from the perspective of Central Eurasia, Beckwith provides a new understanding of the internal and external dynamics of the Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized Eurasian civilization. Beckwith recounts the Indo-Europeans' migration out of Central Eurasia, their mixture with local peoples, and the resulting development of the Graeco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; he details the basis for the thriving economy of premodern Central Eurasia, the economy's disintegration following the region's partition by the Chinese and Russians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the damaging of Central Eurasian culture by Modernism; and he discusses the significance for world history of the partial reemergence of Central Eurasian nations after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Empires of the Silk Road places Central Eurasia within a world historical framework and demonstrates why the region is central to understanding the history of civilization."

Christopher I. Beckwith (Author), Jim Lee (Narrator)

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History of Thailand: Ayutthaya and the Development of Bangkok

"Do you want to learn more about the fascinating history of Thailand and the land of Siam? Look no further than this comprehensive and informative book. Through this book, you will discover the rich and vibrant history of the land of Siam. You will learn about the many kings and rulers who reigned over this land, the wars fought, and the culture and traditions that have been carried down through the centuries. You will explore the various religions, superstitions, and folklore that make up the unique culture of Thailand. This book is an indispensable source of knowledge and understanding, and perfect for anyone interested in the history of Thailand and the land of Siam. "

History Retold (Author), Will Forrest (Narrator)

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Philippines History: The History of Philippines Retold

"Are you ready to dive into the history of the Philippines? This audiobook is a comprehensive guide to the island nation's rich past, tracing its heritage back thousands of years. With this audiobook, you'll gain an understanding of the people and cultures that have shaped this country, as well as a better appreciation for its unique identity. From ancient civilizations to modern cities, learn about the many eras that have contributed to Filipino culture and society. Explore the Spanish colonial period and discover how it changed the economy and religion of the Philippines. Learn about various rebellions throughout history, from independence movements to peasant uprisings. Discover how world wars impacted life in the country, and find out how Filipino culture has evolved into what it is today. With this audiobook, you'll be able to gain insight into Filipino culture like never before. Get ready to learn about one of Asia's most fascinating countries get your copy Today!"

History Retold (Author), Will Forrest (Narrator)

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Thailand History: Siam History - a Guide on Thai History

"Are you curious to learn more about the history of Thailand and the land of Siam? Then this book is for you! Through this book, you will be able to step back in time and explore the captivating history of Thailand and the land of Siam. You will be able to learn more about the many kings and rulers, the wars fought, and the culture and traditions that are still alive today. You will explore the various religions, superstitions, and folklore that make up the unique culture of Thailand. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in learning more about the history of Thailand. Buy Your Copy Today!"

Days Of History (Author), James Smith (Narrator)

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