"War in the Far East is a trilogy of books offering the most complete narrative yet written about the Pacific Theater of World War II, and the first truly international treatment of the epic conflict. Historian Peter Harmsen weaves together a complex and revealing narrative, including facets of the war that are often overlooked in historic narratives. He explores the war in subarctic conditions on the Aleutians; details the mass starvations in China, Indochina, and India; and offers a range of perspectives on the war experience, from the Oval Office to the blistering sands of Peleliu.
Storm Clouds Over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China's ancient enmity led to increased tensions in the 1930s, which, in turn, exploded into conflict in 1937.
The battles of Shanghai and Nanjing were followed by the Battle of Taierzhuang in 1938, China's only major victory. A war of attrition continued up to 1941, the year when Japan made the momentous decision to pursue all-out war. The infamous attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into the war, as the Japanese also overran British and Dutch territories throughout the western Pacific."
"മരണം വരിക്കാന്‍ വ്രതമെടുത്ത് വീരസ്വര്‍ഗ്ഗം തേടി പോരാടി മരിച്ച ഒരു യുവതലമുറ നമുക്കുണ്ടായിരുന്നു-ചാവേറുകള്‍. തിരുനാവായയുടെ തീരത്ത് നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകളോളം നിലനിന്ന ആ മാമാങ്കമഹോത്സവത്തിന്റെയും ചാവേര്‍പോരാട്ടത്തിന്റെയും ചരിത്രം അന്വേഷിക്കുകയാണ് ഈ പുസ്തകം. മാമാങ്കത്തിന്റെ ഉത്ഭവം, ചാവേര്‍പോരാട്ടങ്ങള്‍, ആചാരങ്ങള്‍, രാഷ്ട്രീയ കാരണങ്ങള്‍, എന്നിവയും ഇതില്‍ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. കോവിലകം രേഖകള്‍, കോഴിക്കോടന്‍ ഗ്രന്ഥവരി, ചാവേര്‍പ്പാട്ടുകള്‍, മാമാങ്കപ്പാട്ട്, മറ്റു പുരാതന ചരിത്രരേഖകള്‍ എന്നിവയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തില്‍ രചിച്ച ആധികാരിക ഗ്രന്ഥം."
"ഇന്നത്തെ കേരളസംസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായ പഴയ തിരുവിതാംകൂറിന്റെ 1931 മുതല്‍ 1947 വരെ യുള്ള പതിനാറുവര്‍ഷത്തെ നേട്ടങ്ങളും ദുരന്തങ്ങളുമാണ് ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥത്തിന്റെ ഉള്ളടക്കം. പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായും കുറ്റിയറ്റുപോകാത്ത പഴയ തലമുറ യില്‍പ്പെട്ടവരുടെ സ്മരണയില്‍ ഈ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ ഇപ്പോഴും പച്ചപിടിച്ചു നില്‍ക്കുന്നുണ്ടാകും. പക്ഷേ, നിര്‍ഭാഗ്യവശാല്‍ ഈ കാലഘട്ടത്തിലെ ചരിത്രം നിഗൂഢതയുടെ പരിവേഷം അണിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു. കൊല്ലങ്ങളായി പ്രചാരത്തിലുള്ള അനേകം അസത്യങ്ങളും അര്‍ദ്ധ സത്യങ്ങളും അതിനെ ആവരണം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു. ചരിത്രസത്യങ്ങളെ വിലമതിക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്കുവേണ്ടി വസ്തുതകള്‍ സത്യസന്ധമാകണമെന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെ മുഖ്യമായും പ്രാഥമികരേഖകളെ ആശ്രയിച്ചു തയ്യാറാക്കിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം."
"ഡോ. എം. ഗംഗാധരന്‍ രചിച്ച മലബാര്‍ കലാപം 1921-22 എന്ന പുസ്തകത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത ഭാഗങ്ങളാണ് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തില്‍ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്. മലബാര്‍ കലാപത്തിലെ മറ്റു വിപ്ലവകാരികളെയും കലാപത്തിലേക്കു ജനങ്ങളെ നയിച്ച കാരണങ്ങളെയും സ്വഭാവത്തെയും ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലൂടെ എം ഗംഗാധരന്‍ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. മലബാര്‍ കലാപത്തിന്റെ നൂറാം വാര്‍ഷികവേളയില്‍ കലാപത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് വീണ്ടുമുയരുന്ന ചര്‍ച്ചകള്‍ക്ക് വസ്തുതപരമായ പിന്‍ബലം നല്‍കുവാന്‍ ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിന് കഴിയും"
"Since the Renaissance, there has been no event of such worldwide significance in the history of culture as the discovery of Sanskrit literature in the latter part of the eighteenth century. The highly advanced knowledge preserved in these texts is, however, really only coming to light now. After Alexander's invasion, the Greeks became to some extent acquainted with the Indians; the Arabs, in the Middle Ages, took their knowledge of Indian science to the West; a few European missionaries from the sixteenth century onwards were not only aware of the existence of Sanskrit Knowledge but also gained some familiarity with, the ancient language of India; and Abraham Roger even translated the Sanskrit poet Bhartṛihari into Dutch as early as 1651."
"Five years before The Times and over seventy years before The New York Times, a four-page broadsheet appeared in Calcutta to become the first newspaper in India and all of Asia. This newspaper, started by an Irish expatriate on Indian soil under British patronage, soon became a lighthouse of resistance and free speech when the Sepoy Mutiny was still almost a century away. The story of India's first newspaper is the story of oppression, audacity, conspiracy, and determination. This story has happy moments, but it does not have a happy ending. Most importantly, it has lessons—both political and editorial."
"In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used."
"A riveting investigation into how a restive region of China became the site of a nightmare Orwellian social experiment-the definitive police state-and the global technology giants that made it possible
Blocked from facts and truth, under constant surveillance, surrounded by a hostile alien police force: Xinjiang's Uyghur population has become cursed, oppressed, outcast. Most citizens cannot discern between enemy and friend. Social trust has been destroyed systematically. Friends betray each other, bosses snitch on employees, teachers expose their students, and children turn on their parents. Everyone is dependent on a government that nonetheless treats them with suspicion and contempt. Welcome to the Perfect Police State.
Using the haunting story of one young woman's attempt to escape the vicious technological dystopia, his own reporting from Xinjiang, and extensive firsthand testimony from exiles, Geoffrey Cain reveals the extraordinary intrusiveness and power of the tech surveillance giants and the chilling implications for all our futures. "
"George Macartney's disastrous 1793 mission to China plays a central role in the prevailing narrative of modern Sino-European relations. Summarily dismissed by the Qing court, Macartney failed in nearly all of his objectives, perhaps setting the stage for the Opium Wars of the nineteenth century and the mistrust that still marks the relationship today. But not all European encounters with China were disastrous. The Last Embassy tells the story of the Dutch mission of 1795, bringing to light a dramatic but little-known episode that transforms our understanding of the history of China and the West.
Drawing on a wealth of archival material, Tonio Andrade paints a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of an age marked by intrigues and war. China was on the brink of rebellion. Enduring a harrowing voyage, the Dutch mission was to be the last European diplomatic delegation ever received in the traditional Chinese court. Andrade shows how, in contrast to the British emissaries, the Dutch were men with deep knowledge of Asia who respected regional diplomatic norms and were committed to understanding China on its own terms.
The Last Embassy reveals that the Qing court, mischaracterized as arrogant and narrow-minded by British diplomats and historians, was in fact open, flexible, curious, and very cosmopolitan."
"This engaging audiobook narrated by Aaqil Ahmed explores how Central Asia has been shaped by modern world events
Central Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-eighteenth century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule.
Predominantly Muslim with both nomadic and settled populations, the peoples of Central Asia came under Russian and Chinese rule after the 1700s. Khalid shows how foreign conquest knit Central Asians into global exchanges of goods and ideas and forged greater connections to the wider world. He explores how the Qing and Tsarist empires dealt with ethnic heterogeneity, and compares Soviet and Chinese Communist attempts at managing national and cultural difference. He highlights the deep interconnections between the 'Russian' and 'Chinese' parts of Central Asia that endure to this day, and demonstrates how Xinjiang remains an integral part of Central Asia despite its fraught and traumatic relationship with contemporary China.
The essential history of one of the most diverse and culturally vibrant regions on the planet, this panoramic book reveals how Central Asia has been profoundly shaped by the forces of modernity, from colonialism and social revolution to nationalism, state-led modernization, and social engineering."
"Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. This guide will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the martial arts, from beginner to master.
The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than three hundred years. Until now, no one has ever stepped back and taken a critical look at why this art's techniques are presented and performed the way they are. This book, by Wing Chun master Danny Xuan and martial-arts authority John Little, is the first to decipher these techniques that until now have been encrypted within this art.
Xuan and Little reveal how Wing Chun was designed holistically, based on the laws of physics, human nature, and biomechanics. It was also designed with economy, efficiency, and productivity in mind.
Unlike other martial arts, Wing Chun doesn't focus on making a person larger, more rugged, acrobatic, or animal-like; rather, it focuses on making optimal use of one's own bodily structure and power potential by applying the sciences of biomechanics and physics. Thus, it is possible for males and females of all ages and sizes to excel in this art."
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