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The Cultural Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Richard Curt Kraus
The Cultural Revolution: A Very Short Introduction illuminates China's decade-long Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Moving beyond Mao Zedong, this VSI links Beijing's ...
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Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction
Bhikhu Parekh
Gandhi was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts. During his time as a lawyer in South Africa he ...
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Mao: A Very Short Introduction
Delia Davin
Mao: A Very Short Introduction chronicles Mao's journey from peasant child to ruler of China. He was a founder of both the Chinese Communist Party and the Red Army. His ...
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Modern China: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
Rana Mitter
China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese ‘economic miracle’. It ...
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The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction
Morris Rossabi
The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction follows the Mongol empire from its height of success to its collapse from internal disunity. Struggles for succession and ill-planned, ...
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The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
James A. Millward
The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction looks beyond the initial exotic impression conveyed by the phrase ‘silk road’ to sketch the historical background against which the ...
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Southeast Asia: A Very Short Introduction
James R. Rush
The eleven countries of Southeast Asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems and levels of prosperity. These ...
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