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  • Darius in the Shadow of Alexander

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    innbundet, 2015, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674493094

    The last of Cyrus the Great’s dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to

  • Revolutionary Life

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    innbundet, 2021, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674987890

    From a leading scholar of the Middle East and North Africa comes a new way of thinking about the Arab Spring and the meaning of revolution.From the standpoint of revolutionary

  • The Annals of King T’aejo

    innbundet, 2014, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674281301

    Never before translated into English, this official history of the reign of King T’aejo—founder of Korea’s long, illustrious Choson dynasty (1392–1910 CE)—is a unique resource for

  • The China Questions

    innbundet, 2018, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674979406

    Many books offer information about China, but few make sense of what is truly at stake. The questions addressed in this unique volume provide a window onto the challenges China

  • We Shall Be Masters

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    innbundet, 2021, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674916449

    An illuminating account of Russia’s attempts—and failures—to achieve great power status in Asia.Since Peter the Great, Russian leaders have been lured by opportunity to the East.

  • On the Edge

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    innbundet, 2021, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674979482

    A pioneering examination of history, current affairs, and daily life along the Russia–China border, one of the world’s least understood and most politically charged frontiers.The

  • The Past Before Us

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    innbundet, 2013, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674725232

    The claim, often made, that India--uniquely among civilizations--lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question, according to Romila Thapar: how to recognize

  • Uyghur Nation

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    innbundet, 2016, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674660373

    The meeting of the Russian and Qing empires in the nineteenth century had dramatic consequences for Central Asia’s Muslim communities. Along this frontier, a new political space

  • The Horde

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    innbundet, 2021, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674244214

    2021 Cundill History Prize FinalistA Financial Times Best Book of the YearA Spectator Best Book of the YearA Five Books Best Book of the Year“Outstanding, original, and

  • Accidental State

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    innbundet, 2016, Engelsk, ISBN 9780674659810

    The existence of two Chinese states—one controlling mainland China, the other controlling the island of Taiwan—is often understood as a seemingly inevitable outcome of the Chinese