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The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen

“Depending how you count, almost any nation could be portrayed as argumentative. But he uses this central theme to range over an amazing breadth of scholarship”

Kaushik Basu, Economist

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Freedom from Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi

“Possibly more so than any other leader today, she lives strong values in her every decision. There is no more powerful leadership story.”

Brett Wigdortz, Nonprofit Leaders & Activist

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Ali and Nino by Kurban Said

“This is the story of a guy and a girl from different ethnic and religious groups falling in love, and the surroundings give this depth. Tbilisi now seems completely Georgian, but 100 years ago there were more Armenians than Georgians.”

Per Gahrton, Politician

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From the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Koo Thwe

“I’m not sure Pascal Koo Thwe is very happy or fulfilled because I feel that if you’re Burmese and you want to do something you should be there somehow.”

Sue Arnold, Journalist

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Descent Into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid

“Ahmed Rashid is a well-known writer on Afghanistan. His book about the Taliban came to prominence after 9/11. What Rashid manages to do is to show that this is a transnational problem…..Rashid also knows the Afghan side well, Karzai in particular. So his descriptions of the political factions there are also good and he can put them in a longer-term context. It gives a really good understanding of all the different problems which make it so difficult to bring peace to Afghanistan.”

Thomas Barfield, Anthropologist

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We have a vast range of interviews recommending books on every aspect of Asian life and culture, doing justice to the diversity and size of Asia.  We have interviews covering the literature of Indonesia, Georgia, Japan and Israel, among others.  On China, we have interviews on Chinese philosophy, on Confucius, on Chinese food, religion in China, China and the internet, reform in China, China and the USA and a host of other topics, including Hong Kong and Tibet. Elsewhere we have numerous interviews on India and Pakistan, as well as on Singapore, Japan, Turkey, North Korea, Syria, Georgia and the Caucasus, Yemen, Burma and Palestine, to name a handful.

We cover a range of conflicts, both current and historical.  Julia Lovell discusses the opium wars, Nikolaus van Dam chooses his best books on the Syrian civil war and Thomas de Waal chooses the best memoirs related to the Armenian genocide and on conflict in the Caucasus.  Andrew Exum discusses the war in Afghanistan.  Marc Lynch looks at the origins of the Arab uprising. Iftikhar Malik looks at Pakistan, Partition and Identity.

Beyond that we have interviews dedicated to all kinds of subjects, recommending books on everything from Buddhism, to classical Chinese poetry from Turkish politics to Jewish history and from desert nations to Asia’s rivers, taking in every aspect of the Asia's politics, culture and society along the way.

    The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books, recommended by Samira Shackle

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books - Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

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    Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
    by Anna Funder

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books - Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick

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    Nothing to Envy
    by Barbara Demick

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books - Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

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    Behind the Beautiful Forevers
    by Katherine Boo

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books - Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

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    Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
    by Patrick Radden Keefe

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books - City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence

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    City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp
    by Ben Rawlence

The Best Narrative Nonfiction Books, recommended by Samira Shackle

Narrative nonfiction is a style of writing that takes the facts and dramatises them to create novelistic retellings of real life events. Samira Shackle, author of Karachi Vice, a book that offers vivid insight into the lives of five of the city’s residents, recommends five books that have inspired her—and explains how a writer might begin to carve ‘plot’ and ‘characters’ from reams of research material.

    The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books, recommended by Alex Christofi

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    The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books - Lectures on Dostoevsky by Joseph Frank

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    Lectures on Dostoevsky
    by Joseph Frank

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    The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books - Memoirs from the House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson

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    Memoirs from the House of the Dead
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson

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    The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books - Dostoevsky: Reminiscences by Anna Dostoevsky

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    Dostoevsky: Reminiscences
    by Anna Dostoevsky

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    The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books - The Master of Petersburg: A Novel by J.M. Coetzee

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    The Master of Petersburg: A Novel
    by J.M. Coetzee

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    The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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    Crime and Punishment
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Best Fyodor Dostoevsky Books, recommended by Alex Christofi

His father had clawed his way up into the minor aristocracy, but Fyodor Dostoevsky chose to live the life of an impecunious author. He was sentenced to death, but his execution was stayed and he spent years in a Siberian labour camp instead. His books are about human compassion, but he was a difficult man who had trouble with his own personal relationships. Alex Christofi, author of a brilliant new biography of Dostoevsky, one of Russia’s greatest novelists, recommends five books to learn more about the man and his work—including the novel of which Tolstoy said he ‘didn’t know a better book in all our literature’.

    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize, recommended by Serhii Plokhy

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    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize - The Return of the Russian Leviathan by Sergei Medvedev & Stephen Dalziel (translator)

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    The Return of the Russian Leviathan
    by Sergei Medvedev & Stephen Dalziel (translator)

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    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize - Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait by Bathsheba Demuth

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    Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait
    by Bathsheba Demuth

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    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize - Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future by Kate Brown

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    Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future
    by Kate Brown

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    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize - Stalin's Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival, the Life of Mikhail Sholokhov by Brian Boeck

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    Stalin's Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival, the Life of Mikhail Sholokhov
    by Brian Boeck

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    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize - This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia by Joan Neuberger

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    This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia
    by Joan Neuberger

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    The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize - An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin’s Master Agent by Owen Matthews

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    An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin’s Master Agent
    by Owen Matthews

The Best Russia Books: the 2020 Pushkin House Prize, recommended by Serhii Plokhy

Every year since 2013 the Russian Book Prize run by Pushkin House, a UK charity, has carried out the important task  of drawing attention to books that “encourage public understanding and intelligent debate about the Russian-speaking world.” Here, Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy, chair of this year’s judging panel, talks us through the books that made the 2020 shortlist.

    The best books on Chinggis Khan, recommended by Timothy May

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    The best books on Chinggis Khan - Chinggis Khan by Michal Biran

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    Chinggis Khan
    by Michal Biran

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    The best books on Chinggis Khan - Chinggis Khan by Ruth W. Dunnell

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    Chinggis Khan
    by Ruth W. Dunnell

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    The best books on Chinggis Khan - The Secret History of the Mongols by Igor de Rachewiltz (trans.)

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    The Secret History of the Mongols
    by Igor de Rachewiltz (trans.)

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    The best books on Chinggis Khan - The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion by Peter Jackson

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    The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion
    by Peter Jackson

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    The best books on Chinggis Khan - Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

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    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
    by Jack Weatherford

The best books on Chinggis Khan, recommended by Timothy May

He was born Temüjin and was afraid of dogs as a child. He went on to create the largest land empire the world has ever known, but was more than just a bloodthirsty conqueror. Timothy May, Professor of Eurasian History at the University of North Georgia and author of a number of books on the Mongol Empire, separates the facts from the myths and explains how the modern world would have looked very different without Genghis or, more accurately, Chinggis Khan.

    Best China Books of 2020, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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    Best China Books of 2020 - Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong by Holmes Chan (editor)

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    Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong
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    Best China Books of 2020 - Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang by James Millward

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    Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
    by James Millward

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    Best China Books of 2020 - Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution by Susan Chen (translator) & Tsering Woeser

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    Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution
    by Susan Chen (translator) & Tsering Woeser

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    Best China Books of 2020 - Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital's Center by Harriet Evans

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    Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital's Center
    by Harriet Evans

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    Best China Books of 2020 - Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai by James Carter

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    Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
    by James Carter

Best China Books of 2020, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

All eyes are on China as it occupies an increasingly important role on the world stage and its economic growth continues to barrel on. But behind the Chinese Communist Party’s apparent competence lies a deep insecurity about its relationship with its own citizens, particularly those who question its right to rule them. American historian and Sinologist Jeffrey Wasserstrom picks the best books of 2020 on China.

    The best books on Jerusalem, recommended by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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    The best books on Jerusalem - The Storyteller of Jerusalem: The Life and Times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948 by Wasif Jawhariyyeh

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    The Storyteller of Jerusalem: The Life and Times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948
    by Wasif Jawhariyyeh

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    The best books on Jerusalem - A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz

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    A Tale of Love and Darkness
    by Amos Oz

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    The best books on Jerusalem - The Jewish War by Josephus Flavius

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    The Jewish War
    by Josephus Flavius

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    The best books on Jerusalem - The Bible The New Oxford Annotated Bible

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    The Bible
    The New Oxford Annotated Bible

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    The best books on Jerusalem - Jerusalem by Sami Tamimi & Yotam Ottolenghi

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    Jerusalem
    by Sami Tamimi & Yotam Ottolenghi

The best books on Jerusalem, recommended by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Jerusalem is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a place of longing for three faiths—and yet we know it mostly as a place of strife and conflict. British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: the Biography, recommends books that capture the historical ups and downs of this ever-changing city, but also its vitality, including its irresistible cuisine.

    The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire, recommended by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

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    The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire - The Persian Empire by J M Cook

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    The Persian Empire
    by J M Cook

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    The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire - Discovering Cyrus: a Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World by Reza Zaghamee

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    Discovering Cyrus: a Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World
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    The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire - The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period by Amélie Kuhrt

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    The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period
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    The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire - The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia by Jean Perrot

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    The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia
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    The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire - Creation by Gore Vidal

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    Creation
    by Gore Vidal

The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire, recommended by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

At the height of its greatness, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever known. Too often it is given merely a villainous walk-on part in the heroic history of classical Greece. Here, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones explains why that needs correcting, looks at its cultural achievements and discusses why the first Persian empire is worth studying in its own right and on its own terms.

    The best books on Indian Cricket, recommended by Prashant Kidambi

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - Stray Thoughts on Indian Cricket by J M Framjee Patel

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    Stray Thoughts on Indian Cricket
    by J M Framjee Patel

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - History of Indian Cricket by Edward Docker

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    History of Indian Cricket
    by Edward Docker

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - Patrons, Players, and the Crowd: The Phenomenon of Indian Cricket by Richard Cashman

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    Patrons, Players, and the Crowd: The Phenomenon of Indian Cricket
    by Richard Cashman

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport by Ramachandra Guha

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    A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport
    by Ramachandra Guha

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    The best books on Indian Cricket - Migrant Races: Empire, Identity and K.S. Ranjitsinhji by Satadru Sen

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    Migrant Races: Empire, Identity and K.S. Ranjitsinhji
    by Satadru Sen

The best books on Indian Cricket, recommended by Prashant Kidambi

South Asia has become the beating heart of cricket, with wild enthusiasm for the game at every level of society. Historian Prashant Kidambi—whose book, Cricket Country, was shortlisted for the 2020 Wolfson History Prize—takes us through the history of cricket in India, from its traditional, colonial roots through to the colourful, frenetic national game of today.

    The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests, recommended by Ben Bland

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    The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests - Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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    Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink
    by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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    The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests - Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong by Holmes Chan (editor)

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    Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong
    by Holmes Chan (editor)

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    The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests - Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong by Christine Loh

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    Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong
    by Christine Loh

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    The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests - The Trial by Franz Kafka

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    The Trial
    by Franz Kafka

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    The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests - Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson

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    Imagined Communities
    by Benedict Anderson

The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests, recommended by Ben Bland

Around the world people have followed the standoff in Hong Kong with apprehension, as local protestors have taken on the might of China's powerful Communist Party. Here Ben Bland, author of Generation HK and Director at Australian think tank the Lowy Institute, talks us through books to better understand what's been going on these past few years and what's at stake for Hong Kong's citizens and activists.

    The best books on Japan, recommended by Chigusa Yamaura

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    The best books on Japan - Lovesick Japan: Sex, Marriage, Romance, Law by Mark D West

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    Lovesick Japan: Sex, Marriage, Romance, Law
    by Mark D West

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    The best books on Japan - Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club by Anne Allison

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    Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club
    by Anne Allison

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    The best books on Japan - Dancing with the Dead: Memory, Performance in Everyday Life in Post-war Okinawa by Christopher T Nelson

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    Dancing with the Dead: Memory, Performance in Everyday Life in Post-war Okinawa
    by Christopher T Nelson

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    The best books on Japan - Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation by Jennifer Robertson

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    Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation
    by Jennifer Robertson

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    The best books on Japan - Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress by Junko Kitanaka

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    Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress
    by Junko Kitanaka

The best books on Japan, recommended by Chigusa Yamaura

Japan is one of the world’s most technologically advanced industrial societies, but it is organised around very conservative social and familial paradigms, says the Japanese sociocultural anthropologist Chigusa Yamaura. Here she selects five books that throw light on a fascinating country and culture.

    The best books on Indonesia, recommended by Krithika Varagur

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    The best books on Indonesia - The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace

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    The Malay Archipelago
    by Alfred Russel Wallace

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    The best books on Indonesia - The Gay Archipelago: Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia by Tom Boellstorff

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    The Gay Archipelago: Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia
    by Tom Boellstorff

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    The best books on Indonesia - Twilight in Jakarta by Claire Holt and John McGlynn (translators) & Mochtar Lubis

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    Twilight in Jakarta
    by Claire Holt and John McGlynn (translators) & Mochtar Lubis

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    The best books on Indonesia - Beauty is a Wound by Annie Tucker (translator) & Eka Kurniawan

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    Beauty is a Wound
    by Annie Tucker (translator) & Eka Kurniawan

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    The best books on Indonesia - Rimbaud in Java: The Lost Voyage by Jamie James

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    Rimbaud in Java: The Lost Voyage
    by Jamie James

The best books on Indonesia, recommended by Krithika Varagur

It’s a beautiful nation of islands with staggering levels of biodiversity. It’s also home to more than a quarter of a billion people, many of them Muslim. And yet, it gets little regular coverage in the western media. Krithika Varagur, journalist and author of The Call, talks us through the books that most inspired and informed her as she reported on Indonesia.

    Best Classic Japanese Mysteries, recommended by On Nomoto

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    Best Classic Japanese Mysteries - Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo & Ian Hughes (translator)

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    Beast in the Shadows
    by Edogawa Rampo & Ian Hughes (translator)

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    Best Classic Japanese Mysteries - The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo & Yumiko Yamazaki (translator)

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    The Inugami Curse
    by Seishi Yokomizo & Yumiko Yamazaki (translator)

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    Best Classic Japanese Mysteries - Points and Lines by Paul C. Blum and Makiko Yamamoto (translators) & Seicho Matsumoto

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    Points and Lines
    by Paul C. Blum and Makiko Yamamoto (translators) & Seicho Matsumoto

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    Best Classic Japanese Mysteries - The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Ross and Shika Mackenzie (translators) & Soji Shimada

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    The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
    by Ross and Shika Mackenzie (translators) & Soji Shimada

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    Best Classic Japanese Mysteries - All She Was Worth by Alfred Birnbaum (translator) & Miyuki Miyabe

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    All She Was Worth
    by Alfred Birnbaum (translator) & Miyuki Miyabe

Best Classic Japanese Mysteries, recommended by On Nomoto

Crime novels are hugely popular in Japan, but English translations of Japanese mysteries not always easy to come by. As Pushkin Vertigo publishes translations of two novels by Seishi Yokomizo, one of Japan’s most famous mystery writers, his grandson, On Nomoto, talks us through the best classic Japanese mysteries of the last century.

    The best books on The Silk Road, recommended by Valerie Hansen

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    The best books on The Silk Road - The Silk Road: A New History by Valerie Hansen

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    The Silk Road: A New History
    by Valerie Hansen

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    The best books on The Silk Road - Sogdian Traders: A History Étienne de la Vaissière (trans. James Ward)

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    Sogdian Traders: A History
    Étienne de la Vaissière (trans. James Ward)

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    The best books on The Silk Road - Diary: Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law Ennin (trans. E O Reischauer)

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    Diary: Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law
    Ennin (trans. E O Reischauer)

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    The best books on The Silk Road - Foreign Devils on the Silk Road by Peter Hopkirk

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    Foreign Devils on the Silk Road
    by Peter Hopkirk

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    The best books on The Silk Road - Silk Roads: Peoples, Cultures, Landscapes by Susan Whitfield

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    Silk Roads: Peoples, Cultures, Landscapes
    by Susan Whitfield

The best books on The Silk Road, recommended by Valerie Hansen

From the Han dynasty to the time of Marco Polo, the routes connecting Asia, Africa and Europe—now known as the Silk Road—were responsible for enormous amounts of global trade. Yale historian Valerie Hansen, author of The Silk Road: A New History, introduces us to its rich history: “one of the reasons the Silk Road is a misnomer is that silk was not the main good moving along.”

    The best books on Samurai, recommended by Michael Wert

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    The best books on Samurai - Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan by Luke Roberts

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    Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan
    by Luke Roberts

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    The best books on Samurai - The Taming of the Samurai: Honorific Individualism and the Making of Modern Japan by Eiko Ikegami

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    The Taming of the Samurai: Honorific Individualism and the Making of Modern Japan
    by Eiko Ikegami

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    The best books on Samurai - Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the Culture of Early Modern Japan by Constantine Vaporis

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    Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the Culture of Early Modern Japan
    by Constantine Vaporis

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    The best books on Samurai - Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai by Teruko Craig (editor and translator)

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    Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai
    by Teruko Craig (editor and translator)

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    The best books on Samurai - Lust, Commerce, and Corruption: An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard, by an Edo Samurai Mark Teeuwen and Kate Wildman Nakai (eds)

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    Lust, Commerce, and Corruption: An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard, by an Edo Samurai
    Mark Teeuwen and Kate Wildman Nakai (eds)

The best books on Samurai, recommended by Michael Wert

The samurai, Japan’s warrior caste, have been embraced by popular culture and made their way into films, comic books and video games. But who were they really? Michael Wert, professor of East Asian History at Marquette University and author of Samurai: A Concise History, recommends the best books to learn more about samurai, literally ‘one who serves.’

    The best books on Saudi Arabia, recommended by Madawi Al-Rasheed

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    The best books on Saudi Arabia - America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier by Robert Vitalis

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    America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier
    by Robert Vitalis

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    The best books on Saudi Arabia - The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism by Toby Matthiesen

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    The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
    by Toby Matthiesen

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    The best books on Saudi Arabia - Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt by Pascal Menoret

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    Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt
    by Pascal Menoret

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    The best books on Saudi Arabia - Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalised Kingdom by Mark C Thompson

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    Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalised Kingdom
    by Mark C Thompson

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    The best books on Saudi Arabia - Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

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    Girls of Riyadh
    by Rajaa Alsanea

The best books on Saudi Arabia, recommended by Madawi Al-Rasheed

Saudi Arabia is one of the most misunderstood countries on earth. Here Saudi-born anthropologist, Madawi Al-Rasheed, chooses five books to help understand the country, its society and the very modern challenges it faces.

    The best books on The Kurds, recommended by Peter W. Galbraith

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    The best books on The Kurds - My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past by Ariel Sabar

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    My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past
    by Ariel Sabar

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    The best books on The Kurds - A Modern History of the Kurds by David McDowall

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    A Modern History of the Kurds
    by David McDowall

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    The best books on The Kurds - Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence by Aliza Marcus

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    Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence
    by Aliza Marcus

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    The best books on The Kurds - A Problem from Hell by Samantha Power

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    A Problem from Hell
    by Samantha Power

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    The best books on The Kurds - Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East by Quil Lawrence

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    Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East
    by Quil Lawrence

The best books on The Kurds, recommended by Peter W. Galbraith

The Kurds lost 11,000 lives fighting Islamic State and hoped the West would support them in their quest for nationhood. But as the Kurdish saying goes, ‘The Kurds have no friends but the mountains.’ Author and diplomat Peter W. Galbraith, a longtime advocate of the Kurdish people, recommends the best books on the Kurds—and predicts that one day there will be an independent Kurdistan.

    The Best Indian Novels of 2019, recommended by Rana Dasgupta

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    The Best Indian Novels of 2019 - Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction by Roshan Ali

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    Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction
    by Roshan Ali

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    The Best Indian Novels of 2019 - My Father's Garden by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

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    My Father's Garden
    by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

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    The Best Indian Novels of 2019 - Trial by Silence by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan

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    Trial by Silence
    by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan

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    The Best Indian Novels of 2019 - A Lonely Harvest by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan

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    A Lonely Harvest
    by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan

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    The Best Indian Novels of 2019 - The Far Field: A Novel by Madhuri Vijay

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    The Far Field: A Novel
    by Madhuri Vijay

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    The Best Indian Novels of 2019 - There's Gunpowder in the Air by Manoranjan Byapari, translated by Arunava Sinha

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    There's Gunpowder in the Air
    by Manoranjan Byapari, translated by Arunava Sinha

The Best Indian Novels of 2019, recommended by Rana Dasgupta

India has a thriving literary community working in 22 official languages plus English, says Rana Dasgupta, the literary director of the JCB Prize: a major award for the best new novel by an Indian author. Here, he talks us through their 2019 shortlist.

    The best books on Gandhi, recommended by Ramachandra Guha

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    The best books on Gandhi - My Days With Gandhi by Nirmal Kumar Bose

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    My Days With Gandhi
    by Nirmal Kumar Bose

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    The best books on Gandhi - A Week with Gandhi by Louis Fischer

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    A Week with Gandhi
    by Louis Fischer

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    The best books on Gandhi - Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action by Dennis Dalton

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    Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action
    by Dennis Dalton

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    The best books on Gandhi - Gandhi's Religion: A Homespun Shawl by J. T. F. Jordens

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    Gandhi's Religion: A Homespun Shawl
    by J. T. F. Jordens

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    The best books on Gandhi - Harilal Gandhi: A Life by Chandulal Bhagubhai

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    Harilal Gandhi: A Life
    by Chandulal Bhagubhai

The best books on Gandhi, recommended by Ramachandra Guha

Gandhi's peaceful resistance to British rule changed India and inspired freedom movements around the globe. But as well as being an inspiring leader, Gandhi was also a human being. Ramachandra Guha, author of a new two-part biography of Gandhi, introduces us to books that give a fuller picture of the man who came to be known as 'Mahatma' Gandhi.

    The best books on Yoga, recommended by Liz Derow

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    The best books on Yoga - Yoga for the Three Stages of Life by Srivatsa Ramaswami

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    Yoga for the Three Stages of Life
    by Srivatsa Ramaswami

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    The best books on Yoga - The Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amadea Morningstar

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    The Ayurvedic Cookbook
    by Amadea Morningstar

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    The best books on Yoga - Light on Life by B K S Iyengar

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    Light on Life
    by B K S Iyengar

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    The best books on Yoga - Ramakrishna and His Disciples by Christopher Isherwood

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    Ramakrishna and His Disciples
    by Christopher Isherwood

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    The best books on Yoga - Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli

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    Awakening the Spine
    by Vanda Scaravelli

The best books on Yoga, recommended by Liz Derow

Contrary to its popularization in Western culture, yoga isn’t just a form of fitness: its history is rooted in a long Hindu tradition shaped by great teachers in India. Here we have the best books for those who want to learn more about yoga, recommended by Liz Derow, a longtime practitioner and teacher of yoga in India and around the world.

    The best books on Singapore, recommended by Sharlene Teo

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    The best books on Singapore - Singapore: A Biography by Mark Ravinder Frost & Yu-Mei Balasingamchow

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    Singapore: A Biography
    by Mark Ravinder Frost & Yu-Mei Balasingamchow

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    The best books on Singapore - This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn

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    This Is What Inequality Looks Like
    by Teo You Yenn

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    The best books on Singapore - How We Disappeared: A Novel by Jing-Jing Lee

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    How We Disappeared: A Novel
    by Jing-Jing Lee

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    The best books on Singapore - Singapore Disrupted by Chua Mui Hoong

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    Singapore Disrupted
    by Chua Mui Hoong

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    The best books on Singapore - Nimita's Place by Akshita Nanda

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    Nimita's Place
    by Akshita Nanda

The best books on Singapore, recommended by Sharlene Teo

If your impression of Singapore is based entirely on Crazy Rich Asians, here are some books to read to get a sense of what the country is really like. Singapore’s huge economic achievements since it became an independent state in 1965 have not come without consequences, not least nostalgia for the past.  Here novelist Sharlene Teo recommends five books to get a feel for the city-state of Singapore, her homeland. We also recommend reading her novel, Ponti. 

    The best books on Maoism, recommended by Julia Lovell

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    The best books on Maoism - Mao’s Last Revolution by Michael Schoenhals & Roderick MacFarquhar

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    Mao’s Last Revolution
    by Michael Schoenhals & Roderick MacFarquhar

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    The best books on Maoism - Maoism at the Grassroots edited by Jeremy Brown and Matthew D. Johnson

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    Maoism at the Grassroots
    edited by Jeremy Brown and Matthew D. Johnson

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    The best books on Maoism - Red Star over China by Edgar Snow

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    Red Star over China
    by Edgar Snow

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    The best books on Maoism - The Bullet and the Ballot Box: The Story of Nepal's Maoist Revolution by Aditya Adhikari

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    The Bullet and the Ballot Box: The Story of Nepal's Maoist Revolution
    by Aditya Adhikari

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    The best books on Maoism - A Critical Introduction to Mao by Timothy Creek

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    A Critical Introduction to Mao
    by Timothy Creek

The best books on Maoism, recommended by Julia Lovell

While researching Maoism, China expert Julia Lovell battled against two incorrect assumptions: “firstly that Maoism is a story of China; and secondly that Maoism is a story of the past.” Here she recommends five books for coming to grips with the global, still-relevant impact of Maoism.

    The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature, recommended by Dee Lestari

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    The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature - Suddenly the Night by Sapardi Djoko Damono

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    Suddenly the Night
    by Sapardi Djoko Damono

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    The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature - Saman: A Novel by Ayu Utami

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    Saman: A Novel
    by Ayu Utami

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    The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature - Man Tiger: A Novel by Eka Kurniawan

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    Man Tiger: A Novel
    by Eka Kurniawan

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    The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature - Raden Mandasia: Si Pencuri Daging Sapi by Yusi Avianto Pareanom

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    Raden Mandasia: Si Pencuri Daging Sapi
    by Yusi Avianto Pareanom

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    The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature - Kill the Radio by Dorothea Rosa Herliany

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    Kill the Radio
    by Dorothea Rosa Herliany

The Best Contemporary Indonesian Literature, recommended by Dee Lestari

There’s never been a better time to be an Indonesian writer, says the singer-songwriter and bestselling author of Supernova Dee Lestari, as she recommends five fascinating works of contemporary Indonesian literature.

    Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read, recommended by Chris Livaccari

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    Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read - The Languages of China by Robert S Ramsey

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    The Languages of China
    by Robert S Ramsey

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    Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read - The Sextants of Beijing by Joanna Waley-Cohen

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    The Sextants of Beijing
    by Joanna Waley-Cohen

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    Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read - Wandering on the Way by Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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    Wandering on the Way
    by Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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    Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read - Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Lu Xun

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    Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
    by Lu Xun

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    Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read - The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin

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    The Story of the Stone
    by Cao Xueqin

Books every Chinese Language Learner Should Read, recommended by Chris Livaccari

China covers a vast territory, and is far more ethnically and culturally diverse than many outsiders assume. Chris Livaccari, a veteran Chinese language teacher, recommends books he believes every Chinese language learner should read.

    Shanghai Novels, recommended by Paul French

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    Shanghai Novels - Man's Fate by André Malraux

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    Man's Fate
    by André Malraux

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    Shanghai Novels - Midnight by Mao Dun

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    Midnight
    by Mao Dun

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    Shanghai Novels - Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang

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    Lust, Caution
    by Eileen Chang

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    Shanghai Novels - Honeymoon in Shanghai by Maurice Dekobra

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    Honeymoon in Shanghai
    by Maurice Dekobra

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    Shanghai Novels - Shanghai Baby by Wei Hui

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    Shanghai Baby
    by Wei Hui

Shanghai Novels, recommended by Paul French

Though it was the fifth biggest city in the world in the years following the Second World War, there aren’t nearly as many novels set in Shanghai as there are in Paris, Berlin and other international cities. Author and expert on modern Chinese history Paul French takes a look at the literary history of an often underwritten city from the 1930s through to the new millennium.

    The best books on The Syrian Civil War, recommended by Nikolaos van Dam

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    The best books on The Syrian Civil War - Sectarianism in Syria's Civil War by Fabrice Balanche

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    Sectarianism in Syria's Civil War
    by Fabrice Balanche

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    The best books on The Syrian Civil War - Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad by David Lesch

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    Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad
    by David Lesch

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    The best books on The Syrian Civil War - The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East  by Christopher Phillips

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    The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East 
    by Christopher Phillips

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    The best books on The Syrian Civil War - The Syrian Jihad by Charles Lister

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    The Syrian Jihad
    by Charles Lister

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    The best books on The Syrian Civil War - The Alawis of Syria: War, Faith and Politics in the Levant Michael Kerr and Craig Larkin (Eds)

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    The Alawis of Syria: War, Faith and Politics in the Levant
    Michael Kerr and Craig Larkin (Eds)

The best books on The Syrian Civil War, recommended by Nikolaos van Dam

Few who knew Syria well doubted that the revolution that started in 2011 would lead to a bloodbath. But rather than helping, foreign intervention turned it into an even bigger catastrophe. Syria specialist Nikolaos van Dam recommends books that shed light on Syria’s tragic civil war.

    The Best of Georgian Literature, recommended by Gvantsa Jobava

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    The Best of Georgian Literature - The Knight in the Panther Skin by Lyn Coffin (translator) & Shota Rustaveli

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    The Knight in the Panther Skin
    by Lyn Coffin (translator) & Shota Rustaveli

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    The Best of Georgian Literature - Kvachi by Donald Rayfield (Translator) & Mikheil Javakhishvili

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    Kvachi
    by Donald Rayfield (Translator) & Mikheil Javakhishvili

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    The Best of Georgian Literature - A Man Was Going Down the Road by Donald Rayfield (Translator) & Otar Chiladze

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    A Man Was Going Down the Road
    by Donald Rayfield (Translator) & Otar Chiladze

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    The Best of Georgian Literature - The Lame Doll by Ani Kopaliani (translator), Besik Kharanauli & Timothy Kercher (translator)

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    The Lame Doll
    by Ani Kopaliani (translator), Besik Kharanauli & Timothy Kercher (translator)

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    The Best of Georgian Literature - The Cushion by Elizabeth Heighway (translator), Irakli Samsonadze & Philip Price (translator)

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    The Cushion
    by Elizabeth Heighway (translator), Irakli Samsonadze & Philip Price (translator)

The Best of Georgian Literature, recommended by Gvantsa Jobava

How does a country left in ruins by 70 years of Soviet oppression rebuild its literature? It starts from scratch and breaks all the rules. Gvantsa Jobava reveals the riches of Georgian literature, from 12th-century feminist epics to radical, experimental accounts of a post-Independence underworld

    The Best Modern Japanese Literature, recommended by Linda Flores

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    The Best Modern Japanese Literature - Convenience Store Woman: A Novel by Sayaka Murata

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    Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
    by Sayaka Murata

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    The Best Modern Japanese Literature - Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki

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    Kokoro
    by Natsume Sōseki

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    The Best Modern Japanese Literature - Masks by Fumiko Enchi

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    Masks
    by Fumiko Enchi

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    The Best Modern Japanese Literature - Woman Critiqued: Translated Essays on Japanese Women's Writing by Rebecca L. Copeland

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    Woman Critiqued: Translated Essays on Japanese Women's Writing
    by Rebecca L. Copeland

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    The Best Modern Japanese Literature - March Was Made of Yarn by David Karashima & Elmer Luke

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    March Was Made of Yarn
    by David Karashima & Elmer Luke

The Best Modern Japanese Literature, recommended by Linda Flores

To the western eye, Japan often appears as a surprising combination of very advanced development, and extreme cultural peculiarity. Linda Flores, Associate Professor of modern Japanese literature at the University of Oxford, guides us through this discovery with five great works of modern Japanese literature.

    The best books on Japan, recommended by Ian Buruma

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    The best books on Japan - Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W Dower

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    Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
    by John W Dower

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    The best books on Japan - Kafu the Scribbler by Edward Seidensticker

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    Kafu the Scribbler
    by Edward Seidensticker

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    The best books on Japan - Ozu by Donald Richie

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    Ozu
    by Donald Richie

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    The best books on Japan - Empire of Signs by Roland Barthes

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    Empire of Signs
    by Roland Barthes

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    The best books on Japan - The Lotus and the Robot by Arthur Koestler

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    The Lotus and the Robot
    by Arthur Koestler

The best books on Japan, recommended by Ian Buruma

Which are the best books to read about Japan? Author and journalist Ian Buruma picks some beautifully written works by scholars—and one novelist—that give a feel for its culture and civilization.

    The best books on Chinese Philosophy, recommended by Michael Puett

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    The best books on Chinese Philosophy - Analects Confucius (trans. Edward Slingerland)

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    Analects
    Confucius (trans. Edward Slingerland)

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    The best books on Chinese Philosophy - The Daodejing by Laozi

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    The Daodejing
    by Laozi

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    The best books on Chinese Philosophy - Zhuangzi by Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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    Zhuangzi
    by Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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    The best books on Chinese Philosophy - Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries by Mengzi

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    Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries
    by Mengzi

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    The best books on Chinese Philosophy - Xunzi: The Complete Text

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    Xunzi: The Complete Text

The best books on Chinese Philosophy, recommended by Michael Puett

What do the sages of ancient China have to teach us about living in the 21st century? The Harvard professor and author of The Path, Michael Puett, recommends the texts you need to read to find out. He picks the best Chinese philosophy books.

    The best books on Asia’s Rivers, recommended by Victor Mallet

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Slowly Down the Ganges by Eric Newby

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    Slowly Down the Ganges
    by Eric Newby

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Empires of the Indus: The Story of A River by Alice Albinia

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    Empires of the Indus: The Story of A River
    by Alice Albinia

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - The River's Tale: A Year in the Mekong by Edward Gargan

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    The River's Tale: A Year in the Mekong
    by Edward Gargan

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China by Dominic Ziegler

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    Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China
    by Dominic Ziegler

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia by Michael Buckley

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    Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia
    by Michael Buckley

The best books on Asia’s Rivers, recommended by Victor Mallet

Human history has been founded on the banks of great rivers – but in the East they are increasingly the focus of bitter international and environmental dispute, says Victor Mallet, the journalist and author of River of Life, River of Death. Here he selects five brilliant books that profile Asia’s most celebrated waterways.

    The best books on Religion in China, recommended by Ian Johnson

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    The best books on Religion in China - The Religious Question in Modern China by Vincent Goossaert and David Palmer

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    The Religious Question in Modern China
    by Vincent Goossaert and David Palmer

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    The best books on Religion in China - Qigong Fever by David Palmer

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    Qigong Fever
    by David Palmer

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    The best books on Religion in China - The Missionary's Curse and Other Tales from a Chinese Catholic Village by Henrietta Harrison

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    The Missionary's Curse and Other Tales from a Chinese Catholic Village
    by Henrietta Harrison

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    The best books on Religion in China - Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter

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    Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China
    by Bill Porter

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    The best books on Religion in China - Democracy’s Dharma: Religious Renaissance and Political Development in Taiwan by Richard Madsen

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    Democracy’s Dharma: Religious Renaissance and Political Development in Taiwan
    by Richard Madsen

The best books on Religion in China, recommended by Ian Johnson

China is a religious country with all kinds of faiths being practised across its vast territories—despite Mao’s attempts to eradicate them. The Chinese Communist Party tolerates a variety of religions but continues to grapple with the potential challenge they pose to its authority. Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson introduces the best books on the complex topic of religion in China.

    The best books on Chinese Food, recommended by Fuchsia Dunlop

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    The best books on Chinese Food - Classic Food of China by Yan-Kit So

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    Classic Food of China
    by Yan-Kit So

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    The best books on Chinese Food - Food in Chinese Culture by KC Chang

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    Food in Chinese Culture
    by KC Chang

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    The best books on Chinese Food - The Food of China by EN Anderson

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    The Food of China
    by EN Anderson

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    The best books on Chinese Food - China to Chinatown by JAG Roberts

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    China to Chinatown
    by JAG Roberts

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    The best books on Chinese Food - The Gourmet by Lu Wenfu

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    The Gourmet
    by Lu Wenfu

The best books on Chinese Food, recommended by Fuchsia Dunlop

The English chef who studied cooking in Sichuan tells us that there is no one Chinese cuisine, how Western perceptions of Chinese food are changing, and why carrots are called “barbarian radishes” in Mandarin

    Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences

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    Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences - In a Land Far From Home by Syed Mujtaba Ali

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    In a Land Far From Home
    by Syed Mujtaba Ali

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    Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences - Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

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    Portnoy's Complaint
    by Philip Roth

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    Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

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    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
    by Junot Díaz

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    Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences - I Served The King Of England by Bohumil Hrabal

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    I Served The King Of England
    by Bohumil Hrabal

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    Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences - The Mad Toy by Roberto Arlt

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    The Mad Toy
    by Roberto Arlt

Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences

Can one encounter the whole universe in the streets of one city? Kushanava Choudhury, author of a new book about Calcutta, says so, and tells us how

    The best books on Confucius, recommended by Daniel A. Bell

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    The best books on Confucius - Analects Confucius (trans. Edward Slingerland)

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    Analects
    Confucius (trans. Edward Slingerland)

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    The best books on Confucius - Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries by Mengzi

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    Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries
    by Mengzi

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    The best books on Confucius - Xunzi: The Complete Text

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    Xunzi: The Complete Text

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    The best books on Confucius - The Li Chi or Book of Rites, Part II of II (Forgotten Books) by K'ung-fu Tzu

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    The Li Chi or Book of Rites, Part II of II (Forgotten Books)
    by K'ung-fu Tzu

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    The best books on Confucius - Thinking Through Confucius by David L. Hall, Roger T. Ames

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    Thinking Through Confucius
    by David L. Hall, Roger T. Ames

The best books on Confucius, recommended by Daniel A. Bell

As Confucianism makes a comeback in China, Daniel A. Bell, a professor of philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing, lists which books to read for an understanding of Confucius and his legacy.

    The best books on Jewish History, recommended by Gershon Hundert

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    The best books on Jewish History - Border Lines by Daniel Boyarin

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    Border Lines
    by Daniel Boyarin

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    The best books on Jewish History - Between Muslim and Jew by Steven Wasserstrom

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    Between Muslim and Jew
    by Steven Wasserstrom

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    The best books on Jewish History - The Compunctious Poet by Ross Brann

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    The Compunctious Poet
    by Ross Brann

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    The best books on Jewish History - Two Nations in Your Womb by Israel Jacob Yuval

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    Two Nations in Your Womb
    by Israel Jacob Yuval

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    The best books on Jewish History - Founder of Hasidism by Murray Jay Rosman

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    Founder of Hasidism
    by Murray Jay Rosman

The best books on Jewish History, recommended by Gershon Hundert

Gershon Hundert, Leanor Segal Professor of Jewish Studies at McGill University, talks about recent revisions to the conventional understanding of Jewish history and selects the most influential current writing on the subject.

    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World, recommended by Peter Adamson

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Greek Thought, Arabic Culture by Dimitri Gutas

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    Greek Thought, Arabic Culture
    by Dimitri Gutas

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Great Medieval Thinkers: Avicenna by Jon McGinnis

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    Great Medieval Thinkers: Avicenna
    by Jon McGinnis

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Avicenna's 'De Anima' in the Latin West by Dag Nikolaus Hasse

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    Avicenna's 'De Anima' in the Latin West
    by Dag Nikolaus Hasse

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker by Sarah Stroumsa

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    Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker
    by Sarah Stroumsa

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī by Ayman Shihadeh

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    The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
    by Ayman Shihadeh

The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World, recommended by Peter Adamson

Arabic philosophy was hugely influential during the Islamic Golden Age; at one point, the Persian polymath Avicenna’s influence outstripped that of Aristotle. But a strong tradition has continued in the centuries since, explains Professor Peter Adamson, as he selects five of the best books on the subject.

    The best books on The Opium War, recommended by Julia Lovell

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    The best books on The Opium War - Narcotic Culture by Frank Dikotter, Lars Laamann and Zhou Xun

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    Narcotic Culture
    by Frank Dikotter, Lars Laamann and Zhou Xun

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    The best books on The Opium War - Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy by Carl Trocki

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    Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy
    by Carl Trocki

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    The best books on The Opium War - The Opium War by Peter Ward Fay

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    The Opium War
    by Peter Ward Fay

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    The best books on The Opium War - The Inner Opium War by James Polachek

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    The Inner Opium War
    by James Polachek

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    The best books on The Opium War - Britain’s Gulag by Caroline Elkins

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    Britain’s Gulag
    by Caroline Elkins

The best books on The Opium War, recommended by Julia Lovell

The 19th century opium war marked the clash of the world’s great empires of the age – Britain and China. Historian Julia Lovell says its legacy of Chinese humiliation is still felt keenly in Beijing.

    The Best Transnational Literature, recommended by Mohsin Hamid

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    The Best Transnational Literature - No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

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    No Longer at Ease
    by Chinua Achebe

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    The Best Transnational Literature - A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

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    A Moveable Feast
    by Ernest Hemingway

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    The Best Transnational Literature - Meatless Days: A Memoir by Sara Suleri

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    Meatless Days: A Memoir
    by Sara Suleri

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    The Best Transnational Literature - The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

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    The Buddha in the Attic
    by Julie Otsuka

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    The Best Transnational Literature - Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges

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    Fictions
    by Jorge Luis Borges

The Best Transnational Literature, recommended by Mohsin Hamid

Beleaguered ‘citizens of nowhere’ will be pleased to know they have their own literary genre. For anyone who has ever wondered where they belong, or why, when you leave your home country, it’s never the same when you return, here are the best five books to read—including some by the greatest authors of the 20th century.

    The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction, recommended by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

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    The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction - The Hilltop by Assaf Gavron

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    The Hilltop
    by Assaf Gavron

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    The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction - Second Person Singular by Sayed Kashua

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    Second Person Singular
    by Sayed Kashua

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    The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction - To the End of the Land by David Grossman

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    To the End of the Land
    by David Grossman

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    The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction - Homesick by Eshkol Nevo

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    Homesick
    by Eshkol Nevo

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    The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction - Borderlife by Dorit Rabinyan

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    Borderlife
    by Dorit Rabinyan

The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction, recommended by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

The Middle East is so dominated by war and politics that all literature must be viewed through this prism, says Israeli novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. She recommends the best Israeli novels.

    The best books on Emerging Markets, recommended by George Magnus

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    The best books on Emerging Markets - Why The West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future by Ian Morris

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    Why The West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future
    by Ian Morris

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    The best books on Emerging Markets - Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

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    Why Nations Fail
    by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

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    The best books on Emerging Markets - China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society by Development Research Center of the State Council & World Bank

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    China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society
    by Development Research Center of the State Council & World Bank

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    The best books on Emerging Markets - The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World by Ruchir Sharma

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    The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World
    by Ruchir Sharma

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    The best books on Emerging Markets - Uprising: Will Emerging Markets Shape or Shake the World Economy? by George Magnus

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    Uprising: Will Emerging Markets Shape or Shake the World Economy?
    by George Magnus

The best books on Emerging Markets, recommended by George Magnus

What determines whether a country goes backwards or forwards? Why have so few developing countries joined the ranks of rich nations? George Magnus, former chief economist of UBS, chooses books to help us reflect on what it is that societies need in order to be successful.

    The best books on Drone Warfare, recommended by Hugh Gusterson

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    The best books on Drone Warfare - A Theory of the Drone by Gregoire Chamayou

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    A Theory of the Drone
    by Gregoire Chamayou

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    The best books on Drone Warfare - Predator by Matt Martin

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    Predator
    by Matt Martin

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    The best books on Drone Warfare - Sudden Justice by Chris Woods

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    Sudden Justice
    by Chris Woods

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    The best books on Drone Warfare - Kill Chain by Andrew Cockburn

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    Kill Chain
    by Andrew Cockburn

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    The best books on Drone Warfare - Drone Warfare by John Kaag & Sarah Kreps

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    Drone Warfare
    by John Kaag & Sarah Kreps

The best books on Drone Warfare, recommended by Hugh Gusterson

The introduction of drones “makes possible perpetual war without costs”, warns the anthropology professor and security expert Hugh Gusterson. Here he selects the best books that examine their ethical, psychological and political impact upon 21st century warfare.

    The best books on North Korea, recommended by Hyeonseo Lee

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    The best books on North Korea - Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick

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    Nothing to Envy
    by Barbara Demick

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    The best books on North Korea - North Korea Confidential by Daniel Tudor & James Pearson

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    North Korea Confidential
    by Daniel Tudor & James Pearson

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    The best books on North Korea - Kim Jong-il: North Korea's Dear Leader by Michael Breen

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    Kim Jong-il: North Korea's Dear Leader
    by Michael Breen

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    The best books on North Korea - The Invitation-Only Zone by Robert S. Boynton

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    The Invitation-Only Zone
    by Robert S. Boynton

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    The best books on North Korea - North Korea: State of Paranoia by Paul French

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    North Korea: State of Paranoia
    by Paul French

The best books on North Korea, recommended by Hyeonseo Lee

Kim Jong-un’s posturing over nuclear weapons is a distraction from more pressing concerns: the extreme poverty and disenfranchisement of his people, says North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee.  She chooses five books for understanding the hermit kingdom.

    The best books on Hong Kong, recommended by Jason Ng

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    The best books on Hong Kong - Hong Kong by Jan Morris

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    Hong Kong
    by Jan Morris

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    The best books on Hong Kong - Hong Kong Noir: Fifteen true tales from the dark side of the city by Feng Chi-shun

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    Hong Kong Noir: Fifteen true tales from the dark side of the city
    by Feng Chi-shun

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    The best books on Hong Kong - Hotel China by the Hong Kong Writers Circle

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    Hotel China
    by the Hong Kong Writers Circle

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    The best books on Hong Kong - The Heritage Hiker’s Guide to Hong Kong by Pete Spurrier

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    The Heritage Hiker’s Guide to Hong Kong
    by Pete Spurrier

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    The best books on Hong Kong - Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong by Gordon Mathews

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    Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
    by Gordon Mathews

The best books on Hong Kong, recommended by Jason Ng

In 2014 Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Protests’ made news around the world. But will continuing protests in Hong Kong lead to advances in democracy or crackdowns by Beijing? Jason Ng, lawyer and author of Umbrellas in Bloom, chooses five of the best books for understanding China’s ‘foster child’ city.

    The best books on The Indian Economy, recommended by Kaushik Basu

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    The best books on The Indian Economy - The Stiglitz Report by Joseph E Stiglitz

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    The Stiglitz Report
    by Joseph E Stiglitz

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    The best books on The Indian Economy - The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen

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    The Argumentative Indian
    by Amartya Sen

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    The best books on The Indian Economy - Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani

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    Imagining India
    by Nandan Nilekani

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    The best books on The Indian Economy - Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi by Katherine Frank

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    Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi
    by Katherine Frank

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    The best books on The Indian Economy - India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha

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    India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
    by Ramachandra Guha

The best books on The Indian Economy, recommended by Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu, Professor of Economics at Cornell and former Chief Economist of the World Bank (2012-2016), says there’s a Gandhian way of evaluating society that takes account of both growth and inequality, and tells us why his job is an anthropologist’s dream come true. He picks the best books to understand India’s economy.

    The best books on Minority Survival in China, recommended by James Palmer

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    The best books on Minority Survival in China - The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia by James C Scott

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    The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia
    by James C Scott

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    The best books on Minority Survival in China - The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China by Mark C Elliott

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    The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China
    by Mark C Elliott

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    The best books on Minority Survival in China - Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong

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    Wolf Totem
    by Jiang Rong

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    The best books on Minority Survival in China - The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History by Rian Thum

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    The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History
    by Rian Thum

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    The best books on Minority Survival in China - Forgotten Kingdom: Lijiang and the Naxi People by Peter Goullart

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    Forgotten Kingdom: Lijiang and the Naxi People
    by Peter Goullart

The best books on Minority Survival in China, recommended by James Palmer

China’s minority peoples have shaped the country’s history and its identity. They led its most successful dynasty, the Qing. But nowadays, their role has been reduced to that of tourist spectacle. Beijing-based writer James Palmer picks the best books on China’s ethnic minorities.

    The best books on Turkey, recommended by Elif Shafak

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    The best books on Turkey - Fragments of Culture by Deniz Kandiyoti & Ayse Saktanber

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    Fragments of Culture
    by Deniz Kandiyoti & Ayse Saktanber

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    The best books on Turkey - Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey by Sibel Bozdogan & Resat Kasaba

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    Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey
    by Sibel Bozdogan & Resat Kasaba

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    The best books on Turkey - Colonial Fantasies by Meyda Yegenoglu

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    Colonial Fantasies
    by Meyda Yegenoglu

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    The best books on Turkey - Istanbul by John Freely

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    Istanbul
    by John Freely

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    The best books on Turkey - Tales from the Expat Harem by Anastasia Ashman & Jennifer Gokmen

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    Tales from the Expat Harem
    by Anastasia Ashman & Jennifer Gokmen

The best books on Turkey, recommended by Elif Shafak

Turkey’s most read author, Elif Shafak, describes Istanbul as ‘a she-city with a female personality’. She chooses five books on Turkey, including a biography of the she-city in all its vibrant energy and intensity.

    The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World, recommended by Carlos Fraenkel

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    The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World - Apology by Plato

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    Apology
    by Plato

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    The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World - The Deliverance from Error by al-Ghazālī

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    The Deliverance from Error
    by al-Ghazālī

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    The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World - The Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides

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    The Guide of the Perplexed
    by Maimonides

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    The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World - On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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    On Liberty
    by John Stuart Mill

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    The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World - Winnetou by Karl May

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    Winnetou
    by Karl May

The best books on Philosophy in a Divided World, recommended by Carlos Fraenkel

The philosopher argues that a culture of debate, in which people of all backgrounds can openly discuss the truth, is philosophy’s real answer to conflict.

    Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide, recommended by Thomas de Waal

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    Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide - My Grandmother by Fethiye Cetin

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    My Grandmother
    by Fethiye Cetin

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    Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide - Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan by Aram Haigaz

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    Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan
    by Aram Haigaz

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    Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide - Burning Orchards by Gurgen Mahari

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    Burning Orchards
    by Gurgen Mahari

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    Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide - Song of America by George M. Mardikian

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    Song of America
    by George M. Mardikian

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    Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide - I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen by Leon Surmelian

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    I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen
    by Leon Surmelian

Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide, recommended by Thomas de Waal

More than 100 years after the Armenian genocide, author Tom de Waal chooses books that sidestep the politics and bring us back to the human story. He picks the best memoirs of the Armenian genocide.

    The best books on Contemporary Russia, recommended by Edward Lucas

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    The best books on Contemporary Russia - Internal Colonization by Alexander Etkind

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    Internal Colonization
    by Alexander Etkind

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    The best books on Contemporary Russia - Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder

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    Bloodlands
    by Timothy Snyder

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    The best books on Contemporary Russia - Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum

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    Gulag: A History
    by Anne Applebaum

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    The best books on Contemporary Russia - Lenin's Tomb by David Remnick

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    Lenin's Tomb
    by David Remnick

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    The best books on Contemporary Russia - Putin’s Kleptocracy by Karen Dawisha

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    Putin’s Kleptocracy
    by Karen Dawisha

The best books on Contemporary Russia, recommended by Edward Lucas

Journalist and author Edward Lucas explains how a revanchist Russia can be traced back to Putin’s sense of betrayal after the collapse of the USSR

    The best books on June 4th, 1989, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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    The best books on June 4th - Neither Gods nor Emperors by Craig Calhoun

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    Neither Gods nor Emperors
    by Craig Calhoun

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    The best books on June 4th - The Pro-Democracy Protests in China: Reports from the Provinces by Jonathan Unger

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    The Pro-Democracy Protests in China: Reports from the Provinces
    by Jonathan Unger

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    The best books on June 4th - New Ghosts, Old Dreams by Geremie Barme and Linda Jaivin

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    New Ghosts, Old Dreams
    by Geremie Barme and Linda Jaivin

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    The best books on June 4th - The People's Republic of Amnesia by Louisa Lim

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    The People's Republic of Amnesia
    by Louisa Lim

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    The best books on June 4th - The Gate of Heavenly Peace by Carma Hinton

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    The Gate of Heavenly Peace
    by Carma Hinton

The best books on June 4th, 1989, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

In contrast to Eastern Europe, the 1989 protests in China did not lead to the overthrow of the Communist Party. But if China’s leaders chose the right course on June 4th, 1989, why are they still frightened to come to terms with it? Sinologist and historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom picks the best books to understand events at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and around China on that hot summer night.

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