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The Light of Asia
- A History of Western Fascination with the East
- By: Christopher Harding
- Narrated by: Christopher Harding
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part in outrageous tales of monsters and giants, of silk and spices trans-shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires fantastically far away. By the 20th century much of Asia may have come under Western rule after centuries of warfare, but its intellectual, artistic and spiritual influence was fighting back. The Light of Asia is a wonderfully varied and entertaining history of this vexed, confused but centrally important relationship.
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The Light of Asia
- A History of Western Fascination with the East
- Narrated by: Christopher Harding
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-01-24
- Language: English
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Christopher Harding's captivating gallery of geniuses, adventurers and con-men celebrates Asia's impact on the West in all its variety.....
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
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Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
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Read the book instead
- By Furry Cheese on 22-06-21
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 23-03-21
- Language: English
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Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century....
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China and Japan
- Facing History
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back 1,500 years. But today, their relationship is strained. China's military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan's brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years, less than 10 percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the other side must deal openly with its history before relations can improve. Ezra Vogel's China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino-Japanese history.
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Excellent book
- By M. Ismail on 16-12-20
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China and Japan
- Facing History
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 14-01-20
- Language: English
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China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back 1,500 years. But today, their relationship is strained. Ezra Vogel's China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino-Japanese history....
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Korea
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Michael J. Seth
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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Having spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbors China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons - the South as an economic success story and for its vibrant popular culture; the North as the home to one of the world's most repressive regimes, at once both bizarre and menacing. Korea: A Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and society of a deeply divided region.
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Extensive and informative, but more focused on Korea before Modernity..
- By Jenny Jaakkola on 01-08-20
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Korea
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 14-04-20
- Language: English
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Korea: A Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and society of a deeply divided region....
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A Brief History of Korea
- Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People
- By: Michael J. Seth
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum. Geographically isolated, the country was heavily influenced by powerful China and was often used as a bridge to the mainland by Japan. Calling themselves as "a shrimp among whales", Koreans borrowed elements of government, culture, and religion, all the while fiercely fighting to maintain independence.
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Fascinating introduction to Korean history
- By RGB on 28-11-23
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A Brief History of Korea
- Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-11-19
- Language: English
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Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum....
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When Asia Was the World
- Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East”
- By: Stewart Gordon
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Author Stewart Gordon has fashioned a fascinating and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500, a time when Asia was the world, by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers - the merchants who traded spices along the Silk Road, the apothecaries who exchanged medicine and knowledge from China to the Middle East, and the philosophers and holy men who crossed continents to explore and exchange ideas, books, science, and culture.
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Interesting and entertaining
- By Jason Tsang on 25-08-23
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When Asia Was the World
- Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East”
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 22-05-18
- Language: English
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Author Stewart Gordon has fashioned a fascinating and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500, a time when Asia was the world, by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers....
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- By: Colin Thubron
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across Northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road. Travelling 7,000 miles in eight months, he traces the passage not only of trade and armies, but of ideas, religions and inventions.
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Another world
- By Peter on 14-10-07
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 15-08-07
- Language: English
- Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road....
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Iran
- A Modern History
- By: Abbas Amanat
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
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This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
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An excellent scholarly work
- By Parissa on 22-10-18
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Iran
- A Modern History
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-08-18
- Language: English
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This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....
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Unfabling the East
- The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia
- By: Jürgen Osterhammel, Robert Savage - translator
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
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During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic book, author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan. A momentous work by one of Europe's most eminent historians, Unfabling the East takes listeners on a thrilling voyage to the farthest shores, bringing back vital insights for our own multicultural age.
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Unfabling the East
- The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 13-11-18
- Language: English
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During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. Author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East....
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg
- By: Giles Milton
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission: to persuade the islanders of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. This infuriated the Dutch, who were determined to control the world's nutmeg supply.
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A Brilliant and Unknown Story in History that shaped today's world as we know it.
- By Amazon Customer on 09-04-16
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 27-11-06
- Language: English
- In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission....
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History of East Asia
- A Captivating Guide to the History of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
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History of East Asia includes four captivating books in one audiobook and covers the history of China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, covering many historically significant events and wars, dynasties, foreign invasions, and much more.
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Good overall, narration lacking
- By Grey Method (UK) on 25-04-21
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History of East Asia
- A Captivating Guide to the History of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 17-11-20
- Language: English
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History of East Asia includes four captivating books in one audiobook and covers the history of China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, covering many historically significant events and wars, dynasties, foreign invasions, and much more....
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Storm Clouds over the Pacific, 1931-1941
- War in the Far East Series, Book 1
- By: Peter Harmsen
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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Storm Clouds over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China's ancient enmity led to increased tensions in the 1930s, which, in turn, exploded into conflict in 1937.
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Storm Clouds over the Pacific, 1931-1941
- War in the Far East Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Series: War in the Far East, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 24-08-21
- Language: English
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Storm Clouds over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account....
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Afghanistan
- What Everyone Needs to Know
- By: Barnett R. Rubin
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, has improbably been at the center of international geopolitics for four decades. After the Soviet Union invaded in 1980, Afghanistan descended into an unending conflict that featured at various points most of the world's major powers. In Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know, leading scholar Barnett R. Rubin provides an overview of this complicated nation. After providing a concise history of Afghanistan, he explores the various peoples and cultures of the country and its relations with neighbors like Pakistan and Iran.
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A comprehensive review
- By Mark Maguire on 01-11-21
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Afghanistan
- What Everyone Needs to Know
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 29-12-20
- Language: English
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Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, has improbably been at the center of international geopolitics for four decades. After the Soviet Union invaded in 1980, Afghanistan descended into an unending conflict that featured at various points most of the world's major powers....
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- By: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, based thousands of miles overseas in one small office, five windows wide, and answerable only to its distant shareholders. In his most ambitious and riveting audiobook to date, William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.
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Interesting story spoilt by poor narration
- By Gillian on 09-11-19
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 17-10-19
- Language: English
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The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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The Trial of Maximo Bonga
- The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia
- By: John Harris
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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There was someone standing further along the beach, facing out to sea. An old man dressed in...I blinked...battle fatigues? Second World War US by the looks of the helmet. I looked on for a moment, squinting into the sun-streaked coconut smoke. "You won’t like Bonga’s Guest House, I can tell you now. Maximo Bonga," said the fisherman’s wife. She was lost for words, shaking her head. "Maximum Bongo?" I asked. "Bonga," she said. "It means flamboyant." Based on a true story.
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This Is Rural Philippines.
- By Simon Gibson on 27-09-19
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The Trial of Maximo Bonga
- The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 21-07-15
- Language: English
- There was someone standing further along the beach, facing out to sea. An old man dressed in...I blinked...battle fatigues? Second World War US by the looks of the helmet....
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Magnificent Delusions
- Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
- By: Husain Haqqani
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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A character-driven history that describes the bizarrely ill-suited alliance between America and Pakistan, written by a uniquely insightful participant: Pakistan's former ambassador to the US. The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension, and always has been. Pakistan - to American eyes - has gone from being a stabilizing friend to an essential military ally to a seedbed of terror.
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Completely Biased Narrative
- By Saeed on 28-02-19
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Magnificent Delusions
- Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-11-13
- Language: English
- A character-driven history that describes the alliance between America and Pakistan, written by a uniquely insightful participant: Pakistan's former ambassador to the US....
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Burma '44
- The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen and a handful of tank crews, managed to hold out against some of the finest infantry in the Japanese Army and then defeat them in what was one of the most astonishing battles of the Second World War. What became known as the Defence of the Admin Box, fought amongst the paddy fields and jungle of Northern Arakan over a 15-day period, turned the battle for Burma.
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History of an often overlooked aspect of WW2.
- By Ian David Williamson on 26-05-20
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Burma '44
- The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 30-04-20
- Language: English
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In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen and a handful of tank crews, managed to hold out against some of the finest infantry in the Japanese Army....
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Directorate S
- The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 28 hrs and 30 mins
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Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.
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Filled with facts and beautifully written
- By Saad on 08-05-18
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Directorate S
- The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 28 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 06-02-18
- Language: English
- Steve Coll tells the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11....
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Once Upon a Time in the East
- A Story of Growing Up
- By: Xialou Guo
- Narrated by: Tina Chiang
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is almost seven. They are strangers to her. When she is born in 1973, her parents hand her over to a childless peasant couple in the mountains. Aged two, and suffering from malnutrition on a diet of yam leaves, they leave Xiaolu with her illiterate grandparents in a fishing village on the East China Sea.
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A harsh life gently told.
- By Lizzy on 17-08-24
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Once Upon a Time in the East
- A Story of Growing Up
- Narrated by: Tina Chiang
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 25-04-19
- Language: English
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Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is almost seven. They are strangers to her....
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The Rise and Fall of the East
- How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline
- By: Yasheng Huang PhD
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lam
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
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Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST—exams, autocracy, stability, and technology—from ancient times through the present. Beginning with the Sui dynasty's introduction of the civil service exam, known as Keju, in 587 CE—and continuing through the personnel management system used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—Chinese autocracies have developed exceptional tools for homogenizing ideas, norms, and practices. But this uniformity came with a huge downside: stifled creativity.
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Social, cultural and economic perspectives
- By Me Makara on 17-03-24
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The Rise and Fall of the East
- How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lam
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 19-12-23
- Language: English
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Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST—exams, autocracy, stability, and technology—from ancient times through the present. Chinese autocracies have developed exceptional tools for homogenizing ideas, norms, and practices. But this uniformity came with a huge downside....
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