Factory Girls meets The Vagina Monologues in this fascinating narrative on China’s single women—and why they could be the source of its economic future. For

‘Scattered with inspiring life-stories of courageous women.’ The Guardian In the early years of the People’s Republic, the Communist Party sought to trans

A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its significance today. Michael Wood has travelled the length and b

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imaginat

This book develops the idea that since decolonisation, regional patterns of security have become more prominent in international politics. The authors combine a