6 must-read nonfiction books like A Short History of South-East Asia by Peter Church

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A Short History of South-East Asia

By: Peter Church

3.57

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

"If one could only have one book on South-East Asian history, this incisive and accessible book wil…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A Short History of South-East Asia by Peter Church , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. A History of Japan

By: R.H.P. Mason , J.G. Caiger

3.49

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

This is one of the most classic books of Japanese history and still the preeminent work on the hist… read more

Similar categories in R.H.P. Mason's A History of Japan book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. The Drawing of the Three

By: Stephen King

3.39

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

In 1978, Stephen King introduced the world to the last gunslinger, Roland of Gilead. Nothing has be… read more

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3. Beowulf

By: Unknown , Seamus Heaney

3.49

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures… read more

Similar categories in Unknown's Beowulf book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

"Fate goes ever as fate must."

-Unknown, Beowulf

"Fate will unwind as it must!"

-Unknown, Beowulf

"Let whoever can win glory before death."

-Unknown, Beowulf

"We all know a boy can't daddy until his daddy's dead."

-Unknown, Beowulf

Cover of Paradise of the Blind by Dương Thu Hương, Nina McPherson, Phan Huy Đường

4. Paradise of the Blind

By: Dương Thu Hương , Nina McPherson , Phan Huy Đường

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

Paradise of the Blindis an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a … read more

Similar categories in Dương Thu Hương's Paradise of the Blind book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia
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5. The Quiet American

By: Graham Greene , Robert Stone

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam "I never knew a man… read more

Similar categories in Graham Greene's The Quiet American book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia

6. A Farewell to Arms

By: Ernest Hemingway , نجف دریابندری

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the war to end all wars. He volunteered for ambulance serv… read more

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7. Berlin Alexanderplatz

By: Alfred Döblin

4.10

Format: None pages,

Biberkopf hat geschworen, er will anstandig sein, und ihr habt gesehen, wie er wochenlang anstandig… read more

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8. The Forty Days of Musa Dagh

By: Franz Werfel , None

3.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

This stirring, poignant novel, based on real historical events that made of actual people true hero… read more

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9. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

By: Loung Ung

4.34

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

From a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting… read more

Similar categories in Loung Ung's First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
"In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means."

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

"I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it. "

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

"No one knows how precious you are. You are a diamond in the rough and with a little polishing, you will shine,"

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

"This is what the war has done to me. Now I want to destroy because of it. There is such hate and rage inside me now. The Angkar has taught me to hate so deeply that I now know I have the power to des…"

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

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10. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

By: Serhii Plokhy

4.30

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more

Similar categories in Serhii Plokhy's The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • history
  • nonfiction
"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"

-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

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11. Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City

By: Alex Kerr

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The essential book for anyone visiting Bangkok - a wonderful mixture of history and culture - from … read more

Similar categories in Alex Kerr's Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. A Short History of South-East Asia

By: Peter Church

3.57

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

"If one could only have one book on South-East Asian history, this incisive and accessible book wil… read more

Similar categories in Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Southeast Asia: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by James R. Rush

13. Southeast Asia: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

By: James R. Rush

3.92

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The eleven countries of Southeast Asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions… read more

Similar categories in James R. Rush's Southeast Asia: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) book and Peter Church's A Short History of South-East Asia

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction

6 Best history books like A Short History of South-East Asia by Peter Church

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A History of Japan

R.H.P. Mason , J.G. Caiger

3.49

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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Loung Ung

4.34

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The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

Serhii Plokhy

4.30

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Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City

Alex Kerr

3.91

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Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations

Roger J. Davies

3.52

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Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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Japan Story

Christopher Harding

3.99

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Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent

Dipo Faloyin

4.43

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