Asian history

China's decade-long Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution shook the politics of China and the world.

Todays indian families are indeed at a crossroads.

The Grotesque Modernist Body explores how and why modernist authors drew on the traditions of the grotesque body in order to represent modern reality accurately.

An illustrated history of World War II's largest tank battle that went down near the Russian city.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coining of the Aryans.

This fourth volume in the comprehensive series "e;fills a gap in the existing narrative"e; of WWII's Mediterranean air war (Journal of Military History).

Pictures of Cotton in Eighteenth-Century China narrates cotton's journey from a little understand material to a cherished commodity ennobled by associations with the classical heritage of China.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coining of the Aryans.

The present study deals with the royal Mughal ladies in details and is concerned with their achievements and contributions which till today form a part of rich cultural heritage.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coining of the Aryans.

From the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the immortal poet Ono no Komachi, find out about the fascinating world of Japanese warriors and folk-heroes.

This detailed biography brings to life one of the greatest military heroes of WWII-and demonstrates why his contributions were crucial to Allied victory.

Während des Ersten Weltkriegs kämpften Bulgaren und Deutsche jahrelang an der Saloniki-Front Seite an Seite gegen die Entente.

Nicht nur Napoleon Bonaparte prägte die Umbruchszeit um 1800 maßgeblich, auch andere Dichter und Denker versuchten, ihre Ansätze in Bezug auf die Verbesserung der Gesamtsituation umzusetzen.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coining of the Aryans.

With a foreword by Senator John McCain.

This military memoir examines one of the most vicious and tragically forgotten battles of the Vietnam War from a variety of perspectives.

"e;An intensely detailed historical account and counterfactual analysis of the strategic dilemmas faced by German and Allied forces at Narvik.

The award-winning historian's acclaimed account of British sea power throughout WWII: "e;a must-read for anyone interested in Naval warfare"e; (PowerShips magazine).

Empire building in British India was inseparably tied to the processes of frontier-making and the creation of boundaries.

This book approaches the field of Political Islam from a European security perspective.

A revised and updated single-source reference book accurately detailing the German field forces employed in Normandy in 1944 and their losses.

General Mike DeLong deputy commander of the U.

';John Tamny is a one-man antidote to economic obfuscation and mystification.

This book details the great unreported story of the Chinese giant, its enormously rapid conversion to Christianity, and what this change means to the global balance of power.

This is a mini encyclopaedia of Islamic governments around the globe.

This book approaches the field of Political Islam from a European security perspective.

Contending that Japan's industrial and imperial revolutions were also geographical revolutions, Karen Wigen's interdisciplinary study analyzes the changing spatial order of the countryside in early modern Japan.

This Pivot explores the cultural economy of comedy in the UK, looking specifically at the links between industry practices and structures and who produces comedy in the UK.

Max Havelaar, geschrieben von dem renommierten Autoren Multatuli, ist ein bahnbrechender historischer Roman, der die Brutalität der Kolonialherrschaft in Niederländisch-Ostindien enthüllt.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coining of the Aryans.

The bestselling authors of The Year of the Rat expose how the Clinton administration helped Communist China achieve its military ambitions.

Se presenta en estas páginas la crónica histórica de las principales batallas que marcaron uno de los momentos más difíciles en la historia del México independiente: la invasión norteamericana.

The Massacre of Nanking took place in 1937, during the War of the Japanese Invasion of China.

The local experiences of foreigners in China in the 19th and early 20th centuries exemplify the often latent or tacit patterns of social encounters, individually or in groups, with certain cultural boundedness, stability, and homogeneity.

This book examines documents from the wars between the British colonial power and the South Indian regional power Mysore between 1766 and 1799.

In 'Becoming the Superpowers: John Dewey's Reflections on U.

The Massacre of Nanking took place in 1937, during the War of the Japanese Invasion of China.

The aftershocks of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were felt keenly all over Americathe war in Europe had hit home.

Michael Hunklinger, Experte für Queer Politics, analysiert aktuelle Debatten um LGBTQ+ Themen und räumt mithilfe wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse so manches Vorurteil aus dem Weg.

The local experiences of foreigners in China in the 19th and early 20th centuries exemplify the often latent or tacit patterns of social encounters, individually or in groups, with certain cultural boundedness, stability, and homogeneity.

This unusual study combines two books in one: the 1794 autobiographical travel narrative of an Indian, Dean Mahomet, recalling his years as camp-follower, servant, and subaltern officer in the East India Company's army (1769 to 1784); and Michael H.

In 'Wie fünf Mädchen im Branntwein jämmerlich umkommen', verfasst von dem renommierten Schweizer Schriftsteller Jeremias Gotthelf, wird die Geschichte von fünf Mädchen erzählt, die in einem kleinen Dorf ums Leben kommen.

Der historische Roman 'Kurt von Koppigen' von Jeremias Gotthelf entführt den Leser in das mittelalterliche Bern des 14.

In his timeless masterpiece 'Robinson Crusoe' and its sequel 'The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe', Daniel Defoe explores the theme of survival against the backdrop of colonial expansion in the early 18th century.

In 'Der Aufruhr um den Junker Ernst' von Jakob Wassermann wird die Geschichte eines jungen Junkers erzählt, der in eine politische Intrige verwickelt wird.

Arthur Schurigs Buch 'Francisco Pizarro, der Eroberer von Peru: Romanhafte Biografie' taucht den Leser tief in das Leben und die Taten dieses berühmten spanischen Eroberers ein.

Heinrich Schreiber's Buch "Die Volkssagen der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau und ihrer Umgebung" ist eine faszinierende Sammlung von Volkssagen aus der Region.