An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century's most powerful and controversial figures
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new, republican ...
An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century's most powerful and controversial figures
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new, republican ...
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day
Korea has a long, riveting history-it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned ...
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day
Korea has a long, riveting history-it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned ...
Publicacions de la Universitat d'Alacant. Alicante, 2023
Aunque la influencia del marxismo en las ciencias sociales del siglo XX ha sido incuestionable, no son pocos quienes han anunciado su declive o incluso su final tras el inicio de la posmodernidad. En este libro se examinan exhaustivamente distintas escuelas y corrientes de economistas ...
Publicacions de la Universitat d'Alacant. Alicante, 2023
Aunque la influencia del marxismo en las ciencias sociales del siglo XX ha sido incuestionable, no son pocos quienes han anunciado su declive o incluso su final tras el inicio de la posmodernidad. En este libro se examinan exhaustivamente distintas escuelas y corrientes de economistas ...
¿Envenenó Salieri a Mozart?¿Fue Elizabeth Báthory la verdadera condesa Drácula?¿Hay algo de verdad en la leyenda negra de la Inquisición española?Como dijo una vez Napoleón: "La historia es una versión de acontecimientos pasados sobre los que la gente ha decidido ponerse de ...
¿Envenenó Salieri a Mozart?¿Fue Elizabeth Báthory la verdadera condesa Drácula?¿Hay algo de verdad en la leyenda negra de la Inquisición española?Como dijo una vez Napoleón: "La historia es una versión de acontecimientos pasados sobre los que la gente ha decidido ponerse de ...
Hay lugares en el mundo que no pertenecen a ningún país. Son terra nullius, tierras de nadie. En Europa hay una, entre Serbia y Croacia, en la orilla oeste del Danubio. Su nombre es Gornja Siga. Para los pescadores locales no es más que un ...
Hay lugares en el mundo que no pertenecen a ningún país. Son terra nullius, tierras de nadie. En Europa hay una, entre Serbia y Croacia, en la orilla oeste del Danubio. Su nombre es Gornja Siga. Para los pescadores locales no es más que un ...
En la era de la nueva globalización, tendente al individualismo, a la polarización, al odio al diferente y a la falta de asunción de la responsabilidad colectiva, la filosofía integrada en los principios africanos de ubuntu nos interpela al replanteamiento de las dinámicas de cooperación ...
En la era de la nueva globalización, tendente al individualismo, a la polarización, al odio al diferente y a la falta de asunción de la responsabilidad colectiva, la filosofía integrada en los principios africanos de ubuntu nos interpela al replanteamiento de las dinámicas de cooperación ...
Un retrato caleidoscópico para entender el país más grande del mundo a través de sus gentes. Manel Alías ha trabajado más de siete años como corresponsal bajo el régimen de Vladímir Putin. Durante este periodo de noticias y reportajes, ha recorrido la inmensidad de Rusia ...
Un retrato caleidoscópico para entender el país más grande del mundo a través de sus gentes. Manel Alías ha trabajado más de siete años como corresponsal bajo el régimen de Vladímir Putin. Durante este periodo de noticias y reportajes, ha recorrido la inmensidad de Rusia ...
Por fin la Historia y Los Simpson juntos. Aprende. Viaja. Disfruta. Desde la Prehistoria a la actualidad.
Homer astronauta de la NASA. Bart en Machu Picchu. Lisa como Juana de Arco. Skinner en Vietnam. Krusty y su padre judío. Y mucho más.
La Guerra Fría ...
Por fin la Historia y Los Simpson juntos. Aprende. Viaja. Disfruta. Desde la Prehistoria a la actualidad.
Homer astronauta de la NASA. Bart en Machu Picchu. Lisa como Juana de Arco. Skinner en Vietnam. Krusty y su padre judío. Y mucho más.
La Guerra Fría ...
Desde Homero hasta nuestros días, la guerra ha sido un tema recurrente del que el ser humano ha dejado constancia a través de diversos medios, ya sean escritos, escultóricos, pictóricos y otros muchos. Este libro reúne una serie de artículos que se caracterizan por la ...
Desde Homero hasta nuestros días, la guerra ha sido un tema recurrente del que el ser humano ha dejado constancia a través de diversos medios, ya sean escritos, escultóricos, pictóricos y otros muchos. Este libro reúne una serie de artículos que se caracterizan por la ...
An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals-both good and bad.
Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious goals to disregarding ...
An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals-both good and bad.
Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious goals to disregarding ...
La publicación de una historia de Inglaterra (Historia de Inglaterra: una aproximación española. Desde la Prehistoria a la Revolución Gloriosa), escrita por el profesor doctor Mario Hernández Sánchez-Barba y por el doctor Manuel Hernández Ruigómez, constituye un hito desde el punto de vista de la ...
La publicación de una historia de Inglaterra (Historia de Inglaterra: una aproximación española. Desde la Prehistoria a la Revolución Gloriosa), escrita por el profesor doctor Mario Hernández Sánchez-Barba y por el doctor Manuel Hernández Ruigómez, constituye un hito desde el punto de vista de la ...
This book addresses a crucial question: the contribution of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the historic dissolution of the USSR in 1991, which in turn led to regained independence for the Baltic States in that year. This is an important history, relating to the interplay ...
This book addresses a crucial question: the contribution of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the historic dissolution of the USSR in 1991, which in turn led to regained independence for the Baltic States in that year. This is an important history, relating to the interplay ...
How did Britain cease to be global?
In Untied Kingdom, Stuart Ward tells the panoramic history of the end of Britain, tracing the ways in which Britishness has been imagined, experienced, disputed and ultimately discarded across the globe since the end of the Second World ...
How did Britain cease to be global?
In Untied Kingdom, Stuart Ward tells the panoramic history of the end of Britain, tracing the ways in which Britishness has been imagined, experienced, disputed and ultimately discarded across the globe since the end of the Second World ...
From oaths and hand-kissing to coronations and baptisms, Power and Ceremony in European History considers the governing practices, courtly rituals, and expressions of power prevalent in Europe and the Ottoman Empire from the medieval age to the modern era. Bringing together political and art historical ...
From oaths and hand-kissing to coronations and baptisms, Power and Ceremony in European History considers the governing practices, courtly rituals, and expressions of power prevalent in Europe and the Ottoman Empire from the medieval age to the modern era. Bringing together political and art historical ...
Why is the Horn such a distinctive part of Africa? This book, by one of the foremost scholars of the region, traces this question through its exceptional history and also probes the wildly divergent fates of the Horn's contemporary nation-states, despite the striking regional ...
Why is the Horn such a distinctive part of Africa? This book, by one of the foremost scholars of the region, traces this question through its exceptional history and also probes the wildly divergent fates of the Horn's contemporary nation-states, despite the striking regional ...
A global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years
Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. In this ground-breaking account, Jeremy Black explores the ever-changing ...
A global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years
Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. In this ground-breaking account, Jeremy Black explores the ever-changing ...
A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day
"Ignorance: A Global History explores the myriad ways in which 'not-knowing' affects our lives, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill."-Michael Dirda, Washington Post
Throughout history, every age has ...
A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day
"Ignorance: A Global History explores the myriad ways in which 'not-knowing' affects our lives, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill."-Michael Dirda, Washington Post
Throughout history, every age has ...
Amongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilizations, the collapse of ruling elites, and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now sealed under 3,000-year-old peat, others lost to rising seas or sands, and the carcasses ...
Amongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilizations, the collapse of ruling elites, and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now sealed under 3,000-year-old peat, others lost to rising seas or sands, and the carcasses ...
Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War-some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the ...
Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War-some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the ...
Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War-some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the ...
Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War-some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the ...
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