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War and State-Building in Afghanistan: Historical and Modern Perspectives
ISBN: 9781474286350 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Mughals, British and Soviets all failed to subjugate Afghanistan, failures which offer valuable lessons for today. Taking a long historical perspective from 1520 to 2012, this volume examines the Mughal, British, Soviet and NATO efforts in Afghanistan, drawing on new archives and a synthesis of previous counter-insurgency experiences. Special emphasis is given to ecology, terrain and logistics to explain sub-conventional operations and state-building in Afghanistan.
War and State-Building in Modern Afghanistan provides an overall synthesis of British, Russian, American and... The Mughals, British and Soviets all failed to subjugate Afghanistan, failures which offer valuable lessons for today. Taking a long historical perspe...
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Syberia. Historia i ludzie
ISBN: 9788323339267 / Polski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Syberia to kraina skrajności. Ekstremalne są tu warunki klimatyczne i odległości do pokonania. Zupełnie różni pod względem etnicznym są ludzie, którzy zamieszkują Syberię od czterystu lat. Autorka odkrywa historię tego ogromnego rosyjskiego pustkowia i opowiada o życiu jego mieszkańców - zarówno dobrowolnych osadników, jak i ludzi, którzy jako więźniowie zostali skazani na przymusową pracę w kopalniach Gułagu.
Hartley snuje barwną opowieść o losach Syberii począwszy od pierwszych wypraw kozackich awanturników na „Sybir” pod koniec XVI wieku, poprzez zsyłki... Syberia to kraina skrajności. Ekstremalne są tu warunki klimatyczne i odległości do pokonania. Zupełnie różni pod względem etnicznym są ludzi...
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60,99 |
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Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire
ISBN: 9780552170840 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam.
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th centur...
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Gleanings in Buddha-Fields
ISBN: 9781519521736 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a collection of writings on Asian topics by Lafcadio Hearn.
Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a collection of writings on Asian topics by Lafcadio Hearn.
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India and the Responsibility to Protect
ISBN: 9781409468721 / Angielski / Twarda / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bloomfield charts India's profoundly ambiguous engagement with the thorny problem of protecting vulnerable persons from atrocities without fatally undermining the sovereign state system, a matter which is now substantially shaped by debates about the responsibility to protect (R2P) norm. Books about India's evolving role in world affairs and about R2P have proliferated recently, but this is the first to draw these two debates together. It examines India's historical responses to humanitarian crises, starting with the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, concentrating on the years 2011 and 2012...
Bloomfield charts India's profoundly ambiguous engagement with the thorny problem of protecting vulnerable persons from atrocities without fatally und...
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Fungible Life: Experiment in the Asian City of Life
ISBN: 9780822362494 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong explores the dynamic world of cutting-edge bioscience research, offering critical insights into the complex ways Asian bioscientific worlds and cosmopolitan sciences are entangled in a tropical environment brimming with the threat of emergent diseases. At biomedical centers in Singapore and China scientists map genetic variants, disease risks, and biomarkers, mobilizing ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Their differentiation between Chinese, Indian, and Malay DNA makes fungible Singapore's ethnic-stratified databases that come to...
In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong explores the dynamic world of cutting-edge bioscience research, offering critical insights into the complex ways Asi...
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563,50 |
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Fungible Life: Experiment in the Asian City of Life
ISBN: 9780822362647 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong explores the dynamic world of cutting-edge bioscience research, offering critical insights into the complex ways Asian bioscientific worlds and cosmopolitan sciences are entangled in a tropical environment brimming with the threat of emergent diseases. At biomedical centers in Singapore and China scientists map genetic variants, disease risks, and biomarkers, mobilizing ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Their differentiation between Chinese, Indian, and Malay DNA makes fungible Singapore's ethnic-stratified databases that come to...
In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong explores the dynamic world of cutting-edge bioscience research, offering critical insights into the complex ways Asi...
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Introduction to the Tsinghua Bamboo-Strip Manuscripts
ISBN: 9789004311275 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Tsinghua University bamboo-strip manuscripts are among the most extraordinary collections of ancient texts discovered in China to date. In Introduction to the Tsinghua Bamboo-Strip Manuscripts, Liu Guozhong, one of the scholars intimately involved in editing the Tsinghua strips, offers a straightforward overview to the complexities inherent in researching this collection. Liu provides an invaluable glimpse into how these artifacts were cleaned, preserved, and prepared for publication, while also situating them within a history of similar finds. He moreover explores in detail a...
The Tsinghua University bamboo-strip manuscripts are among the most extraordinary collections of ancient texts discovered in China to date. In Intr...
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O sztuce rządzenia według Mozi, Mengzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi
ISBN: 9788380023673 / Polski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mozi ( V/IV w. p.n.e. ) – „pierwszy rywal Konfucjusza” i założyciel wpływowej szkoły moistów. Przekonywał o konieczności dopasowania się do woli Nieba (Tianzhi) i propagował potrzebę powszechnej, nieróżnicującej miłości jako podstawę dobrego funkcjonowania społeczeństwa.
Mengzi, Mencjusz (IV /III w. p.n.e.) - w tradycyjnych Chinach uznawany za najwybitniejszego myśliciela po Konfucjuszu. Przekonany, że człowiek z natury jest dobry, uważał, że najlepsze rządy to realizacja „Drogi królewskiej” - według której władca, otoczony mądrymi doradcami,... Mozi ( V/IV w. p.n.e. ) – „pierwszy rywal Konfucjusza” i założyciel wpływowej szkoły moistów. Przekonywał o konieczności dopasowania si...
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Britischer Rueckzug Aus Asien - Etappensieg Der Asiaten?- Die Indo-Britischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen 1939-1950: Politische Und Wirtschaftliche Aspekte
ISBN: 9783631328552 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 335 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seit September 1939 hat Britisch-Indien zunehmend die Umwandlung seiner zivilen Nutzung der Wirtschaft in die einer Kriegswirtschaft hinnehmen mussen. Indiens kriegsbedingter Wandel vom Schuldner zum Glaubiger Grossbritanniens hat massgeblich dazu beigetragen, dass Indien schon bald nach dem Krieg in die Unabhangigkeit entlassen wurde. Die Untersuchung zeigt anhand umfangreicher Quellen aus verschiedenen britischen Archiven, dass in den Verhandlungen des -Transfer of Power- britische Wirtschaftsinteressen in Indien gewahrt und die britischen Schulden unmittelbar vor der Gewahrung der...
Seit September 1939 hat Britisch-Indien zunehmend die Umwandlung seiner zivilen Nutzung der Wirtschaft in die einer Kriegswirtschaft hinnehmen mussen....
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From Indus to Independence - A Trek Through Indian History: Vol III The Disintegration of Empires
ISBN: 9789385563171 / Angielski / Twarda / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the third volume in the Indian history series of books with the generic title, From Indus to Independence: A Trek Through Indian History. It takes up the narrative from the decline of Gupta power when the sub-continent was slipping into chaos, although the Vardhana dynasty stemmed the tide for a limited time. This volume, The Disintegration of Empires, examines the dynasties that ruled the Deccan with great aplomb the Chalukyas and the Rashtrakutas. It elaborates the progression of the Pallavas and the Pandyas, Cheras and Cholas, who flourished in the Deep South the Tamil Country. The...
This is the third volume in the Indian history series of books with the generic title, From Indus to Independence: A Trek Through Indian History. It t...
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Iran: A Revolution in Turmoil
ISBN: 9780333369470 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Dzieje 47 roninów w obrazach
ISBN: 9788389332660 / Polski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kiedy czternastego dnia dwunastego miesiąca piętnastego roku ery Genroku (30 stycznia 1703 roku) rezydencja dworzanina Kiry Yoshinaki rozbrzmiewała szczękiem oręża, żaden z uczestników tych dramatycznych wydarzeń nie przypuszczał, jak szerokim echem odbiją się one w historii i kulturze. Jednak opowieść o bezpańskich wojownikach z Ako szybko rozpaliła umysły współczesnych, a co ważniejsze zapłodniła wyobraźnię drzeworytników, dramatopisarzy i innych artystów, którzy w niezliczonych dziełach nawiązywali do ich czynów.
Album „Dzieje 47 roninów w obrazach” ... Kiedy czternastego dnia dwunastego miesiąca piętnastego roku ery Genroku (30 stycznia 1703 roku) rezydencja dworzanina Kiry Yoshinaki rozbrzmiewała...
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The Webbs in Asia: The 1911-12 Travel Diary
ISBN: 9781349123308 / Angielski / Miękka / 385 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A diary recording the authors' extended tour of the Far East. It focuses on their impressions as the ancient civilizations of Japan, China and India, each in their separate ways, came to terms with the modern world.
A diary recording the authors' extended tour of the Far East. It focuses on their impressions as the ancient civilizations of Japan, China and India, ...
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The USA and the Middle East Since World War 2
ISBN: 9781349080670 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Middle East has rarely been absent from the world's media since the end of World War 2. Next to East-West relations, its conflicts have provided the most intractable set of issues in international affairs. Inevitably, the United States became the major outside party. As the Arab-Israeli dispute came to dominate Middle East affairs, the Americans had to reconcile their wide-ranging strategic and economic interests with the domestic pressures to support Israel. This book analyses and illustrates the decisions reached in Washington and examines their impact on the region's quarrels.
The Middle East has rarely been absent from the world's media since the end of World War 2. Next to East-West relations, its conflicts have provided t...
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Gandhi's Political Philosophy: A Critical Examination
ISBN: 9780333547656 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. '...this book is a gem.' Joy Huntley, Perspectives '...highly recommended, exceptionally insightful.' Robert N.Minor, Journal of Church and State '...Bhikhu Parekh's book will easily rank as one of the most outstanding contributions to the study of Gandhi. It is absorbingly interesting, sophisticated and subtle in its argument yet easy to read.' Times Higher Education Supplement '...a deft and sympathetic portrayal of Gandhi's ideas...' New Statesman
'...this book is a gem.' Joy Huntley, Perspectives '...highly recommended, exceptionally insightful.' Robert N.Minor, Journal of Church and State '......
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The USA and the Middle East Since World War 2
ISBN: 9780333394229 / Angielski / Twarda / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Middle East has rarely been absent from the world's media since the end of World War 2. Next to East-West relations, its conflicts have provided the most intractable set of issues in international affairs. Inevitably, the United States became the major outside party. As the Arab-Israeli dispute came to dominate Middle East affairs, the Americans had to reconcile their wide-ranging strategic and economic interests with the domestic pressures to support Israel. This book analyses and illustrates the decisions reached in Washington and examines their impact on the region's quarrels.
The Middle East has rarely been absent from the world's media since the end of World War 2. Next to East-West relations, its conflicts have provided t...
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Politics, Women and Well-Being: How Kerala Became 'a Model'
ISBN: 9780333548080 / Angielski / Twarda / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. India's 'problem state' of the 1950s has become 'the Kerala model'. The collapse of a matrilineal social structure and a rigid caste system contributed to widespread politicization. Women retained a circumscribed but influential position in social life. The result is an instructive analysis for students of politics, development policy and women's issues.
In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. India's 'problem s...
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Trade, Industrial Restructuring and Development in Hong Kong
ISBN: 9781349110407 / Angielski / Miękka / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on trade in manufactures, industrial restructuring and economic development and enforced by a rich source of data, this book offers an in-depth examination of the evolution and characteristics of Hong Kong's postwar economy. The book presents an historical and comparative perspective and analyses the symbiotic connection with South China in the light of China's open-door policy since late 1970s, as well providing a thoughtful assessment of its current turning point.
Focusing on trade in manufactures, industrial restructuring and economic development and enforced by a rich source of data, this book offers an in-dep...
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Cyprus: A Regional Conflict and Its Resolution
ISBN: 9781349127832 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a collection of papers providing an analysis of the Cyprus conflict and possible directions for its resolution. The essays blend political, economic, constitutional and socio-psychological considerations into a contemporary assessment of the problem.
This is a collection of papers providing an analysis of the Cyprus conflict and possible directions for its resolution. The essays blend political, ec...
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