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  • Underground Frontby Christine Loh

    Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2010; US$ 35.00

    Underground Front is a pioneering examination of the role that the Chinese Communist Party has played in Hong Kong since the creation of the Party in 1921, through to the present day. This book brings events right up to date and includes the results of a survey about the Hong Kong public's attitude towards the CCP. more...

  • Road Through Kurdistanby A.M. Hamilton; David McDowall

    I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 26.00

    In 1928, A.M. Hamilton travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan, having been commissioned to build a road that would stretch from Northern Iraq, through the mountains and gorges of Kurdistan and on to the Iranian border. Now called the Hamilton Road, this was, even by today's standards, a considerable feat of engineering and remains one of the most strategically... more...

  • Among the Tibetansby Isabella L. Bird

    The Floating Press 2009; US$ 5.95

    "There never was anybody," wrote the Spectator, "who had adventures as well as Miss Bird." In Among the Tibetans you can see why, as Isabella Lucy Bird writes of her journey through the Himalayas on horseback and of her four months of living with "the pleasantest of people." She offers evocative and colourful descriptions... more...

  • Transformation der Bank-ITby Ibrahim Karasu; Waldemar Grudzien

    Bank-Verlag 2012; US$ 63.63

    Hauptbeschreibung Die Zukunft der Bank-IT zu antizipieren und sich auf mögliche Szenarien angemessen und ausreichend schnell vorzubereiten, ist grundlegend für Banken, zunehmend aber auch für Nichtbanken als deren potenzielle Mitbewerber. Welche Anforderungen muss die Bank-IT in Zukunft erfüllen, damit neue (und alte) Mehrwerte für die Kunden geschaffen... more...

  • Cool! Beijingby Lee Ambrozy

    Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2007; US$ 15.60

    Overview of cool and fun places to visit in Beijing more...

  • Shanghai Sightsby MobileReference

    MobileReference 2012; US$ 3.99

    This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual... more...

  • Das Konzept der Sicherheit als Mittel und Zweck der Konstruktion Öffentlicher Meinungby Johanna Lütterfelds

    Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 46.37

    Auf Grundlage sehr unterschiedlicher theoretischer Arbeiten, insbesondere einiger Arbeiten von S. Freud, A. Maslow und C. Schmitt, wird in diesem Buch folgende Hypothese entwickelt: In Krisensituationen, sprich also bei Eintreten einer existenziellen Bedrohung, erhöht das menschliche Bedürfnis nach Sicherheit enorm. Dieser psychische Zustand kann und... more...

  • The Gulf Wars and the United Statesby ORRIN SCHWAB

    ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 105.00

    Schwab's work is five-part analysis of US policy and strategy in the Persian Gulf from 1990-2003. He begins the work by analyzing the prominence of the Persian Gulf in US global strategic thinking during the last decade of the Cold War. By that time, gulf oil had secured a paramount place in the minds of the Reagan and Bush administrations. Part two... more...

  • Hong Kong: The Road to 1997by Roger Buckley

    Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 32.00

    Essential reading for all those interested in the remarkable history of Hong Kong since 1945 and in its unpredictable future after 1997. more...

  • Nach Irak und Afghanistanby Gwynne Dyer; Andreas Simon dos Santos

    Campus Verlag 2008; US$ 18.33

    Hauptbeschreibung Dyer beleuchtet die Motive aller Schlüsselfiguren in der Region, seien es die westlichen Militärs, Sunniten und Schiiten im Irak, politische Kräfte im Libanon und Syrien bis hin zu Israelis und Palästinensern. Dabei räumt er auf mit Vorurteilen und Mythen und benennt die wahren Herausforderungen einer stabilen Zukunft: das Flüchtlingsdrama... more...