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Turkey's Aegean Coast
Hunter Publishing 2009; US$ 7.99If, like me, you are a bit tired of the ethnocentric social commentary that seems to come with certain well known guidebooks then you could do worse than try this one. Simple to use, well written and accurate, I found it invaluable and couldn't fault any of its recommendations nor descriptions. -- Yurt (Amazon reviewer). Turkey is so diverse it... more...
In the Ruins of Empire
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 16.00The New York Times said of Ronald H. Spector?s classic account of the American struggle against the Japanese in World War II, ?No future book on the Pacific War will be written without paying due tribute to Eagle Against the Sun.? Now Spector has returned with a book that is even more revealing. I n the Ruins of Empire chronicles the startling aftermath... more...
Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 69.95This important new text examines the crucial social and cultural factors associated with the rise of the Asia- Pacific region at the end of the Twentieth Century. It takes a close look at those areas which have affected the everyday life of the people most directly. These include: * the family * gender relations and the position of women * religion... more...
Ethnic Relations and Nation-Building in Southeast Asia
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 2004; US$ 75.90Ethnic/racial relations have been a perennial theme in Southeast Asian studies. Current events have highlighted the tensions among ethnic groups and the need to maintain ethnic/racial harmony for national unity. This book analyses ethnic/race relations in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, with special reference to the roles of ethnic Chinese in nation-building.... more...
Tiger auf dem Sprung
Campus Verlag 2008; US$ 22.64Hauptbeschreibung Die politischen, wirtschaftlichen, geschichtlichen Verbindungen der südostasiatischen Länder untereinander, aber auch zu Indien und China, sind intensiv. Sie zu kennen ist für das Verständnis des asiatischen Wirtschaftsraums, aber auch jedes einzelnen asiatischen Landes unerlässlich. Karl Pilny bietet eine spannende und kenntnisreiche... more...
Die letzten Jahre der kaiserlichen Bukowina: Studien zur Landespolitik im Herzogtum Bukowina von 1909 bis 1914
Diplomica Verlag 2012; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Während der 1908 beschlossene Ausgleich in der Bukowina, dem östlichsten Kronland der k.u.k. Monarchie, als Musterbeispiel ausgleichender Nationalitäten-Politik gewisse Bekanntheit erlangt hat, wurden seine tatsächlichen Auswirkungen auf die lokale Politik in der historischen Literatur bisher kaum behandelt. Nach wie vor gilt die... more...
East Asia
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 30.00This new series teachers students about the most important geographic concepts and shows them how people are affected by and respond to economic, social, and political forces--"at both the global and local scales. The authors are educators who have been trained to teach geography at the high school or college levels. This series meets national... more...
Die Ukraine und die Europäische Union: Stand und Perspektiven bilateraler Beziehungen
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 24.81Die günstige, zugleich aber komplizierte, geopolitische Lage der Ukraine bestimmt die bilaterale Zusammenarbeit zwischen Kiew und Brüssel. Dabei kommt dem Umstand, dass das osteuropäische Land direkt an die Russische Föderation grenzt, keine geringe Bedeutung zu. Zwar gehört rein offiziell die multivektorale Schaukelpolitik im östlichen EU-Nachbarland... more...
The Tsar's Last Armada
Basic Books 2008; US$ 17.50A stirring reconstruction of one of history's great--and least known --naval battles.... Fascinating stuff. A boon for students of military history and naval warfare.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review). more...









