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Krig : hur konflikter format våra samhällen
Av Alexey Arbatov, David J. Betz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
295 kr
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Det påstås att ungefär 14 500 krig har utkämpats sedan år 3 500 f.Kr. Mänskligheten har bara erfarit 300 år av fred på jorden. Under 1900-talet dödades fler människor i krig än något tidigare sekel. Relativt sett dödar vi dock varandra mer sällan. Håller vi gradvis på att bli mer fredliga? Oavsett …
Modern China
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
Häftad, 2025
135 kr
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringChina is a country of huge economic influence, with ambitions to alter the balance of power between East and West. At the same time, many of its citizens live in poverty, while others occupy futuristic cities with advanced surveillance …
China’s Good War
How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism
Av Rana Mitter
Häftad, 2022
175 kr
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A Foreign Affairs Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year“Insightful…a deft, textured work of intellectual history.”—Foreign Affairs“A timely insight into how memories and ideas about the second world war play a hugely important role in conceptualizations about the past and the present in …
Om historien : att lära av det förflutna
Av Erica Benner, John Bew m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
224 kr
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Historien, mänsklighetens samlade erfarenheter, lär oss om nuet och framtiden. Hur är det möjligt att titta på händelser i det förflutna och med hjälp av dem lösa samtidens politiska eller ekonomiska förhållanden och konflikter? Essäerna i denna antologi härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2019 där …
China's War with Japan, 1937-1945
The Struggle for Survival
Av Rana Mitter
Häftad, 2014
192 kr
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Winner of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration …
On political order and the future of democracy
Av Ali Ansari, Gerard Baker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2027
218 kr
Kommande
Om historien
Av Janne Haaland Matláry, Maurizio Viroli m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
139 kr
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Historien, mänsklighetens samlade erfarenheter, lär oss om nuet och framtiden. Hur är det möjligt att titta på händelser i det förflutna och med hjälp av dem lösa samtidens politiska eller ekonomiska förhållanden och konflikter?Essäerna i denna antologi härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2019 där …
A Bitter Revolution
China's Struggle with the Modern World
Av Rana Mitter
Häftad, 2005
203 kr
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China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. Rana Mitter goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. …
Japan
A BBC documentary collection
Av Philip Dodd, Roy Jenkins m. fl.
Ljudbok, 2022
167 kr
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A captivating anthology of programmes, painting a multi-faceted portrait of a unique country Japan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world''s third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, …
Past and present : to learn from history
To Learn from History
Av Brendan Simms, Peter Ricketts m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
224 kr
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History, the collective experience of Mankind, teaches us about the present and the future. How do we look at events of the past? Do they help to solve our present political or economical conditions and conflicts? The essays in this anthology derive from the Engelsberg Seminar in 2019 that dealt …
Modern China
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2016
126 kr
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China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese ''economic miracle''. It seems to be a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world''s most futuristic cities, …
Modern China
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2016
126 kr
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China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese ''economic miracle''. It seems to be a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world''s most futuristic cities, …
Bitter Revolution
China's Struggle with the Modern World
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2004
139 kr
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China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. Rana Mitter goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. …
Modern China: A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2008
95 kr
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China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese ''economic miracle''. It seems a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world''s most futuristic …
Modern China: A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2008
95 kr
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China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese ''economic miracle''. It seems a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world''s most futuristic …
Bitter Revolution
China's Struggle with the Modern World
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2004
139 kr
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China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. Rana Mitter goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. …
Modern China
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2025
95 kr
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring China is a country of huge economic influence, with ambitions to alter the balance of power between East and West. At the same time, many of its citizens live in poverty, while others occupy futuristic cities with advanced surveillance systems. …
Modern China
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2025
95 kr
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring China is a country of huge economic influence, with ambitions to alter the balance of power between East and West. At the same time, many of its citizens live in poverty, while others occupy futuristic cities with advanced surveillance systems. …
Manchurian Myth
Nationalism, Resistance, and Collaboration in Modern China
Av Rana Mitter
Inbunden, 2000
867 kr
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A powerful element in twentieth-century Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931. Investigating the shifting alliances of key players in that event, Rana Mitter traces the development of the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows …
Manchurian Myth
Nationalism, Resistance, and Collaboration in Modern China
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2000
1035 kr
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A powerful element in twentieth-century Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan''s seizure of Manchuria in 1931. Investigating the shifting alliances of key players in that event, Rana Mitter traces the development of the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows …
Ruptured Histories
War, Memory, and the Post–Cold War in Asia
Av Sheila Miyoshi Jager, Rana Mitter
Häftad, 2007
393 kr
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What has the end of the Cold War meant for East Asia, and for how its people understand their recent history? These thought-provoking essays explore a vigorously contested area in public culture, the wars of the modern era.All the major East Asian states have undergone a profound reassessment of …
Across the Blocs
Exploring Comparative Cold War Cultural and Social History
Häftad, 2004
844 kr
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This book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history. It makes cross-cultural comparisons of the socio cultural aspects of the Cold War across the East/West block divide, dealing with issues including broadcasting, …
Across the Blocs
Exploring Comparative Cold War Cultural and Social History
E-bok, 2004
999 kr
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This book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history. It makes cross-cultural comparisons of the socio cultural aspects of the Cold War across the East/West block divide, dealing with issues including broadcasting, …
Across the Blocs
Exploring Comparative Cold War Cultural and Social History
E-bok, 2004
977 kr
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This book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history. It makes cross-cultural comparisons of the socio cultural aspects of the Cold War across the East/West block divide, dealing with issues including broadcasting, …
Chinese Characters
A BBC History of China in 20 Lives
Av Rana Mitter
Ljudbok, 2022
118 kr
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Twenty audio portraits telling the story of China through key personalities - plus a bonus edition of In Our Time Award-winning author and historian Professor Rana Mitter introduces us to some of the remarkable individuals who have shaped the arc of Chinese history. Selecting men and women from …
China's Good War
How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism
Av Rana Mitter
Ljudbok, 2020
298 kr
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Chinese leaders once tried to suppress memories of their nation’s brutal experience during World War II. Now they celebrate the “victory”—a key foundation of China’s rising nationalism. For most of its history, the People’s Republic of China limited public discussion of the war against Japan. It …
China's War with Japan, 1937-1945
The Struggle for Survival
Av Rana Mitter
E-bok, 2013
108 kr
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In Rana Mitter's tense, moving and hugely important book, the war between China and Japan - one of the most important struggles of the Second World War - at last gets the masterly history it deservesDifferent countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps …
Past and Present
Av Maurizio Viroli, Cory J. Clark m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
139 kr
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History, the collective experience of Mankind, teaches us about the present and the future. How do we look at events of the past? Do they help to solve our present political or economical conditions and conflicts?The essays in this anthology derive from the Engelsberg Seminar in 2019 that dealt …
Porträtt : människor som formade sin samtid men som historien glömde
Av Armand D'Angour, Peter Frankopan m. fl.
2022
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
224 kr
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Porträttserien från Engelsberg Ideas höjer upp och ger plats åt de sidofigurer som har satt historiens hjul i rullning. Här finns bland andra Churchills halvt bortglämda högra hand, en av La Belle Epoques parisiska ledstjärnor som försvunnit i historiens dunkel och en tidig rymdpionjär som är …
