Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East – serie
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Historical Dictionary of Lebanon
Inbunden, 1998
1758 kr
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The Lebanese civil war has made the study of Lebanon a difficult endeavor. The complexity of Lebanese society is the result of a unique political system and a richly diverse populace. This volume will help those who wish to delve beyond the superficial journalistic accounts of Lebanese society and …
Historical Dictionary of Syria
Av Omar Imady, David Commins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1904 kr
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Historical Dictionary of Syria, Fourth Edition covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political parties and institutions, literature, music and the …
Historical Dictionary of Thailand
Av Gerald W. Fry, Gayla S. Nieminen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
2633 kr
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Throughout its history, Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises, and this since much earlier times when it was known as Siam. This book, while focusing on the modern period, does reach back to ancient kingdoms but also shows …
Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan
Av Tadeusz Swietochowski, Brian C. Collins
Inbunden, 1999
1029 kr
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The history of Azerbaijan is a chronology of its domination. Its most recent ruler was the USSR, but Azerbaijan has been within the boundaries of many conquerers from the Medians to Alexander the Great to the Arabs and Turks. Through the long history of foreign occupations, the Azeris have …
Historical Dictionary of Papua New Guinea
Av Ann Turner
Inbunden, 2001
2050 kr
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Papua New Guinea has experienced a remarkable rapid transition from scattered primitive societies to a modern unified nation. The dictionary covers major economic, social, political and cultural developments, basic geographic information, and biographies.
Historical Dictionary of Cambodia
Av Justin Corfield, Laura Summers
Inbunden, 2002
2050 kr
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Over many centuries, and especially during the last century, Cambodia has experienced radical, even tumultuous changes in its political system and social order.Chronicling this country's evolution from absolute monarchy in the pre-colonial era up to the semi-democracy of today, this dictionary …
Historical Dictionary of Kyrgyzstan
Av Rafis Abazov
Inbunden, 2003
1758 kr
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The modern history of Kyrgyzstan resembles a fascinating history of the Great Game (a term used to describe competition between the British and Russian Empires for domination in Central Asia). For centuries, various great powers and nomadic Khanates attempted to establish an ultimate control over …
Historical Dictionary of Vietnam
Av Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker
Inbunden, 2006
2030 kr
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Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887 and did not regain its independence again until after the Vietnam War. However, despite a relatively peaceful two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. In an effort to change this …
Historical Dictionary of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR
Av Ming K. Chan, Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Inbunden, 2006
1758 kr
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is located on the southeastern coast of China, and the Macao SAR can be found off of China's southern coast. Both regions have recently been released from European colonial rule: Hong Kong from British control in 1997 and …
Historical Dictionary of Iran
Inbunden, 2006
1393 kr
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Iran is a country with a deep and complex history. Over several thousand years, Iran has been the source of numerous creative contributions to the spiritual and literary world, and the site of many remarkable manifestations of material culture. The special place that Iran has come to hold in …
Historical Dictionary of Turkmenistan
Av Rafis Abazov
Inbunden, 2004
1612 kr
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Turkmenistan is known for its huge oil and gas resources, as well as for the rich, complex, and captivating history of the Turkmen people. For centuries they were known as skillful and courageous warriors who left deep marks in the histories of other countries, such as India, Russia, Afghanistan, …
Historical Dictionary of Laos
E-bok, 2008
2340 kr
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Laos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map shows how strategically it is positioned, between Thailand and Vietnam and between Cambodia and China. As in the past Laos was a …
Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States
E-bok, 2007
1954 kr
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The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world''s attention is riveted on the Middle East. The small states covered in this volume-Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-possess about 20 percent of the world''s total …
Historical Dictionary of Vietnam
Av Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker
E-bok, 2006
2247 kr
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Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887 and did not regain its independence again until after the Vietnam War. However, despite a relatively peaceful two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. In an effort to change this …
Historical Dictionary of East Timor
Inbunden, 2010
1320 kr
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East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, located at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. East Timor was among the last of colonial territories to become independent, and it actually had to be liberated twice. First, after more than four …
Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh
Inbunden, 2010
2342 kr
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Bangladesh (literally, the land of the Bengalis) is the most recent addition (in 1971) to the independent nations of South Asia. It had previously been known as East Pakistan, and prior to that it was part of British India. It has been inhabited by people of different races and religions and ruled …
Historical Dictionary of Polynesia
Inbunden, 2010
1758 kr
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The term Polynesia refers to a cultural and geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, bound by what is commonly referred to as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Hawai'i in the north, New Zealand in the southwest, and Easter Island in the southeast. Thousands of islands are scattered …
Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan
Av Didar Kassymova, Zhanat Kundakbayeva m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1904 kr
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Kazakhstan is in some ways a very old nation dating back to the Kazakh Khanate of 1458, but it dramatically transformed within the Russian Empire and even more so during the period when it was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Since 1991 it has been independent and has had to forge …
Historical Dictionary of Singapore
Inbunden, 2010
1612 kr
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In spite of Singapore's small size, it has long had a major impact on the world because of its geographical location and its wealth. The British initially made the island a major port for the shipping of goods and later as an airline hub for the region. These factors, along with a steady …
Historical Dictionary of Indonesia
Av Audrey Kahin
Inbunden, 2015
2487 kr
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A wide-flung archipelago lying between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Indonesia is the world's most populous Islamic country. For over two thousand years it was a crossroads on the major trading route between China and India, but it was not brought together into a single entity until the Dutch …
Historical Dictionary of Singapore
E-bok, 2010
1710 kr
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In spite of Singapore''s small size, it has long had a major impact on the world because of its geographical location and its wealth. The British initially made the island a major port for the shipping of goods and later as an airline hub for the region. These factors, along with a steady …
Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh
E-bok, 2010
2568 kr
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Bangladesh (literally, the land of the Bengalis) is the most recent addition (in 1971) to the independent nations of South Asia. It had previously been known as East Pakistan, and prior to that it was part of British India. It has been inhabited by people of different races and religions and ruled …
Historical Dictionary of Indonesia
Av Audrey Kahin
E-bok, 2015
2728 kr
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A wide-flung archipelago lying between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Indonesia is the world''s most populous Islamic country. For over two thousand years it was a crossroads on the major trading route between China and India, but it was not brought together into a single entity until the Dutch …
Historical Dictionary of the Philippines
E-bok, 2011
1470 kr
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Asia is one of the most rapidly developing regions in the world, and knowledge of the individual countries is crucial for our understanding of the area. The Republic of the Philippines, composed of a chain of islands in Southeast Asia, became a Spanish colony during the 16th century and was then …
Historical Dictionary of East Timor
E-bok, 2010
1413 kr
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East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, located at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. East Timor was among the last of colonial territories to become independent, and it actually had to be liberated twice. First, after more than four …
Historical Dictionary of Thailand
Av Gerald W. Fry, Gayla S. Nieminen m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
2889 kr
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Throughout its history, Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises, and this since much earlier times when it was known as Siam. This book, while focusing on the modern period, does reach back to ancient kingdoms but also shows …
Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China
Av Lawrence R. Sullivan, Nancy Liu-Sullivan
Inbunden, 2015
2274 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China provides the most up-to-date information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present. Special attention is given to the historical factors, scientists, and historical figures behind each …
Historical Dictionary of Fiji
Av Brij V. Lal
Inbunden, 2015
1466 kr
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This book is the first concise account of the history of the Fiji islands from the beginning of human settlement to the early years of the 21st century. Its primary focus is on the period since the advent of colonial rule in the late 19th century to the present, benefiting from the author’s …
Historical Dictionary of Syria
Av David Commins, David W. Lesch
E-bok, 2013
1862 kr
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In 2011, massive protest movements that appeared to come out of nowhere caught the Arab world’s autocrats by surprise and brought down powerful leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets in March 2011 calling for the “fall of the regime,” the popular …
Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan
Av Didar Kassymova, Zhanat Kundakbayeva m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
2087 kr
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Kazakhstan is in some ways a very old nation dating back to the Kazakh Khanate of 1458, but it dramatically transformed within the Russian Empire and even more so during the period when it was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Since 1991 it has been independent and has had to forge …
