Beijing Record: A Physical and Political History of Planning Modern Beijing (Wang Jun)(Pevná vazba)

Beijing Record: A Physical and Political History of Planning Modern Beijing (Wang Jun)(Pevná vazba)

Beijing Record, the result of ten years of research on the urban transformation of Beijing in the last fifty years, brings to an extended Western audience the inside story on the key decisions that led to Beijing's present urban fragmentation and its loss of memory and history in the form of

June Fourth (Brown Jeremy)(Paperback)

The Tiananmen protests and Beijing massacre of 1989 were a major turning point in recent Chinese history. In this new analysis of 1989, Jeremy Brown tells the vivid stories of participants and victims, exploring the nationwide scope of the democracy movement and the brutal crackdown that crushed

Savage Frontier - The Pyrenees in History (Carr Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

The haunting history of the Pyrenees-a physical and political faultline that looms large in European

Our Friends in Beijing (Simpson John)(Pevná vazba)

A thrillingly authentic novel about truth, power, politics and friendship, from one of our most revered and experienced foreign

China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia (Markey Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

A crucial assessment of how global and regional politics converge in the swath of Eurasia that includes South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Under the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is transforming its wealth and economic power into tools of global political

Long Peace Street: A Walk in Modern China (Chatwin Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Recounting a walk of twenty miles across Beijing, Long Peace Street takes the reader on a journey through the city's recent history, explaining how the present and future of the world's rising superpower has been shaped by its tumultuous past, from the demise of the last imperial dynasty in 1912

A New Literary History of Modern China (Wang David Der-Wei)(Pevná vazba)

Literature, from the Chinese perspective, makes manifest the cosmic patterns that shape and complete the world--a process of 'worlding' that is much more than mere representation. In that spirit, A New Literary History of Modern China looks beyond state-sanctioned works and official narratives to

Performing Political Theory: Pedagogy in Modern Political Theory (Uhr John)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the performative role of influential thinkers in the history of modern Western political thought. The case studies examine influential political philosophers who saw their writing role 'performatively', as an exercise in pedagogy designed to generate a new type of political

Streets Without Joy - A Political History of Sanctuary and War, 1959-2009 (Innes Michael A.)(Pevná vazba)

Wang Shu and Amateur Architecture Studio (Shu Wang)(Pevná vazba)

Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, this publication examines the recent work of the Chinese architect Wang Shu, Pritzker Prize winner in 2012. At a time when China's explosive urbanization is making inroads into rural areas and leaving the marks of

A New History of Yachting (Bender Mike)(Pevná vazba)

An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation's Mountbatten Award 2018 This book, by a leading expert in the field, is the first major history of yachting for over a quarter of a century. Setting

Ancient Greece: An Illustrated History (Rodgers Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, fully illustrated

Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control (Lynch Kevin M.)(Pevná vazba)

This introduction to robotics offers a distinct and unified perspective of the mechanics, planning and control of robots. Ideal for self-learning, or for courses, as it assumes only freshman-level physics, ordinary differential equations, linear algebra and a little bit of computing background

Ancient Rome - An Illustrated History (Rodgers Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative account of Ancient Rome, its political and military history, art, architecture and culture, sumptously illustrated throughout with 1000 photographs and reproductions, chronicling the story of the most important and influential civilisation the world has ever

Modern Physical Organic Chemistry (Anslyn Eric V.)(Pevná vazba)

In addition to covering thoroughly the core areas of physical organic chemistry - structure and mechanism - this book will escort the practitioner of organic chemistry into a field that has been thoroughly updated

Political Discourse in Seventeenth- And Eighteenth-Century Ireland (Boyce D. G.)(Pevná vazba)

This collection explores the complex political thinking of a fundamental period of Irish history. It moves from the political, religious and military turmoil of the seventeenth century, through the years of the protestant ascendancy, to the revolutionary events at the end of the eighteenth century

History of Britain and Ireland - The Definitive Visual Guide (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped British and Irish history, from Stone Age Britain to the present day, in this revised and updated book.Combining over 700 photographs, maps, and artworks with accessible text, the History of Britain and Ireland is an

One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA (Finn Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

Women Making History (Various)(Pevná vazba)

On Sunday, 10 June 2018, tens of thousands of women wearing scarves of green, white and violet took to the streets in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London as part of 'Processions', a mass artwork to mark 100 years since the first women were allowed to vote in the UK. Produced by arts charity

God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money (Morrow Lance)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a history of money in America and a discussion of its moral, political, and theological significance from the time of Daniel Defoe and Cotton Mather to the

I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters (Masciotra David)(Pevná vazba)

There are few figures and leaders of recent American history of greater social and political consequence than Jesse Jackson, and few more relevant for America's current political climate. In the 1960s, Jackson served as a close aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, meeting him on the notorious march to

Hotel Design, Planning and Development (Tieng Sophea)(Pevná vazba)

Examines various aspects of hotel planning and development, including an extensive overview of necessary planning and development in hotels. The book includes definitions of hotel design, development, and market

Ten Lessons in Modern Chinese History (Yangwen Zheng)(Pevná vazba)

A timely and solid portrait of modern

Documenting Americans (Krajewska Magdalena)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first and only comprehensive, book-length political history of national ID card proposals and developments in identity policing in the United States. The book focuses on the period from 1915 to 2016, including the post-9/11 debates and policy decisions regarding the introduction of