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American scholar of Middle Eastern Studies distills fifty years of research and experience into a concise overview of Iraqi history,…
providing insight into Iraqi conduct and culture under American occupation. Discusses possible outcomes for Iraq's economy, government, and internal administration depending on whether the United States continues occupation or withdraws. 2005Former Newsweek editor presents excerpts from the Final Report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations…
and from Major General Fay's investigation of U.S. troops' abuse of Iraqi prisoners in 2003. Includes official military interrogation policies and an introductory essay by Craig R. Whitney. 2004Iraq: an illustrated history and guide
Par Gilles Munier. 2004
Concise, comprehensive overview of the history of Iraq from the days of Sumer (4500-2340 BCE) to the 2003 Gulf War.…
Makes a geographic tour of the country, centering in Baghdad and highlighting monuments, landmarks, and ancient archaeological sites. 2000"My heart became attached": the strange journey of John Walker Lindh
Par Mark Kukis. 2003
Biography of the "American Taliban," first U.S. citizen charged under the Patriot Act. Traces Lindh's odyssey from affluent California childhood…
through Arabic studies in Yemen, terrorist training in Pakistan, and combat alongside the Taliban in the Afghanistan war to his eventual U.S. trial as an enemy combatant. Research included copious author interviews. 2003Une histoire des Hébreux: de Moïse à Jésus (Texto : le goût de l'histoire)
Par Richard Lebeau. 2012
" L'histoire des Hébreux nous est essentiellement connue par la Bible. Mais entre l'Histoire et la foi, où se situe…
la réalité du peuple d'Israël ? Se fondant sur les progrès de l'archéologie, Richard Lebeau confronte le récit biblique aux découvertes archéologiques. Il raconte le destin exceptionnel de ces nomades venus de Mésopotamie, d'Égypte et de Canaan, rassemblés, vers 1200 avant J.-C., autour du culte d'un Dieu unique - Yavhé - et d'un roi. Malgré les conquêtes, les exodes et les tentatives d'assimilation, les Hébreux ont su préserver leur identité, réécrivant sans cesse leur passé, jusqu'à leur expulsion de la Terre sainte par les Romains en 135 de notre ère. " -- 4e de couvManuel de chinoiseries: à l'usage de mes amis cartésiens
Par Chenva Tieu. 2009
"Ce livre n'est pas seulement un ouvrage d'introduction à la mentalité chinoise, c'est un livre de dialogue. S'il confronte les…
différences entre Chine et Occident, il montre aussi que ces points de vue peuvent s'échanger. S'appuyant sur des symboles connus de tous (la muraille de Chine, le yin et le yang, etc.), l'auteur présente les principaux éléments de la mentalité chinoise en les confrontant à la manière occidentale de penser et d'agir. Il s'agit, en un mot, de donner quelques codes pour résoudre l'énigme dans le but de désamorcer les craintes occidentales à l'égard de la Chine. Ainsi, selon L'Art de la guerre, de Sun-tzu, l'impérialisme et l'anéantissement d'autrui n'appartiennent pas à la tradition chinoise ; l'art de la guerre y est au contraire un art de ne pas faire la guerre. Un essai talentueux, accessible et empreint d'humour, qui modifiera à jamais le regard que l'on porte sur la Chine". -- 4e de couvPar le feu et par le sang: le combat clandestin pour l'indépendance d'Israël (1936-1948)
Par Charles Enderlin. 2008
"Voici le récit captivant du combat des Juifs de Palestine depuis la révolte arabe des années 1930 jusqu'à la fondation…
d'Israël. Un combat qui fut aussi une guerre totale. Notamment à partir de 1944, lorsque les trois organisations paramilitaires juives (Haganah, Stern, Irgoun), après avoir fédéré leurs forces contre l'occupant anglais, lancent des commandos armés contre les postes de police et les bases militaires, détruisent l'hôtel King David, multiplient les attentats en Palestine et à l'étranger. Les Britanniques ripostent par des exécutions et des déportations. En ce temps-là, les têtes de Menahem Begin, d'Yitzhak Shamir et de bien d'autres futurs responsables politiques de l'État sont mises à prix pour faits de terrorisme. Et après l'indépendance, en mai 1948, ce sont eux que l'on retrouvera logiquement à la pointe du combat contre les forces arabes. Car c'est par le feu et par le sang qu'Israël a vu le jour. Fondé sur une enquête auprès des derniers témoins de cette aventure, sur des sources souvent inaccessibles en français et de nombreux dossiers inédits, ce document éclaire d'un jour décisif un épisode crucial, et pourtant des plus mal connus, de l'histoire contemporaine." -- 4e de couvMa vie en rouge: une femme dans la Chine de Mao
Par Zhimei Zhang. 2017
"Depuis l'occupation japonaise des années trente jusqu'au retour au capitalisme des années quatre-vingt, ce témoignage montre les conséquences des perturbations…
politiques sur la vie des individus. L'auteure, envoyée en "rééducation" à la campagne en tant qu'intellectuelle, persécutée et emprisonnée pendant la Révolution culturelle à cause de ses antécédents familiaux "bourgeois", rend compte, sans hargne ni ressentiment, de la folie qui s'était emparée de la Chine maoïste. Femme de caractère, Zhimei Zhang raconte aussi avec franchise et humour ses deux divorces dans une société profondément patriarcale." -- 4e de couvRegional Peacemaking and Conflict Management: A Comparative Approach (Routledge Global Security Studies)
Par Carmela Lutmar, Benjamin Miller. 2016
This volume examines mechanisms for regional peacemaking and conflict management in Europe and the Middle East. To date little research…
has been devoted to uncovering the conditions for peace, and the factors that contribute to stabilizing the state of peace. This volume assesses the factors that contribute to regional pacification, the incentives that motivate states in establishing peaceful relations, and most importantly, how regions become peaceful. It discusses the conditions under which various types of ‘peace’ might emerge on a regional level and the factors most likely to determine the outcome. The book takes an innovative approach through a systematic comparison of two regions that are particularly prominent and important for the subject of regional pacification: Europe and the Middle East. While many believe that the European case is the indispensable model for peacemaking, others believe that these two regions are too different for Europe to be a useful framework for the Middle East. This volume occupies a middle ground between these two extreme positions. It argues that while a mindless copying of European models will not lead to peace in the Middle East, important insights can be gained from the most successful case of regional peacemaking to date. This work will be of much interest to students of regional security, peacemaking, conflict management, Middle East politics, European security and IR in general.India: A History of the Indian Subcontinent from c. 7000 BCE to CE 1200
Par Burjor Avari. 2016
India: The Ancient Past provides a clear and systematic introduction to the cultural, political, economic, social and geographical history of…
ancient India from the time of the pre-Harappan culture nine thousand years ago up until the beginning of the second millennium of the Common Era. The book engages with methodological and controversial issues by examining key themes such as the Indus-Sarasvati civilization, the Aryan controversy, the development of Vedic and heterodox religions, and the political economy and social life of ancient Indian kingdoms. This fully revised and updated second edition includes: Three new chapters examining the differences and commonalities between the north and south of India; Extended discussion on contested issues, such as the origins of the Aryans and the role of feudalism in ancient India; New source excerpts to introduce students to the most significant works in the historiography of India, and questions for discussion; Study guides, including a list of key issues, suggested readings and a selection of internet sources for each chapter; Specially designed maps to illustrate different time periods and geographical regions This richly illustrated guide provides a fascinating account of the early development of Indian culture and civilization that will appeal to all students of Indian history.The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923
Par Justin Mccarthy. 1997
Justin McCarthy's introductory survey traces the whole history of the Ottoman Turks from their obscure beginnings in central Asia, through…
the establishment and rise of the Ottoman Empire to its collapse after World War One under the pressures of nationalism. Vividly illustrated with many maps, this introductory overview is designed for non-specialists but is written with great authority and with access to original sources. It fills an important gap for an authoritative but accessible account of the rise of one of the world's great civilizations.Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck
Par Evan McGilvray. 2020
This military biography explores the life and service of a British Indian Army officer who served with distinction across both…
world wars.During the First World War, Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck was awarded a Distinguished Service Order for his efforts in Egypt and the Mesopotamian Campaign. Afterward, he aided the pacification of the Northwest Frontier, now Pakistan. In the Second World War he briefly led a division in the ill-fated Norway campaign before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, India. Auchinleck is best remembered for his time as Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Theatre, where he halted Rommel at the First Battle of El Alamein. He then resumed command in India, where his leadership was vital to success in Burma. In the post-war years, he planned and oversaw the Partition of India and the British withdrawal.In this extensively researched biography, historian Evan McGilvray examines Auchinleck’s long career as well as the transformations of the British military and the Empire itself.The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence (Japan In The Modern World Ser.)
Par Norma Field, Gavan McCormack. 2001
This work aims to show that Japan even at it's height of success, while the successful version of capitalism was…
blighted at it's core, being unsustainable. This revised edition features n introduction which gives an analysis of Japan's contemporary crisis.India Briefing: 2001 (Asia Society Country Briefing Ser.)
Par Philip Oldenburg, Alyssa Ayres. 2002
In the time between 1998 and the publication of this text, India held two national elections and began the second…
phase of economic reforms. This work examines these political, economic, social and cultural developments in India from 1998 to the end of 2000.Israel's Wars: A History Since 1947 (Warfare and History)
Par Ahron Bregman. 2016
Israel's Wars is a fascinating and essential insight into the turbulent history of this troubled country which, since its foundation,…
has endured almost constant violence. Bringing its coverage up to date with recent conflicts, this fourth edition includes a new chapter on the Gaza wars from 2007-2014, a new preface and an updated concluding chapter. From the 1947-8 Jewish-Palestinian struggle for mastery of the land of Palestine to the Al-Aqsa intifada, the second Lebanon war and the Gaza wars, Bregman exposes hitherto unknown facts, including details of secret Soviet involvement in inciting the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli bombing of the American warship the USS Liberty, and Israeli assassinations of leading Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs, this new edition is valuable reading for students of Arab-Israeli conflicts over the last seventy years.The Liberation of the Philippines (Images of War)
Par Jon Diamond Dr.. 2021
General Douglas A MacArthur, Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area, saw the liberation of the Philippines Archipelago as the launching…
board for the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. By late 1944, with the capture of New Guinea and surrounding islands, the US Sixth and Eighth Armies were poised for the challenge. American forces landed on Leyte on 20 October 1944 with the Leyte Gulf naval battle quickly following. By 25 December the island was cleared opening the way for Lieutenant General Walter Krueger’s Sixth Army to invade Luzon on 9 January 1945. Bitter Japanese resistance required Eichelberger’s Eighth Army as reinforcements. Manila finally fell on 4 March. In the meantime Bataan was captured on 16 February and Corregidor on 2 March after a US airborne assault. Fighting continued and MacArthur finally declared the liberation of the Archipelago on 5 July, just a month before the Atom bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This superbly illustrated work in the Pacific War Images of War series leaves the reader in no doubt as to the intensity of the land, sea and air operations required by the Allies to defeat the Japanese.The governance arrangements put in place for Siberia and Mongolia after the collapse of the Qing and Russian Empires were…
highly unusual, experimental and extremely interesting. The Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic established within the Soviet Union in 1923 and the independent Mongolian People’s Republic established a year later were supposed to represent a new model of transnational, post-national governance, incorporating religious and ethno-national independence, under the leadership of the coming global political party, the Communist International. The model, designed to be suitable for a socialist, decolonised Asia, and for a highly diverse population in a strategic border region, was intended to be globally applicable. This book, based on extensive original research, charts the development of these unusual governance arrangements, discusses how the ideologies of nationalism, socialism and Buddhism were borrowed from, and highlights the relevance of the subject for the present day world, where multiculturality, interconnectedness and interdependency become ever more complicated.Discover China: Level 2 Reader (Discover Reading)
Par Katrina Streza. 2017
Discover Reading Early Reader Learn all about China! Read all about China in this Discover Reading Beginning Reader. From famous…
landmarks like the Great Wall of China, to customs, foods and cultural practices, Discover China provides young readers with information about China in simple sentences for kindergarten, first, and second graders.The Job Market of the Future: Using Computers to Humanize Economies
Par James Cooke Brown. 2001
This book presents a bold, new invention - the Computerized Job Market (CJM) - that could, in the future, come…
to replace the labor market as we and our forebears have known it since the industrial revolution. James Cooke Brown, who also invented the popular board game Careers, first introduced CJM's in his science fiction book The Troika Incident. The Job Market of the Future is written in a non-academic, non-technical style and is set in the not-too-distant future - in a world that we will very likely see if the present course of unhindered, reckless "globalization" continues. The author presents the case for his CJM model; how it will be constructed; the built in safeguards for both individuals and society; how it will operate for the end-user; and what the long- and short-term economic, social, and political benefits will be. Ultimately, this book is not about problems or policy issues; it is about finding a permanent answer to the most important long-term problem that faces everyone on Earth: finding and keeping a quality job with a "living wage."Korea - A Religious History
Par James H. Grayson. 2002
This is an historical survey of all the religious traditions of Korea in relation to the socio-cultural trends of seven…
different periods of Korean history. The book includes a discussion of the history of the study of religion in Korea, a chronological description of Korean folk religion including shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Islam, and Korean New Religions, and some final observations about the unique characteristics of religious beliefs and practices in Korea.