From the Danube to the Yalu, with Eleven Plates in Half-tone and a Map
Author : Mark Wayne Clark
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Page : 356 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 1954
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Author : Mark Wayne Clark
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Page : 356 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 1954
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Page : 694 pages
File Size : 36,74 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Books
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Author : Ronald I. Cohen
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Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,35 MB
Release : 2006
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Author : Christopher I. Beckwith
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 17,53 MB
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1400829941
An epic account of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. In addition, he explains why the heartland of Central Eurasia led the world economically, scientifically, and artistically for many centuries despite invasions by Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese, and others. In retelling the story of the Old World from the perspective of Central Eurasia, Beckwith provides a new understanding of the internal and external dynamics of the Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized Eurasian civilization. Beckwith recounts the Indo-Europeans' migration out of Central Eurasia, their mixture with local peoples, and the resulting development of the Graeco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; he details the basis for the thriving economy of premodern Central Eurasia, the economy's disintegration following the region's partition by the Chinese and Russians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the damaging of Central Eurasian culture by Modernism; and he discusses the significance for world history of the partial reemergence of Central Eurasian nations after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Empires of the Silk Road places Central Eurasia within a world historical framework and demonstrates why the region is central to understanding the history of civilization.
Author : Sven Anders Hedin
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Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,93 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Children's literature
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Author : Tim Marshall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1501121472
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Elliott and Thompson Limited.
Author : Susan Murcott
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 1780400381
Arsenic Contamination in the World: an International Sourcebook provides a global compendium of cited arsenic occurrences in the world as they affect public health. This book details arsenic contamination by source, region and arsenic-affected country. Arsenic is identified in 105 countries and territories, representing a larger database than any previous published work. Sources of arsenic contamination are categorized as Anthropogenic, Geogenic, Volcanogenic, Coal, Mining and Petroleum-related. National, regional and international maps locate the affected areas and populations. A synthesis of critical country information includes an estimate of the exposed population of 226 million people worldwide. This reference work is an indispensable tool for medical doctors, public health workers, scientists, water experts, governments, industries, non-profit organizations and communities in identifying site-specific arsenic contamination. An extensive bibliography of peer-reviewed literature gives the reader important arsenic contamination locations as the first step towards remediation. This Sourcebook is updatable via an on-line annex which provides up-to-date information on new arsenic occurrences and developments. We invite readers to participate in updating this database at: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/ExecutiveSummaryofArsenicContaminationintheWorld By synthesizing the known occurrences of arsenic world-wide, this reference book offers an essential tool for understanding and addressing the global arsenic geological-public health interface. Discounted ebook price available for customers from Developing Countries. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to purchase an ebook from a developing country @ £50.00 (PDF format). Author: Susan Murcott, Senior Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Table of Contents: Executive Summary, African Region, Region of the Americas, Asia Region, European Region, Region of Australia and Oceania.
Author : Philipp Blom
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,95 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0465020291
Examines how changes from the Industrial Revolution prior to World War I brought about radical transformation in society, changes in education, and massive migration in population that led to one of the bloodiest events in history.
Author : John M. Collins
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 15,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1574881809
An examination of geography's critical effects on battles throughout the ages
Author : William Shurtleff
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 4016 pages
File Size : 13,58 MB
Release : 2013-05
Category : Soyfoods
ISBN : 1928914551