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The Global First World War

African, East Asian, Latin American and Iberian Mediators

Edited by Ana Paula Pires, María Inés Tato, Jan Schmidt ...

Series series Routledge Studies in First World War History
This volume deals with the multiple impacts of the First World War on societies from South Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, usually largely overlooked by the historiography on the conflict. Due to the lesser intensity of their military involvement in the war (neutrals or latecomers), these countries or regions were considered "peripheral" as a topic of research. However, in the last two ... Read more

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This volume deals with the multiple impacts of the First World War on societies from South Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, usually largely overlooked by the historiography on the conflict. Due to the lesser intensity of their military involvement in the war (neutrals or latecomers), these countries or regions were considered "peripheral" as a topic of research. However, in the last two
... Read more
At the Periphery of a World War?

Urban Experiences of the First World War in Africa, East Asia, Latin America and South Europe

by Ana Paula Pires, Jan Schmidt, Luis Esteban Dalla Fontana, Carolina García Sanz, Karen Horn, Ma Jun, Miguel Martorell Linares, Sérgio Rezendes, Anne Samson0, María Inés Tato1, Agustín Desiderato2, Karina Kriegesmann3, Stefan Manz4 ...

Series Book 43 - Eigene und Fremde Welten
The First World War and its aftermath were significant events with widespread consequences that impacted everyday people. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the various ways in which the Great War affected urban life, extending beyond the typically recognized regions such as the European Great powers, the USA, and its colonies and spheres of influence. It explores the impacts on ... Read more

$59.99 USD

The First World War and its aftermath were significant events with widespread consequences that impacted everyday people. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the various ways in which the Great War affected urban life, extending beyond the typically recognized regions such as the European Great powers, the USA, and its colonies and spheres of influence. It explores the impacts on
... Read more
Elephant Tourism Business, The

by Eric Laws, Professor Noel Scott, Professor Xavier Font, Professor John Koldowski, Ann Suwaree Ashton, Liv Baker, Sumanth Bindumadhav0, Sarah Blaine1, Eric Brymer2, Naphawan Chantradoan3, Saranphat Chotmanakul4, Qingming Cui5, Susanna Curtin6, Charlotte Day7, Nilakshi Galahitiyawe8, Vivek Gurusamy9, Nicole Hausler0, Jeffrey Dale Hobbs1, Claire Jenkinson2, Naut Kusters3, Shilpa Mahbubani4, Andrew McLean5, Mucha Mkono6, Somyot Ongkhluap7, Anja Pabel8, Piengpen Na Pattalung9, Clive Phillips0, Kannapa Pongponrat1, Bongkosh Rittichainuwat2, John Edward Roberts3, Andrea Saayman4, Melville Saayman5, Jan Schmidt-Burbach6, Alokparna Sengupta7, Vinathe Sharma-Brymer8, Ramona Strödecke9, Daminda Sumanapala0, Daniel Turner1, Marjorie Van Strein2, Rebecca Winkler3, Isabelle Wolf4, Honggang Xu5 ...

Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way for elephants and their owners to survive since the banning of logging. Old logging camps have been developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as ... Read more

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Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way for elephants and their owners to survive since the banning of logging. Old logging camps have been developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as
... Read more
Tourism and Animal Welfare

by Neil Carr, Donald Broom, Christopher Andrews, Lee Durrell, Janet Mann, Valeria Senigaglia, Ann-Marie Jacoby, Lars Bejder, Wilfred Chivell, Jane Goodall, Daniel Turner, Jan Schmidt-Burbach, Sara Dubois, Stephen Blakeway, Glen Cousquer, Darci Galati, Claire Jenkinson, Hugh Felton, John Sellar, Brent Lovelock ...

"This text is long overdue and timely. Carr and Broom have placed the issues firmly in the broader context of the relationship between our species and the others which share this planet with us...As they argue it is possible for tourists and the travel and tourism sector to take and exercise responsibility to drive change, Carr and Broom's text helps us to understand the issues and the context and ... Read more

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"This text is long overdue and timely. Carr and Broom have placed the issues firmly in the broader context of the relationship between our species and the others which share this planet with us...As they argue it is possible for tourists and the travel and tourism sector to take and exercise responsibility to drive change, Carr and Broom's text helps us to understand the issues and the context and
... Read more
Wise Women

Reflections of Teachers at Mid-Life

by Phyllis Freeman, Jan Schmidt ...

Wise Women is a collection of autobiographical essays by important and renowned teachers at mid-life. The essays, which are deeply personal, will focus on how these women negotiate the psychological, physical, and social changes brought on by menopause and how the aging process affects their lives as professionals, feminists, writers, mentors, and instructors in the academy. The book addresses ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Wise Women is a collection of autobiographical essays by important and renowned teachers at mid-life. The essays, which are deeply personal, will focus on how these women negotiate the psychological, physical, and social changes brought on by menopause and how the aging process affects their lives as professionals, feminists, writers, mentors, and instructors in the academy. The book addresses
... Read more
The East Asian Dimension of the First World War

Global Entanglements and Japan, China and Korea, 1914-1919

by Eugene Chiu, Gerhard Krebs, Yuji Kubota, Akira Kudo, Sepp Linhart, Eiichi Morohashi, Mahon Murphy, Sochi Naraoka, Sawako Ogawa, Yasuteru Ono, Atsushi Otsuru, Yuichiro Shimizu, Jun Suzuki, Lin-chun Wu, Shin'ichi Yamamuro, Yan Zhang ...

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Which role did East Asia play in the First World War? How did East Asian commentators see and interpret the total(izing) war in Europe and elsewhere? Which lessons did they draw from this experience for their own societies? How did economic networks shift? Which influence did the war have on East Asian visions of world order? This volume aims to introduce new scholarship, in many cases by hitherto ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Which role did East Asia play in the First World War? How did East Asian commentators see and interpret the total(izing) war in Europe and elsewhere? Which lessons did they draw from this experience for their own societies? How did economic networks shift? Which influence did the war have on East Asian visions of world order? This volume aims to introduce new scholarship, in many cases by hitherto
... Read more
Revolutions and Counter-Revolutions

1917 and its Aftermath from a Global Perspective

by Stefan Rinke, Michael Wildt, Birgit Aschmann, Jan Claas Behrends, Dietrich Beyrau, Robert Gerwarth, David Hopkins, Patrick J. Houlihan, Tomio Izao0, Abdulhamit Kirmizi1, Jörn Leonhard2, Ricardo Pérez Montfort3, Jan Schmidt4, María Inés Tato5, Adam Tooze6, Enric Ucelay-Da Cal7, Klaus Weinhauer8, Guoqi Xu9 ...

Series Book 34 - Eigene und Fremde Welten
1917 was an important year in world history and not just because of the United States' entry into the First World War and the Russian Revolution. It is rightly considered the turning point of the war and the foundational moment for determining structures of the short 20th century. Contemporaries realized these global connections yet in a historiography limited to the nation-state they did not gain ... Read more

$41.99 USD

1917 was an important year in world history and not just because of the United States' entry into the First World War and the Russian Revolution. It is rightly considered the turning point of the war and the foundational moment for determining structures of the short 20th century. Contemporaries realized these global connections yet in a historiography limited to the nation-state they did not gain
... Read more

Che Guevara

by Andrew Sinclair ...

Series series Sutton Pocket Biographies
This concise biography unravels Che's life, from his birth in 1928, the child of free-thinking radical Argentinian aristocrats, his development as a revolutionary in Guatemala, the Congo and in Cuba with Fidel Castro, to his untimely execution in Bolivia. Andrew Sinclair provides the reasons for Che's status as the most admired revolutionary of his time, and his enduring popularity. ... Read more

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This concise biography unravels Che's life, from his birth in 1928, the child of free-thinking radical Argentinian aristocrats, his development as a revolutionary in Guatemala, the Congo and in Cuba with Fidel Castro, to his untimely execution in Bolivia. Andrew Sinclair provides the reasons for Che's status as the most admired revolutionary of his time, and his enduring popularity.
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Salazar

The Dictator Who Refused to Die

by Tom Gallagher ...

Fifty years after his death, Portugal's Salazar remains a controversial and enigmatic figure, whose conservative and authoritarian legacy still divides opinion. Some see him as a reactionary and oppressive figure who kept Portugal backward, while others praise his honesty, patriotism and dedication to duty. Contemporary radicals are wary of his unabashed elitism and skepticism about social ... Read more

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Fifty years after his death, Portugal's Salazar remains a controversial and enigmatic figure, whose conservative and authoritarian legacy still divides opinion. Some see him as a reactionary and oppressive figure who kept Portugal backward, while others praise his honesty, patriotism and dedication to duty. Contemporary radicals are wary of his unabashed elitism and skepticism about social
... Read more
Brazilian Foreign Relations 1939-1950

by Gerson Moura ...

Series series Coleção Política Externa Brasileira
At the recollections of Gerson Moura’s 20th decease year, the Brazilian society welcomes the results of his brilliant doctoral thesis in an important moment of challenges derived from globalization. It is an essential text in the comprehension of the Brazilianhistory, during the tough years of World War II and its aftermath; thus, the work enables readers to understand that the decisions of ... Read more

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At the recollections of Gerson Moura’s 20th decease year, the Brazilian society welcomes the results of his brilliant doctoral thesis in an important moment of challenges derived from globalization. It is an essential text in the comprehension of the Brazilianhistory, during the tough years of World War II and its aftermath; thus, the work enables readers to understand that the decisions of
... Read more
Revolutionary Social Change in Colombia

The Origin and Direction of the FARC-EP

by James J. Brittain ...

Although they are one of the most powerful military forces in Latin American history, little is known about the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP). This book explains why this political military movement came into existence and assesses whether the methods employed by the insurgency have the potential to free those marginalised in Colombia.By evaluating the FARC-EP's ... Read more

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Although they are one of the most powerful military forces in Latin American history, little is known about the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP). This book explains why this political military movement came into existence and assesses whether the methods employed by the insurgency have the potential to free those marginalised in Colombia.By evaluating the FARC-EP's
... Read more
Story of a Death Foretold

The Coup Against Salvador Allende, September 11, 1973

by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera ...

On the fortieth anniversary of revolution and rebellion in Chile, a searching history of the rise and fall of the world's first and only democratically elected Marxist president.On September 11, 1973, President Salvador Allende of Chile was deposed in a violent coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. The coup had been in the works for months, even years. Shortly after giving a farewell speech to his ... Read more

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On the fortieth anniversary of revolution and rebellion in Chile, a searching history of the rise and fall of the world's first and only democratically elected Marxist president.On September 11, 1973, President Salvador Allende of Chile was deposed in a violent coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. The coup had been in the works for months, even years. Shortly after giving a farewell speech to his
... Read more

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