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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “tonia eckfeld”
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  • Imperial Tombs in Tang China, 618-907

    The Politics of Paradise

    by Tonia Eckfeld ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
    Intellectually and visually stimulating, this important landmark book looks at the religious, political, social and artistic significance of the Imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It traces the evolutionary development of the most elaborately beautiful imperial tombs to examine fundamental issues on death and the afterlife in one of the world's most sophisticated civilizations. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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    No One Knows Their Destiny

    The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story

    by Tonia Eckfeld ...
    Narrated by Tonia Eckfeld, James Saunders ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 52 min

    A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera.Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys – but who were the real men who sailed on the infamous ship, and how did the voyage transform their lives?Art historian Tonia Eckfeld draws on a deeply personal history to tell the story of her father and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    **A sophisticated look at Pakistan—one of the most overlooked, yet vastly consequential, countries of modern times“Lieven’s eye for detail, command of subcontinental history and old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting make this in many ways an excellent primer on Pakistan.” —Wall Street JournalNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Daily Telegraph and The Independent**Since Pakistan’s formation as a ... Read more

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  • A Story of Vietnam

    by Truong Buu Lam ...
    A Story of Vietnam is the first comprehensive and inclusive history of Vietnam written in English. It relates Vietnam's past from its origins to the present (2010). It gives as much emphasis to culture as to politics. I call it a story and not a history, because I do not want it to be the usual conventional textbook, overburdened with interminable references and footnotes.A Story of Vietnam can ... Read more

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  • In Eastern Seas

    The Commission of H.M.S Iron Duke, Flag-ship in China 1878-83

    by J. J. Smith ...
    The first HMS Iron Duke was a British Audacious-class central battery ironclad. She became the flagship of the China Station on 31 August 1871, one of the first large ships to use the Suez canal to reach the Far Easy. In an age of inefficient engines, her full sailing rig made her particularly suitable for operations in the Pacific Ocean. She returned to the UK in 1875 and joined the First Reserve ... Read more

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  • History of India, Volume 8: From the Close of the Seventeenth Century to the Present Time

    by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, Charles River Editors ...
    *Includes Table of ContentsSir Alfred Comyn Lyalls History of India Volume 8: From the Close of the Seventeenth Century to the Present Time chronicles Anglo-Indian history, ending with the British dominion of India . A table of contents is included. ... Read more

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  • Chinese Martial Arts

    From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

    by Peter A. Lorge ...
    In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practised for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China and essential for the smooth functioning of society. This book, which opens with an intriguing account of the very first female martial artist, charts the history of combat and fighting ... Read more

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  • Conflict

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    by Nelson Rand ...
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    $6.99 USD

  • The Yengishiki/The Englishiki

    by Various ...
    Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan herself. It remains Japan's major religion besides Buddhism. "Shinto gods" are called kami. They are sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers and fertility. Humans become kami after they die and are revered by their ... Read more

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  • Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle

    by Yasser Elsheshtawy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai’s history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring colour to his history of the city’s urban development.With the help of case studies and surveys this book explores the economic and political forces driving Dubai’s ... Read more

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  • China in Transformation

    1900-1949

    by Colin Mackerras ...
    Series series Seminar Studies
    In the first half of the twentieth century, China moved from a millennium of imperial rule to the Communist Party-led People’s Republic of China which remains today. China in Transformation argues that this enormously significant period in Chinese history saw wrenching change throughout Chinese society amounting to a social, cultural and political transformation. This new, fully revised and ... Read more

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    Edited by T. J. Pempel, Keiichi Tsunekawa ...
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    Two Crises, Different Outcomes examines East Asian policy reactions to the two major crises of the last fifteen years: the global financial crisis of 2008–9 and the Asian financial crisis of 1997–98. The calamity of the late 1990s saw a massive meltdown concentrated in East Asia. In stark contrast, East Asia avoided the worst effects of the Lehman Brothers collapse, incurring relatively little ... Read more

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