Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the famine by Irishmen who suffered through it *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further r...

More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in C...

Drawing on a wealth of material from the vast Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book offers insight into life on the front line: from the day...

The Great Irish Famine tells of the last great famine in European history. First-hand accounts and writings by four contemporary real people are us...

The story of The Great Hunger told as a graphic novel from the perspectives of Irish men, women and children from June 1847 onward. This graphic no...

Reducere. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Chinese people suffered what may have been the worst famine in history. Over thirty million perished in a gr...

Reducere. A magisterial account of one of the worst disasters to strike humankind--the Great Irish Potato Famine--conveyed as lyrical narrative history from ...

In the time of Ireland's Great Famine, poor people were, in places, so "reduced" that they treated each other with brutal callousness. Husbands aba...

Contributor(s): Author: Stefanos GeroulanosAuthor: Todd MeyersThe injuries suffered by soldiers during WWI were as varied as they were brutal. How ...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): William H. A. WilliamsNumber of pages: 332Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 237 x 28Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of The Battle of the Somme, then keep reading...The First World War was made up of many different b...

A multi-sited exploration of the musical legacy of the Anatolian Greek diaspora.Publisher: The University of Michigan PressAuthor(s): Panayotis F. ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Qing Dynasty, then keep reading...Succeeding the Ming dynasty in 1644, the Qing emperors man...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Qing Dynasty, then keep reading...Succeeding the Ming dynasty in 1644, the Qing emperors man...

The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated....

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Best Reference Books of 2012 presented by Library Journal The Great Irish Famine is the most pivotal event in modern Irish history, with implicatio...

Describes and analyses the campaigns that saw the rise of the Roman empire in the East.Illustrations: 17 black and white illustrations

Reducere. A vivid, new portrait of Irish migration through the letters and diaries of those who fled their homeland during the Great Famine The standard stor...

Malibu is known as an earthly paradise of multi-million-dollar mansions, movie stars and unimaginable natural beauty. But all that changed on Novem...

Malibu is known as an earthly paradise of multi-million-dollar mansions, movie stars and unimaginable natural beauty. But all that changed on Novem...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Maurice MeisnerIn this much-anticipated revision, Maurice Meisner again provides piercing insight and comprehensive coverag...

Publisher: GILL & MACMILLANAuthor(s): GERALDINE POWELLNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 155 x 233 x 21Cover type: PaperbackRede...

Reducere. In The ACL Solution, you'll find close to 50 ACL-specific exercises designed by Dr. Myklebust, a physical therapist for the Norwegian national wome...

Reducere. Hunger deepened in Ireland in 1848 as the potato crop failed again.In London, the government, alarmed by austerity in England and revolution in Eur...

In 1964, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) made a momentous policy decision. In response to rising tensions with the United States and Soviet Union...

Reducere. The accumulated achievements of China since its revolution of 1949 are so great that they have now not only changed the world but must lead every s...

Ireland's Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University publishes the Famine Folios, a unique resource for students, scholars and researchers, as we...

A Chernobyl survivor and award-winning historian "mercilessly chronicles the absurdities of the Soviet system" in this "vividly empathetic" account...

Reducere. Suitable for readers aged 3 and up. A delightful, rat-tastic tale of friendship & sharing A clever little rat makes the biggest mistake of his life...

DescriptionThe dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revol...

When capitalism doesn't fight climate change but rather tries to make a buck out of it The Great Adaptation tells the story of how scientists, gove...

The Iranian holocaust was one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. Using primary sources suc...

Every negotiated settlement between the State of Israel and its Palestinian adversaries has failed to establish a stable and lasting peace. This is...

Reducere. About the AuthorMichael R. Bradley has taught US History at Motlow College in Lynchburg, Tennessee, since 1970. He has hiked and camped in the Grea...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): David KynastonNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 243 x 29Cover type: Hardba...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): David KynastonNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 22Cover type: Paperb...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A stunning inside look at how and why the Chinese economy is barreling towards disaster and the impact its collapse would have on the rest of the w...

Reducere. The true story of one of the most heroic feats of World War II...the daring prison camp breakout that inspired the classic film The Great Escape St...

Reducere. Thomas Edward ("Black Jack") Ketchum (October 31, 1863-April 26, 1901) was executed for an attempt to hold up the C. & S. train between Des Moines ...

Reducere. Explore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world's most important cities. This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight i...

Randy Brown, after suffering many years of stress from being a college basketball coach, walked through the horrific life events of losing two of h...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Famine written by survivors and newspapers *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I have called...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Andrew ChandlerNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 156 x 235 x 22Cover type: Paperback ...

In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to kee...

Reducere. At a time of increasing globalization and worldwide vulnerability, the study of disasters has become an important focus for anthropological researc...