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• Chapter 1 Ireland before 1500: a land of saints and scholars
• Chapter 2 Reformation and rebellion
• Chapter 3 From restoration to revolution
• Chapter 4 Nationalism and Unionism
• Chapter 5 Culture, society and politics
• Chapter 6 Making the break
• Chapter 7 The freedom to achieve freedom?
• Chapter 8 A Protestant parliament and a Protestant state
• Chapter 9 Breaking the links: the Irish Free State, 1922-39
• Chapter 10 Ireland and the Second World War
• Chapter 11 Ireland in the post-war years
• Chapter 12 Transforming the face of Ulster? The 1960s
• Chapter 13 Countdown to chaos: 'the Troubles' begin
• Chapter 14 The search for a solution: 1974-85
• Chapter 15 The beginning of the end: 1985-97
• Chapter 16 The Good Friday Agreement and its aftermath
• Chapter 17 The Republic of Ireland since the 1960s Abbreviations Glossary Taking it further Index.
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Understand Irish History is a comprehensive guide to a fascinating history. You will explore Irish reformation and restoration, culture, religion and society as well as more recent conflicts and their impact. Taking you from ancient Ireland to the present day, it will give you an understanding of the background to events that have dominated the headlines in recent years. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding. THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.
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• Minjoksa wa Tanjae
• Yŏksa yŏnʼgu wa kasŏl
• "Minjok sagwan" iran muŏt inʼga
• Pinŏsŭ ŭi tʻansaeng
• Suro wa Tongmyŏng
• Segyesa sok ŭi Hanʼguk
• Kodae noye sahoe ŭi hŏsang
• Uri nara edo ponggŏn chedo ka issŏnnŭnʼga
• Chabonjuŭi ŭi "maenga" wa pigyo sahak
• Kŭndae ŭi kaenyŏm
• Chŏntʻong, Kŭndaehwa, Yŏksa ŭisik
• Kŭndae ŭi chongmal.

• 民族史 와 丹齋
• 歷史 硏究 와 假說 --「民族史觀」이란 무엇 인가
• 비너스 의 誕生
• 首露 와 東明
• 世界史 속 의 韓國
• 古代 奴隸 社會 의 虛像
• 우리 나라 에도 封建 制度 가 있었는가
• 資本主義 의「萌芽」와 比較史學
• 近代 의 概念
• 傳統・近代化・歷史 意識
• 近代 의 終末.

• Point of departure: Cipangu
• The way of the gods: prehistoric and mythical Japan
• Through the keyhole: the people of Wa
• The shining prince: medieval Japan
• A game of thrones: Minamoto vs. Taira
• Ashes of victory: the Warring states
• Time warp: 200 years of isolation
• The stench of butter: restoration and modernization
• The empire strikes back: the road to Pearl Harbor
• Broken jewel: occupation and recovery
• The new breed: the Japanese miracle
• Cool Japan: the lost decades.

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. Stretching for nearly 2000 miles and encompassing almost 7000 islands, Japan has the fourth largest GDP and the tenth largest population in the world. Japan is a country of paradoxes, a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes and an active earthquake zone. Despite a reputation for sprawling cities and cutting-edge technology, seventy-three percent of its land comprises uninhabited mountains and forests. First revealed to the West in the Travels of Marco Polo, Japan was the legendary faraway land defended by the fearsome Kamikaze storm, and ruled by a divine sovereign. It was the terminus of the Silk Road and the edge of the known world, a fictional construct for European arts and crafts, and an enduring symbol of the mysterious east. In recent times, it became the powerhouse of global industry, a nexus of pop culture and a harbinger of post-industrial decline. Among the chapters in this Japanese history book are: The Way of the Gods: Prehistoric and Mythical Japan A Game of Thrones: Minamoto vs. Taira Time Warp: 200 Years of Isolation The Stench of Butter: Restoration and Modernization The New Breed: The Japanese Miracle.
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• 1. Japan Before the Seventeenth Century
• 2. Establishment of the Tokugawa Bakufu
• 3. The Late Tokugawa Period
• 4. The Fall of the Tokugawa Bakufu
• 5. The Meiji Restoration: The New Order
• 6. The Continuing Meiji Revolution (I): Political Developments
• 7. The Continuing Meiji Revolution (II): Cultural, Economic, and Social Developments
• 8. Political Developments in Later Meiji
• 9. The Conclusion of the Meiji Era
• 10. The Era of Parliamentary Ascendancy (I)
• 11. The Era of Parliamentary Ascendancy (II)
• 12. The Ascendancy of Militarism
• 13. The Road to War
• 14. War and Defeat
• 15. The Postwar Years (I): Reform and Reconstruction
• 16. The Postwar Years (II): Political Developments After Independence
• 17. Social and Educational Developments
• 18. Cultural Developments Appendix A: The Internet Appendix B: Chronological Chart Appendix C: List of Prime Ministers.
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Integrating political events with cultural, economic, and intellectual movements, Modern Japan provides a balanced and authoritative survey of modern Japanese history. A summary of Japan's early history, emphasizing institutions and systems that influenced Japanese society, provides a well-rounded introduction to this essential volume, which focuses on the Tokugawa period to the present.The fifth edition of Modern Japan is updated throughout to include the latest information on Japan's international relations, including secret diplomatic correspondence recently disclosed on WikiLeaks. This edition brings Japanese history up to date in the post 9/11 era, detailing current issues such as: the impact of the Gulf Wars on Japanese international relations, the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident, the recent tumultuous change of political leadership, and Japan's current economic and global status. An updated chronological chart, list of prime ministers, and bibliography are also included.
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• Cover; contents; book six; notes; book seven; notes; book eight; notes; book nine; notes; book ten; notes; book eleven; notes; book twelve; notes; book thirteen; notes; book fourteen; notes; book fifteen; notes.

• Cover13;
• Vorwort
• Geographie
• Quellen
• Georgien in pr228; historischer Zeit
• Pal228; olithikum
• Mesolithikum
• Neolithikum
• 196; neolithikum
• Fr252; he Bronzezeit
• Mittlere Bronzezeit
• Sp228; te Bronze- und fr252; he Eisenzeit
• Die 228; ltesten Staatsgr252; ndungen
• Diaochi
• Kolcha
• Kolchis
• Iberien
• Die Dynastie der Parnawasiden
• Iberien unter den ersten Parnawasiden
• Die R246; mer in Iberien
• Die Kolchis in hellenistischer Zeit
• Iberien in der Antike und Sp228; tantike
• R246; merherrschaft in der Kolchis
• Die Entstehung von Lasika
• Die Christianisierung Georgiens
• Iberiens Kampf gegen die Perser
• Lasika zwischen Rom und Persien
• Die fr252; hchristliche Kultur
• Iberiens wiedererrungene Selbst228; ndigkeit
• Araberherrschaft und Seldschukeneinf228; lle
• Die Araber in Georgien
• Die Entstehung neuer Feudalstaaten
• 1. Egrisi-Abchasien
• 2. Kachetien
• 3. Heretien
• 4. Emirat von Tbilisi
• 5. Tao-Klardsheti
• Die georgische Kultur vom 6.-10. Jahrhundert
• Die Einigung Georgiens
• Seldschukeneinf228; lle und T252; rkenherrschaft
• Das "quot; goldene Zeitalter"quot;
• Dawit der Erbauer
• Demetre I
• Giorgi 111
• Tamar
• Giorgi Lascha
• Die Mongolenherrschaft
• Die Feldz252; ge der Choresmier
• Der Einfall der Mongolen
• Die Mongolenherrschaft
• Demetre 11. Tawdadebuli und Dawit VIII
• Giorgi V. der Gl228; nzende
• Die Kriegsz252; ge Tamerlans
• Aleksandre I
• Der Zerfall Georgiens
• Der fortschreitende Zerfall des Landes
• Die v246; llige Aufspaltung
• Georgien vom 16. Jahrhundert bis zur Annexion durch Ru223; land
• Kartli
• Kachetien
• Westgeorgien
• Samzehe
• Georgien unter dem russischen Kolonialregime
• Der Beginn der russischen Unterdr252; ckung
• Aufst228; nde gegen die Kolonialmacht
• Die Wirtschaftsentwicklung bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts
• Die Krise des Feudalsystems
• Die Bauernreform
• Georgien in der zweiten H228; lfte des 19. Jahrhunderts
• Die russische Besetzung von Atschara
• Das Erstarken der nationalen Befreiungsbewegung
• Georgien zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts
• Die Revolution von 1905
• Zwischen Revolution und Weltkrieg
• Der erste Weltkrieg
• Die Demokratische Republik Georgien
• Georgien unter der Sowjetmacht
• Die Errichtung der Sowjetmacht
• Die Bildung autonomer staatlicher Strukturen innerhalb Georgiens
• Beginnender Widerstand gegen die Sowjetmacht
• Der Aufstand von 1924.
• Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der zwanziger und drei223; iger Jahre
• Die Terrorjahre 1935-1937
• Georgien im zweiten Weltkrieg
• Die ersten Nachkriegsjahre
• Die volksfeindlichen Unternehmungen des Jahres 1951
• Die Entstalinisierung
• Georgien in der Zeit nach Stalin
• Das Anwachsen der Unabh228; ngigkeitsbewegung
• Der Zusammenbruch des Sowjetsystems
• Wiedergewonnene Unabh228; ngigkeit
• die Republik Georgien
• Daten zur georgischen Geschichte
• Die Parnawasiden-K246; nige
• Die Bagratiden-K246; nige Georgiens
• Die Bagratiden-K246; nige Kartlis
• Die Bagratiden-K246; nige Kachetiens
• Die Bagratiden-K246; nige von Kartli-Kachetien
• Die Bagratidenk246; nige Imeretiens
• Auswahlbib.

The book offers a state-of-the-art overview of the complete history of Georgia from the beginnings until the present time. It contains an extensive list of sources, an historical geography and describes the prehistoric cultures as well as the political and cultural developments of the country: the first settlements and state formation in the second and first millennia B.C., the Parnavazid dynasty, Christianization, the invasions of Arabs and Turks, the Golden Age of the 12-13th centuries, Mongol rule, the disintegration of the state, the Russian occupation, the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918, the military invasion and control by the Soviet Union, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the revival of the Georgian state.

• VOLUME I
• PART 1: The Pre-Chinggisid Era Introduction 1. Di Cosmo, N. (1994) "Ancient Inner Asian Nomads" 2. Sima Qian. (1993) "The Account of the Xiongnu" 3. Golden, P. (2006) "The Turk Imperial Tradition in the Pre-Chinggisid Era" 4. Lattimore, O. (1963) "The Geography of Chingis Khan"
• PART 2: Chinggis Khan and the Mongol Empire Introduction 5. Excerpts from The Secret History of the Mongols 6. De Rachewiltz, I. (1973) "Some Remarks on the Ideological Foundations of Chingis Khan's Empire" 7. Schurmann, H.F. (1956) "Mongol Tributary Practices of the thirteenth century" 8. De Rachewiltz, I. (1993) "Some Reflections of Chinggis Qan's Jasag" 9. Jackson, P. (1999) "From Ulus to Khanate: The Making of the Mongol States, c. 1220-c. 1290" 10. John of Plano Carpini. (1980) Excerpts from The Mongol Mission (Dawson ed.) 11. William of Rubruck. (1980) Excerpts from The Mongol Mission (Dawson ed.) 12. Allsen, T. (1986) "Guard and Government in the Reign of the Grand Qan Mongke" 13. Jackson, P. (1978) "The Dissolution of the Mongol Empire" 14. Dardess, J. (1972-3) "From Mongol Empire to Yuan Dynasty: Changing Forms of Imperial Rule in Mongolia and Central Asia" VOLUME II
• PART 3: Yuan and Late Medieval Period Introduction 15. Marco Polo. (1958) "Kubilai Khan" 16. Rossabi, M. (1988) "Mismanagement and the Chinese Response" 17. Farquhar, D. (1981) "Structure and Function in Yuan Imperial Government" 18. Endicott-West, E. (1986) "Imperial Governance in Yuan Times" 19. Jamsran, L. (2004) "The Crisis of the Forty-Four Thousand" 20. Gongor. (1970) "The Twelve Tumen of the Aglag Huree Halha Mongols" 21. Natsagdorj, Sh. and A. Ochir. (2004) "Six Tumen" 22. Elverskog, J. (2003). Excerpt from The Jewel Translucent Sutra: Altan Khan and the Mongols in the Sixteenth Century 23. Serruys, H. (1963) "Early Lamaism in Mongolia" 24. Heissig, W. (1953) "A Mongolian Source to the Lamaist Suppression of Shamanism in the 17th century" 25. Atwood, C. (2006) "Titles, Appanages, Marriages and Officials: A Comparison of Political Forms in the Zunghar and Thirteenth-Century Mongol Empires" VOLUME III
• PART 4: The Qing Period Introduction 26. Perdue, P.C. (1996) "Military Mobilization in Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century China, Russia, and Mongolia" 27. Ichinnorov, S. (2005) "The Biography of OEndoer Gegeen" 28. Riasonovsky, V.A. (1965) "The Khalkha Djirum" 29. Natsagdorj, Sh. (1967) "The Economic Basis of Feudalism in Mongolia" 30. Sanjdorj. (1980) "The Spread of Trade to the Countryside" 31. Elverskog, J. (2004) "Things and the Qing: Mongol Culture in the Visual Narrative" 32. Bawden, C.R. (1967) "The Mongol Rebellion of 1756-1757" 33. Tsedev, D. (1964) "The Social and Economic Situation of the Shavi" 34. Dashbadrah, D. and J. Gerelbadrah. (2004) "The Economy of the Monasteries" 35. Pozdneyev, A.M. (1971) Excerpt from Mongolia and the Mongols 36. Rasidondug, S. and V. Veit (1975) "Document 23" Petitions and Grievances Submitted by the People 37. Ewing T.E. (1980) "Ch'ing Policies in Outer Mongolia 1900-1911"
• PART 5: Twentieth-Century Mongolia Introduction 38. Bawden, C.R. (1997) Excerpt from Tales of An Old Lama 39. Larson, F.A. (1930) "The Lamas of Mongolia" 40. Ossendowski, F. (1922) Excerpts from Beasts, Men and Gods 41. Isono, F. (1979) "Soviet Russia and the Mongolian Revolution of 1921" 42. Futaki, H. (2000) "A Re-examination of the Establishment of the Mongolian People's Party, Centering on Dogsom's Memoir" 43. Rupen, R.A. (1956) "The Buriat Intelligentsia" 44. Diluv Khutagt. (1982) Excerpts from The Autobiography of the Diluv Khutagt 45. Baabar. (1999) "The Great Purge" 46. Badamhatan, S. (1981) Excerpt from The Way of Life of Co-operative Herders 47. Boldbaatar, J. (1999) "The Eight-hundredth Anniversary of Chinggis Khan: The Revival and Suppression of Mongolian National Consciousness" 48. Baabar. (1990) "Buu Mart!" 49. Kaplonski, C. (2004) "Democracy comes to Mongolia" 50. Humphrey, C. (1993) "Avagi Khad: Theft and Social Trust in Post-Communist Mongolia" 51. Sneath, D. (2002) "Producer Groups and the Decollectivisation of the Mongolian Pastoral Economy".
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A significant aspect of this work is the emphasis on source materials, including some translated from Mongolian and other languages for the first time. The source materials and other articles are all fully contextualized and situated by introductory material by the volume's editors. This is the first work in English to bring together significant articles in Mongolian studies in one place, which will be widely welcomed by scholars and researchers in this field. This essential reference in two volumes includes works by noted scholars including Charles Bawden, Igor de Rachewiltz, David Morgan, Owen Lattimore and Caroline Humphrey. It also includes excerpts from translations of source documents, such as the works of Rashid al-Din, The Secret History of the Mongols and the Yuan Shih. In addition, more recent historical periods are covered, with material such as Batmonh's speech that heralded Mongolia's versions of glasnost and perestroika, as well as Baabar's Buu Mart, a key work associated with the Democratic Revolution of 1990.
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• List Of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; John Bray
• Introduction: Locating Ladakhi History; Philip Denwood
• Early Connections between Ladakh/Baltistan and Amdo/Kham; Bettina Zeisler
• On the Position of Ladakhi and Balti in the Tibetan Language Family; Christian Luczanits
• The Early Buddhist Heritage of Ladakh Reconsidered; Roberto Vitali
• Some Conjectures on Change and Instability during the One Hundred Years of Darkness in the History of La dwags (1280s-1380s); Neil Howard
• Sultan Zain-ul Abidin's Raid into Ladakh; Jigar Mohammed
• Mughal Sources on Medieval Ladakh.

• Peter Schwieger
• Documents on the Early History of He-na-ku, a Petty Chiefdom in LadakhNicola Grist
• The History of Islam in Suru; Tashi Stobdan
• Gyajung Nagpo; Peter Marczell
• Dr. James G. Gerard's Unfulfilled Ambition to Visit Ladakh; Peter Marczell
• Csoma Korösi's Pseudonym; Neil Howard
• The Development of the Boundary between the State of Jammu & Kashmir and British India, and its Representation on Maps of the Lingti Plain; K. Warikoo
• Political Linkages between Ladakh and Eastern Turkestan under the Dogras during the 19th Century.

• John Bray
• Early Protestant Missionary Engagement with the Himalayan Region and TibetChristian Heyde
• The Early History of the Moravian Mission in the Western Himalayas: the Life and Work of Wilhelm and Maria Heyde; A.H. Francke
• Schools in Leh. Translated, with an Introduction by Gabriele Reifenberg; Poul Pedersen
• Prince Peter, Polyandry and Psychoanalysis; Janet Rizvi
• Trade and Migrant Labour: Inflow of Resources at the Grassroots; Jacqueline Fewkes & Abdul Nasir Khan
• Social Networks and Transnational Trade in early 20th Century Ladakh.

• Nawang Tsering Shakspo
• The Life and Times of Geshe Ye-shes-don-grupErberto Lo Bue
• Lives and Works of Traditional Buddhist Artists in 20th Century Ladakh. A Preliminary Account; Fernanda Pirie
• The Impermanence of Power: Village Politics in Ladakh, Tibet and Nepal; Contributors; Index.

This book presents the most important findings of recent historical research on Ladakh in the Indian Himalaya. It draws on contributions from historians, art historians, linguists and anthropologists to provide a much richer view of the region's past than was previously available.

• Origins: Scotland to 1100 / Katherine Forsyth.
• The emergence of a nation state, 1100-1300 / Keith Stringer.
• Survival and revival: late Medieval Scotland / Michael Brown and Steve Boardman.
• Renaissance and Reformation: the sixteenth century / Roger Mason.
• Confidence and perplexity: the seventeenth century941.1 / Jenny Wormald.
• Scotland transformed: the eighteenth century / Richard B. Sher.
• Workshop of empire: the nineteenth century / I.G.C. Hutchison.
• The turbulent century: Scotland since 1900 / Richard Finlay.
• The Scottish Diaspora / David Armitage.
• Scotland's stories / Sally Mapstone.

Scotland has long had a romantic appeal which has tended to be focused on a few over-dramatized personalities or events, notably Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Highland Clearances - the failures and the sad - though more positively, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce have also got in on the act, because of their heroism in resisting English aggression. This has had its own satisfaction, and has certainly been very good for the tourist industry. But, fuelled by the explosion of serious academic studies in the last half-century, there has grown up a keen desire for a better-informed and more satisfying understanding of the Scottish past-and not only in Scotland. The vague use of 'Britain' in books and television series which are in fact about England has begun to provoke adverse comment; there is clearly a growing desire for knowledge about the history of the non-English parts of the British Isles and Eire, already well established in Ireland and becoming increasingly obvious as far as Scotland and Wales are concerned. This book brings together a series of studies by well-established scholars of Scottish history, from Roman times until the present day, and makes the fruits of their research accessible to students and the general reader alike. It offers the opportunity to go beyond the old myths, legends, and romance to the much more rewarding knowledge of why Scotland was a remarkably successful, thriving, and important kingdom, of international renown.
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• 1. Modest Proposals and Irish Futures
• 2. William Petty's Final Solution
• 3. William Molyneux and the Case for Ireland
• 4. Edmund Burke and the Case for Union
• 5. Thomas Malthus and Catholic Emancipation
• 6. Richard Whately and End of Ascendancy
• 7. Friedrich Engels and the Crisis of Irish Character
• 8. John Mitchel and the Last Conquest of Ireland
• 9. James Connolly and the Triumph of Catholic Nationalism
• 10. Hannah Sheehy Skeffington versus the Free State
• 11. Jeremiah Newman and Catholic Decline
• 12. The Lonely Passion of Conor Cruise O'Brien
• 13. Fintan O'Toole's Second Republic
• 14. Ghosts of Futures Past.
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Histories of the Irish Future is an intellectual history of Ireland and a history of Irish crises viewed through the eyes of twelve key writers: William Petty, William Molyneux, Edmund Burke, Thomas Malthus, Richard Whately, Friedrich Engels, John Mitchel, James Connolly, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Jeremiah Newman, Conor Cruise O'Brien and Fintan O'Toole. Their analyses of the shifting conditions of Ireland and their efforts to address Ireland's predicaments are located within the wider social, political, economic and cultural anxieties of their times. The result is a pioneering interdisciplinary contribution to modern Irish history and Irish Studies that will appeal to students of politics, economic history, and philosophy.
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• I. El encuentro de la conquista ; Bernal Díaz y la Historia verdadera ; El barroco, primer estilo cultural de México
• II. El siglo de la luces ; Los treinta y tres padres de la patria ; La Constitución de Apatzingán ; Apogeo y decadencia de la arrogancia mexicana
• III. El agrarismo liberal ; El indigenismo de Maximiliano ; Del hombre a caballo y la cultura ranchera ; Balance del liberalismo mexicano
• IV. Revoluciones de entonces ; El Plan de San Luis Potosí en un bosque de planes ; La Revolución mexicana en el espejo de la historia
• V. Ernesto Lemoine : un estudioso de Morelos que gana el premio del estudiado ; Esbozo biográfico de un cura de pueblo
• Historia regional en sentido riguroso.

• Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Prologue: History, Legend, and Lore; PART I: THE SPIDER IN THE WEB (1325-1810); 1 The First Two Conquests (1325, 1519); 2 The Mothers of Mexico and the Caste System; 3 The Spanish El Dorado (1521-1810); 4 The Two Californias; PART II: MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE AND FOREIGN INTERVENTION (1810-1867); 5 Independence (1821) and the Texas Republic (1836); 6 Intervention (1846-1848); 7 The Mexican Lincoln and the Austrian Prince; PART III: DICTATORSHIP, REVOLUTION, AND CHAOS (1876-1929); 8 The Mixtec Indian Tsar (1876-1911).

• 9 The Revolution Turned Civil War (1910-1920)10 The Sonoran Dynasty (1920-1929); 11 The Americans-Extras and Bit Players; PART IV: THE ROAD TO DISASTER (1929-1985); 12 Gone With the Wind-Agrarian Reform (1917-1991); 13 Revolutionary Renaissance (1934-1940); 14 Oil-The National Patrimony of the People; 15 The Nation That Fell Asleep; 16 1968-Tlatelolco (The Unnecessary Massacre); 17 Two Bad Boys-The Mexican Miracle and the Buffoon; 18 The Final Blow; PART V: WINDS OF CHANGE (1988 TO PRESENT); 19 The Mexican Napoleon (1988-1994); 20 1994-The Perfect Storm; 21 A New Beginning.

• 22 Populism and the Mexican MessiahPART VI: THE TROIKA OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE CULTURE REVOLUTION; 23 Lying By Omission (A Half-truth is a Total Lie); 24 NAFTA; 25 The War on Drugs; 26 Immigration; 27 Immigration South; 28 The Cross-Culture Revolution; Epilogue;
• Appendix 1: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Introduction;
• Appendix 2: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Agrarian Reform, Public and Private Property;
• Appendix 3: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Xenophobia toward Foreigners;
• Appendix 4: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Non-Reelection Clauses.

• Appendix 5: The History of Land Reform: 1910-1934
• Appendix 6: NAFTA: Preamble and Article 102; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; About the Author.

In light of current events related to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the drug war along the border, and immigration issues, Beldon Butterfield's insightful and informative history of the complex relationship between Mexico and the United States is both timely and useful. Mexico is changing despite the continued opposition of political forces that want to maintain their unchecked power of the past. Mexico Behind the Mask shows how the road to a more prosperous Mexico seems to be on course.
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• Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Prologue: History, Legend, and Lore; PART I: THE SPIDER IN THE WEB (1325-1810); 1 The First Two Conquests (1325, 1519); 2 The Mothers of Mexico and the Caste System; 3 The Spanish El Dorado (1521-1810); 4 The Two Californias; PART II: MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE AND FOREIGN INTERVENTION (1810-1867); 5 Independence (1821) and the Texas Republic (1836); 6 Intervention (1846-1848); 7 The Mexican Lincoln and the Austrian Prince; PART III: DICTATORSHIP, REVOLUTION, AND CHAOS (1876-1929); 8 The Mixtec Indian Tsar (1876-1911).

• 9 The Revolution Turned Civil War (1910-1920)10 The Sonoran Dynasty (1920-1929); 11 The Americans-Extras and Bit Players; PART IV: THE ROAD TO DISASTER (1929-1985); 12 Gone With the Wind-Agrarian Reform (1917-1991); 13 Revolutionary Renaissance (1934-1940); 14 Oil-The National Patrimony of the People; 15 The Nation That Fell Asleep; 16 1968-Tlatelolco (The Unnecessary Massacre); 17 Two Bad Boys-The Mexican Miracle and the Buffoon; 18 The Final Blow; PART V: WINDS OF CHANGE (1988 TO PRESENT); 19 The Mexican Napoleon (1988-1994); 20 1994-The Perfect Storm; 21 A New Beginning.

• 22 Populism and the Mexican MessiahPART VI: THE TROIKA OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE CULTURE REVOLUTION; 23 Lying By Omission (A Half-truth is a Total Lie); 24 NAFTA; 25 The War on Drugs; 26 Immigration; 27 Immigration South; 28 The Cross-Culture Revolution; Epilogue;
• Appendix 1: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Introduction;
• Appendix 2: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Agrarian Reform, Public and Private Property;
• Appendix 3: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Xenophobia toward Foreigners;
• Appendix 4: Mexican Constitution of 1917: Non-Reelection Clauses.

• Appendix 5: The History of Land Reform: 1910-1934
• Appendix 6: NAFTA: Preamble and Article 102; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; About the Author.

In light of current events related to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the drug war along the border, and immigration issues, Beldon Butterfield's insightful and informative history of the complex relationship between Mexico and the United States is both timely and useful. Mexico is changing despite the continued opposition of political forces that want to maintain their unchecked power of the past. Mexico Behind the Mask shows how the road to a more prosperous Mexico seems to be on course.
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• Contents: Preface. 1. Deserts and Mirages 2. The Charisma of the King of Kings 3. Cultural Syncretism 4. The Flowering of Literature 5. Dualism in Faith 6. Half the World is Isfahan 7. The Overdeveloped Occident 8. The End of an Epoch 9. The New Iran
• Appendix I: Selected Figures in the Development of Iran II: Chronology of Important Events III: The National Dynasties of Iran. Bibliography. Index.
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This volume is a fascinating portrait of a part of the world uneasily balanced between many loyalties - East and West, European and Arabic. The coronation of the Shah in 1967 marked the end of the need for foreign aid, and Iran emerged from her struggles to become the leading nation in the Middle East. Written before the crippling Iran-Iraq war broke out, this book looked forward to Iran's great future, which, in the author's opinion, could only be achieved if she broke with her traditions to form a new material and spiritual synthesis.
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• List of Illustrations vii Credits ix Preface xi CHAPTER ONE The Land and People 1 CHAPTER TWO Egypt during the Old Kingdom 26 CHAPTER THREE The Middle and New Kingdoms 51 CHAPTER FOUR Nubians, Greeks, and Romans, circa 1200 BCE-632 CE 80 CHAPTER FIVE Christian Egypt 105 CHAPTER SIX Egypt within Islamic Empires, 639-969 122 CHAPTER SEVEN Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, 969-1517 146 CHAPTER EIGHT?Ottoman Egypt, 1517-1798 174 CHAPTER NINE Napoleon Bonaparte, Muhammad Ali, and Ismail: Egypt in the Nineteenth Century 196 CHAPTER TEN The British Period, 1882-1952 228 CHAPTER ELEVEN Egypt for the Egyptians, 1952
• -1981: Nasser and Sadat 256 CHAPTER TWELVE Mubarak's Egypt 282 CONCLUSION Egypt through the Millennia 311 Notes 321 Bibliography 327 Index 347.
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This is a sweeping, colorful, and concise narrative history of Egypt from the beginning of human settlement in the Nile River valley 5000 years ago to the present day. Accessible, authoritative, and richly illustrated, this is an ideal introduction and guide to Egypt's long, brilliant, and complex history for general readers, tourists, and anyone else who wants a better understanding of this vibrant and fascinating country, one that has played a central role in world history for millennia - and that continues to do so today. Respected historian Robert Tignor, who has lived in Egypt at different times over the course of five decades, covers all the major eras of the country's ancient, modern, and recent history. A cradle of civilization, ancient Egypt developed a unique and influential culture that featured a centralized monarchy, sophisticated art and technology, and monumental architecture in the form of pyramids and temples. But the great age of the pharaohs is just the beginning of the story and "Egypt: A Short History" also gives a rich account of the tumultuous history that followed - from Greek and Roman conquests, the rise of Christianity, Arab-Muslim triumph, and Egypt's incorporation into powerful Islamic empires to Napoleon's 1798 invasion, the country's absorption into the British Empire, and modern, postcolonial Egypt under Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak. This book provides an indispensable key to Egypt in all its layers - ancient and modern, Greek and Roman, and Christian and Islamic. In a new afterword the author analyzes the recent unrest in Egypt and weighs in on what the country might look like after Mubarak.
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From its earliest inhabitants up to the beginnings of Stewart rule, 'Scotland: A Very Peculiar History - Volume 1' is a lively and informative account of the chequered (or rather, 'tartaned') history of Scotland. Detailing grisly clan wars and the many mythical creatures to look out for while you're out in the wild, this ebook gives an objective account of the nation's history, with 'no added haggis'! Focussing on the more weird and wonderful aspects of Scottish history, such as forgotten to ...

• Scotland before the Scots The coming of the Scots The Viking age Building a kingdom Norman Scotland The golden age A nation compromised The Wars of Independence The late medieval kingdom The end of the middle ages Reformation and rebellion Two kingdoms united The conflict of the Covenant A Restoration and another revolution Union and Jacobitism Enlightenment and industry The long Victorian age Britain triumphant Retreat and resurgence A motorway to independence?
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Explore the History of Scotland [Teach Yourself] is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, that have brought the country to this point. Tracing events from the pre-history of the land and the coming of the Scots to the rise of the Scottish National Party, it provides an informative and accessible introduction to Scotland's history. Whether it is the Jacobite Rebellion, the advances of the Scottish Enlightenment or its role in WWI and WWII, this is the perfect place to start. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of study skills. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
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