Asia
epub |eng | 2018-01-30 | Author:Julian Romane

References Chinese sources: Suishu, 70, 85; Jiu Tangshu, 53-56; Xin Tangshu, 84; Zizhi Tongjian, 183, 186. Fitzgerald, pp.50-59. Graff, pp.162-71. Hung, pp.61-69. Chapter 10 Tang Victorious Li Shimin Weighs Tang’s ...
( Category: Asia June 10,2018 )
epub |eng | 2010-06-08 | Author:David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye [Oye, David Schimmelpenninck van der]

The Kazan Theological Academy was the only one of the Russian Orthodox Church’s four senior institutions of higher learning to teach Asian languages and beliefs.105 Like the city’s university, the ...
( Category: World June 8,2018 )
epub |eng | | Author:Harold G. Moore

EIGHT Back to the Hell That Was Albany Although the North Vietnamese commander, General An, had been up all night worrying about our safety and was very reluctant to continue ...
( Category: Military June 8,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-06-05 | Author:vivek Kaul

8 When a Tokyo Palace Became More Expensive than California At the end of the First World War, seeing the state that Germany was in, Japanese leaders decided that their ...
( Category: Economics June 5,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-04-10 | Author:Humphrey Hawksley [HAWKSLEY, HUMPHREY]

CHAPTER 13 THE UNITED STATES: WAR GAMES AND BLACK SWANS IN 1890 THE UNITED STATES REALIZED THAT IF IT WAS TO PROTECT THE homeland and its national interests it would ...
( Category: Politics & Government June 5,2018 )
epub, azw3 |eng | 2011-12-20 | Author:Oscar Ratti & Adele Westbrook [Ratti, Oscar]

Archery contests on horseback were especially admired by “effete” court nobles throughout the Heian period. It was during this period that the basic system of training in archery was developed ...
( Category: Individual Sports June 3,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Jürgen Osterhammel

EX OCCIDENTE LUX The theory of despotism as a degenerate form of government has a pedigree that can be traced back to ancient Greece. The idea that a violently autocratic ...
( Category: Social Sciences June 3,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-05-31 | Author:Margaret Macmillan

9 HOUSEKEEPING ‘An Indian household can no more be governed peacefully, without dignity and prestige, than an Indian Empire’, wrote Flora Annie Steel and Grace Gardiner. The management of her ...
( Category: Asia May 31,2018 )
epub |eng | 2012-08-23 | Author:Alex Strick van Linschoten [Linschoten, Alex Strick van]

2) incited and commented on events 3) claimed responsibility for certain attacks 4) influenced international politics—as bin Laden attempted with his statement a few days prior to the November 2004 ...
( Category: Asia May 31,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-05-30 | Author:Sumiko Kajiyama

Moé in Akihabara WHAT IS MOÉ? Moé is a slang expression denoting the romantic feeling, affection, or deep obsession one has towards imaginary characters. Today, the term is used widely ...
( Category: Asia May 30,2018 )
epub |eng | 2017-05-30 | Author:Kōji Takazawa

He went on to summarize the Japanese student movement of the past: Our movement did not gain the sympathy of the Japanese people, nor were we successful in turning it ...
( Category: Asia May 30,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-05-29 | Author:Travis Jeppesen

Word quickly spreads in the tiny expat community as to our presence in Pyongyang. When we bump into a Western stranger at a coffee shop or restaurant, we’re usually met ...
( Category: Asia May 30,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-03-16 | Author:Erin Niimi Longhurst

Salt the black cod to draw out excess moisture, and leave it to stand for a couple of hours. With a clean paper towel, wipe off the excess salt. In ...
( Category: Asia May 29,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-06-19 | Author:Travis Jeppesen

Word quickly spreads in the tiny expat community as to our presence in Pyongyang. When we bump into a Western stranger at a coffee shop or restaurant, we’re usually met ...
( Category: Politics & Government May 29,2018 )
epub |eng | 2018-05-29 | Author:Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

* * * Compassionate power of the three jewels, Reliable refuge that never deceives, Calming all illusions of meaningless saṃsāra Bless our minds to turn to the dharma. Whatever we ...
( Category: Buddhism May 29,2018 )