Gateways to Beijing

Gateways to Beijing

Author: Misty Littlewood, Mark Littlewood

Publisher: Armour Publishing Pte Ltd

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9789814222129

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The Rough Guide to China

The Rough Guide to China

Author: David Leffman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 1048

ISBN-13: 1405386401

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The Rough Guide to China covers of all of mainland China including Tibet, along with the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Clear, detailed maps show all listed arrival points, accommodation, restaurants and sights, while boxes provide bilingual keys. Use it to explore the sophisticated nightlife emerging in Beijing and Shanghai, to chill out in the mellow travellers’ havens of Dali and Yangshuo, or roam the streets of characterful antique towns such as Lijiang. Up to date descriptions give the low-down on famous sights such as Beijing’s Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army outside Xi’an, limestone peaks around Guilin and the cruise through the mighty Three Gorges along the Yangzi. There’s also full practical information for less-known attractions: hiking holy mountains such as Shandong’s Tai Shan; where to experience the culture of China’s many ethnic groups, including Tibetans, Miao, Dai and Mongolians; how to explore remoter rural areas; and where to experience local food, from streetside snack stalls to plush Beijing Duck restaurants.


The War of 1898, and U.S. Interventions, 1898-1934

The War of 1898, and U.S. Interventions, 1898-1934

Author: Benjamin R. Beede

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 9780824056247

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A fascinating encyclopedic survey of the Spanish-Cuban/American War, the Philippine War, and the small wars between 1899 and the end of the occupation of Haiti in 1934. The name changes themselves are instructive. The usage of "Spanish-American War" ignores the fact that the war in Cuba had been largely won by the Cuban revolutionaries before US intervention, hence the new title, Spanish-Cuban/American War. The use of "Philippine Insurrection" is replaced by Philippine War, since the Philippine forces had taken much of the islands from Spain before US ground forces arrived. And guerillas or revolutionaries have replaced "bandits," the term used by the US to discredit oppositional forces. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Post Report

Post Report

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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Series of pamphlets on countries of the world; revisions issued.


Tibet

Tibet

Author: Michael Buckley

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1841623822

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Exploring ethnic Tibet independently is a challenge. With the 'land of snows' having some of the wildest and roughest road routes in high Asia, motoring, mountain-biking and trekking options are all given due attention in this new edition. High quality, numerous maps set this guide apart from other guides on Tibet and the trekking section has been expanded to include more on the main treks, including Everest Base Camp, Genden to Samye, Namtso trek and Kailiash region treks. Particular attention has been paid to the Amdo and Kham regions, not usually covered in guidebooks. Political and cultural issues make Tibet a sensitive destination for Westerners, so Michael Buckley's authoritative advice includes guidelines on cultural etiquette, local customs, and travelling with minimum impact on the culture and environment. The chapter on language includes a section covering Tibetan script.


Behind the Gate

Behind the Gate

Author: Fabio Lanza

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2010-08-13

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0231526288

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On May 4, 1919, thousands of students protested the Versailles treaty in Beijing. Seventy years later, another generation demonstrated in Tiananmen Square. Climbing the Monument of the People's Heroes, these protestors stood against a relief of their predecessors, merging with their own mythology while consciously deploying their activism. Through an investigation of twentieth-century Chinese student protest, Fabio Lanza considers the marriage of the cultural and the political, the intellectual and the quotidian, that occurred during the May Fourth movement, along with its rearticulation in subsequent protest. He ultimately explores the political category of the "student" and its making in the twentieth century. Lanza returns to the May Fourth period (1917-1923) and the rise of student activism in and around Beijing University. He revisits reform in pedagogical and learning routines, changes in daily campus life, the fluid relationship between the city and its residents, and the actions of allegedly cultural student organizations. Through a careful analysis of everyday life and urban space, Lanza radically reconceptualizes the emergence of political subjectivities (categories such as "worker," "activist," and "student") and how they anchor and inform political action. He accounts for the elements that drew students to Tiananmen and the formation of the student as an enduring political category. His research underscores how, during a time of crisis, the lived realities of university and student became unsettled in Beijing, and how political militancy in China arose only when the boundaries of identification were challenged.


China

China

Author: Jeremy Atiyah

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 1122

ISBN-13: 9781858282251

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Along with five thousand years of continuous history, China is undergoing the most rampant modernization of any country in Asia. In this first edition of its 100th title, Rough Guide gives all-embracing coverage of the country, past and present. Includes side trip information across China's borders to Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Vietnam and Nepal on the trans-Siberian railway. 130 maps and plans.