Peter Neville-Hadley is the author of numerous guides and reference works on China, a country he resided in for an extended period. His essays delve into Chinese culture and cultural travel more broadly, with his writings appearing in various periodicals. His work offers readers profound insights into cultural nuances and travel experiences.
Focusing on the historical context of British intervention in Vietnam during 1945, this study examines the key circumstances that prompted the involvement, detailing both the actions taken and the resulting consequences. It provides an in-depth analysis of the political and social dynamics at play, offering insights into the complexities of colonial relationships and the impact of global events on local situations.
The latest edition of Peter Neville's work offers fresh insights and updated content, enhancing the reader's understanding of the subject matter. It features new research findings, critical analysis, and a comprehensive overview that reflects contemporary perspectives. The author’s engaging writing style makes complex ideas accessible, appealing to both scholars and general readers. This edition serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring the themes and implications presented in the original work.
The DK Eyewitness Beijing & Shanghai Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Beijing & Shanghai effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Beijing & Shanghai Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.
Appeasement's reputation as a bankrupt policy stems from the unpredictable catastrophes of the Russo-German Pact in 1939 and the Fall of France in 1940; in fact, it was an honourable, reasonable and sensible response to an appalling and unprecedented threat.
These two fascinating cities reflect different aspects of China - Beijing the traditional capital, the seat of political power and home to the ancient monuments of Imperial China; Shanghai is both a financial powerhouse and a city at the cutting edge of fashion but with an interesting modern history. This DK Eyewitness Travel Guide provides in-depth coverage of these cities including Beijing's Great Wall and Forbidden City, Shanghai's Bund and the French Concession, and also the water towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou, graced with serene and timeless gardens and lakes. Explore China's cultural heritage through richly illustrated features - on everything from Beijing Opera to Confucianism, Chinese Gardens and the Cultural Revolution. Illustrated food features highlight the differing regional cuisines, and detailed listings of the best places to stay and eat have been provided by resident China experts. Specially devised walking tours take you easily to the heart of these bustling, enigmatic and ultimately bewitching cities.
Focusing on the life of a pivotal twentieth-century figure, this book provides fresh insights into Ho Chi Minh's extensive career. It serves as an ideal introduction for students interested in Vietnamese history and the broader context of the twentieth century, highlighting key events and themes that shaped his legacy.
A Traveller’s History of Ireland gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from its prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious, early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patrick’s mission to Ireland which began the process of making it “an island of saints,” to the legendary high King Brian Boru and his struggle with Viking and Irish enemies alike. It moves on through the arrival of the Norman “Strongbow” in the twelfth century, and the beginnings of the difficult and tragic Anglo-Irish relationship. Great historical figures like Hugh O’Neill, Oliver Cromwell, and Jonathan Swift figure, as well as ordinary people like the Londonderry “apprentice boys” who helped change the course of Irish history. The book then moves into modern times with the great revolts of 1798, the horrors of the potato famine, and the careers of the leading constitutional nationalists, Daniel O’Connell and Charles Parnell. The book ends with a description of modern Ireland, and of its two separate Catholic Nationalist and Protestant Unionist traditions.
This text provides an authoritative and lucid study of the Holocaust. In concise chapters, Peter Neville surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe and examines the influence of anti-Semitic ideas on Hitler and the Nazi Party. An account is given of the extermination program; the tensions between this and the German war economy is explained. The text then charts the development of the Jewish resistance and considers its effectiveness. The response of the Allies to the Holocaust is explored, together with the role of the Vatican. The final chapters look at the issue of Holocaust denial and assess the legacy of the Holocaust in the modern world. The Holocaust contains a range of key primary and secondary sources.
This book provides a comprehensive survey of Russia's tragic and glorious history: prehistoric Russia’s nomadic invaders; the rise of Muscovy with its colorful panopoly of rulers from Ivan Moneybags to Ivan the Terrible; the despotism of the Romanovs; the Russian Revolution and the rise and fall of the Soviet state; all the way to the present.
Beijing, die Hauptstadt der Volksrepublik China, ist das politische und kulturelle Zentrum des Landes und kann auf eine dreitausendjährige Geschichte zurückblicken, die sich in einem weltweit einmaligen Kulturerbe widerspiegelt. Shanghai gilt als die größte und bedeutendste Industriestadt, geprägt von westlichen und östlichen kolonialen Einflüssen und verfügt über den drittgrößten Hafen der Welt. Der Vis-á-Vis Beijing & Shanghai eröffnet dem Leser den Blick in fremde, neue Welten und stellt die wichtigsten Plätze und Sehenswürdigkeiten der Austragungsorte der Olympischen Spiele 2008 und der Expo 2010 detailliert vor.
