1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910713359003321

Autore

Hsia Tao-tai <1921-2020, >

Titolo

Comments from the Chinese-language press on lifting martial law and the formation of new political parties in Taiwan / / prepared by Tao-Tai Hsia and and Constance A. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library, Library of Congress, , 1987

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (9 pages)

Soggetti

Martial law - Taiwan

Political parties - Law and legislation - Taiwan

Political participation - Taiwan

Chinese newspapers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Typescript.

"February 1987"--Page 9.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795891803321

Autore

Carr Karen Eva

Titolo

Shifting Currents : A World History of Swimming

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

9781789145779

9781789145786

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (456 pages)

Disciplina

797.2109

Soggetti

Swimming - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Learning to Swim -- 1. Once Everyone Could Swim -- 2. Leaving Africa -- 3. A Northern Swimming Hole -- 4. Danger, Sex, Gods and Strangers -- 5. Learning to Swim -- 6. Ancient Greece and Rome -- 7. Soldiers and Divers -- Part II: Forgetting How to Swim -- 8. Medieval Asia -- 9. Medieval Europe -- 10. Central Asian Power -- 11. A Famous Drowning -- 12. The Little Ice Age -- Part III: Still Swimming -- 13. African Swimmers -- 14. In the Americas -- 15. China and the Pacific Ocean -- 16. Floating for Witchcraft -- 17. Ducking Stools -- Part IV: Changing Places -- 18. The Avant-garde -- 19. The Middle Class -- 20. Out with the Old, In with the New -- 21. Swimming is So Last Century -- 22. Everyone Out of the Water -- Epilogue -- Chronology -- References -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index.