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UNINA9910779042703321 |
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Titolo |
Alexander the Great : a reader / / [edited by] Ian Worthington |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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1-136-64003-7 |
1-136-64004-5 |
0-203-80435-X |
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[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (449 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Generals - Greece |
Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C |
Greece Kings and rulers Biography |
Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C Sources |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT; Copyright; Contents; Revised Preface; Ancient sources and modern books; Alexander's life and reign: the main events; Alexander in quotes; Special notes and abbreviations; List of maps; 1 The sources; 2 Alexander's influences and the Macedonian background; 3 Alexander's aims; 4 Alexander's battles and generalship; 5 Alexander and the Greeks; 6 Alexander and the Persian empire; 7 Alexander, India and the Gedrosian desert; 8 From mass marriage to death; 9 Alexander and the 'unity of mankind'; 10 Alexander and deification; 11 Alexander and conspiracies |
12 Alexander: the 'Great'?Index of sources; General index |
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This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion:The SourcesAlexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background |
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Alexander's Aims Alexander's Battles and Generalship Alexander and the Greeks Ale |
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UNINA9910798355803321 |
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Autore |
Rapawy Stephen |
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The culmination of conflict : the Ukrainian-Polish civil war and the expulsion of Ukrainians after the Second World War / / Stephen Rapawy |
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Stuttgart : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (475 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Population transfers - Ukrainians - History - 20th century |
Polish people - Ukraine - History - 20th century |
Deportation - Ukraine - History - 20th century |
Ukraine History 20th century |
Ukraine Foreign relations Poland |
Poland History Wars of 1918-1921 |
Poland Foreign relations Ukraine |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Table of Contents; List of Charts; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I: An Overview of Polish-Ukrainian Relations Before World War I; The Rus' Period (981-1349); Ukrainian Territories under Polish Rule (1349-1795); Volhynia under Russian Rule; Ukrainians in Austrian Galicia; Chapter II: The Interwar Years; World War I: Ethnic Conflicts and the Growth of Ukrainian Nationalism; The Polish-Ukrainian War: A Struggle for Independence; The Interwar Years; The Polish Nationalities Policy; Administrative Changes; Seizure of Ukrainian Church Property |
Educational RestrictionsFostering Regional Differences; The Growth of Ukrainian Opposition; Chapter III: World War II, The Nationalist Movement, and the Ukrainian-Polish Civil War; The Ukrainian Central |
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Committee (UTsK); OUN Split: The Bandera and Mel'nyk Factions; The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA); The Ukrainian-Polish Civil War; Formation of the Supreme Ukrainian Liberation Council (UHVR); Chapter IV: Prelude to Expulsion, 1944-1945; Establishment of the New Order; The Population Exchange Agreement; Polish Resistance to the Communist Regime; Ukrainian Reaction in the Transcurzon |
Expansion of the Ukrainian Underground in the TranscurzonUPA Tactics and Weapons; Battles in the Transcurzon, Continued Mayhem; Attitudes and Views on the Deportations; Photographs; Chapter V: Expulsion to the East: Operation Rzeszów; The Final Drive to the East; Chapter VI: Expulsion to the West: Operation Vistula; Preparations for Operation Vistula; Deportation to the West; Destruction of the Ukrainian Underground; Chapter VII: Resettling the Dispossessed; Resettlements to Ukraine, 1944-1946; Famine in the Steppe; Resettlements in Poland's ""Recovered Territories"" (1947); Conclusion |
BibliographyAppendix I; The Lemkos; Appendix II Activities of the UPA Tactical Sector 26, ""Lemko,"" by Sotnia; January 1946 to July 1946; Appendix III: Gazetteer Toponyms (Listed in Alphabetical Order); Appendix IV: Acronyms; Index; About the Author |
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