Asia [[electronic resource] ] : A Concise History |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (498 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Soggetto topico |
Asia -- History
Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-19960-3
1-283-17521-5 9786613175212 0-470-82958-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Asia: A Concise History; Contents; Preface; Introduction; List of Maps; Photo Credits; Part 1: Ancient Asia; Chapter 1: Ancient West Asia; The First Civilisation: Sumer; The Great Empires: Babylon, Assyria and Persia; Understanding the World: Religion and Myth; Endgame: Greco-Roman Europe Versus Persian Asia; Chapter 2: Ancient South Asia; Asia's Second Civilisation: The Indus Valley; Epic India: The Aryan Invasion; The Buddhist Revolution: The Mauryan Empire; The Age of Invasion: From the Bactrians to the Huns; Chapter 3: Ancient East Asia; The Cradle of the East: The Shang Dynasty
Classical China: The Zhou DynastyImperial Unification: The Qin and Former Han Emperors; Imperial Crisis: The Failure of the Later Han; Chapter 4: Ancient Central Asia; The Steppe: An Intercontinental Highway; Nomads: The Scourge of the Sown; The Spread of Buddhism: The First Pan-Asian Faith; The Great Raid: Attila the Hun; Part 2: Medieval Asia; Chapter 5: Medieval West Asia; Islam: The Second Pan-Asian Faith; The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates; The Coming of the Seljuks; The Crusades; Safavid Persia; The Ottoman Empire; Chapter 6: Medieval South Asia; The Arrival of Islam The Hindu and Buddhist KingdomsThe Mughal Empire; European Rivalry; The British Triumph; Chapter 7: Medieval East Asia; Tang and Song China; Confucian Korea; Feudal Japan; The Ming Revival; Chapter 8: Medieval Central Asia; The Turks and the Qidans; The Tibetan Empire; The Mongol Empire; Tamerlane, the Sword of Islam; The Manchu Conquests; Chapter 9: Medieval Southeast Asia; Independent Vietnam; The Khmer Empire; The Kingdoms of Burma; The Island Powers: Srivijaya, Mataram and Majapahit; The Slow Spread of Islam; The Advent of European Power; The Rise of the Thai; Part 3: Modern Asia Chapter 10: Modern West AsiaThe Fall of the Ottoman Empire; Between World Wars; The Founding of Israel; Syria, Lebanon and Jordan; Iraq versus Iran; Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States; Modern Turkey; Chapter 11: Modern South Asia; The British Raj; The Indian Mutiny; The End of Company Rule; Gandhi and Indian Nationalism; Independence and Partition; Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; Chapter 12: Modern East Asia; China's Humiliation; Japanese Imperialism; The People's Republic of China; The Korean War; The Rise of the Pacific Rim; Chapter 13: Modern Central Asia; The Russian Advance; The Great Game Afghanistan, the Land of BonesSiberia and Mongolia; The Central Asian Republics; Chapter 14: Modern Southeast Asia; The Dutch East Indies; The British Possessions; French Indochina and Thailand; The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere; Post-War Decolonisation; The Republic of Indonesia; The Tragedy of Vietnam; Filipino Democracy; Postscript: The Rise of Present-Day Asia; Glossary; Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139616903321 |
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Chichester, : Wiley, 2011 | ||
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Asia [[electronic resource] ] : A Concise History |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (498 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Soggetto topico |
Asia -- History
Asia |
ISBN |
1-119-19960-3
1-283-17521-5 9786613175212 0-470-82958-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Asia: A Concise History; Contents; Preface; Introduction; List of Maps; Photo Credits; Part 1: Ancient Asia; Chapter 1: Ancient West Asia; The First Civilisation: Sumer; The Great Empires: Babylon, Assyria and Persia; Understanding the World: Religion and Myth; Endgame: Greco-Roman Europe Versus Persian Asia; Chapter 2: Ancient South Asia; Asia's Second Civilisation: The Indus Valley; Epic India: The Aryan Invasion; The Buddhist Revolution: The Mauryan Empire; The Age of Invasion: From the Bactrians to the Huns; Chapter 3: Ancient East Asia; The Cradle of the East: The Shang Dynasty
Classical China: The Zhou DynastyImperial Unification: The Qin and Former Han Emperors; Imperial Crisis: The Failure of the Later Han; Chapter 4: Ancient Central Asia; The Steppe: An Intercontinental Highway; Nomads: The Scourge of the Sown; The Spread of Buddhism: The First Pan-Asian Faith; The Great Raid: Attila the Hun; Part 2: Medieval Asia; Chapter 5: Medieval West Asia; Islam: The Second Pan-Asian Faith; The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates; The Coming of the Seljuks; The Crusades; Safavid Persia; The Ottoman Empire; Chapter 6: Medieval South Asia; The Arrival of Islam The Hindu and Buddhist KingdomsThe Mughal Empire; European Rivalry; The British Triumph; Chapter 7: Medieval East Asia; Tang and Song China; Confucian Korea; Feudal Japan; The Ming Revival; Chapter 8: Medieval Central Asia; The Turks and the Qidans; The Tibetan Empire; The Mongol Empire; Tamerlane, the Sword of Islam; The Manchu Conquests; Chapter 9: Medieval Southeast Asia; Independent Vietnam; The Khmer Empire; The Kingdoms of Burma; The Island Powers: Srivijaya, Mataram and Majapahit; The Slow Spread of Islam; The Advent of European Power; The Rise of the Thai; Part 3: Modern Asia Chapter 10: Modern West AsiaThe Fall of the Ottoman Empire; Between World Wars; The Founding of Israel; Syria, Lebanon and Jordan; Iraq versus Iran; Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States; Modern Turkey; Chapter 11: Modern South Asia; The British Raj; The Indian Mutiny; The End of Company Rule; Gandhi and Indian Nationalism; Independence and Partition; Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; Chapter 12: Modern East Asia; China's Humiliation; Japanese Imperialism; The People's Republic of China; The Korean War; The Rise of the Pacific Rim; Chapter 13: Modern Central Asia; The Russian Advance; The Great Game Afghanistan, the Land of BonesSiberia and Mongolia; The Central Asian Republics; Chapter 14: Modern Southeast Asia; The Dutch East Indies; The British Possessions; French Indochina and Thailand; The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere; Post-War Decolonisation; The Republic of Indonesia; The Tragedy of Vietnam; Filipino Democracy; Postscript: The Rise of Present-Day Asia; Glossary; Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829868503321 |
Cotterell Arthur
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Chichester, : Wiley, 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Asia [[electronic resource] ] : A Concise History |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (498 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Soggetto topico |
Asia -- History
Asia |
ISBN |
1-119-19960-3
1-283-17521-5 9786613175212 0-470-82958-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Asia: A Concise History; Contents; Preface; Introduction; List of Maps; Photo Credits; Part 1: Ancient Asia; Chapter 1: Ancient West Asia; The First Civilisation: Sumer; The Great Empires: Babylon, Assyria and Persia; Understanding the World: Religion and Myth; Endgame: Greco-Roman Europe Versus Persian Asia; Chapter 2: Ancient South Asia; Asia's Second Civilisation: The Indus Valley; Epic India: The Aryan Invasion; The Buddhist Revolution: The Mauryan Empire; The Age of Invasion: From the Bactrians to the Huns; Chapter 3: Ancient East Asia; The Cradle of the East: The Shang Dynasty
Classical China: The Zhou DynastyImperial Unification: The Qin and Former Han Emperors; Imperial Crisis: The Failure of the Later Han; Chapter 4: Ancient Central Asia; The Steppe: An Intercontinental Highway; Nomads: The Scourge of the Sown; The Spread of Buddhism: The First Pan-Asian Faith; The Great Raid: Attila the Hun; Part 2: Medieval Asia; Chapter 5: Medieval West Asia; Islam: The Second Pan-Asian Faith; The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates; The Coming of the Seljuks; The Crusades; Safavid Persia; The Ottoman Empire; Chapter 6: Medieval South Asia; The Arrival of Islam The Hindu and Buddhist KingdomsThe Mughal Empire; European Rivalry; The British Triumph; Chapter 7: Medieval East Asia; Tang and Song China; Confucian Korea; Feudal Japan; The Ming Revival; Chapter 8: Medieval Central Asia; The Turks and the Qidans; The Tibetan Empire; The Mongol Empire; Tamerlane, the Sword of Islam; The Manchu Conquests; Chapter 9: Medieval Southeast Asia; Independent Vietnam; The Khmer Empire; The Kingdoms of Burma; The Island Powers: Srivijaya, Mataram and Majapahit; The Slow Spread of Islam; The Advent of European Power; The Rise of the Thai; Part 3: Modern Asia Chapter 10: Modern West AsiaThe Fall of the Ottoman Empire; Between World Wars; The Founding of Israel; Syria, Lebanon and Jordan; Iraq versus Iran; Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States; Modern Turkey; Chapter 11: Modern South Asia; The British Raj; The Indian Mutiny; The End of Company Rule; Gandhi and Indian Nationalism; Independence and Partition; Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; Chapter 12: Modern East Asia; China's Humiliation; Japanese Imperialism; The People's Republic of China; The Korean War; The Rise of the Pacific Rim; Chapter 13: Modern Central Asia; The Russian Advance; The Great Game Afghanistan, the Land of BonesSiberia and Mongolia; The Central Asian Republics; Chapter 14: Modern Southeast Asia; The Dutch East Indies; The British Possessions; French Indochina and Thailand; The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere; Post-War Decolonisation; The Republic of Indonesia; The Tragedy of Vietnam; Filipino Democracy; Postscript: The Rise of Present-Day Asia; Glossary; Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841430403321 |
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Chichester, : Wiley, 2011 | ||
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A history of Southeast Asia / / Arthur Cotterell |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (449 p.) |
Disciplina | 959 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 981-4634-70-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; contents; preface; introduction; list of maps; photo credits; Part One early southeast asia; 1 early burma; 2 early cambodia; 3 early vietnam; 4 early indonesia; Part Two medieval southeast asia; 5 medieval burma; 6 medieval thailand and cambodia; 7 medieval vietnam; 8 medieval island powers; Part Three modern southeast asia; 9 the colonial era; 10 the greater east asiaco-prosperity sphere; 11 independence:the mainland nation states; 12 independence: the maritime nation states; postscript: present-day southeast asia; chronology; further reading; index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459765703321 |
Cotterell Arthur
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Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of Southeast Asia / / Arthur Cotterell |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (449 p.) |
Disciplina | 959 |
ISBN | 981-4634-70-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; contents; preface; introduction; list of maps; photo credits; Part One early southeast asia; 1 early burma; 2 early cambodia; 3 early vietnam; 4 early indonesia; Part Two medieval southeast asia; 5 medieval burma; 6 medieval thailand and cambodia; 7 medieval vietnam; 8 medieval island powers; Part Three modern southeast asia; 9 the colonial era; 10 the greater east asiaco-prosperity sphere; 11 independence:the mainland nation states; 12 independence: the maritime nation states; postscript: present-day southeast asia; chronology; further reading; index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787043903321 |
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Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of Southeast Asia / / Arthur Cotterell |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (449 p.) |
Disciplina | 959 |
ISBN | 981-4634-70-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; contents; preface; introduction; list of maps; photo credits; Part One early southeast asia; 1 early burma; 2 early cambodia; 3 early vietnam; 4 early indonesia; Part Two medieval southeast asia; 5 medieval burma; 6 medieval thailand and cambodia; 7 medieval vietnam; 8 medieval island powers; Part Three modern southeast asia; 9 the colonial era; 10 the greater east asiaco-prosperity sphere; 11 independence:the mainland nation states; 12 independence: the maritime nation states; postscript: present-day southeast asia; chronology; further reading; index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820315503321 |
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Singapore : , : Marshall Cavendish Editions, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leadership [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the ancient world / / Arthur Cotterell, Roger Lowe, Ian Shaw |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4092 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LoweRoger <1954->
ShawIan <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Leadership - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-20845-9
1-280-51909-6 9786610519095 0-470-03365-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Courage : the daring of Ramesses II at Kadesh -- Risk taking : Thutmose III's handling of his forces -- The ability to motivate : the military revolution of Wuling -- Creating a compelling vision : the commoner emperor Liu Bang -- Developing people : the Han emperor Wu Di's approach -- Focusing on results : the strategy of Themistocles -- Integrity : the political supremacy of Pericles -- Taking decisive action : the critical decisions of Epaminondas -- Influencing people : Alexander's multi-ethnic kingdom -- Leaving a legacy : the abdication of Candragupta -- Representing the business : Hannibal's invasion of Italy -- Creativity : the resourcefulness of Zhu Geliang -- Learning : Li Shimin and Wei Zheng -- Change : Sulla's constitutional reforms -- Networking : Cicero's efforts to find allies -- Dealing with conflict : the policies of Vespasian -- Empowerment : Diocletian's imperial reforms -- Recognising achievement : the triumph of Belisarius -- Winning as a leader. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143586403321 |
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leadership [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the ancient world / / Arthur Cotterell, Roger Lowe, Ian Shaw |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4092 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LoweRoger <1954->
ShawIan <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Leadership - History |
ISBN |
1-119-20845-9
1-280-51909-6 9786610519095 0-470-03365-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Courage : the daring of Ramesses II at Kadesh -- Risk taking : Thutmose III's handling of his forces -- The ability to motivate : the military revolution of Wuling -- Creating a compelling vision : the commoner emperor Liu Bang -- Developing people : the Han emperor Wu Di's approach -- Focusing on results : the strategy of Themistocles -- Integrity : the political supremacy of Pericles -- Taking decisive action : the critical decisions of Epaminondas -- Influencing people : Alexander's multi-ethnic kingdom -- Leaving a legacy : the abdication of Candragupta -- Representing the business : Hannibal's invasion of Italy -- Creativity : the resourcefulness of Zhu Geliang -- Learning : Li Shimin and Wei Zheng -- Change : Sulla's constitutional reforms -- Networking : Cicero's efforts to find allies -- Dealing with conflict : the policies of Vespasian -- Empowerment : Diocletian's imperial reforms -- Recognising achievement : the triumph of Belisarius -- Winning as a leader. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830308103321 |
Cotterell Arthur
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leadership [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the ancient world / / Arthur Cotterell, Roger Lowe, Ian Shaw |
Autore | Cotterell Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4092 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LoweRoger <1954->
ShawIan <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Leadership - History |
ISBN |
1-119-20845-9
1-280-51909-6 9786610519095 0-470-03365-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Courage : the daring of Ramesses II at Kadesh -- Risk taking : Thutmose III's handling of his forces -- The ability to motivate : the military revolution of Wuling -- Creating a compelling vision : the commoner emperor Liu Bang -- Developing people : the Han emperor Wu Di's approach -- Focusing on results : the strategy of Themistocles -- Integrity : the political supremacy of Pericles -- Taking decisive action : the critical decisions of Epaminondas -- Influencing people : Alexander's multi-ethnic kingdom -- Leaving a legacy : the abdication of Candragupta -- Representing the business : Hannibal's invasion of Italy -- Creativity : the resourcefulness of Zhu Geliang -- Learning : Li Shimin and Wei Zheng -- Change : Sulla's constitutional reforms -- Networking : Cicero's efforts to find allies -- Dealing with conflict : the policies of Vespasian -- Empowerment : Diocletian's imperial reforms -- Recognising achievement : the triumph of Belisarius -- Winning as a leader. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910840790203321 |
Cotterell Arthur
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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