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The Eurasian Way of War: Military Practice in ...

The Eurasian Way of War: Military Practice in ...

David A. Graff

... Qing Dynasty Imperial activism and borderland management at the turn of the nineteenth century Daniel McMahon 7 Civil–Military Relations in Chinese History From Ancient China to the communist takeover Edited by Kai Filipiak 8 Chinese ...
Krieg, Staat und Militär in der Ming-Zeit (1368-1644): ...

Krieg, Staat und Militär in der Ming-Zeit (1368-1644): ...

Kai Filipiak

Die Ming-Dynastie (1368-1644) zahlt zu den langsten Dynastien in der Geschichte des chinesischen Kaiserreiches.
Civil-Military Relations in Chinese History: From Ancient ...

Civil-Military Relations in Chinese History: From Ancient ...

Kai Filipiak

409–410. Cited from Ralph D. Sawyer, The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China (New York: Basic Books, 2007), p. 157. Peter Lorge, “The Northern Song Military Aristocracy and the Royal Family,” War and Society, 18 (2000), p. 46.
China und die Wahrnehmung der Welt

China und die Wahrnehmung der Welt

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Zum Aufschwung der nördlichen Grenzhistoriographie in der Ming-Zeit Kai Filipiak During the first half of the 16th century Mongolian hordes started a series of raids into Ming territory. For a second time in the Ming period a strong Mongolian ...
Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China: Luoyang, ...

Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China: Luoyang, ...

Victor Cunrui Xiong

CivilMilitary Relations in Chinese History From Ancient China to the communist takeover Edited by Kai Filipiak 8. Chinese and Indian Warfare – From the Classical Age to 1870 Edited by Kaushik Roy and Peter Lorge 9. The East Asian War, ...
China at War: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia

China at War: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia

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... Cao Duong Independent Scholar James B. Emmons Independent Scholar Dr. Qiang Fang Professor University of Minnesota Duluth Dr. Kai Filipiak Professor of East Asia Institute University of Leipzig Paul E. Fontenoy Curator North Carolina  ...
Warfare in Pre-British India – 1500BCE to 1740CE

Warfare in Pre-British India – 1500BCE to 1740CE

Kaushik Roy

Civil-Military Relations in Chinese History From Ancient China to the communist takeover Edited by Kai Filipiak 8. Chinese and Indian Warfare – From the Classical Age to 1870 Edited by Kaushik Roy and Peter Lorge 9. The East Asian War, ...
China's Second Capital – Nanjing under the Ming, 1368-1644

China's Second Capital – Nanjing under the Ming, 1368-1644

Jun Fang

On the prominent role of civil officials in the military affairs and its impact during the Ming, see Kai Filipiak, “The effects of civil officials handling military affairs in Ming times,” Ming Studies, No. 66, 1–15; Jun Fang, “Literati statecraft and military  ...
How We’d Look on Film

How We’d Look on Film

Kai Gorbahn

Kai Gorbahn. Henry and Cliff and I knew Jacob because of our school's Drama club. The four of us had been in ... “We always carry some in my trunk,” Nick said, wiping grass off the back of his jeans as he walked over to behind his car.
The Myth of Media Globalization

The Myth of Media Globalization

Kai Hafez

Kai Hafez. clearly that people in developing countries are more willing to learn about information and communication technology (ICT) than in industrialized countries, especially if it holds out the promise of social advancement. Their future ...
The Knowing Book

The Knowing Book

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Rebecca Kai Dotlich. As a child, ... picture books have won various honors, including the Golden Kite Honor Award. ShelivesnearIndianapolis, Indiana, and gives presentations and poetry workshops across the country. rebeccakaidotlich. com ...
Scandalizing Jesus?: Kazantzakis's The Last Temptation of ...

Scandalizing Jesus?: Kazantzakis's The Last Temptation of ...

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Helen Kazantzakis, Biography, 505; Eleni Kazantzaki, Asymvivastos, 591.The phrase in ancient Greek is slightly misquoted from Aristotle's Poetics, chapter 9: “ Did kai filosofoteron kai spoudaioteron poiisis istorias estin. I men gar poiisis ...
Freiheit, Gleichheit und Intoleranz: Der Islam in der ...

Freiheit, Gleichheit und Intoleranz: Der Islam in der ...

Kai Hafez

Kai Hafez nimmt die erste umfassende Bestandsaufnahme der Gleichstellung, Integration und Anerkennung des Islams in Deutschland und Europa vor.
Historische griechische Inschriften in Übersetzung: ...

Historische griechische Inschriften in Übersetzung: ...

Kai Brodersen

Kai Brodersen, Wolfgang Günther, Hatto Herbert Schmitt. and]eren gestatten nach | [meinen Möglichkeiten. Wenn aber einer etwas] Vertragswidriges [tut] ge|[ gen den Vertrag, werde ich helfen], so wie (dazu) auff| [ordern die rechtswidrig ...
Sweet Dreams of the Wild: Poems for Bedtime

Sweet Dreams of the Wild: Poems for Bedtime

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Rhyming tale about animals and where they sleep.
Whenever I'm With You

Whenever I'm With You

Lydia Sharp

When they learn there's a blizzard on the way, Gabi's hurt at Kai's coldness swiftly turns to serious concern. He's alone out there. This is the boy who saved her from the dark. She can't lose him to it.
The Wallet of Kai Lung

The Wallet of Kai Lung

Ernest Bramah

Fans of fantasy fiction will fall for this collection of Asian-inspired tales set in ancient China.
What Is Square?

What Is Square?

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Introduces the concept of squares through rhyming text and photographs of square-shaped objects
What is a triangle?

What is a triangle?

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Through rhyming text and brilliant photographs, children learn what everyday things are shaped like a triangle.
Bye, Bye, Bali Kai

Bye, Bye, Bali Kai

Harriett Luger

As her once-comfortable world becomes more and more frightening, eleven-year-old Suzie is almost as worried about losing her best friend as she is about her family being evicted from their apartment.
What Is Science?

What Is Science?

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Introduces youngsters to the many things that encompass the study of science, such as stars, planets, rocks, and soil, using accessible text and bright illustrations.
Liberalizing, Feminizing and Popularizing Health ...

Liberalizing, Feminizing and Popularizing Health ...

Liew Kai Khiun

With specific examples drawn from popular media, this volume examines the extent to which these developments have given the broader public both greater access to information and choices.
The Knowing Book

The Knowing Book

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Celebrates important truths to remember, including the importance of opening oneself up to the magic of the world, exploring trails not drawn on paper, and marveling in the vastness of the universe.
Alien Neighbors, Foreign Friends: Asian Americans, Housing, ...

Alien Neighbors, Foreign Friends: Asian Americans, Housing, ...

Charlotte Brooks

... SonsoftheAmericanRevolution,20 SooHoo,Peter,82 SoongMei-ling ( MadameChiang Kai-shek),148,149,222 SouthGate,CA,43 326 Index.

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