Описание: Following a protracted research and development phase, Mikoyan Gurevich’s MiG-23 finally entered service with the former Soviet Air Force in the early 1970s. Almost immediately, a number of foreign customers pressed Moscow for deliveries of this long-overdue type, expected to succeed the popular MiG-21 as a standard interceptor. Correspondingly, large numbers of MiG-23 interceptors and fighter-bombers were exported to five major Arab air forces in the mid-1970s. This is a detailed history of the operational service of this Soviet-manufactured interceptor and its fighter-bomber variants in service with Algerian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Libyan, and Syrian air forces, since 1974. While Egypt purchased only a handful before its final break with Moscow, and Algeria limited related acquisitions, Iraq, Libya and Syria continued purchasing advanced variants in significant numbers through the 1980s. The units operating MiG-23s were soon transformed into the backbone of the military services in question, and they saw combat service in a number of intensive military conflicts. In the 1980s, they fought against Israeli jets over Lebanon, against the Iranians in the Iran-Iraq War, and confronted US Navy’s F-14s on numerous occasions off Libya. In 1991 Iraqi MiG-23s were deployed in combat against the US-led coalition’s F-15s. Indeed, in Syria, different versions of MiG-23 continue flying combat operations today. Illustrated with over 110 photographs – many of these never published before –colour profiles and a dozen maps, this volume provides a unique point of reference, revealing much detail about camouflage patterns, unit insignia and aircraft markings.
Автор: Zurcher Erik J. Название: Turkey: A Modern History ISBN: 1784531871 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784531874 Издательство: I B Tauris Рейтинг: Цена: 3035.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This revised edition builds upon the twin themes of Turkey`s continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society.
Автор: William Schumann, Rebecca Adkins Fletcher Название: Appalachia Revisited: New Perspectives on Place, Tradition, and Progress ISBN: 0813174414 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813174419 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 4950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this innovative volume, editors William Schumann and Rebecca Adkins Fletcher assemble both scholars and non-profit practitioners to examine how Appalachia is perceived both within and beyond its borders. Together, they investigate the region`s transformation and analyse how it is currently approached as a topic of academic inquiry.
Автор: Schumann William, Fletcher Rebecca Adkins Название: Appalachia Revisited: New Perspectives on Place, Tradition, and Progress ISBN: 0813166977 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813166971 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 9900.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this innovative volume, editors William Schumann and Rebecca Adkins Fletcher assemble both scholars and nonprofit practitioners to examine how Appalachia is perceived both within and beyond its borders.
Описание: By combining the analysis of the key themes, actors, and issues with the history of the region, and insights from a leading team of international experts, International Relations of the Middle East provides the definitive guide to the subject.
Автор: Peutz Nathalie Название: Islands of Heritage: Conservation and Transformation in Yemen ISBN: 1503606392 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781503606395 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 16302.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Soqotra, the largest island of Yemen's Soqotra Archipelago, is one of the most uniquely diverse places in the world. A UNESCO natural World Heritage Site, the island is home not only to birds, reptiles, and plants found nowhere else on earth, but also to a rich cultural history and the endangered Soqotri language. Within the span of a decade, this Indian Ocean archipelago went from being among the most marginalized regions of Yemen to promoted for its outstanding global value. Islands of Heritage shares Soqotrans' stories to offer the first exploration of environmental conservation, heritage production, and development in an Arab state.
Examining the multiple notions of heritage in play for twenty-first century Soqotra, Nathalie Peutz narrates how everyday Soqotrans came to assemble, defend, and mobilize their cultural and linguistic heritage. These efforts, which diverged from outsiders' focus on the island's natural heritage, ultimately added to Soqotrans' calls for political and cultural change during the Yemeni Revolution. Islands of Heritage shows that far from being merely a conservative endeavor, the protection of heritage can have profoundly transformative, even revolutionary effects. Grassroots claims to heritage can be a potent form of political engagement with the most imminent concerns of the present: human rights, globalization, democracy, and sustainability.
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