The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster, Kt., to the East Indies, Markham, Clements R.
Автор: Machiavelli, Niccolo (lancaster University) Название: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought ISBN: 1316509265 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316509265 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2218.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This new edition of the acclaimed translation of Niccolo Machiavelli`s The Prince - revised for the first time after thirty years - includes an extended and rewritten introduction by Quentin Skinner, an improved timeline of key events in Machiavelli`s life, and a fully updated bibliography.
A highly illustrated study of the battle of the Java Sea, a key Japanese victory in their advance throughout Southeast Asia.
The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. It was the culminating point of the Japanese drive to occupy the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) and, to defend the territory, the Allies assembled a striking force comprised of Dutch, American, British, and even an Australian ship, all under the command of a resolute Dutch admiral. On February 27, 1942, the Allied striking force set course to intercept the Japanese invasion force in the Java Sea. In one of the few such times during the whole of World War II a protracted surface engagement was fought unmolested by airpower. For over seven hours, the Allied force attempted to attack the Japanese invasion force, finally breaking off in the early evening. Some three hours later, the Allied force, now reduced to just four remaining cruisers and two destroyers, attempted another attack on the invasion convoy during which Japanese torpedoes scored heavily, sinking two Dutch cruisers and bringing the battle to a conclusion. Over the next two days, as the Allies attempted to flee, five more ships were sunk. From that point on, Allied naval power was eliminated from Southeast Asia. In this illustrated title, Mark Stille tells the full story of the battle of the Java Sea, explaining how and why the Japanese achieved such a resounding victory, and delving into the tremendous impact of the battle on the course of the Pacific War.
Автор: Barrow Название: A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions ISBN: 1108030831 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108030830 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 1818 the diplomat Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) published this history of Arctic exploration from the Viking period to the early nineteenth century. Quoting from eye-witness accounts, Barrow describes the landscape, fauna and climate, the explorers` battle against extreme cold, disease and starvation, and their encounters with the Inuit.
Описание: This history of medicine in Indonesia widens its scope to cover the social role of the medical profession. Pols` focus on decolonisation and the role of physicians in this political process means this study will appeal not only to historians of medicine but also to historians of Southeast Asia.
“Children see and hear what is there; adults see and hear what they are expected to and mainly remember what they think they ought to remember,” David Lowenthal wrote in The Past Is a Foreign Country. It is on this fraught foundation that Fred Lanzing builds this memoir of his childhood in a Japanese internment camp for Dutch colonialists in the East Indies during the World War II.
When published in the Netherlands in 2007, the book triggered controversy, if not vitriol, for Lanzing’s assertion that his time in the camp was not the compendium of horrors commonly associated with the Dutch internment experience. Despite the angry reception, Lanzing’s account corresponds more closely with the scant historical record than do most camp memoirs. In this way, Lanzing’s work is a substantial addition to ongoing discussions of the politics of memory and the powerful—if contentious—contributions that subjective accounts make to historiography and to the legacies of the past.
Lanzing relates an aspect of the war in the Pacific seldom discussed outside the Netherlands and, by focusing on the experiences of ordinary people, expands our understanding of World War II in general. His compact, beautifully detailed account will be accessible to undergraduate students and a general readership and, together with the introduction by William H. Frederick, is a significant contribution to literature on World War II, the Dutch colonial experience, the history of childhood, and Southeast Asian history.
Автор: Markham Название: The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster, Kt., to the East Indies ISBN: 1108011470 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108011471 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This volume, published in 1877, provides four contemporary accounts of Sir James Lancaster`s journeys to India between 1591 and 1600, which contributed to the establishing of the East India Company.
Автор: Markham, Albert Hastings Название: The Voyages and Works of John Davis the Navigator ISBN: 1409413268 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409413264 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 20671.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Prussian-born Protestant missionary Karl Friedrich August Gutzlaff (1803-51) sought to spread Christianity in the Far East. A gifted linguist, he learned several Chinese dialects and distributed translated literature. This 1834 publication records his engaging observations while visiting numerous Chinese ports as well as Korea and Okinawa.
