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English
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Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg, the authors of more than forty Civil War books, have once again teamed up to present a history of the opening moves of the Gettysburg Campaign in the two-volume study "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania": The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg. This compelling study is one of the first to integrate the military, media, political, social, economic, and civilian perspectives...
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financial crises, or pandemics, or the shaking up of well-established democracies with an increasing rise in populism. At the same time, the technological promise has taken off with automation, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnologies increasingly becoming an economic reality. This open-access book brings together experts of specific...
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The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Zhou Enlai, China's first premier, is overshadowed by Chairman Mao, but Zhou's influence in his own time and since has been vast. Chen Jian shows Zhou using his political and bureaucratic skills and centralism to mitigate the damage caused by Mao's radicalism and argues that Zhou created conditions for the post-Mao reforms that have made China a superpower."--
4) 1881
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Publisher
Izdatelʹstvo AST
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Russian
Description
"There are several fatal forks in the history of Russia. March-April 1881, marked by the death of Alexander II and the ascension to the throne of Alexander III, is one of them. The reconstruction of this key moment in Russian history is important for us to understand why we ended up where we ended up. We are not interested in the venerable Russian genre "Who is to blame?" No one is to blame, everyone wanted the best. We are concerned with the question...
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