Since the first world's fair in London in 1851, at the dawn of the era of industrialization, international expositions served as ideal platforms for rival nations to showcase their advancements in design, architecture, science and technology, industry, and politics. Before the outbreak of World War II, countries competing for leadership on the world stage waged a different kind of war with cultural ...

"Under the editorship of Edward M. Sait." xiv, 683 pages 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index. xiii, 221 pages ; 24 cm

On cover: Reports of the soviet delegation at the X international congress of historical science in Rome. 93 pages 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index. 201 pages ; 24 cm.

Consists of individual files on German academic personalities, scientists and institutions; checks and reports on their political reliability; and examinations of their political credentials before granting promotions, appointments or honors. Includes also reports, newspaper clippings, summaries of lectures, petitions, applications and correspondence of various Nazi institutions. Records relate to ...

"Situated along the line that divides the rich ecologies of Asia and Australia, the Indonesian archipelago is a hotbed for scientific exploration, and scientists from around the world have made key discoveries there. But why do the names of Indonesia's own scientists rarely appear in the annals of scientific history? In The Floracrats, Andrew Goss examines the professional lives of Indonesian naturalists ...

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Includes bibliographical references. 224 pages ; 21 cm

"In Racial Science in Hitler's New Europe, 1938-1945, international scholars examine the theories of race that informed the legal, political, and social policies aimed against ethnic minorities in Nazi-dominated Europe. The essays explicate how racial science, preexisting racist sentiments, and pseudoscientific theories of race that were preeminent in interwar Europe ultimately facilitated Nazi racial ...

[V], 589 p. ; 24 cm.

Economic reforms in China have led to the creation of an entirely new social class: the business elite. Entrepreneurs in the foreign and private sectors have benefited tremendously from the new economic freedoms in China, but have they pushed for political reforms as well? To explore this question, Margaret Pearson conducted extensive interviews with Chinese-born managers of foreign-sector firms and ...

Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 2 volumes ; 22 cm

12 pages ; 15 cm

Papers from a conference held at Indiana University, Bloomington, October 23-25, 2009. xi, 533 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 584 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Geschiedenis (vanaf 1982) en overzicht van legaal extreem-rechts in Nederland, met aandacht voor tegenstrategieën en een vergelijking met de situatie in omringende landen. Met lit. opg. 231 p. : ill., krt. ; 21 cm.

This comprehensive reader is the first book dealing with the media and American politics that brings together the perspectives of academics, reporters, commentators, campaign consultants, and policy advocates. The contributions blend together the best social science research on political communication with the expertise of some of this country's leading journalists and political consultants. Unlike ...

Met lit. opg. en index. 544 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Verschijnt 1x per 2 maanden v. ; 24 cm.

Verschijnt 1x per maand v. : Ill. ; 24 cm.

Verschijnt 1x per maand; later 1x per 2 maanden v. ; 24 cm

Conference held June 1990 under the auspices of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 397 pages ; 25 cm.