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Meet the most powerful leader in the world. Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains shrouded in mystery.From growing up with a father purged in Mao's Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty, to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winne the Pooh, Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In t...

In einer Zeit der Kriege breitet sich die Wildnis immer mehr aus. Einstmals mächtige Königreiche liegen versunken im Meer. Nur die Magie und die Verheißung von Hoffnung hält das Licht am Leuchten, während furchteinflößende Wesen umherstreifen und die Schutzzauber der Priester von teuflischen Kreaturen zerschmettert werden. Die Vorzeichen künden von schlimmen Zeiten. Die Straßen ins Reich der Schatten sind wieder offen, und die Feen sind zurück...

Cin yalnizca bir ülke degil, binlerce yillik bir kültürün mirascisi. Günümüzde ise dünya ekonomisi, siyaseti ve tarihi üzerinde yadsinamaz bir etkiye sahip. Michael Dillon, Modernlesen Cinin Tarihinde maddi ve kültürel birikimiyle Cinin kapsamli bir anlatisini sunuyor. 19. yüzyildan günümüze kronolojik bir sirayla Cinin gecirdigi degisim ve dönüsümleri aktarirken ayni zamanda kültürel tarih ve degisimi hizlandiran veya degisime direnisi destek...

Join Tommy and his rabbit friends in their exciting adventures through a land of magic, excitement and fun. They meet elves, leprechauns a dragon and a flying horse. At their final adventure in 'Magic Land Fun Park' their visit ends with a wonderful firework display.

This book presents a concise introduction to China in the Xi Jinping era. It is intended as a first book for those coming new to the subject, providing the essential information that most people need to know, without going into excessive detail.

Ein Fülle neuer Monster für 5E! Gleichgültig, ob du nur lästiges Gewölbe-Ungeziefer benötigst oder eine welterschütternde Personifizierung des Bösen - im Buch der Bestien wirst du fündig! Hier werden mehr als 400 neue Gegner zum Gebrauch für die 5. Edition vorgestellt, beginnend von winzigen Drachlingen und Spinnen bis hin zu Dämonenfürsten und uralten Drachen. Das Buch der Bestien enthält Monster aus der umfangreichen Geschichte von Kobold Pr...

Can a sculpture be a river? Can contemporary art unite conflicting systems of belief? Do other species appreciate culture? And can public art revive communities and ecosystems? Cristina Iglesias' horizontal fountains, submerged rooms and tropical mazes bring together language, architecture and botany to create immersive spaces of contemplation. In this publication an international roster of curators, art critics, philosophers, architects and s...

In this complete guide to the state we know as modern China, Michael Dillon takes students through the social, political and economic changes from the Qing Empire, through the civil war and the Communist state, to its modern incarnation as a hybrid capitalist superpower. This edition includes the Xi Jinping premiership, developments in Hong Kong, and also includes sections on Tibet and Xinjiang. Teaching aides include potted biographies, timel...

With his candid and heartfelt writing Mike Dillon invites the reader into his childhood years during World War 2 and its aftermath, a period of time that could be described as the most challenging years the people of London have ever had to face.He invites the reader to share life through his eyes as he writes about many of his experiences in early childhood and teenage years.Alternating between amusing and serious situations with consummate e...

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Most people think that Elvis Presley died at Graceland in 1977. Yet around the world millions cling to a different belief-that "Elvis lives!" The thing is, what if those people are right? A. J. Shanks is the lead guitarist for a local Austin band where he lives with his girlfriend, Maureen. One day when he returns home, she reveals that she's pregnant. A. J., who was raised the only child of dysfunctional and divorced parents, responds the onl...

Most people think that Elvis Presley died at Graceland in 1977. Yet around the world millions cling to a different belief-that "Elvis lives! "The thing is, what if those people are right?A. J. Shanks is the lead guitarist for a local Austin band where he lives with his girlfriend, Maureen. One day when he returns home, she reveals that she's pregnant. A. J., who was raised the only child of dysfunctional and divorced parents, responds the only...

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Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the 'power behind the throne' - these phrases sum up Zhou Enlai's long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s. Born in 1898, Zhou witnessed several of the most important events in China's modern history and was a close associate of both the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek and communist leader Mao Zedong, whom he served under as China's first premier ...

Addressing the classification of ethnic minorities in China by the state and its implications, and the way in which China and the Chinese are seen by outsiders as well as insiders, this book collates the research of the international team of contributors, based on their fieldwork in a variety of minority communities. This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.

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Lesser Dragons is a timely introduction to the fascinating and complex world of China's `national minorities'.