Family and Population in East Asian History

Family and Population in East Asian History
Author: Susan B. Hanley
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1985
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780804712323

"Based on a conference sponsored by the joint committees on Chinese Studies and Japanese Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council.".

Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front

Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front
Author: Jeff Rutherford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107055717

The contradictory behaviour of the German Army in the east resulted from its adherence to the concept of military necessity.

The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq

The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq
Author: Hanna Batatu
Publisher: Saqi
Total Pages: 964
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0863567711

This comparative study analyses the traditional elite of Iraq and their sucessors - the Communists, the Bathists and Free Officers - in terms of social and economic relationships in each area of the country. The author draws on secret government documents and interviews with key figures, both in power and in prison, to produce an engrossing story of political struggle and change. 'A landmark in Middle Eastern historical study' Roger Owen, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 'By far the best book written on the social and political history of modern Iraq' Ahmad Dallal, Professor of Middle Eastern History, Stanford University

Utopia

Utopia
Author: Thomas More
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 8027303583

Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

Soviet Russians under Nazi Occupation

Soviet Russians under Nazi Occupation
Author: Johannes D. Enstad
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2018-07-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108421261

Drawing on archival sources and eyewitness accounts, this book explores Soviet Russians' experience of Nazi rule in German-occupied northwest Russia.