Shanghai's Xintiandi is China's first world-class landmark urban entertainment and cultural destination and East Meets West tells the story of how it came into being, showing how urban renewal is no……続きを見る
著者:Carol S. Lilly
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2024年02月08日
Across the globe, memorial and grave sites are being increasingly weaponized in conflicts and politicized by parties to advance agendas. Here, Carol S. Lilly examines ideas of death, politics, memor……続きを見る
How do we intentionally design physical environments for language learning and teaching? How can we build spaces that are inclusive, accessible, safe and equitable?
While the Covid-19 pandemic has a……続きを見る
Memories are fleeting, and a region's history can easily be forgotten. This book features over 200 unique and interesting historical postcards that vividly capture San Diego County's forgotten past ……続きを見る
The postcards in this collection reflect a hidden past of California that exists now only on the page. From college gates at Stanford destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and hotels in Catalina, Santa B……続きを見る
Le plâtre, matériau géosourcé utilisé depuis des millénaires dans la construction, est apprécié pour ses qualités hygrothermiques, acoustiques et son incombustibilité ; il est employé tant à l’intér……続きを見る
O que é o património cultural? Quais foram as etapas de evolução deste conceito e como foi configurado, ao longo do tempo, pelas principais legislações e instituições? Quais são os seus usos, potenc……続きを見る
Kristen Benning studierte Germanistik, Geschichte und Spanisch. An seiner Heimatstadt Münster, die im Jahre 2010 bis ins Finale des Wettbewerbs um die europäische Kulturhauptstadt vordrang, schätzt ……続きを見る
著者:John Marshall
出版社: Pen & Sword History
発売日: 2022年12月02日
The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary, is that the constables of Flint, Rhuddlan, Conwy a……続きを見る
Abu Dhabi, the largest, oil-richest and therefore wealthiest of the seven United Arab Emirates, surprises its visitors with its beauty and splendour in a once barren environment, its ultra-modern in……続きを見る
La Alhambra, escrita por Felipe Trigo, es una obra que fusiona la prosa poética con la narrativa descriptiva, ofreciendo al lector un retrato vibrante y nostálgico de la famosa fortaleza nazarí en G……続きを見る
Os cupins são uma praga comum em residências e podem causar danos significantes em casas e edifícios. Eles são pequenos insetos que se alimentam de madeira e outros materiais à base de celulose, e p……続きを見る
'A rich, lively and nostalgia-provoking sensory experience ... this is history in its messiest, most bustling human essence' THE TIMES
'Like being in the company of a chatty, trusted friend' LUCY WO……続きを見る
Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.
They were the most warlike of the rel……続きを見る
In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands.
This i……続きを見る
The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword.
In 1236 this order was i……続きを見る
The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful 'daimyo' of the period.
In this the most turbulent era in Japanese histor……続きを見る
A highly illustrated guide to some of the most impressive fortifications of World War II – the defences of the Atlantic Wall from Belgium to Norway.
Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany……続きを見る
When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, neither side was prepared for the conflict, as evidenced by their respective fortifications.
The most sophisticated and modern……続きを見る
著者:Ron Field
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年08月10日
The Mississippi River played a decisive role in the American Civil War. This book shows how the Confederate fortifications that controlled the lower Mississippi valley were put to the test in the le……続きを見る
This book takes a look at the lengthy chain of forts built by the French to guard the frontier in the American northeast, including Sorel, Chambly, St Jean, Carillon (Ticonderoga), Duquesne (Pittsbu……続きを見る
Packed with illustrations, a compact guide to the fortifications on the front lines and how they evolved over the course of the First World War.
Following the early battles of 1914 along the Marne a……続きを見る
The design development and combat history of some of the most technologically advanced fortress networks in Germany and France.
Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, ……続きを見る
著者:Ron Field
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年08月20日
The American Civil War saw a massive development in the use of field fortifications, the result of the practical application of antebellum West-Point teaching, and the deadly impact of rifled infant……続きを見る
著者:Neil Short
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年05月20日
The 100th title in the Fortress series, this book describes and examines the Führerhauptquartiere – the 14 or so headquarters built for Hitler.
This guide covers all of the essential locations and h……続きを見る
A detailed study of the English castles of the medieval period.
The simple castles raised after the Norman conquest had been developed throughout 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the introduction of ……続きを見る
The castles built by the Crusaders, Hospitallers, Venetians and Genoese in Cyprus, Greece, the Aegean, and on the Black Sea served to defend against a complex array of constantly changing threats.
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A fascinating study of some of the most famous fortifications of the 20th century and of how their military and political implications shaped the face of northern Europe.
In the wake of the bloody c……続きを見る