Taiwan Straits Standoff Holger FlockFollowing the Nationalist defeat on the mainland in 1949, Chiang Kai shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, forming the Republic of China (ROC). Tensions with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) focused on control over a number of offshore islands, especially Quemoy (Jinmen) and Matsu (Mazu). Twice in the 1950s tensions peaked, during the first (195455) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises. Today, relations between the ROC and PRC depend on
set the stage for a new generation of feminist theatre and the development of contemporary Italian women's theatre as a whole
Ann Radcliffe
lays out an awe-inspiring yet practical guide from a lifetime of creative work
the essays in this collection demonstrate how attention to the senses illuminates the literature
This anthology focuses on Britain and France in a period critical to their development as great powers
and its macrohistorical results through the lenses of world-system analysis
An analysis of the Military Service Tribunals which considered applications for exemption from men during the First World War
He moved to Manchester and went on to become a successful runner
life cycles from birth to death
the penny dreadfuls’ consumption patterns and behaviour within the literary marketplace and within society are also marked by their circulation between different historically popular genres: within the network of late-eighteenth-century and early-nineteenth-century literature and culture
The Walls of Jericho examines intra-community issues of colorism
this book shows how borders produce desire
