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In compiling this volume the editors have aimed to gather together,
in one volume, as many of the important political facts as possible
for a critical period of European history. In addition this book
has also been designed as a companion volume to the existing
European Political Facts 1918-1973 and to the forthcoming European
Political Facts 1789-1848. Once again the editors have taken all
the countries of Europe, from Portugal and Spain to Tsarist Russia
and the Ottoman Empire
This reference work surveys the leaders of Russia and the Soviet
Union - from Michael, the first Romanov, to Boris Yeltsin.
Biographies focus on the life and work of each leader and assesses
his of her impact on Russia / the Soviet Union and the authors
consider the historical reputation of the leader and include the
latest assessments. The emphasis is on the leader as an individual
rather than simply a political animal or representative of a
particular age. Six long analytical essays focus on the
significance of: Peter the Great; Catherine the Great; Alexander
II; Lenin; Stalin; and Gorbachev. The book also include detailed
chronologies of the six most important periods in Russian history.
Designed for practitioners, students and librarians, this book
provides the definitions for over 4,000 abbreviations and acronyms
in a format and design that makes the book exceptionally easy to
use.
Pro JavaScript Techniques is the ultimate JavaScript book for
today's web developer. It provides everything you need to know
about modern JavaScript, and teaches you what JavaScript can do for
your web sites. This book doesn't waste any time looking at things
you already know, but instead concentrates on fundamental, vital
topics-what modern JavaScripting is (and isn't), and pitfalls to be
wary of. You will learn about the 'this' keyword, as well as new
object tools. You will be able to create reusable code with
encapsulation, overloading and inheritance. The most recent
techniques for debugging and testing are covered comprehensively,
with information on Chrome developer tools, Jasmine, PhantomJS and
Protractor. This update finishes with chapters on constructing
single-page web applications that dominate the modern web. The book
is filled with real-world examples and case studies, as well as
numerous reusable functions and classes to save you time in your
development. You will learn the practical skills needed to build
professional, dynamic web applications. Pro JavaScript Techniques
is an indispensable reference for any professional JavaScript web
developer-enhance your JavaScript development today.
Many improvements have been made to the information. Latitude and
longitude references have been added, much more information on
capital cities and massive updating of industrial information and
population figures. The previous edition was published in 1986.
This book, now in its twelfth edition, has become indispensable to
every library and to every serious student of history. The twelfth
edition takes the tables up to the end of 1990 and so records all
the dramatic events occurring in Eastern Europe at the end of the
decade. An important new feature is that an index has been provided
thus enhancing this essential reference tool.
In compiling this volume the editors have aimed to gather together,
in one volume, as many of the important political facts as possible
for a critical period of European history. In addition this book
has also been designed as a companion volume to the existing
European Political Facts 1918-1973 and to the forthcoming European
Political Facts 1789-1848. Once again the editors have taken all
the countries of Europe, from Portugal and Spain to Tsarist Russia
and the Ottoman Empire
The Statesman's Year-Book Historical Companion is a companion to
The Statesman's Year-Book to celebrate 125 years of annual
publication, giving histories of countries, provinces and states
from the 19th century and also acting as a name-change gazetteer.
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Craving Chaos (Paperback)
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School
Libraryocm21439674London: Butterworths, 1853. xv, 276 p.; 18 cm.
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