Stanley Stewart Bücher

Dschingis Khan lebte von ca. 1162-1277 und vereinte die verfeindeten mongolischen Stämme im Nordosten der heutigen Mongolei. Durch Feldzüge und überlegene Kriegsführung errichtete er ein riesiges Weltreich, das 1240 bis Mitteleuropa reichte und als das größte zusammenhängende Reich der Geschichte gilt.

Presents the facts about the jumbo jet. Chapter by chapter, the reader is taken from the basics of the big jets until, ultimately, the preparation for the pilot's seat on an actual flight from London to New York is outlined. All aspects are shown: from examining the weather forecast to landing.

For the Chinese, the Great Wall defined a psychological frontier. Within it lay the Celestial Kingdom, the compass of all civilization. Beyond lay a barbarian world of chaos and exile. Chinese journeys to the west, along the ancient Silk Road, were passages into the unknown, often into legend. Today the great western province of Xinjiang is still a land of exile, the destination of soldiers, reluctant settlers, political prisoners and disgraced officials. Following in their wake, Stanley Stewart's journey takes him halfway across Asia, from Shanghai to the banks of the Indus. He passes through the heartlands of China, beyond the Great Wall and into the wilds of Tartary. He crosses the Gobi and the Taklamakan deserts to the high passes of the Pamirs and the Karakorams. Along the way, he meets the modern Chinese for whom these regions beyond the Wall still hold the same morbid fascination.

Focusing on the intersection of comics and literature, this textbook delves into significant themes such as race, politics, and ethics, encouraging critical thinking skills essential for language comprehension. It examines the cultural responses of comics to historical events, including the Cold War and September 11, alongside issues like capital punishment. The updated edition features a new chapter analyzing the deaths of iconic heroes like Captain America and Superman, prompting deeper discussions through targeted questions in each chapter.

Eight centuries ago, the Mongols burst forth from Central Asia in a series of spectacular conquests that took them from the Danube to the Yellow Sea. Their empire was seen as the final triumph of the nomadic barbarians. But in time, the Mongols sank back into the obscurity from which they had emerged, almost without trace. Remote and outlandish, Outer Mongolia became a metaphor for exile, a lost domain of tents and horsemen, little changed since the days of Genghis Khan.