Underground Front

Author : Christine Loh
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888455737
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground Front written by Christine Loh and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underground Front is a pioneering examination of the role that the Chinese Communist Party has played in Hong Kong since the creation of the party in 1921, through to the present day. The second edition goes into greater depth on the party’s view on “one country, two systems”, “patriotism”, and “elections”. The introduction has been extensively revised and the concluding chapter has been completely rewritten in order to give a thorough account of the post-1997 governance and political system in Hong Kong, and where challenges lie. Christine Loh endeavours to keep the data and the materials up to date and to include the discussion of some recent events in Hong Kong. The appendices on the key targets of the party’s united front activities also make the book an especially useful read for all who are interested in Hong Kong history and politics, and the history of modern China. ‘Although the author calls herself an “outsider”, this book provides such a distinctly incisive analysis that even an “insider” will pale by comparison. Christine Loh’s exposition of the Communist Party’s co-optation and persuasion is particularly revealing for anyone not versed in communist-speak. A must-read for anyone who cares for Hong Kong—simply because the Communist Party in Hong Kong is a heavyweight player in shaping our future.’ —Ching Cheong ‘Authoritative, thoroughly researched and lucidly written, Christine Loh’s work must be read by everyone who wants to make sense of the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda in Hong Kong. This book is remarkable for its fair-mindedness in evaluating the party’s record. She provides an absorbing account of its leaders’ hard-headed pragmatism in tolerating this outpost of colonial and capitalism during the Cold War and the Cultural Revolution. Her analysis of the party’s involvement in contemporary Hong Kong is an impressive contribution to our understanding of Beijing’s expanding involvement in Hong Kong affairs. The author has achieved a notable breakthrough with this fascinating study of a political organisation whose role and influence in Hong Kong have hitherto been shrouded in secrecy.’ —Leo Goodstadt

Author : Keith P. Griffler
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081314986X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Front Line of Freedom written by Keith P. Griffler and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white "conductors" and black "passengers." Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led "stations" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement in the river's port cities and towns. Front Line of Freedom fully examines America's first successful interracial freedom movement, which proved to be as much a struggle to transform the states north of the Ohio as those to its south. In a climate of racial proscription, mob violence, and white hostility, the efforts of Ohio Valley African Americans to establish and maintain communities became inextricably linked to the steady stream of fugitives crossing the region. As Griffler traces the efforts of African Americans to free themselves, Griffler provides a window into the process by which this clandestine network took shape and grew into a powerful force in antebellum America.

Author : Jon C. Volkwein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dust Protection Afforded by Enclosed Cabs on Surface and Underground Mine Machinery written by Jon C. Volkwein and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Simon Jones
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844684709
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground Warfare, 1914–1918 written by Simon Jones and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Joness graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy, covers the tunneling methods they employed, and shows the increasingly lethal tactics they developed during the war in which military mining reached its apotheosis. He concentrates on the struggle for ascendancy by the British tunneling companies on the Western Front.But his wide-ranging study also tells the story of the little known but fascinating subterranean battles fought in the French sectors of the Western Front and between the Austrians and the Italians in the Alps which have never been described before in English. Vivid personal testimony is combined with a lucid account of the technical challenges and ever-present perils of tunneling in order to give an all-round insight into the extraordinary experience of this underground war.

Author : Simon Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472861078
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Underground 1914–18: Tactics and Equipment written by Simon Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18. Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theatres, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels and dugouts. In 1914–17, the underground war was a product of static trench warfare, essential to survive it and part of both sides' attempts to overcome it. In 1917–18 it was rendered largely obsolete by the development of the all-arms battle as mobility was restored to the battlefield. In the stagnant, troglodyte existence of trench warfare, military mining was a hidden world of heroism and terror in which hours of suspenseful listening were spent monitoring the steady picking of unseen opponents, edging quietly towards the enemy, and judging when to fire a charge. Break-ins to enemy mine galleries resulted in hand-to-hand fighting in the darkness. The ingenuity, claustrophobia and tactical importance of the underground war are discussed and depicted in this fully illustrated study from an acknowledged expert. The artwork plates include depictions of the specialized uniforms, weapons and equipment used underground, as well as vignettes that vividly convey the many aspects of subterranean warfare during World War I.

Author : Christine Loh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789888028948
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground Front written by Christine Loh and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an examination of the role that the Chinese Communist Party has played in Hong Kong since the creation of the Party in 1921, through to the present day.

Author : Alexander Barrie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258508432
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Underground written by Alexander Barrie and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daphné Richemond-Barak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190457244
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground Warfare written by Daphné Richemond-Barak and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Tunnels in conflict : from ancient uses to contemporary threats -- Underground warfare : from a tool of war to a global security threat -- Sovereignty over the underground -- Contending with tunnels : law, strategy, and methods -- Underground warfare and the jus ad bellum -- Underground warfare and the jus in bello : general considerations -- Underground warfare near, by, and against civilians -- Conclusion

Author : Kat Richardson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440639043
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground written by Kat Richardson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the cold of winter, Pioneer Square's homeless are being butchered, and zombies have been seen roaming the streets of the underground city buried beneath modern Seattle. Greywalker H arper Blaine is asked to investigate by her friend Quinton, who fears he may be implicated in the deaths. They soon discover that someone has unleashed a monster of ancient legend- and H arper must deal with both the living and the dead to find the creature and put a stop to it...unless it stops her first.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1222 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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