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Hong Kong Unveiled
"Hong Kong unveiled is an access all areas pass into Chinese culture and customs. Though written with a Hong Kong slant, it applies to any Chinese community worldwide. Invited to a Chinese wedding or business function and don't know the correct form? This book will lead you through the minefield where an innocent mistake could see you lose your friend or your business connection. Want to change a run of bad luck? Or are your jokes falling flat with your Chinese friends? Find out how and why in this far-ranging book - which also explains how many seemingly strange customs came about." --Publisher description.
Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019
Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage is the only up-to-date printed reference guide to the United Kingdom's titled families: the hereditary peers, life peers and peeresses, and baronets, and their descendants who form the fascinating tapestry of the peerage. This is the first ebook edition of Debrett's Peerage &Baronetage, and it also contains information relating to:The Royal FamilyCoats of ArmsPrincipal British Commonwealth OrdersCourtesy titlesForms of addressExtinct, dormant, abeyant and disclaimed titles.Special features for this anniversary edition include:The Roll of Honour, 1920: a list of the 3,150 people whose names appeared in the volume who were killed in action or died as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War.A number of specially commissioned articles, including an account of John Debrett's life and the early history of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, a history of the royal dukedoms, and an in-depth feature exploring the implications of modern legislation and mores on the ancient traditions of succession.
Peerage & Baronetage 2011
This is the last remaining and only printed reference guide to the British aristocracy currently available.
Saints' Legends in Medieval Sarum Breviaries
Machine generated contents note:pt. OneCatalogue of the Manuscripts and Early Printed Editions --pt. TwoThree Studies --A.Key Findings on the Major Textual Families --B.'Extra' Texts for Saints in Some Manuscripts --C.Key Findings on Liturgical Regulation and the Dating of These Manuscripts --Conclusion.
Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008
The extraordinary life of Australia's first international racehorse, from creating new records in Australia to his life in California, where he won the Hollywood Gold Cup In wartime Sydney, a small and weedy racehorse kicked his way through the top tier of Australian racing. He was Shannon, one of the fastest horses the nation had ever seen. Between 1943 and 1947, Shannon broke record after record with his garrulous jockey Darby Munro. When they sensationally lost the Epsom Handicap by six inches, they forever were stamped by the race they didn't win. Sold in August 1947 for the highest price ever paid at auction for an Australian thoroughbred, Shannon ended up in America. Through headline-s...
Who's who in European Politics
"Recommended for academic & large public libraries with an emphasis on current Western Europe."--Choice. "...valuable for large public & academic libraries for having collected in one source information on so many European political figures."--Booklist. With the economic & political significance of the "1992" measures & the anticipated unification of Europe, this timely reference identifies over 6,000 of the key players in the present European political & economic arenas. Coverage spans the twelve members of the European Community (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, & the United Kingdom), the seven members of the European ...
Protecting the Empire's Humanity
Protecting the Empire's Humanity lays bare the contradictions of mid-nineteenth-century imperial Britain and the fatal flaws in imperial 'humanitarianism'.
Who's who in European Politics
Alfabetisk ordnede biografier af 6.000 politisk aktive mænd og kvinder i Europrådets medlemslande samt en politisk vejviser over regering, lovgivende forsamling, større politiske partier samt fagforbund
