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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
This unique biography of Alimqul Amir-i Lashkar, commander-in-chief of the Kokand army in 1863-1865 is devoted to the history of the Kokand khanate, a state that played a great role in Central Asian history in the 18th and 19th centuries.
This book describes the taking of Hong Kong from Elliot's point of view for the first time '- through the personal letters of himself and his wife Clara '- and shows a man of intelligence, conscience and humanitarian instincts.
Shiga Shigetaka was a pioneering advocate of the preservation of Japan's cultural identity in the face of increasing pressure from the west. This book presents a realistic picture of Shiga's beliefs and thus gain insight into modern Japanese
A study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military (Army/Navy) and especially intra-military (navy) relations.
This biographical study of Sir John Woodroffe, famous for his tantric studies, examines his social identity in Calcutta as well as his relationship to Sanskrit and the texts.
This study is a radical and controversial analysis of the life and works of Rewi Alley utilizing both Chinese materials and previously unpublished materials from western sources. Rather than a biography as such, it is a revisionist history.
This study of China's most popular eighteenth-century poet includes a generous and representative sampling of Yuan's poetry in translation, the first to do justice to the wide variety and richness of his oeuvre.
A historical document to our understanding of the continuing stalemate in Middle Eastern Affairs.
Presents the story of the evolution of modern Bahrain through the life and times of Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, ruler of the country, from 1942 through the crucial... Læs mere
A biography of Angami Zapuphizo, the patriot leader of Nagaland in the north-eastern hills of South Asia, who died in exile in England in 1990. It focuses on Zapuphizo's life, looking at his... Læs mere
This is an absorbing account of the life and work of Clara Collet, a leading economist, statistician and champion of women's employment.