Author's Note : rnrnThe identity of several people in this book has been disguised, in case harsher times return. The journey recorded here took place over a single autumn and early winter, but incorporates a few episodes from an earlier, briefer visit to China. So the book is a compression of experience, and inevitably omits many encounters made barren by people's reticence or by my poor Manda…
Agatha Christie, in one of her witty books, The Moving Finger, introduces a girl fresh from school and lets her run on about what she thinks of it. Such a lot of things seem to me such rot. History, for instance. Why, it's quite different out of different books!" To this her sensible elderly confidant replies: "That is its real interest."rn"
Agatha Christie, in one of her witty books, The Moving Finger, introduces a girl fresh from school and lets her run on about what she thinks of it. Such a lot of things seem to me such rot. History, for instance. Why, it's quite different out of different books!" To this her sensible elderly confidant replies: "That is its real interest."rn"
THE dramatic events of the First World War focussed the attention of scholars and students on recent European history, more perhaps in Germany than anywhere else. On the collapse of the Hohen- zollern Empire the fathers of the Weimar Republic courageously decided to reveal the diplomatic secrets of the Imperial régime The main burden of Die Grosse Politik der Europäischen Kabinette, 1871-1914…
A FEW weeks ago I was travelling in a Minicab across London when the conversation with the driver naturally turned to the overcrowding of the Metropolis. The driver was inclined to blame the lack of rival attractions in many provincial towns which had no theatres and no concert halls. 'I hate the word culture,' he said, in what I can only describe
It's intended tat with the publication of this book all those who are directly and indirectly involved in tourism will be able to get information on the latest development in the tourism subsector, which will enable, them to adjust plans and activities in their respective areas, if deemed necessary.
saif/07/03/25
Ind/ 24/01/2025
Unesco has declared Sighisoara one of its specially protected heritage sites: an expert team from the UN culture agency visited the controversial site in April and produced a report this week recommending that the government find somewhere else to honour - or make money out of - its bloodthirsty tourist attraction.
saif/09/05/2025