Philip Short
Biographic Data
| ID | 1027690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Short |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Short |
| SIGNATURE | SHORT P |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-1959-2412 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nom de guerre
Mao
One of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, an aggressive and distrustful leader, and a man responsible for more civilian deaths than perhaps any other historical figure. Now, four decades after Mao's death, acclaimed biographer Philip Short presents a fully updated and rev…
Mao
The Dragon and the Bear
The Fourteenth-Century Rows of York
Traces the development of the rows of timber-framed houses from the early 14th century to the first decade of the 15th century, relating them where possible to the social and economic history of York. Discusses technical innovations and changes in the style of timber framing. -- AATA
Kenyatta
Banda
Banda
Mitterrand
Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound and change-averse country into the modern world. As a statesman and as a human being, he was the incarnation of the mercurial, contrarian France which Britain and America find so perennially frustrating. He embodied the ambiguit…
The Fourteenth-Century Rows of York
Traces the development of the rows of timber-framed houses from the early 14th century to the first decade of the 15th century, relating them where possible to the social and economic history of York. Discusses technical innovations and changes in the style of timber framing. -- AATA
The Dragon and the Bear
Banda
Kenyatta
Banda
The Fourteenth-Century Rows of York
Traces the development of the rows of timber-framed houses from the early 14th century to the first decade of the 15th century, relating them where possible to the social and economic history of York. Discusses technical innovations and changes in the style of timber framing. -- AATA
The Dragon and the Bear
Mao
Mao
One of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, an aggressive and distrustful leader, and a man responsible for more civilian deaths than perhaps any other historical figure. Now, four decades after Mao's death, acclaimed biographer Philip Short presents a fully updated and rev…
Mitterrand
Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound and change-averse country into the modern world. As a statesman and as a human being, he was the incarnation of the mercurial, contrarian France which Britain and America find so perennially frustrating. He embodied the ambiguit…
Nom de guerre
Political science (6 works) · History (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Biography (2 works) · China (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic history (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · French Historical and Cultural Studies (2 works)