Interesting Photo Research Articles

Balancing Acts: The Gulf States and Israel

The national interests of weak states are subject both to external pressures, applied by strong states, and internal pressures. It is assumed that due to their weakness, external demands have a gre...

Aḥmad Šāh Forūzān. Mardī ostovār va omīdvār be ofoq-hā-ye dūrdast. Mašhad, Tarāne, 1378/1999-2000?, 574 p.

Collected articles devoted to the memory of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud. These articles deal with different aspects of the history of Jihad and resistance in Afghanistan and the historical importance of Ahmad Shah Massoud. The book consists of 16 chapters and an Appendix which is a chronology. There are a number of interesting photos and poems as well.

Race for the Reichstag: the 1945 battle for Berlin

Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, No 199, Feb 2000 The story is very well researched from German and Soviet records, laying many of the Soviet propaganda myths. A famous battle now well recorded using the latest research material available. Stone and Stone Second World War Books, on the Internet at http://www.sonic.net/~bstone/bookinfo.html The original was the best English-language book about the Soviet capture of Berlin in 1945, and the new edition is even better ... Good maps, interesting photos, excellent OBs for both sides ... While some of the tactical minutiae might be missing, this is a potent book and the revised edition remains the best account of the fighting in Berlin at the end of the war in Europe. Highly recommended. Choice- Using Soviet records as well as numerous German archival and memoir sources, Le Tissier has written a vivid account of the final battle of WW II in Europe. His book deserves to be in all WW II collections.

Properties of Ion Beam Synthesized Iron Disilicide Dots

ABSTRACTSemiconducting iron silicide dots with dimensions ranging between 5 and 100 nm can be obtained by ion implantation on Si wafers and exhibit interesting photo- and electro- luminescent properties.In our study we use structural and optical characterization as well as theoretical modelling in order to: i) discriminate among intrinsic effects of FeSi2 dots and effects due to lattice damage and Si matrix; ii) identify the range of physical parameters (size, phase, electronic structure) corresponding to the luminescent dots.

Revolution in East-Central Europe: the rise and fall of communism and the Cold War

The year 1989 marked a turning point in world history, a watershed year of unprecedented drama and political significance. No matter how one looks at those events–as the fall of communism, the democratization of Eastern Europe, or the end of the cold war–it is important to understand how the world travelled the distance of time, space, and ideology to arrive at the Berlin Wall and tear it down. David Mason provides that understanding in a concise synthesis of history, politics, economics, sociology, literature, philosophy, and popular, as well as traditional, culture. He shows how all these elements combined to yield the year that effectively closed the twentieth century–and promised to launch the new century on a hopeful note. Starting with Poland's elections in June 1989, the countries of then-communist Eastern Europe one by one revolutionized their governments and their polities; Hungary opened its borders to the West, East Germany rushed through, Czechoslovakia elected Vaclav Havel president, Bulgaria changed both party and leadership, and Romania executed Ceausescu. Although Gorbachev enabled many of these changes, he did not cause them. The illumination of the complex symbiosis between dynamics in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union is one of the greatest contributions this book makes. With undercurrents emphasizing the power of ideas, the spirit of youth, and the multifaceted force of culture and ethnicity, Mason takes the reader far beyond the events of change and into their impetus and outcomes. He applies theories of social movements, democratization, and economic transition with an even hand, showing the interaction of their effects not only regionally but worldwide. The concluding chapter puts the revolutions in Eastern Europe into international perspective and highlights their impact on East-West relations, security alliances, and economic integration. Mason discusses the European Community, the United States and the Soviet Union, and the Third World in relation to the new East-Central European configuration. Using delightful and provocative cartoons from Eastern European and Soviet presses, interesting photos, valuable tables of data, and illuminating figures, Mason emphasizes important points about the role of nationalism, ethnicity, public opinion, and harsh economic reality in the revolutionary process.

Restoration of the "San Francisco el Grande" church. Madrid. Spain

This article considers the restoration work being carried out on one of the most important monuments of the capital. After outlining the burocratic process leading up to the awarding of the project, a brief historical survay of the temple is given. The technological problems entailed, as well as the responsibility of carrying out a restoration keeping in mind the church's interior paintings, are made clear in this outline. The article goes on to specify the materials selected and the procedures used, and is illustrated with interesting photos.