Zbirka: Azijska zgodovina
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1421(2004) MENZIES, GAVINIn 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their disVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Burma Campaign(2011) MCLYNN, FRANKA vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign – one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two. The Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Argumentative Indian(2006) SEN, AMARTYA, FBAIndia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Kublai Khan(2007) MAN, JOHNUsing China's great wealth, coupled with his shrewd and subtle government, he created an empire that was the greatest since the fall of Rome, and shaped the modern world as we know it today.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Justinian's Flea(2008) ROSEN, WILLIAMIn the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. ThVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Honourable Company(1993) KEAY, JOHNDuring 200 years the East India Company grew from an association of Elizabethan tradesmen into a powerful organization. As a commercial enterprise it came to control half the world's trade and as a political entity it administered an empire. This book looVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mantle of the Prophet(2008) MOTTAHEDEH, ROY P.A new edition of Mottahedeh's gripping account of Islam and Politics in revolutionary Iran.Vezava: Mehka35,64 € -
Million Bullets(2009) FERGUSSON, JAMESHere, in their own words and for the first time, are the young veterans of Herrick 4. Controversial, fascinating and occasionally downright terrifying, A Million Bullets analyses the sorry slide into war in Helmand and asks this most troubling question: cVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Afgantsy(2012) BRAITHWAITE, SIR RODRICExamines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan (after Alexander's conquests and the many British imperial wars and skirmishes). Largely basing his account on Russian sources and interviews, the author shows the war through the eyesVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Lords of the Horizons(1999) GOODWIN, JASON‘Perhaps the most readable history ever written’ Time OutLords of the Horizons charts the Ottoman Empire's swirling epic history; dramatic — detailed and alive — a journey, and a world all in one. The Ottoman Empire has long exerted a strong pull on WesVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Untold History of Ramen(2014) SOLT, GEORGEA rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture.Vezava: Mehka48,47 € -
Wave(2013) DERANIYAGALA, SONALIA profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief -- of learning to live with grief -- that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Hiroshima Nagasaki(2013) HAM, PAULHiroshima Nagasaki challenges this deep-set perception, revealing that the atomic bombings were the final crippling blow to the Japanese in a stratgic air war waged primarily against civilians.Vezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Soldier Five(2004) COBURN, MIKESOLDIER FIVE is an elite soldier's explosive memoir of his time within the Special Air Service (SAS) and, in particular, his experiences during the 1991 Gulf War. SOLDIER FIVE is a gripping and suspenseful account of one man's experiences as a Special ForVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Bookseller Of Kabul(2004) SEIERSTAD, ASNE* The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other ... a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMESVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Cypress Tree(2012) MOHAMMADI, KAMINThe story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century IranVezava: Mehka18,21 €
