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State, Economy and the Great Divergence: Great Britain and China, 1680s-1850s(2015) PEER VRIESVezava: Mehka48,46 € -
Great Famine & Genocide in Iran(2013) MAJD, MOHAMMAD GHOLIThe Iranian holocaust was one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. Using primary sources such as US military records, British official sources, and Iranian newspaper reports, this book provides a compVezava: Mehka56,13 € -
Assassins' Gate(2007) PACKER, GEORGEThe Assassins' Gate recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq. The consequences of that policy are shown in the author's vivid reporting on the ground in Iraq, where heVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Brief History of the Samurai(2010) CLEMENTS, JONATHANA superb insight into the history of the SamuraiVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Japanese Family in Transition(2013) VOGEL, SUZANNE HALLThese gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and economic uncertainty in contemporary Japan.Vezava: Trda62,02 € -
Ashoka(2013) ALLEN, CHARLESThrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Great Hedge of India(2002) MOXHAM, ROYThe bestselling account of the author's quest for a lost wonder of the world, The Great Hedge of India.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Introduction to Islamic Law(2009) HALLAQ, WAEL B. (MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL)Wael Hallaq, a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. This book will be the first stop for those who wish to understand the fundamentals of Islamic law and itVezava: Mehka53,21 € -
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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 € -
Forgotten Voices of Burma(2010) THOMPSON, JULIANFrom the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War 2 - the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy morVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Beware of Small States(2011) HIRST, DAVIDTo understand Lebanon's history is to understand the history of the entire region - and, with the rise of Hizbullah, it has come to assume a disproportionate, dangerous power of its own.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
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 €
