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Gate(2004) BIZOT, FRANCOISIn 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official inVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Farewell Kabul(2016) LAMB, CHRISTINAFrom the award-winning co-author of I Am Malala, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious students and farmers? How did the West’s war in Afghanistan and across thVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
By Any Other Name(2021) MORLEY, SIMONA beautifully illustrated history of the Queen of Flowers and her enduring power in our gardens, art, religion and imagination.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Targeter(2021) BAKOS, NADA,COBURN, DAVID"A revealing and utterly engrossing account" of the world of high-stakes foreign intelligence and her role within the campaign to stop top-tier targets inside Al-Qaida from former CIA analyst Nada Bakos (Joby Warrick)Vezava: Mehka29,33 € -
Elegies of Chu(2022) WILLIAMS, NICHOLAS MORROW (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF CHINESE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND EDITOR OF TANG STUDIES.)This anthology, Elegies of Chu, will provide readers with an understanding of Chinese literature, examining its evolution from free-spirited, mythico-religious songs to the more formal, polished style of the Han court.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
No Beast So Fierce(2020) HUCKELBRIDGE, DANEThe deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle between man and wild. But this pulse-pounding narrative is also a nuanced story of how colonialism and environmental destruction upset the natural order, placingVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Babur(2018) DALE, STEPHEN F. (OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia. It is based primarily on his autobiography and existential verse. It offers a revealing portrait of Babur's Perso-Islamic culture, Timurid imperial ambition anVezava: Mehka39,92 € -
Hobson-Jobson(2015) YULE, HENRY,BURNELL, A. C.Hobson-Jobson is a unique lexicon of British India. Part dictionary, part encyclopedia it shows how words of Indian origin entered the English language and offers insight into Victorian views of Asia and the way cultures transform one another. Quirky andVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
North Korea(2019) MCEACHERN, PATRICK (COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOW, COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOW, WILSON CENTER)Diplomatic expert Patrick McEachern unpacks the contentious and tangled relationship between the two Koreas in an approachable question-and-answer format.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Tombstone(2013) JISHENG, YANGMore people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the fVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Bibi - The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu(2020) ANSHEL PFEFFERVezava: Mehka24,94 € -
Comics of Rutu Modan(2019) HAWORTH, KEVINProvides a close reading of Rutu Modan's work and examines her role in creating a comics arts scene in Israel. Drawing on archival research, Kevin Haworth traces the history of Israeli comics from its beginning in the 1930s, to the counterculture movementVezava: Mehka74,04 € -
First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam(2018)A new Persian edition and the first English translation of the memoirs of Muhammad Hasan 'Ali Shah (1804-1881) the first Ismaili Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan.Vezava: Trda80,72 € -
