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Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45(2017) STILLE, MARK (AUTHOR)Vezava: Mehka20,07 € -
US Navy Ships vs Kamikazes 1944–45(2016) STILLE, MARK (AUTHOR)A compact account of the desperate measures taken by the Japanese against US Navy surface ships in late 1944. Their solution, suicide attacks by manned aircraft, was not only terrifying and effective, but it has fascinated military historians and readersVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Finnish Soldier vs Soviet Soldier(2016) CAMPBELL, DAVIDThe Winter War was an epic David-and-Goliath conflict that saw a small Finnish force stand against the full force of the Red Army. Focusing on three key battles, this illustrated study assesses the combat performance of the Finnish and Soviet forces durinVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
US Marine vs NVA Soldier(2015) HIGGINS, DAVID R.Featuring archive photographs, specially commissioned artwork, official reports, and first-hand accounts, an expert assessment of the savage clashes between men of the United States Marine Corps and North Vietnamese Army as the latter sought to infiltrateVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Armies of Sand - The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness(2019) KENNETH POLLACKVezava: Trda44,14 € -
Ghostly Desires(2016) FUHRMANN, ARNIKAIn Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective liVezava: Mehka46,56 € -
A History of Private Life(1992)First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world.Vezava: Mehka67,35 € -
Cinema of Actuality(2013) FURUHATA, YURIKOCinema of Actuality analyzes Japanese avant-garde filmmakers' struggle to radicalize cinema in light of the intensifying politics of spectacle and a rapidly changing media environment, one that was increasingly dominated by television.Vezava: Mehka46,56 € -
Legal Lessons(2021) ALTEHENGER, JENNIFERLegal Lessons examines how China’s party-state attempted to motivate ordinary citizens to learn laws during the Mao period. Archival records, advice manuals, and colorful propaganda materials reveal how official attempts to promote “correct” understandingVezava: Mehka51,59 € -
Astronomy and Astrology in the Islamic World(2016) BLAKE, STEPHEN P. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EMERITUS, ST. OLAF COLLEGE)This textbook surveys the major advances in the heavenly sciences from Isfahan, Maragha and Samarqand. It looks at the development of astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 17th century, and their influence on the beliefs and praVezava: Mehka44,78 € -
Revolution and its Discontents(2019) SADEGHI-BOROUJERDI, ESKANDAR (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)Starting with the end of the Iran-Iraq War in August 1988 and the death of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, Sadeghi-Boroujerdi looks at the rise and evolution of reformist thought in Iran and how it came to rethink the nature of political and religious authoriVezava: Trda207,53 € -
Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500-1800(2009) EL-ROUAYHEB, KHALEDAttitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which aVezava: Mehka45,62 € -
Raj(1998) JAMES, LAWRENCE* A book that is narrative-driven, but full of outstanding scholarship and insight. * Subtitled 'The Making and Unmaking of British India' - how the British Raj shaped the Indian sub-continent as it is today.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Tantra(2020) RAMOS, IMMAA compelling exploration of Tantric rituals and spirituality, published to coincide with a once-in-a-generation exhibition at the British Museum.Vezava: Trda49,07 € -
North Korea Confidential(2020) TUDOR, DANIEL,PEARSON, JAMESWhat is life in North Korea really like? This fascinating book by celebrated journalists Daniel Tudor and James Pearson explores that very question. The authors interview experts and tap a broad variety of sources to provide a startling insider's view ofVezava: Mehka19,62 €
