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Ia Drang 1965(2020) HARRIS, J. P.,EWARD, J. KENNETHA highly illustrated account of the Ia Drang campaign of 1965, a key event in the Vietnam War, which was immortalized in the film We Were Soldiers Once… and Young.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Burning Forest(2019) SUNDAR, NANDINIThe war between Maoists and the state in the heart of IndiaVezava: Trda107,19 € -
Social Theory of Corruption(2020) RAJAN, SUDHIR CHELLALaw and policy treat corruption as something far less than it truly is. Using India’s long history as a case study, Sudhir Chella Rajan argues that corruption is the structure underlying social hierarchy. Throughout history, elites have fixed the rules ofVezava: Trda40,31 € -
Top-Down Democracy in South Korea(2019) MOBRAND, ERIK (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY)While popular movements in South Korea rightly grab the headlines for forcing political change and holding leaders to account, those movements are only part of the story of the construction and practice of democracy.Vezava: Mehka70,59 € -
Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates(2022) KENNEDY, HUGH (SOAS, UK)The Prophet and the Age of Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600-1050AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed.Vezava: Mehka71,74 € -
Buddhism(2019) IGUNMA, JANA,MAY, SAN SANAccompanying the largest ever display of the British Library's Buddhist treasures, Buddhism introduces the history, philosophy, geographical spread and practices of Buddhism, exploring its relevance in the modern world.Vezava: Mehka29,70 € -
Manchu Way(2001) ELLIOTT, MARK C.In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, This book supplies a radically new perspective on the formative period of the modernVezava: Mehka56,55 € -
Qing Empire and the Opium War(2018) MAO, HAIJIANThe Opium War of 1839–42 is a subject of enduring interest. The Chinese historian Mao Haijian presents a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists, offering a comprehensive explanation as to why the Qing Empire was so badly defVezava: Mehka89,25 € -
Afghanistan File(2021) SAUD, PRINCE TURKI ALFAISAL ALThe Afghanistan File, written by the former head of Saudi Arabian Intelligence, tells the story of his Department's involvement in Afghanistan from the time of the Soviet invasion in 1979 to 9/11/2001.Vezava: Trda30,89 € -
Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood(2014) FINKEL, IRVINGTHE ARK BEFORE NOAH: Decoding the Story of the Flood by Dr Irving Finkel is a compelling investigation of one of the most famous myths in the world - and how the re-discovery of an ancient tablet challenges our view of ancient history in a new and excitinVezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Mr Selden's Map of China(2015) BROOK, TIMOTHYForensic history at its best: an ancient map reveals the origins of world trade, and surprising twists in China's history.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Nile(2015) WILKINSON, TOBYA journey down river from Aswan to Cairo – through time, place and historyVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Black Sea(2015) ASCHERSON, NEALBlack Sea is a homage to an ocean and its shores and a meditation on Eurasian history, from the earliest times to the present. the growth of Russian power across the grasslands, and the centuries of war between Ottoman and Russian Empires around the BlackVezava: Mehka18,21 €
