Aristocratic Violence and Holy War. Studies in the Jihad and the Arab-Byzantine Frontier, Paperback - Michael Bonner

Publisher: American Oriental SocietyAuthor(s): Michael BonnerNumber of pages: 238Collection: American Oriental SeriesPublication date: 2013Dimensio...

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The book that inspired the epic movie, Dances with Wolves, and its sequel, The Holy Road, together in one volume for the first time.

A study of how artists and photographers shaped imperial visions of war and peace in the Victorian periodPublisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies ...

The book that inspired the epic movie, Dances with Wolves, and its sequel, The Holy Road, together in one volume for the first time.

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyNumber of pages: 548Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 231 x 158 x 35Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): ...

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The Islamic State movement (ISIS/IS) burst onto the world stage in 2014. From its heartland in Syria, where it arose from the chaos of the Syrian R...

This collection of essays begins with the premise that violence, in its relationship to order, is a central element of history.Publisher: Oxbow Boo...

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Reducere. The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockefeller, the son of the head of the Uni...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Jerome (Research associate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHE...

The study of race and ethnicity should be considered as an overlooked subject in the field of Iranian photography. One of the important themes in t...

Publisher: Transcript VerlagNumber of pages: 314Collection: Urban StudiesPublication date: 2014Dimensions: 163 x 240 x 18Cover type: Paperback / so...

A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920Publisher: Yale Universi...

The conquest of Egypt by Islamic armies under the command of Amr ibn al-As in the seventh century transformed medieval Egyptian society. Seeking to...

Twenty papers combining archaeology and bioarchaeology to give a sophisticated picture of life and death in Asia Minor from ca. 200 BC - to AD 1300...

The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontie...

Reducere. In this book Michael A. Gordon examines the causes and consequences of the tragic and bloody Orange Riots that rocked New York City in 1870 and 187...

Revised and updated new edition of this controversial bestseller, which has sold over 200, 000 copies in paperback alone. It contains all new illus...

A brilliantly original take on the First World War, tracing the Indian army's journey from a small professional service to a crucial part of the co...

War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War - Robert Gerwarth, John Horne

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A major work of mystical literature, this account focuses on 14 visions in the form of dramatic conversations with the divine, interspersed with da...

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From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East's disintegration The Age of Jihad charts the tur...

Focuses on a late eighteenth-century conflict between Creek Indians and Georgians. The conflict was marked by years of seemingly random theft and v...

Offers a wide-ranging exploration of armed conflict as depicted in art that illustrates the constant presence of war in our everyday lives. Philip ...

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This volume celebrates the twenty-fifth Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. It presents the history of the congress accompanied by photographs and ...

3, 000 Years of War and Peace in the Maya Lowlands presents the cutting-edge research of 25 authors in the fields of archaeology, biological anthro...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Tarek (TRT World Research Centre, Turkey) CherkaouiIllustration(s): 9 bw illusNumber of pages: 320Pu...

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Whether victorious or not, Central European states faced fundamental challenges after the First World War as they struggled to contain ongoing viol...

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DescriptionThe previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil WarIn The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers...

Right-wing violence is undergoing a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, much of this violence has been a backlash against migrants an...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Karl HapalIllustration(s): 11 Halftones, black and white; 4 MapsNumber of pages: 216Publication date:...

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Illustrated with 160 photographs, paintings, artworks and maps, The Crusades is a fascinating and accessible history from the first ill-fated exped...

The authors take readers to the heart of the struggles of the outlaw women ofthe rural West, considering how poverty and gendered violence overlap ...

DescriptionThis book is about the section of the Thirty-Year War, relating primarily to the struggle between the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, and Fra...

Christians throughout the ages have confessed, bI believe in the Holy Spirit, b yet the Holy Spirit has often remained a shadowy figure, relegated ...

Reducere. Violence has been a central feature of America's history, culture, and place in the world. It has taken many forms: from state-sponsored uses of fo...

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Reducere. Six-year-old Randy conducts bloody wars in the sandtray, calling them "World War One, " World War Two, and "The War of the Ancient Dragon." He burn...