Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, Paperback - Christopher I. Beckwith

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking o...

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The Cambridge History of Religion in the Classical World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East a...

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both mer...

This volume, introduced by Edgar Peltenburg, presents the results of latest research by young scholars working on aspects of Cypriot archaeology fr...

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Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of ScotlandAuthor(s): Lindsey BusterIllustration(s): 195 colour illustrations; 195 colour illustrationsNumber of ...

An atlas of English archaeology covering the period from the middle Bronze Age (c. 1500 BC) to Domesday Book (AD 1086), encompassing the Bronze and...

A Game of Clans: collectores venatoresque, agricolae pastoresque and A Clash of Chiefs: rex militaris, rex sacrorum are the first and second volume...

This book is for readers interested in both ancient history and the history of olive oil and wine. Readers will appreciate this book's in-depth acc...

Armour Never Wearies is the first volume to bring together all the hitherto scattered evidence - archaeological, literary and artistic - for the fo...

Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rom...

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A fundamental dimension of the Russian historical experience has been the diversity of its people and cultures, religions and languages, landscapes...

Written by one of the world's foremost historians of human migration, Peoples and Empires is the story of the great European empires--the Roman, th...

Reducere. A sweeping history that tracks the development of trade and industry across the world, from Ancient Rome to today. From the development of internat...

Reducere. DescriptionThe long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American storyWas America founded as a Christian nation or a secular ...

The Times No. 3 Bestseller A Waterstones 'Book You Need to Read in 2022' The definitive history of the North of England as told through the lives o...

Written in lovely prose, this book displays all the skills for which Thubron is renowned: scholarship, sensitivity, sensibility and a magical mix o...

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Reducere. What do you know about Greek history?The ancient Greeks loom large in legend and lore. In ancient myth, names such as Hercules, Achilles, and Prome...

A cultural history of modern Japan, celebrating the novels of Mishima, the films of Ozu, and other high culture and pop culture developments as the...

Reducere. To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and i...

Reducere. The Silk Roads are the symbol of the interconnectedness of ancient Eurasian civilizations. Using challenging land and maritime routes, merchants an...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Silk Road, then keep reading...The Silk Road, which has been understood as a generalized rou...

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One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis.Longlisted for the Orwell PrizeA New York Ti...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Nick BryantNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 32Cover type: Paperback...

DescriptionThe Silk Road - a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secret, even today, is that this fabled route linking Europe wi...

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This is the most comprehensive history of the Netherlands available in the English language. It surveys Dutch history from the 16th century, when t...

This book provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1, 400, 000 (the Paleoli...

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