Empires of the Word

Publisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Levi RoachPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 25Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii...

The compelling story of the world's greatest ancient powers.Illustrations: 10 Illustrations, black and white; 28 Illustrations, colorEditor(s): Tho...

From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River's civilizations, emperors and explorers.

'The empires of the future would be the empires of the mind' declared Churchill in 1943, envisaging universal empires living in peaceful harmony. R...

Georgia is the most Western-looking state in today's Near or Middle East. This book begins with the first intimations of the existence of Georgians...

Reducere. One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains and flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. I...

The first global history of the Normans, who - beyond the conquest of England - came to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.Publ...

Reducere. Travels in the Old Empires of the South-West Pacific East of Java, west of Tahiti and north of the Cape York peninsula of Australia lie the unknown...

Reducere. In The Other World, French dramatist Cyrano de Bergerac tells of his fictional attempts to reach a lunar civilization that sees the Earth as its ow...

DescriptionHow the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world orderWhat accounts for the rise of the state, the creation o...

Reducere. How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world order What accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the firs...

In June 1887, a man known as General Husayn, a manumitted slave turned dignitary in the Ottoman province of Tunis, passed away in Florence after a ...

This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish c...

DescriptionWords have always held great power in the Gaelic traditions of the Scottish Highlands: bardic poems bought immortality for their subject...

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...

In Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, Sean W. Anthony demonstrates how critical readings of non-Muslim and Muslim sources in tandem can breathe new...

A comprehensive exploration, spanning 1, 300 years, of the art and culture of the Sahel region of Africa

DescriptionThroughout the 'long 19th century', the Ottoman and Russian empires shared a goal of destroying one another. Yet, they also shared a sim...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Lying in the middle of a plain in m...

Reducere. 210If you want to discover the captivating history of the ancient Middle East, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: Ancient...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the ancient Middle East, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: Ancient Ne...

Reducere. The Fate of Empires asks why many civilizations throughout human history have risen to greatness but later collapse into ruin. Can there be a perma...

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley LtdAuthor(s): DKIllustration(s): 883 photographsNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 243 x 287 x 33C...

Reducere. Written by one of the foremost contemporary authorities on Saint Dominic, this book represents the latest, best, most concise and readable spiritua...

Reducere. On the Incarnation of the Word of God is an ancient text by Saint Athanasius, who expounds upon the divine and eternal wisdom offered by Lord. Firs...

Reducere. "Western people no longer hear; everything is grasped by sight. They no longer speak; they show." -- Jacques EllulWell-known for his many books on ...

Published here for the fi rst time, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg's historically unique photographs show the Archivo General de Indias in Seville before i...

A gripping and fast-paced narrative, Pulizer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik tells the story of the titanic battle between two giants of the Gilded Ag...

DescriptionBefore newspapers were ravaged by the digital age, they were a powerful force, especially in Australia -- a country of newspaper giants ...