Mapping the Great Game. Explorers, Spies and Maps in 19th-Century Asia, Hardback - , Riaz Dean

The fascinating story of the pioneers who explored vast regions of Central Asia, India and Tibet to create maps, and spy out the country for milita...

DescriptionIn the late nineteenth century, a conviction that China was somehow weaker than other political states in Asia and the West spread acros...

Publisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): Maria NalivkinaIllustration(s): 1 Halftones, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and whiteTransla...

Reducere. Ward McAllister was a gentlemen living in the mid-to-late 19th century; this is his commentary of the high society of the time, the parties and soc...

A beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated survey of 19th-century paintings in the Netherlands

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Isobel ArmstrongNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 1982Dimensions: 219 x 151 x 21Cover type: HardbackR...

The remarkable story of the fourteen spies who, in the eyes of Nigel West, had the biggest impact on the events of the 20th Century.Publisher: Pen ...

Fashion history meets the Egyptians: the phenomena of the pharaohs and enduring fascinating with this ancient civilisation.Publisher: Pen & Sword B...

In this collection the multidimensional story of children's literature in the formative period of the long nineteenth century is illuminated, quest...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the famine by Irishmen who suffered through it *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further r...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Teresa LimNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 36Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

This volume is a comprehensive study of the challenges and opportunities facing the BIMSTEC. It analyses the BIMSTEC's present status and highlight...

The Great Game of Numbers

Provides some background on the various financial market segments of the Asian Pacific region. This book offers an understanding of institutional d...

A sumptuous, lavishly illustrated celebration of cartography, including charts, maps, globes and atlases.Publisher: National Maritime MuseumAuthor(...

This volume explores the notion of the 'self' as it was elaborated and expressed by philosophers, novelists, churchmen, poets and diarists in the E...

Empty graves. Coffins splintered. Bodies . . . missing. In the late nineteenth century, Fort Wayne, Indiana is rocked by an ongoing series of shock...

Reducere. e-artnow present to you this meticulously edited true crime collection: The Bravoes of Market-Drayton The Holocaust of Manor Place The Love Affair ...

In this innovative global history of the American Civil War, Aaron Sheehan-Dean compares and contrasts the American experience with other civil and...

Reducere. Disc: 1 1. Ave Maria - Orchestre National d'Ile de France 2. Beati qui lavant ( Extrait de mors et vita ) - Orchestre National d'Ile de France 3. A...

Reducere. Christopher AwardsIn a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down, illumina...

A fascinating insight into life in the Highlands and Islands as the forces of law and order battled to bring peace to a troubled land.

A detailed review of variations in the Asian monsoon since the mid-Holocene and its impacts on farming systems. This book assesses data and climate...

Original map illustrations show the world's greatest journeys, and illustrated fact pages tell the stories of each expedition.Illustrations: clr illus

This book addresses the multifaceted history of the domestic sphere in Europe from the Age of Reformation to the emergence of modern society. By fo...

Reducere. During the 1930s, the Greek architect and writer Panos Tzelepis (1894-1976) recorded the memories and tales of Stavris, an older relative, who as a...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Emerita Ruth Pritchard (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA) DawsonIllustration(s): 60 bw i...

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 ...

Manga adaptation of the third Sherlock BBC episode - printed in English in the US for the first time A mystery enemy is causing utter chaos for Hol...

Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York T...

A diverse and inclusive celebration of 21 amazing women explorers and adventurers from all over the worldPublisher: Otter-Barry Books LtdAuthor(s):...