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District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh; Volume 14 (Hardcover): United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (in District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh; Volume 14 (Hardcover)
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (in
R1,038 Discovery Miles 10 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Britain and the Regency of Tripoli - Consuls and Empire-Building in Nineteenth-Century North Africa (Hardcover): Sara M.... Britain and the Regency of Tripoli - Consuls and Empire-Building in Nineteenth-Century North Africa (Hardcover)
Sara M. ElGaddari
R3,026 Discovery Miles 30 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By the early 1820s, British policy in the Eastern Mediterranean was at a crossroads. Historically shaped by the rivalry with France, the course of Britain's future role in the region was increasingly affected by concern about the future of the Ottoman Empire and fears over Russia's ambitions in the Balkans and the Middle East. The Regency of Tripoli was at this time establishing a new era in foreign and commercial relations with Europe and the United States. Among the most important of these relationships was that with Britain. Using the National Archive records of correspondence of the British consuls and diplomats from 1795 to 1832, and within the context of the wider Eastern Question, this book reconstructs the the Anglo-Tripolitanian relationship and argues that the Regency played a vital role in Britain's imperial strategy during and after the Napoleonic Wars. Including the perspective of Tripolitanian notables and British diplomats, it contends that the activities of British consuls in Tripoli, and the networks they fostered around themselves, reshaped the nature and extent of British imperial activity in the region.

Malay Spiritualism - With Some Other Notes on the Folklore of the Malaysian Peninsula (Folklore History Series) (Hardcover):... Malay Spiritualism - With Some Other Notes on the Folklore of the Malaysian Peninsula (Folklore History Series) (Hardcover)
Various
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Singapore 1819 - A Living Legacy (Hardcover): Kennie Ting Singapore 1819 - A Living Legacy (Hardcover)
Kennie Ting
R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Out of stock

The story of modern Singapore as told through its living heritage is encapsulated in this handsome book, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Singapore's founding as a city-state. Today's vibrant, cosmopolitan country developed a singular identity through the many colourful `ingredients' outlined in this book. Starting with the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, we review the many events, people, artefacts, legends and lifestyles pre- and post-1819 that contributed to make Singapore the unique city it is today. This is the first book to encompass all aspects of Singaporean heritage, be it sociological, environmental or man-made. Historic personages, monuments, architecture and the arts, cultures and traditions, and flora and fauna are all covered in their many facets. The book showcases how much of 1800s and early 1900s Singapore remains today, thereby presenting a lesser-known side to the city-state - one that is surprisingly historic and richly evocative, a different face to a place more often associated with a stark modernity. Insightful, lively texts by museum director and heritage expert, Kennie Ting, are accompanied by archival images, contemporary photographs, maps and more, to present a comprehensive picture of the city-state - past and present.

Twenty Years in the Himalaya (Hardcover): Charles Granville Bruce Twenty Years in the Himalaya (Hardcover)
Charles Granville Bruce
R1,039 Discovery Miles 10 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Qumran in en om die Bybel - 'n Nuwe blik op die Dooieseerolle (Afrikaans, Paperback, Reissue): Joan Annandale-Potgieter Qumran in en om die Bybel - 'n Nuwe blik op die Dooieseerolle (Afrikaans, Paperback, Reissue)
Joan Annandale-Potgieter
R150 Discovery Miles 1 500 Ships in 7 - 10 working days

In hierdie publikasie word nuwe lig gewerp op die Qumran-gemeenskap, die struktuur waarin hulle georganiseer was en hul ultrakonserwatiewe leefwyse. Die wyse waarop hul leiers die boeke van die Ou Testament geinterpreteer het, blyk uit die kommentare wat hulle geskryf het. Hierdie publikasie help die leser om verwysings in die evangelies beter te begryp en bied insig in 'n gemeenskap wat in dieselfde tyd as die Nuwe-Testamentiese gemeenskap geleef het en waaraan sommige van Jesus se volgelinge moontlik behoort het.

Syria - The Desert and the Sown (Hardcover): Gertrude Lowthian Bell Syria - The Desert and the Sown (Hardcover)
Gertrude Lowthian Bell
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Peasant Sage of Japan; The Life and Work of Sontoku Ninomiya (Hardcover): Kokei Tomita, Tadasu Yoshimoto A Peasant Sage of Japan; The Life and Work of Sontoku Ninomiya (Hardcover)
Kokei Tomita, Tadasu Yoshimoto
R932 Discovery Miles 9 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
One Brick at a Time (Hardcover): Rich Walton One Brick at a Time (Hardcover)
Rich Walton
R621 R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Iran and a French empire of trade, 1700-1808 - The other Persian letters (Paperback): Junko Therese Takeda Iran and a French empire of trade, 1700-1808 - The other Persian letters (Paperback)
Junko Therese Takeda
R3,398 Discovery Miles 33 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Iran and a French Empire of Trade examines the understudied topic of Franco-Persian relations in the long eighteenth century to highlight how rising tensions among Eurasian empires and revolutions in the Atlantic world were profoundly intertwined. Conflicts between Persia, Turkey, India and Russia, and European weapons-dealing with these empires occurred against a backdrop of climate change and food insecurities that destabilized markets. Takeda shows how the French state relied on "entrepreneurial imperialism" to extend commercial activities eastwards beyond the Mediterranean during this time, from Louis XIV's reign to Napoleon Bonaparte's First Empire. Organized as a collection of microhistories, her study showcases a colourful set of characters-rogue merchants from Marseille, a gambling house madam, a naturalized Greek-French drogman, and a bi-cultural Genevan-Persian consul, among others-to demonstrate how individuals on the fringes of French society spearheaded projects to foster ties between France and Persia. Considering the Enlightenment as a product of a connected world, Takeda investigates how trans-imperial adventurers, merchants, consuls, and informants negotiated treaties, traded commodities and arms, transferred knowledge, and introduced industrial practices from Asia to Europe. And she shows the surprising ways in which Enlightenment debates about regime changes from the Safavid to Qajar dynasties and Persia's borderland wars shaped French ideas about revolution and policies related to empire-building.

Chota Nagpore, a Little-known Province of the Empire (Hardcover): Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt Chota Nagpore, a Little-known Province of the Empire (Hardcover)
Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Travels Into Bokhara (Hardcover): Alexander Burnes Travels Into Bokhara (Hardcover)
Alexander Burnes
R1,077 Discovery Miles 10 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas; Who, by Extraordinary Talents and Enterprise, Rose From an Obscure Situation to the Rank... Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas; Who, by Extraordinary Talents and Enterprise, Rose From an Obscure Situation to the Rank of a General, in the Service of the Native Powers in the North-West of India (Hardcover)
William Francklin
R975 Discovery Miles 9 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sand Searchers (Hardcover): Timothy Maccormac, Alisha Rath, Bren Kolson Sand Searchers (Hardcover)
Timothy Maccormac, Alisha Rath, Bren Kolson
R890 Discovery Miles 8 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Betrayed Armenia (Hardcover): Diana Agabeg Apcar Betrayed Armenia (Hardcover)
Diana Agabeg Apcar
R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Coins of the Moghul Emperors of Hindustan in the British Museum (Hardcover): Stanley Lane-Poole The Coins of the Moghul Emperors of Hindustan in the British Museum (Hardcover)
Stanley Lane-Poole
R1,448 Discovery Miles 14 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Peoples of the Old Testament World (Paperback, 5th Printing of Pbk Ed.): Alfred J. Hoerth, Gerald L. Mattingly, Edwin M.... Peoples of the Old Testament World (Paperback, 5th Printing of Pbk Ed.)
Alfred J. Hoerth, Gerald L. Mattingly, Edwin M. Yamauchi
R987 Discovery Miles 9 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The ancient Israelites lived among many nations, and knowing about the people and culture of these nations can enhance understanding of the Old Testament. Peoples of the Old Testament World provides up-to-date descriptions of the people groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel.
Detailed accounts by specialists cover each group's origin, history, rulers, architecture, art, religion, and contacts with biblical Israel.

Elements of South-Indian Palaeography, (Hardcover): A.C. Burnell Elements of South-Indian Palaeography, (Hardcover)
A.C. Burnell
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nine Quarters of Jerusalem - A New Biography of the Old City (Paperback, Main): Matthew Teller Nine Quarters of Jerusalem - A New Biography of the Old City (Paperback, Main)
Matthew Teller
R323 R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Save R17 (5%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Original and illuminating ... what a good book this is' Jonathan Dimbleby 'A love letter to the people of the Old City' Jerusalem Post In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. Maps divide the walled Old City into four quarters, yet that division doesn't reflect the reality of mixed and diverse neighbourhoods. Beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, much of the Old City remains little known to visitors, its people overlooked and their stories untold. Nine Quarters of Jerusalem lets the communities of the Old City speak for themselves. Ranging through ancient past and political present, it evokes the city's depth and cultural diversity. Matthew Teller's highly original 'biography' features the Old City's Palestinian and Jewish communities, but also spotlights its Indian and African populations, its Greek and Armenian and Syriac cultures, its downtrodden Dom Gypsy families and its Sufi mystics. It discusses the sources of Jerusalem's holiness and the ideas - often startlingly secular - that have shaped lives within its walls. Nine Quarters of Jerusalem is an evocation of place through story, led by the voices of Jerusalemites.

Parthia (Hardcover): George Rawlinson Parthia (Hardcover)
George Rawlinson
R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Shivaji and His Times (Hardcover): Jadunath Sarkar Shivaji and His Times (Hardcover)
Jadunath Sarkar
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Out of Mao's Shadow - The Struggle for the Soul of a New China (Paperback): Philip P. Pan Out of Mao's Shadow - The Struggle for the Soul of a New China (Paperback)
Philip P. Pan
R565 R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From an award-winning journalist for "The Washington Post" and one of the leading China correspondents of his generation comes an eloquent and vivid chronicle of the world's most successful authoritarian state -- a nation undergoing a remarkable transformation.

Philip P. Pan's groundbreaking book takes us inside the dramatic battle for China's soul and into the lives of individuals struggling to come to terms with their nation's past -- the turmoil and trauma of Mao's rule -- and to take control of its future. Capitalism has brought prosperity and global respect to China, but the Communist government continues to resist the demands of its people for political freedom.

Pan, who reported in China for the "Post" for seven years and speaks fluent Chinese, eluded the police and succeeded in going where few Western journalists have dared.

From the rusting factories in the industrial northeast to a tabloid newsroom in the booming south, from a small-town courtroom to the plush offices of the nation's wealthiest tycoons, he tells the gripping stories of ordinary men and women fighting for political change. An elderly surgeon exposes the government's cover-up of the SARS epidemic. A filmmaker investigates the execution of a young woman during the Cultural Revolution. A blind man is jailed for leading a crusade against forced abortions carried out under the one-child policy.

The young people who filled Tiananmen Square in the spring of 1989 saw their hopes for a democratic China crushed in a massacre, but Pan reveals that as older, more pragmatic adults, many continue to push for justice in different ways. They are survivors whose families endured one of the world's deadliest famines during the Great Leap Forward, whose idealism was exploited during the madness of the Cultural Revolution, and whose values have been tested by the booming economy and the rush to get rich.

A Soldier's Heart - The 3 Wars of Vietnam (Hardcover): Raynold A Gauvin A Soldier's Heart - The 3 Wars of Vietnam (Hardcover)
Raynold A Gauvin
R861 R750 Discovery Miles 7 500 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Life of Abdul Hamid (Hardcover): Edwin Pears Life of Abdul Hamid (Hardcover)
Edwin Pears
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Ride to Khiva - Travels and Adventures in Central Asia (Hardcover): Fred Burnaby A Ride to Khiva - Travels and Adventures in Central Asia (Hardcover)
Fred Burnaby
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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