ilość książek w kategorii: 62796
The Creature in the Map
ISBN: 9780226580258 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "This brilliantly written reconstruction of Sir Walter Raleigh's 1595 South American journey combines painstaking scholarship, vivid travelogue, and an intuitive sensitivity for the many meanings of the El Dorado myth. . . . Nicholl brings this six-week expedition to life. . . . A rare treat for both intellect and imagination."-Kirkus Reviews
"Walter Raleigh . . . was one of those Elizabethan all-rounders who still seem staggeringly larger than life. . . . Mr. Nicholl's cogent reconstruction of the journey uses Raleigh's own account, 'The Discoverie of Guiana'-part truth, part... "This brilliantly written reconstruction of Sir Walter Raleigh's 1595 South American journey combines painstaking scholarship, vivid travelogue, and a...
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137,87 zł |
People of Plenty: Economic Abundance and the American Character
ISBN: 9780226676333 / Angielski / Miękka / 1958 / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a "people of plenty" a people whose distinctive character has been shaped by economic abundance. In this important book, David M. Potter breaks new ground both in the study of this phenomenon and in his approach to the question of national character. He brings a fresh historical perspective to bear on the vital work done in this field by anthropologists, social psychologists, and psychoanalysts.
"The rejection of hindsight, with the insistence on trying to see events from the point of... America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a "people of plenty" a people whose distincti...
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148,47 zł |
Readings in Russian Civilization Volume I: Russia Before Peter the Great, 900-1700
ISBN: 9780226718538 / Angielski / Miękka / 1969 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "This new and enlarged version of "Readings in Russian Civilization" is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 items; 20 of the selections are new. The first volume has undergone the least change with 3 new items, of which 2 appear in English for the first time. In the second volume there are 6 new items; all of them appear in English for the first time. The third volume has undergone the greatest revision, with 11 new items, of which 6 are newly translated from the Russian. It is the editor's hope that items left out in the new edition will not be sorely...
"This new and enlarged version of "Readings in Russian Civilization" is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 items...
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148,47 zł |
Readings in Russian Civilization Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1700-1917
ISBN: 9780226718552 / Angielski / Miękka / 1969 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "This new and enlarged version of "Readings in Russian Civilization" is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 items; 20 of the selections are new. The first volume has undergone the least change with 3 new items, of which 2 appear in English for the first time. In the second volume there are 6 new items; all of them appear in English for the first time. The third volume has undergone the greatest revision, with 11 new items, of which 6 are newly translated from the Russian. It is the editor's hope that items left out in the new edition will not be sorely...
"This new and enlarged version of "Readings in Russian Civilization" is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 items...
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159,08 zł |
Readings in Russian Civilization Volume III: Soviet Russia, 1917-1963
ISBN: 9780226718576 / Angielski / Miękka / 1969 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "This new and enlarged version of Readings in Russian Civilization is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 items; 20 of the selections are new. The first volume has undergone the least change with 3 new items, of which 2 appear in English for the first time. In the second volume there are 6 new items; all of them appear in English for the first time. The third volume has undergone the greatest revision, with 11 new items, of which 6 are newly translated from the Russian. It is the editor's hope that items left out in the new edition will not be...
"This new and enlarged version of Readings in Russian Civilization is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 ...
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174,98 zł |
Pilgrimage to the End of the World: The Road to Santiago de Compostela
ISBN: 9780226731278 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Traveling two and a half months and one thousand miles along the ancient route through southern France and northern Spain, Conrad Rudolph made the passage to the holy site of Santiago de Compostela, one of the most important modern-day pilgrimage destinations for Westerners. In this chronicle of his travels to this captivating place, Rudolph melds the ancient and the contemporary, the spiritual and the physical, in a book that is at once travel guide, literary work, historical study, and memoir.
Traveling two and a half months and one thousand miles along the ancient route through southern France and northern Spain, Conrad Rudolph made the pas...
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68,93 zł |
The Culture of Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9780226901527 / Angielski / Miękka / 1956 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The story of Egypt is the story of history itself--the endless rise and fall, the life and death and life again of the eternal human effort to endure, enjoy, and understand the mystery of our universe. Emerging from the ancient mists of time, Egypt met the challenge of the mystery in a glorious evolution of religious, intellectual, and political institutions and for two millenniums flourished with all the vigor that the human heart can invest in a social and cultural order. Then Egypt began to crumble into the desert sands and the waters of the Nile, and her remarkable achievements in...
The story of Egypt is the story of history itself--the endless rise and fall, the life and death and life again of the eternal human effort to endure,...
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68,93 zł |
The Enchantments of Britain: King Arthur's Round Table of the Stars
ISBN: 9780227678329 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A collection of essays tracing the ideas and history behind the great Zodiac of Glastonbury, bringing together sources from religion, mythology and history to weave a complex and fascinating story.
A collection of essays tracing the ideas and history behind the great Zodiac of Glastonbury, bringing together sources from religion, mythology and hi...
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79,62 zł |
Twentieth-Century Indonesia
ISBN: 9780231083164 / Angielski / Miękka / 1973 / 413 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The ecology, geography, foreign relations, and ethnic diversity of the Asian island group are examined as the author traces its history from Dutch colonial times to independence.
The ecology, geography, foreign relations, and ethnic diversity of the Asian island group are examined as the author traces its history from Dutch col...
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277,52 zł |
Sources of Japanese Tradition: 1600 to 2000
ISBN: 9780231086059 / Angielski / Miękka / 1964 / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Since it was first published more than forty years ago, Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 2, has been considered the authoritative sourcebook for readers and scholars interested in Japan from the eighteenth century to the post-World War II period. Now greatly expanded to include the entire twentieth century, and beginning in 1600, Sources of Japanese Tradition presents writings by modern Japan's most important philosophers, religious figures, writers and political leaders. The volume also offers extensive introductory essays and commentary to assist in understanding the...
Since it was first published more than forty years ago, Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 2, has been considered the authoritative sourcebo...
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337,79 zł |
Sources of Chinese Tradition: From 1600 Through the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780231112710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. For four decades Sources of Chinese Tradition has served to introduce Western readers to Chinese civilization as it has been seen through basic writings and historical documents of the Chinese themselves. Now in its second edition, revised and extended through Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin-era China, this classic volume remains unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, and thought in the world's largest nation. Award-winning China scholar Wm. Theodore de Bary--who edited the first edition in 1960--and his coeditor Richard Lufrano have revised and updated...
For four decades Sources of Chinese Tradition has served to introduce Western readers to Chinese civilization as it has been seen through basic...
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222,71 zł |
The Pioneer Preacher: Incidents of Interest, and Experiences in the Author's Life
ISBN: 9780252060915 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as ma...
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116,60 zł |
An African in Paris
ISBN: 9780252064074 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. In 1959, when Un Ngre Paris first appeared, the French still held West Africa under colonial rule. Dadie's observations and subtle parodies of Parisian manners and morals are entertaining and poignant, charming yet profound.
In 1959, when Un Ngre Paris first appeared, the French still held West Africa under colonial rule. Dadie's observations and subtle parodies of Parisia...
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116,60 zł |
Other Routes: 1500 Years of African and Asian Travel Writing
ISBN: 9780253218216 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. ..". brings new insights into the colonial relationship while challenging the unspoken temptation that this was a distinctly European period." -Simon Gikandi Other Routes collects important primary work by travel writers from Asia and Africa in English translation. An introduction by Tabish Khair discusses travel literature as a genre, the perception of travel and writing about travel as a European privilege, and the emergence of new writings that show that travel has been a human occupation that crosses time and culture. This original and significant book will interest armchair... ..". brings new insights into the colonial relationship while challenging the unspoken temptation that this was a distinctly European period." -Sim... |
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110,78 zł |
Reid Duffy's Guide to Indiana's Favorite Restaurants, Updated Edition: With a Recipe Sampler
ISBN: 9780253218797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Noted TV personality and columnist Reid Duffy showcases 30 Indiana restaurants that have stood the test of time in this updated and expanded edition of Indiana's Favorite Restaurants. These showcased restaurants have been in existence for 25 years or more, and in some cases for several generations. Recipes for favorite dishes from these restaurants are included so that you can recreate the foods you love at home. Approximately 60 recipes--from Acapulco Joe's Taco Filling to Nashville House Fried Biscuits--accompany Duffy's reviews. "Comfort food" abounds in Indiana--162 restaurants... Noted TV personality and columnist Reid Duffy showcases 30 Indiana restaurants that have stood the test of time in this updated and expanded editio... |
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110,78 zł |
An African World: The Basongye Village of Lupupa Ngye
ISBN: 9780253302809 / Angielski / Twarda / 1974 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is an engrossing account of ethnographic field work carried out in Lupupa Ngye, a Basongye village of central Zaire. The author's general aim was to know Basongye society and culture, and also to study music and the other arts. This volume provides a vivid descriptive sketch of the daily lives of the villagers and an understanding of their belief system. Professor Merriam's field-work in Lupupa Ngye was intensive and capable; his report on it is illuminating. "This is an engrossing account of ethnographic field work carried out in Lupupa Ngye, a Basongye village of central Zaire. The author's general aim ... |
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317,35 zł |
African-American Exploration in West Africa: Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries
ISBN: 9780253341945 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In the 1860s, as America waged civil war, several thousand African Americans sought greater freedom by emigrating to the fledgling nation of Liberia. While some argued that the new black republic represented disposal rather than emancipation, a few intrepid men set out to explore their African home. African-American Exploration in West Africa collects the travel diaries of James L. Sims, George L. Seymour, and Benjamin J. K. Anderson, who explored the territory that is now Liberia and Guinea between 1858 and 1874. These remarkable diaries reveal the wealth and beauty of Africa in striking... In the 1860s, as America waged civil war, several thousand African Americans sought greater freedom by emigrating to the fledgling nation of Liberi... |
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272,02 zł |
Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land
ISBN: 9780262693394 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. At its founding, Boston was a small peninsula; over the last 375 years the city has doubled in size by filling in the surrounding tidal flats -- areas covered with water at high tide and exposed at low. In Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land, historian Nancy Seasholes outlines twelve walks that trace where and why Boston's man-made land was created, and, along the way, uncovers fascinating and little-known pieces of Boston history. In the course of these walks -- around the central waterfront, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End, Charlestown, and elsewhere -- she shows us how... At its founding, Boston was a small peninsula; over the last 375 years the city has doubled in size by filling in the surrounding tidal flats -- ar... |
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247,38 zł |
Travel in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780268042226 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As a companion to his previous volume Night in the Middles Ages, Jean Verdon offers insight into the pitfalls and perils of travelling during medieval times. Travel in the Middle Ages is filled with the stories and adventures of those who hazarded hostile landscapes, elements, and people - out of want or necessity - to get from place to place. Verdon contends that a journey in the current sense, suggesting both the movement of a person who travels to a fairly distant place and philosophical ideas of distraction and flight from self, did not exist in the Middle Ages. Indeed, he says, nothing...
As a companion to his previous volume Night in the Middles Ages, Jean Verdon offers insight into the pitfalls and perils of travelling during medieval...
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564,19 zł |
Travel in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780268042233 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As a companion to his previous volume Night in the Middles Ages, Jean Verdon offers insight into the pitfalls and perils of travelling during medieval times. Travel in the Middle Ages is filled with the stories and adventures of those who hazarded hostile landscapes, elements, and people - out of want or necessity - to get from place to place. Verdon contends that a journey in the current sense, suggesting both the movement of a person who travels to a fairly distant place and philosophical ideas of distraction and flight from self, did not exist in the Middle Ages. Indeed, he says, nothing...
As a companion to his previous volume Night in the Middles Ages, Jean Verdon offers insight into the pitfalls and perils of travelling during medieval...
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151,07 zł |