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Islamic Law: The Sharia from Muhammad's Time to the Present
ISBN: 9780786429219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The sharia is a set of traditional laws that define a Muslim's obligations to God and his fellow human beings. Westerners often misunderstand the nature of the sharia, born as it is of a complicated legal and academic tradition that may not always seem relevant to today's world. Written for those unfamiliar with Islam, this volume provides an accurate and objective assessment of the sharia's achievements, shortcomings and future prospects. It explores the fundamentals of Islam and traditional sharia laws. In addition, the sharia is discussed with respect to Ottoman law, puritanism and jihad....
The sharia is a set of traditional laws that define a Muslim's obligations to God and his fellow human beings. Westerners often misunderstand the natu...
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125,01 zł |
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Four Paths to Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Secular Pilgrimages, 1000 Bce to 2001 Ce
ISBN: 9780786427307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Jerusalem has long been one of the most sought-after destinations for the followers of three world faiths and for secularists alike. For Jews, it has the Western (Wailing) Wall; for Christians, it is where Christ suffered and triumphed; for Muslims, it offers the Dome of the Rock; and for secularists, it is an archeological challenge and a place of tragedy and beauty. This work concentrates on Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and secular pilgrimages to Jerusalem over the last three millennia, drawing from over 165 accounts of travels to the ancient city. Chapters are devoted to ghostly and other...
Jerusalem has long been one of the most sought-after destinations for the followers of three world faiths and for secularists alike. For Jews, it has ...
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243,56 zł |
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Trails of Historic New Mexico: Routes Used by Indian, Spanish and American Travelers Through 1886
ISBN: 9780786440108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 231 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is a survey of the major historic network of two-way trade routes of New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest used by Indians, prospectors, soldiers, buffalo hunters, immigrants, and cattle and sheep drovers. A chronology of the history of these trails and maps of the most important trails are included--Provided by publisher.
This is a survey of the major historic network of two-way trade routes of New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest used by Indians, prospe...
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243,56 zł |
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Claiming the American Wilderness: International Rivalry in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1528-1803
ISBN: 9780786425518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the early sixteenth century, as voyages across the Atlantic became more feasible and consequently more frequent, international competition for possession of the New World intensified. Occupied by numerous Indian tribes, western North America was home to vast natural resources, alleged riches and a fabled waterway that would connect the Mississippi with the Pacific Ocean. Over the next two centuries, Spanish, French, British, Russian and American explorers flocked to the Trans-Mississippi West, competing with each other as well as the native Indian groups for possession of the western half...
In the early sixteenth century, as voyages across the Atlantic became more feasible and consequently more frequent, international competition for poss...
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243,56 zł |
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Medieval Justice: Cases and Laws in France, England and Germany, 500-1500
ISBN: 9780786445028 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 231 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A primer on medieval justice, this book highlights key elements in the legal systems of the Middle Ages, discusses modern legacies of medieval law & includes appendices which discuss especially interesting aspects of particular cases & documents.
A primer on medieval justice, this book highlights key elements in the legal systems of the Middle Ages, discusses modern legacies of medieval law & i...
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214,16 zł |
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The India-China Opium Trade in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN: 9780786493579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From 1823 to 1860 a fleet of small, fast brigs and schooners carried chests of opium from India to China, often facing the challenges of pirates and typhoons along the way. This shadowy trade, conducted by American, British, and Indian firms, thrived despite its moral and legal consequences.
Drawing largely on primary sources, the story of the opium trade comes through in the voices of those who saw it firsthand. Appendices describe a favourite shipboard recipe, two of the ships involved in the trade and their crews, excerpts from accounts of the Opium War, and language equivalents for... From 1823 to 1860 a fleet of small, fast brigs and schooners carried chests of opium from India to China, often facing the challenges of pirates and t...
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184,17 zł |
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University in Medieval Life, 1179-1499
ISBN: 9780786434626 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The university is indigenous to Western Europe and is probably the greatest and most enduring achievement of the Middle Ages. Much more than stodgy institutions of learning, medieval universities were exciting arenas of people and ideas. They contributed greatly to the economic vitality of their host cities and served as birthplaces for some of the era's most effective minds, laws and discoveries. This survey traces the growth of the largest medieval universities of Bologna, Paris, and Oxford, along with the universities of Cambridge, Padua, Naples, Montpellier, Toulouse, Orleans, Angers,...
The university is indigenous to Western Europe and is probably the greatest and most enduring achievement of the Middle Ages. Much more than stodgy in...
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184,17 zł |
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Medieval Monks and Monasteries
ISBN: 9781476687322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 167 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Middle Ages in Western Europe extended from roughly 500 to 1500 A.D. During this era, hundreds of monastic communities were founded and played important roles in religious, economic, social, literary and even military realms. Each had different emphases and goals, ranging from aristocratic monasteries and nunneries that offered comfort and security, to rural institutions that specialized only in the most ascetic lifestyles. This book has two ambitious goals. The first is to detail the most significant monastic and secular events of the Middle Ages in Western Europe, such as the fall of...
The Middle Ages in Western Europe extended from roughly 500 to 1500 A.D. During this era, hundreds of monastic communities were founded and played imp...
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243,56 zł |
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The Californios: A History, 1769-1890
ISBN: 9781476663036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Before the Gold Rush of 1848-1858, Alta (Upper) California was an isolated cattle frontier - and home to a colourful group of Spanish speaking, non-indigenous people known as Californios. Drawing on firsthand contemporary accounts, the author chronicles the rise and fall of Californio men and women.
Before the Gold Rush of 1848-1858, Alta (Upper) California was an isolated cattle frontier - and home to a colourful group of Spanish speaking, non-in...
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184,17 zł |
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The California Campaigns of the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN: 9780786494200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848 remains controversial even today. The California campaigns of this conflict introduce the reader to the Californios (the colorful inhabitants of Alta, or Upper, California); to the American and other adventurers who arrived after them; and to the local Indians, who were always there. The real prize of the war was California. For the Mexican government to go to war against its more powerful northern neighbor was an act of folly. The Californios themselves had only ambiguous loyalties to the central government and only the most minimal military capabilities....
The U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848 remains controversial even today. The California campaigns of this conflict introduce the reader to the Californios ...
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184,17 zł |
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Historic Nevada Waters: Four Rivers, Three Lakes, Past and Present
ISBN: 9781476672618 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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332,93 zł |
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Yellowstone: The History, Ecology and Future of America's First National Park
ISBN: 9781476681078 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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184,17 zł |
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Paris and the River Seine: A History
ISBN: 9781476690377 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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243,56 zł |
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Overland Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West: Expeditions and Writers of the American Frontier
ISBN: 9781476678672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 193 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1528, the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek through the deserts of the American West. Over three centuries later, the four ""Great Surveys"" in the United States were consolidated into the US Geological Survey.
In 1528, the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek thr...
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273,55 zł |
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