wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
ISBN: 9780609809648 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire...
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly e...
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87,36 zł |
The History of Money
ISBN: 9780609801727 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp. Author tour. National radio publicity. 25,000 print. From the Hardcover edition.
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of m...
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65,52 zł |
Emperor of the Seas
ISBN: 9781399417747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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77,56 zł |
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
ISBN: 9780307407160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut their story from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving only a hint of a father's legacy for his daughters.
The queens of the Silk Route turned their father's conquests into the world's first truly international empire, fostering trade, education, and religion throughout their territories and creating an economic system that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. Outlandish stories of these powerful queens trickled out... The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut t...
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87,36 zł |
Genghis Khan and the Quest for God: How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom
ISBN: 9780735221178 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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104,83 zł |
Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
ISBN: 9781399417730 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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129,35 zł |
Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World
ISBN: 9780307717153 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "As entertaining as it is thoughtful....Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate."
THE WASHINGTON POST After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indians of the Americas has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Indians to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step... "As entertaining as it is thoughtful....Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immedia...
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78,62 zł |
Tribes on the Hill: The U.S. Congress--Rituals and Realities
ISBN: 9780897890717 / Angielski / Twarda / 1985 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. "The Washingtonian" Sharp, funny and ultimately disquieting. "The Washington Book Review"
A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. "The Washingtonian" Sh... |
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386,61 zł |
Tribes on the Hill: The U.S. Congress--Rituals and Realities
ISBN: 9780897890724 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. "The Washingtonian" Sharp, funny and ultimately disquieting. "The Washington Book Review"
A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. "The Washingtonian" Sh... |
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187,73 zł |
Savages and Civilization
ISBN: 9780449909577 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in his brilliant new book, Weatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate unique tribal and ethnic cultures around the world -- and in the process imperils its own existence. As Weatherford explains, the relationship between "civilized" and "savage" peoples through history has encompassed not only violence, but also a surprising degree of cooperation, mutual...
In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Nativ...
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82,99 zł |
The Excellence of the Arabs
ISBN: 9781479899265 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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73,41 zł |