Health care practitioners have daily contact with patients whose health is damaged by domestic violence and who often face risks of further and more extreme injury. This title concerns the NHS response to domestic violence.
Health care practitioners have daily contact with patients whose health is damaged by domestic violence and who often face risks of further and more e...
First published in 1926. Don Juan was a Persian Moslem who became a Spanish Roman Catholic. His description of Persia and his account of the wars waged by the Persians during the sixteenth century considerably add to modern day knowledge of the history of the period. The book describes the Safavi rule as first established, and the system of government set up in the prime of Shah 'Abbas, as well as being an account of the long journey from Isfahan to Valladolid. Guy Le Strange's comprehensive introduction places the book in its historical context, as well as providing important information...
First published in 1926. Don Juan was a Persian Moslem who became a Spanish Roman Catholic. His description of Persia and his account of the wars wage...
'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to the series.' New Statesman Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia. Guy Le Strange's extensive introduction gives excellent historical and political background for the account and the material is supplemented with seven maps and plans.
'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to the series.' New St...
The Cambridge Geographical Series originated in the late nineteenth century as a means of providing introductory guides to a broad variety of topics. In this volume, which was first published in 1905, the focus is on the information gathered by medieval Arab, Persian and Turkish geographers, who described the Mesopotamia and Persia, together with the nearer parts of central Asia. The text is consummately researched, quoting from a broad range of sources, and containing numerous maps of the area during different periods. Written with the general reader in mind, this is a highly readable book...
The Cambridge Geographical Series originated in the late nineteenth century as a means of providing introductory guides to a broad variety of topics. ...
Originally published in 1920, this book contains the texts, with notes, of 142 Spanish ballads, arranged in four groups: miscellaneous, historical, Moslem historical and Moorish. The ballads are presented in the original Spanish with extensive textual notes given in English. An editorial introduction, general index and index of first lines are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Spanish literature and the ballad form.
Originally published in 1920, this book contains the texts, with notes, of 142 Spanish ballads, arranged in four groups: miscellaneous, historical, Mo...
