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The Origins of Conflict in Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780275978785 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Focusing on Afghanistan's relations with the West during the latter half of the 20th century, this study offers new insights on the long-term origins of the nation's recent tragedies. Roberts finds that, since the 1930s in particular, Afghanistan pursued policies far more complex, and considerably more pro-Western, than previous studies have surmised. By the end of the Second World War, Britain and Afghanistan seemed headed toward an extensive partnership in military and economic affairs. Opportunities to cement Afghanistan to the West existed, but ultimately ran afoul of regional... Focusing on Afghanistan's relations with the West during the latter half of the 20th century, this study offers new insights on the long-term origi... |
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532,32 zł |
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Modern Clan Politics : The Power of "Blood" in Kazakhstan and Beyond
ISBN: 9780295984476 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Edward Schatz explores the politics of kin-based clan divisions in the post-Soviet state of Kazakhstan. Drawing from extensive ethnographic and archival research, interviews, and wide-ranging secondary sources, he highlights a politics that poses a two-tiered challenge to current thinking about modernity and Central Asia. First, asking why kinship divisions do not fade from political life with modernization, he shows that the state actually constructs clan relationships by infusing them with practical political and social meaning. By activating the most important quality of clans - their... Edward Schatz explores the politics of kin-based clan divisions in the post-Soviet state of Kazakhstan. Drawing from extensive ethnographic and arc... |
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128,27 zł |
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Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780312426590 / Angielski / Miękka / 321 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Soon after the bombs stopped falling on Kabul, award-winning journalist and women's rights activist Ann Jones set out for the shattered city. This is her trenchant report from the city where she spent the next four winters working in humanitarian aid. Investigating the city's prison for women, retraining Kabul's long-silenced English teachers, Jones enters the lives of everyday women and men and reveals through small events some big disjunctions: between the new Afghan "democracy" and the still-entrenched warlords, between American promises and performance, between what's boasted of and... Soon after the bombs stopped falling on Kabul, award-winning journalist and women's rights activist Ann Jones set out for the shattered city. This ... |
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94,79 zł |
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Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule
ISBN: 9780313325281 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Mongols are often associated with the arts of warfare and annals of horror, but a more realistic association would be their contribution to international trade and cultural exchange during the medieval age. Thematic chapters, biographical sketches, a glossary, maps, illustrations, and selected primary documents provide fresh insight on a regretfully underexamined period. The legacy of the Mongols has often been associated with their contributions to the arts of warfare and annals of horror. A more realistic association would be their contribution to international trade and... The Mongols are often associated with the arts of warfare and annals of horror, but a more realistic association would be their contribution to int... |
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308,11 zł |
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The History of the Central Asian Republics
ISBN: 9780313340130 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Central Asia's long and complicated history is teeming with diverse cultures and traditions. The nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have served as a major cultural crossroad throughout the millennia, with many customs colliding and blending along the way. In this comprehensive volume, students can learn how Central Asia developed in ancient times and how the nations of the steppes evolved through the Middle Ages into modern history. From the Silk Road to Russian colonization to Soviet rule, Central Asia's ever-changing nations continue to play an... Central Asia's long and complicated history is teeming with diverse cultures and traditions. The nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tur... |
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280,77 zł |
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Friendly Steppes: A Silk Road Journey
ISBN: 9780992787349 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is the chronicle of an extraordinary adventure that led Nick Rowan to some of the world's most incredible and hidden places. Intertwined with the magic of 2,000 years of Silk Road history, he recounts his experiences coupled with a remarkable realisation of just what an impact this trade route has had on our society as we know it today. Containing colourful stories, beautiful photography and vivid characters, and wrapped in the local myths and legends told by the people Nick met and who live along the route, this is both a travelogue and an education of a part of the world that has...
This is the chronicle of an extraordinary adventure that led Nick Rowan to some of the world's most incredible and hidden places. Intertwined with the...
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130,92 zł |
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The Afghans
ISBN: 9780631198413 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Updated paperback edition telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day.
Updated paperback edition telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day.
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377,06 zł |
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Tribal Nation : The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan
ISBN: 9780691127996 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. On October 27, 1991, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Hammer and sickle gave way to a flag, a national anthem, and new holidays. Seven decades earlier, Turkmenistan had been a stateless conglomeration of tribes. What brought about this remarkable transformation?
On October 27, 1991, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Hammer and sickle gave way to a flag, a... |
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150,45 zł |
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The Heart of Asia : A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times
ISBN: 9780700710171 / Angielski / Twarda / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire. This edition provides historical work on the early period, as well as a picture of contemporary views on the potential for Anglo-Russian conflict at a time when the Russian empire was Britain's closest rival for Asian hegemony.
Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russi...
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631,87 zł |
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Central Asia at the End of the Transition
ISBN: 9780765615763 / Angielski / Miękka / 449 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. For better or worse, the former Soviet republics of Central Asia have largely completed their post-independence transitions. Over more than a decade, they have established themselves as independent states whose internal regimes and external relations have characteristic patterns and vulnerabilities both individually and as a group. The purpose of this volume is to assess both what has been accomplished and the trends of development in the region, especially its leading states. How sound are the foundations of this "bulwark against the spread of terrorism" in Eurasia?
For better or worse, the former Soviet republics of Central Asia have largely completed their post-independence transitions. Over more than a decade, ...
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248,07 zł |
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Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia
ISBN: 9780801439445 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Russia and Uzbekistan, Douglas Northrop here reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campaign that sought to end the seclusion of Muslim women. In Uzbekistan it focused above all on a massive effort to eliminate the heavy horsehair-and-cotton veils worn by many women and girls. This campaign against the veil was, in Northrop's view, emblematic of the larger Soviet attempt to bring the proletarian revolution to Muslim Central Asia, a region Bolsheviks saw as primitive and backward. The Soviets focused on women and the family in an... Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Russia and Uzbekistan, Douglas Northrop here reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campai... |
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297,17 zł |
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The Transformation of Central Asia : States and Societies from Soviet Rule to Independence
ISBN: 9780801488429 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting task of building states where they previously had not existed Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their task was complicated by the institutional and ideological legacy of the Soviet system as well as by a more actively engaged international community. These nascent states inherited a set of institutions that included bloated bureaucracies, centralized economic planning, and patronage networks. Some of these institutions survived, others have...
With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting task of building states where t...
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144,87 zł |
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Veiled Empire : Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia
ISBN: 9780801488917 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Russia and Uzbekistan, Douglas Northrop here reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campaign that sought to end the seclusion of Muslim women. In Uzbekistan it focused above all on a massive effort to eliminate the heavy horsehair-and-cotton veils worn by many women and girls. This campaign against the veil was, in Northrop's view, emblematic of the larger Soviet attempt to bring the proletarian revolution to Muslim Central Asia, a region Bolsheviks saw as primitive and backward. The Soviets focused on women and the family in an... Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Russia and Uzbekistan, Douglas Northrop here reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campai... |
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139,34 zł |
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Historical Dictionary of Turkmenistan
ISBN: 9780810853621 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Turkmenistan is known for its huge oil and gas resources, as well as for the rich, complex, and captivating history of the Turkmen people. For centuries they were known as skillful and courageous warriors who left deep marks in the histories of other countries, such as India, Russia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Egypt. As craftsmen, they constructed extraordinary architectural monuments, whose ruins can be found all over the country, and famous Turkoman carpets are still highly valued in many parts of the world. Yet, for centuries, foreign invaders and local tribal conflict plagued...
Turkmenistan is known for its huge oil and gas resources, as well as for the rich, complex, and captivating history of the Turkmen people. For centuri...
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625,28 zł |
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The New Central Asia: Geopolitics and the Birth of Nations
ISBN: 9780814776094 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In a new, revised edition of his acclaimed book, Olivier Roy examines the political development of central Asia, from Russian conquests to the War on Terror and beyond. During the anti-Gorbachev coup in August 1991, most communist leaders from Soviet central Asia backed the plotters. Within weeks of the coup s collapse, those same leaders now transformed into ardent nationalists proclaimed the independence of their nations, adopted new flags and new slogans, and discovered a new patriotism. How were these new nations built among peoples without any traditional nationalist heritage and... In a new, revised edition of his acclaimed book, Olivier Roy examines the political development of central Asia, from Russian conquests to the War ... |
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141,32 zł |
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Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780855985035 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Momentous changes have taken place in Afghanistan since the first edition of this Profile was published (Afghanistan: A Land in Shadow, Oxfam GB, 1998). Taliban extremists were tightening their grip on power, but the full implications of their regime were still to be seen, and the events of September 11th 2001, and their consequences for the people of Afghanistan, were as yet unimaginable. In this new edition, Chris Johnson brings the story up to date, examining the impact of international and regional power politics on the everyday lives of ordinary Afghans, in their struggle to survive and...
Momentous changes have taken place in Afghanistan since the first edition of this Profile was published (Afghanistan: A Land in Shadow, Oxfam GB, 1998...
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50,60 zł |
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Central Asia : A Global Studies Handbook
ISBN: 9781851096565 / Angielski / Twarda / 467 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As conflicts continue in Iraq and political tensions mount in China, the world is beginning to take notice of Central Asia as the crossroads between the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. "Central Asia: A Global Studies Handbook" explores the three central states of the region, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and provides insight to their past, present, and future. The first of its kind, this reference work covers a wide range of topics on Central Asia as a whole. From the geography, history, and economics to politics, education, and religion, students and teachers will find this an... As conflicts continue in Iraq and political tensions mount in China, the world is beginning to take notice of Central Asia as the crossroads betwee... |
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417,48 zł |
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A Visit to the Russians in Central Asia
ISBN: 9781931839457 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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163,51 zł |
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A Democracy Is Born : An Insider's Account of the Battle Against Terrorism in Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780275999995 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In October 2004, more than eight million citizens of Afghanistan turned out to vote in the first democratic election in the turbulent, 5,000-year history of the country. This incredible voter turnout in the face of horrific threats and actual bullets, rockets, and bombs was a shout of defiance and a significant setback to the former Taliban regime and their al Qaeda allies. It was a stunning success and serious step forward for the Afghan people and for the United States in the campaign against international terrorism. The change is more dramatic than the American Revolution, in the... In October 2004, more than eight million citizens of Afghanistan turned out to vote in the first democratic election in the turbulent, 5,000-year h... |
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357,33 zł |
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After the Taliban : Nation-Building in Afghanistan
ISBN: 9781597970839 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, to war-torn Afghanistan to help the Afghans assemble a successor government to the Taliban. From warlords to exiled royalty, from turbaned tribal chieftains to elegant emigre intellectuals, Ambassador Dobbins introduces a range of colorful Afghan figures competing for dominance in the new Afghanistan. His firsthand account of the post-9/11 American diplomacy also reveals how collaboration within Bush's war cabinet began to break down almost as...
In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, t...
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98,50 zł |