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Petr Petrovich Semenov's Travels in the Tian'-Shan', 1856-1857: Travels in the Tian'-Shan' 1856-1857
ISBN: 9780904180602 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the mid-nineteenth century the eyes of western European explorers were firmly fixed on advancing inland from former maritime colonies in the Americas, Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Australasia, their motives often being inextricably bound up with concerns of imperial politics and commerce. Simultaneously, further east, Russians resumed their perceived mission to civilise Asia, following their own countrya s humiliation during the Crimean War. From a springboard of Siberian territories acquired gradually over the previous three centuries, discovery and expansion radiated from the...
In the mid-nineteenth century the eyes of western European explorers were firmly fixed on advancing inland from former maritime colonies in the Americ...
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693,16 |
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The Suma Oriental of Tomé Pires: Volume I
ISBN: 9781409414568 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Translated from the Portuguese MS in the Bibliotheque de la Chambre des Deputes, Paris. Containing the translated Books I-V of the Suma Oriental. The main pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 90) is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1944.
Translated from the Portuguese MS in the Bibliotheque de la Chambre des Deputes, Paris. Containing the translated Books I-V of the Suma Oriental. The ...
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A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama, 1497-1499
ISBN: 9781409413660 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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A Geographical Account of Countries Round the Bay of Bengal, 1669 to 1679, by Thomas Bowrey
ISBN: 9781409413790 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1905.
This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1905.
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A New Account of East India and Persia. Being Nine Years' Travels, 1672-1681, by John Fryer: Volume III
ISBN: 9781409414063 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Composed in the form of letters and first published in 1698. This volume, edited with notes and an introduction, contains Letters V (continued) - Letter VIII. Continues Second Series 19 and 20. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1915.
Composed in the form of letters and first published in 1698. This volume, edited with notes and an introduction, contains Letters V (continued) - Lett...
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693,16 |
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Recollections of Tartar Steppes and Their Inhabitants
ISBN: 9780714615318 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 1972. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1972. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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707,28 |
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Travels in Arabia : Comprehending an Account of those Territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as Sacred
ISBN: 9780714619828 / Angielski / Twarda / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Yemen: A Secret Journey
ISBN: 9781138183193 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published: London: Allen & Unwin, 1958.
Originally published: London: Allen & Unwin, 1958.
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707,28 |
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Artistic Responses to Travel in the Western Tradition
ISBN: 9781472481245 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 |
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The Arabian Peninsula: Society and Politics
ISBN: 9781138919044 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although the Arabian Peninsula is the heartland of Islam and of the Arab world, for decades it did not receive the attention it deserves from scholars and writers. The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and the Middle East Centre of St Antony's College, Oxford, jointly organized a series of seminars, culminating in a conference at which the papers in this volume (first published in 1972) were discussed. Together they constitute an authoritative statement of our present knowledge of several areas of the Peninsula, with particular emphasis on the Gulf States. Three...
Although the Arabian Peninsula is the heartland of Islam and of the Arab world, for decades it did not receive the attention it deserves from scholars...
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731,67 |
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Studies on the Civilization of Islam
ISBN: 9780691642055 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ranging from studies on Sufism and the Koran to discussion of nineteenth and twentieth-century Arabic literature, these essays on the law and literature of Islamic society illustrate the unique vision of one of the world's great Orientalists. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and... Ranging from studies on Sufism and the Koran to discussion of nineteenth and twentieth-century Arabic literature, these essays on the law and liter... |
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Gleanings in Buddha-Fields
ISBN: 9780710311221 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The third book of Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese period, Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a volume of philosophical essays and sketches inspired by the teachings of Buddha. Through a series of loosely connected essays, the author offers readers a wealth of insights into Japanese life, art and religion. When the book was first published in 1897, it attracted the attention of The New York Times: It is only Mr. Hearn who has made us understand something of the Japanese way of looking at life and things, something of that religion which is the very soul and substance of Japanese existence, thought, and...
The third book of Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese period, Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a volume of philosophical essays and sketches inspired by the teachi...
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731,67 |
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Risk and Tourism Marketing in Asia
ISBN: 9781032904887 / Angielski / 18-02-2026 Książka dostępna od: 18-02-2026 |
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Studies in Oriental Social Life
ISBN: 9781593335960 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Trumbull's tome was among the first to explore how looking at the Bible from the perspective of those in Palestine might influence the outlook of western readers. In this volume Trumbull examines the social customs, religious practices, and basic concepts of those living in nineteenth-century Palestine to demonstrate how they bear upon modern understandings of the Bible.
Trumbull's tome was among the first to explore how looking at the Bible from the perspective of those in Palestine might influence the outlook of west...
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760,94 |
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The Travels of Ibn Battuta : Volume V: Index
ISBN: 9780904180671 / Angielski / Twarda / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 40 years after the beginning of the Hakluyt Society project, completion is achieved with the publication of this fifth volume. It is an index covering all four previous volumes.
Over 40 years after the beginning of the Hakluyt Society project, completion is achieved with the publication of this fifth volume. It is an index cov...
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770,18 |
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The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253-1255
ISBN: 9780904180299 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Geographical Transformation of China
ISBN: 9780415634311 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aim of this book is to examine the transformation of the geography of China in the years since the start of China's policy of reform and opening-up in 1978, as seen through the eyes of Chinese geographers. Throughout that period, Chinese geographers have studied these environmental, economic, political and cultural processes closely, drawing on sources that are far from easy to access, and have published their results in Chinese. Much of this research has underpinned the Chinese government's assessment of policies and the policy choices at different levels, yet it is not well known... The aim of this book is to examine the transformation of the geography of China in the years since the start of China's policy of reform and openin... |
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780,44 |
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Victorians in Japan: In and around the Treaty Ports
ISBN: 9781780939759 / Angielski / Twarda / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An anthology of impressions, 'snapshots' and anecdotes, this collection of vignettes conveys vividly what it was like to be a foreigner in Japan in Victorian times. The focus is upon Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Nagasaki and the other Treaty ports and their vicinity. This amusing and evocative book throws a revealing light both upon the Victorian experience of Japan and upon Japan itself. First published in 1987, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series. An anthology of impressions, 'snapshots' and anecdotes, this collection of vignettes conveys vividly what it was like to be a foreigner in Japan in... |
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821,52 |
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Palestine Past and Present: With Biblical, Literary, and Scientific Notices
ISBN: 9781593335700 / Angielski / Twarda / 606 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A nineteenth-century travelogue in a class by itself, Osborn's account of his travels through the Holy Land is sprinkled with literary, biblical, and scientific observations. This work on the physical geography of the Holy Land remains undiminished despite the years since its publication.
A nineteenth-century travelogue in a class by itself, Osborn's account of his travels through the Holy Land is sprinkled with literary, biblical, and ...
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907,26 |
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The Changing Geography of Asia
ISBN: 9781138417199 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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926,78 |