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Birds of Passage: Henrietta Clive's Travels in South India 1798-1801
ISBN: 9781906011376 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lady Henrietta Clive travelled through southern India with her children in the aftermath of the Third Mysore War against Tipu Sultan. The editor has interwoven extracts from Henrietta's journals with passages from the diary of her 12-year-old daughter and from her correspondence with her brother, George Herbert, Earl of Powis.
Lady Henrietta Clive travelled through southern India with her children in the aftermath of the Third Mysore War against Tipu Sultan. The editor has i...
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Walking Calcutta
ISBN: 9781907211041 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This wandering odyssey through the City's pullulating backstreets and serpentine byways reveals a Calcutta rarely glimpsed by western travellers. Arranged as a series of journeys on foot through the older quarters of the City seldom trod by outsiders, the narrative chronicles the topography, social and historical background and the vibrant street life and characters which give Calcutta its uniqueness. Complete with detailed directions and street maps for the areas explored, the book provides a storehouse of indispensable information for the intrepid traveller.
This wandering odyssey through the City's pullulating backstreets and serpentine byways reveals a Calcutta rarely glimpsed by western travellers. Arra...
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Are We Not There Yet?: Travels in Nepal, North India, and Bhutan
ISBN: 9780982354209 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Literary Nonfiction. Travel Writing. South Asia Studies. "Irreverent is a good word to describe this chronicle of a four-month sojourn in North India and the Himalayas undertaken by a group of California college students, teacher and novelist Rosenthal, his poet wife, and their daughter. But it merely hints at the many dimensions of Rosenthal's roguish and frank travelogue, what with its thorny detail, skepticism, and chutzpah; complex philosophical, political, and spiritual conundrums; acid humor, mystical chaos, and cosmic surrealism. It helps that Rosenthal, hailed everywhere they go as...
Literary Nonfiction. Travel Writing. South Asia Studies. "Irreverent is a good word to describe this chronicle of a four-month sojourn in North India ...
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Glimpses of Bengal
ISBN: 9781438530918 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Sound of the Sacred Beads: A Poet's Journey Into India
ISBN: 9780984513901 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Temples of Tamilnad
ISBN: 9781413438420 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Temples of Tamilnad
ISBN: 9781413438437 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The History of British India
ISBN: 9781108022774 / Angielski / Miękka / 692 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.
James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.
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The History of British India
ISBN: 9781108022781 / Angielski / Miękka / 740 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.
James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.
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The History of British India
ISBN: 9781108022798 / Angielski / Miękka / 792 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.
James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history.
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The Competition Wallah
ISBN: 9781108023528 / Angielski / Miękka / 470 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir George Otto Trevelyan's Competition Wallah was published in 1864 after previous serialisation in Macmillan's Magazine. Consisting of a series of letters from Henry Broughton, an imaginary young civil servant fresh from Cambridge, to a friend, the work was well-received in Britain and India, although it raised controversy in the Anglo-Indian community for its exposure of the attitudes of the British settlers to the Indian people in the wake of the Mutiny of 1857 1859. Extraordinary and courageous for its time, this book examines society in India, exploring the gulf of misunderstanding and...
Sir George Otto Trevelyan's Competition Wallah was published in 1864 after previous serialisation in Macmillan's Magazine. Consisting of a series of l...
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India South, Südindien, Borch Map: India South, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Old Goa, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Hampi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Kochi
ISBN: 9783866093911 / Angielski / Mapa, składana / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Einzelkarten: India South 1:3 000 000, Mumbai 1:30 000, Kolkata 1:30 000, Chennai 1:30 000, Hyderabad 1:30 000, Bengaluru 1:30 000, Old Goa 1:15 000, Madurai 1:30 000, Trivandrum 1:30 000, Hampi 1:30 000, Kochi 1:30 000, India administrative and time zonesFormat: 685 mm x 990 mmUnsere folienbeschichtete, gefaltete Karte von Indien Sd in der 1. Auflage beinhaltet: Indien Sd 1:3 000 000, Mumbai 1:30 000, Kolkata 1:30 000, Chennai 1:30 000, Hyderabad 1:30 000, Bengaluru 1:30 000, die Altstadt von Goa 1:15 000, Madurai 1:30 000, Trivandrum 1:30 000, Hampi 1:30 000, Kochi 1:30 000 sowie eine...
Einzelkarten: India South 1:3 000 000, Mumbai 1:30 000, Kolkata 1:30 000, Chennai 1:30 000, Hyderabad 1:30 000, Bengaluru 1:30 000, Old Goa 1:15 000, ...
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India North and West: 2009
ISBN: 9781553415497 / Angielski / Mapa, składana Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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East of the Sun
ISBN: 9789380658360 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A journalist's vivid account of travels in the interiors of the North-east and the border to Myanmar. Told with wit and humorous perception. Beautifully illustrated with unusual photographs.
A journalist's vivid account of travels in the interiors of the North-east and the border to Myanmar. Told with wit and humorous perception. Beautiful...
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Meeting the Buddha: On Pilgrimage in Buddhist India Edited B
ISBN: 9781573225069 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From E.M. Forster to Peter Matthiessen to Allen Ginsberg, many of the world's most acclaimed writers have traveled to the holy lands of India seeking spiritual enlightenment. Their lyrical and highly personal recollections are compiled here for the first time in one volume, taking readers on a colorful journey to each of the eight Buddhist pilgrimage sites of India.
From E.M. Forster to Peter Matthiessen to Allen Ginsberg, many of the world's most acclaimed writers have traveled to the holy lands of India seeking ...
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An Essay on India
ISBN: 9780415506236 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1931, Robert Byron's Essay on India evaluates the state of colonial rule in India and analyses the contemporary problems facing the country. Based upon Byron's travelling experiences within India in 1929 as a correspondent for the Daily Express, the work explores political factors more fully than in Byron's earlier writings, evaluating the successes and failures of British colonialism in the region.
First published in 1931, Robert Byron's Essay on India evaluates the state of colonial rule in India and analyses the contemporary problems facing the...
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A Walk Along The Ganges: 2000 miles from sea to source
ISBN: 9781461121961 / Angielski / Miękka / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An enchanting portrayal of rural and urban northern India along the banks of her holiest river, stretching from the Bay of Bengal up into the Himalayas. The pilgrimage took seven months. Dennison Berwick writes, "I wanted to make a great walk, to set off with no prospect of ending for months. I wanted to see the land that had fired the British imagination for generations. I wanted to travel at the pace of rural India, where four out of five Indians live, and to walk in the footsteps of the peasants. And why the Ganga? I was searching for answers to one question: How could a river also be a...
An enchanting portrayal of rural and urban northern India along the banks of her holiest river, stretching from the Bay of Bengal up into the Himalaya...
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Travels, Explorations and Empires, 1770-1835, Part II: Travel Writings on North America, the Far East, North and South Poles and the Middle East
ISBN: 9781851967216 / Angielski / Twarda / 1752 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Romantic Period saw the advance of the massive British imperial expansion that was to make it dominant for most of the 19th century. There was a corresponding expansion in travel writings, which, highly popular in their own time, seemed to bring exotic realms within the grasp of the reading public and were a source for ethnographic and cultural information about other societies.
The Romantic Period saw the advance of the massive British imperial expansion that was to make it dominant for most of the 19th century. There was a c...
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The Adventures of Bindi Girl: Diving Deep Into the Heart of India
ISBN: 9780615547664 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Erin Reese is a one-of-a-kind travel writer-a spiritual seeker and solo backpacker who dropped out of a successful career in corporate America, hit the road, and never looked back.
A SPIRITUAL TRAVELER'S SASSY TALE Packed with plenty of spicy curry, cows, and comedy, Bindi Girl takes us on one heck of a wild ride across India. From Dharamsala and the Dalai Lama to ashrams, yoga schools, and meditation melodramas, Bindi educates and entertains as she goes. We discover the Hindu deities, the tourist trap mafia, and the beach havens of the hippie trail. From "Guru Disney" to the... Erin Reese is a one-of-a-kind travel writer-a spiritual seeker and solo backpacker who dropped out of a successful career in corporate America, hit th...
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The Scent of India
ISBN: 9781477643426 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Widely admired as a film director, Pasolini's talents as a novelist, poet and political essayist are rarely recognised outside Italy. This vision of his visit to India, translated by David Clive Price, provides a fascinating insight into India and into Pasolini's own obsessions and ideals.
Widely admired as a film director, Pasolini's talents as a novelist, poet and political essayist are rarely recognised outside Italy. This vision of h...
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