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Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage : 1618-25
ISBN: 9780415344722 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1929.
'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things make one understand why the book, famous in its original tongue, has but to be savoured in translation to gain an equal popularity.' Manchester Guardian Bontekoe's East Indian Voyage was one of the most popular books in which the Dutch seventeenth century public delighted and it continued to be reprinted throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As well as providing an illuminating insight into the machinations of the... First published in 1929.
'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things ... |
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1263,03 |
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Travels in Asia and Africa : 1325-1354
ISBN: 9780415344739 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published 1929.
Ibn Battuta's work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, the extent of the sphere of influence of the Muslim merchants at that time. This edition provides extensive notes, including important historical and religious background. First published 1929.
Ibn Battuta's work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, whi... |
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1263,03 |
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The First Englishmen in India : Letters and Narratives of Sundry Elizabethans written by themselves
ISBN: 9780415344746 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British Indian Empire can be seen, arising out of the trading operations of the East India Company.
First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British...
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1263,03 |
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Travels and Adventures : 1435-1439
ISBN: 9780415344753 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disease and unrest. A cool observer, without prejudice or excitement Tafur noted the symptoms of decay.' Sunday Times.
This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first complete translation of Tafur in any language. 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disea...
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The True History of his Captivity 1557 : Hans Staden
ISBN: 9780415344760 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available to a larger public...'New Statesman The first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinamba, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In-depth... 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the... |
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1263,03 |
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The English-American : A New Survey of the West Indies, 1648
ISBN: 9780415344807 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not borrowed.' Saturday Review The publication in 1648 of the first authentic account of the provinces of New Spain and Central America by a well-known and educated Englishman excited widespread interest, and The English-American found many readers even though the country was in the midst of revolution. It played an important part in reviving the anti-Spanish policy of Elizabeth and describes at first hand a stage of American society that was... First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not... |
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1263,03 |
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Don Juan of Persia : A Shi'ah Catholic 1560-1604
ISBN: 9780415344883 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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...
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1263,03 |
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Embassy to Tamerlane : 1403-1406
ISBN: 9780415344890 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. '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...
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1263,03 |
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An Account of Tibet : The Travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, S.J. 1712- 1727
ISBN: 9780415346788 / Angielski / Twarda / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1932.
As well as an extensive introduction, this edition contains notes to all four books, a bibliographical index, a general index and an index of Tibetan words. The introduction is particularly valuable in that it sets the importance of Desideri's mission in the general context of the Jesuit Missions to Tibet. In Desideri's account we receive the first accurate general description of Tibet: from the natural world to the sociological and anthropological aspects of the people and a complete exposition of Lamaism. His is the only complete reconstruction that we possess... First published in 1932.
As well as an extensive introduction, this edition contains notes to all four books, a bibliographical index, a general in... |
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1263,03 |
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Exploration of the South Seas in the Eighteenth Century: Rediscovered Accounts
ISBN: 9781848930704 / Angielski / Twarda / 850 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The publication of key voyaging manuscripts has contributed to the flourishing of enduring and prolific worldwide scholarship across numerous fields. These navigators and their texts were instrumental in spurring on further exploration, annexation and ultimately colonisation of the Pacific territories in the space of only a few decades. This series will present new sources and primary texts in English, paving the way for postcolonial critical approaches in which the reporting, writing, rewriting and translating of Empire and the Other takes precedence over the safeguarding of master... The publication of key voyaging manuscripts has contributed to the flourishing of enduring and prolific worldwide scholarship across numerous field... |
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1263,03 |
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Ein Mal "Pura Vida" f?r Drei, bitte!
ISBN: 9783389144695 / Niemiecki Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1304,68 |
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The Travels of an Alchemist : The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hundukush at the Summons of Chingiz Khan
ISBN: 9780415344906 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1931.
Mainly focussing on cultural and geographical aspects, Travels of an Alchemist are unique in their importance as a source for early Mongol history, enabling us as they do to fix with certainty the otherwise obscure and much disputed dates of Chingiz Khan's movements during his Western campaign. The author, a Taoist doctor, left some of the most faithful and vivid pictures ever drawn of nature and society between the Aral and the Yellow Sea. Waley's introduction provides excellent background information with which to place the Travels in their appropriate... First published in 1931.
Mainly focussing on cultural and geographical aspects, Travels of an Alchemist are unique in their importance as a source... |
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1311,62 |
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Von Baltistan zum Hindukusch. Ein Reisebericht aus Pakistan
ISBN: 9783668714663 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 802 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1352,57 |
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The Nile and Egyptian Civilization
ISBN: 9780415155861 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published between 1920-70, the aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings: Prehistory and Historical Ethnography set of 12: 0-415-15611-4 (u800); Greek Civilization set of 7: 0-415-15612-2 (u450); Roman Civilization set of 6: 0-415-15613-0 (u400); Eastern Civilizations set of 10: 0-415-15614-9 (u650); Judaeo-Christian Civilization set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: (u250); European Civilization set...
Originally published between 1920-70, the aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of histori...
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1578,79 |
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Women's Travel Writings in Revolutionary France, PT.1, V.1-3
ISBN: 9781851968626 / Angielski / Twarda / 1008 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A seven-volume facsimile set which comprises accounts of France in the 1790s. The texts are drawn from the Chawton House Library collection.
A seven-volume facsimile set which comprises accounts of France in the 1790s. The texts are drawn from the Chawton House Library collection.
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1578,79 |
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The Aegean Civilization
ISBN: 9780415155731 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published between 1920-70, the History of Civilization was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings: Prehistory and Historical Ethnography set of 12 (0-415-15611-4, u800); Greek Civilization set of 7 (0-415-15612-2, u450); Roman Civilization set of 6 (0-415-15613-0, u400);...
Originally published between 1920-70, the History of Civilization was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of...
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1578,79 |
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Women's Travel Writings in Scotland: 'Letters from the Mountains' by Anne Grant and 'Letters from the North Highlands' by Elizabeth Isabella Spence
ISBN: 9781848931473 / Angielski / Twarda / 722 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection includes the first critical editions of both Anne Grant s "Letters from the Mountains "(1806), one of the Romantic era s most successful non-fictional accounts of the Scottish Highlands, and Elizabeth Isabella Spence s "Letters from the North Highlands "(1816), a work that, while influenced by Grant s "Letters," attempted to move the genre of the Scottish travelogue in new directions. Read together, these volumes offer complementary views of Scottish Highland life at a time of major historical transition: Grant was offering outsiders her perspective as a long-time resident... This collection includes the first critical editions of both Anne Grant s "Letters from the Mountains "(1806), one of the Romantic era s most succe... |
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1943,13 |
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Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II (Set): Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910
ISBN: 9781851967612 / Angielski / Twarda / 2128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.
A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature serv...
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1943,13 |
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The Roman Spirit - In Religion, Thought and Art
ISBN: 9780415155823 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published between 1920-70, the aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings: Prehistory and Historical Ethnography set of 12: 0-415-15611-4 (u800); Greek Civilization set of 7: 0-415-15612-2 (u450); Roman Civilization set of 6: 0-415-15613-0 (u400); Eastern Civilizations set of 10: 0-415-15614-9 (u650); Judaeo-Christian Civilization set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: (u250); European Civilization set...
Originally published between 1920-70, the aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of histori...
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2064,57 |
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Travels, Explorations and Empires, 1770-1835, Part I: Travel Writings on North America, the Far East, North and South Poles and the Middle East
ISBN: 9781851967209 / Angielski / Twarda / 1880 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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