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Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams, and Destinations Across the Middle East
ISBN: 9781580051927 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When twenty-eight-year-old Maliha Masood, a burned-out dot-commer from Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to adventure and rejuvenation, she found it in the most unlikely of places: the Middle East.
With an infectious love of adventure, a zany sense of humor, and serious questions about her Islamic faith, Pakistani-born Masood begins an unforgettable journey. She camps in the Sahara with a Bedouin "desert fox," is mistaken for a spy in Turkey, takes a lesson in beauty from a Kurdish family, and falls in love with a poet. She experiences souks and mosques, open-air lingerie bazaars and... When twenty-eight-year-old Maliha Masood, a burned-out dot-commer from Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to adventure and rejuvenation, she found it in...
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84,50 zł |
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Bible Places; or The Topography of the Holy Land
ISBN: 9781593331429 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Bible Places, H. B. Tristram aimed to provide a brief yet very informative description of every Holy Land site mentioned in the Bible. Tristram intended this book for a popular audience, especially "such as have neither time nor opportunity to refer to larger treatises on the geography of Palestine." Relying on the extensive research of the Palestinian Exploration Fund, Tristram's work afforded many a new and vividly descriptive perspective on the Holy Land and a new awareness of the geographical and topographical accuracy of the Bible.
In Bible Places, H. B. Tristram aimed to provide a brief yet very informative description of every Holy Land site mentioned in the Bible. Tristram int...
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345,25 zł |
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Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople
ISBN: 9781593333041 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this diary recording two voyages to Constantinople, Lady Annie Brassey demonstrates her keen eye for human interest and narrative detail. The modern reader will glimpse natural wonders and cultural distinctions of Portuagal, Spain, Moroco, Italy, Greece, and Turkey during the mid-1870s.
In this diary recording two voyages to Constantinople, Lady Annie Brassey demonstrates her keen eye for human interest and narrative detail. The moder...
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577,95 zł |
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A Turkish Woman's European Impressions: New Introduction by Reina Lewis
ISBN: 9781593333065 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book challenges Orientalist stereotypes by exposing the cultural and political agency of Ottoman Muslim women. It also explores engagements between Eastern and Western women at the fin de siecle.
This book challenges Orientalist stereotypes by exposing the cultural and political agency of Ottoman Muslim women. It also explores engagements betwe...
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237,65 zł |
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Kulturland Georgien: Kurzfuhrer Fur Touristen
ISBN: 9783895005503 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English Summary: The Georgians are one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Caucasus, which during their history have created many splendid works of art and culture. This compilation lists all kinds of monuments that might be of interest to the traveler in the region, such as buildings, ruins, excavation sites, places of birth of artists and other persons of interest, but also nature reserves and spas. German Description: Die Georgier sind ein faszinierendes Volk, das glanzvolle Werke materieller und geistiger Kultur geschaffen hat. Seit vielen Jahrtausenden leben sie in der beeindruckend...
English Summary: The Georgians are one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Caucasus, which during their history have created many splendid works of art...
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150,14 zł |
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Iraq and Rupert Hay's Two Years in Kurdistan
ISBN: 9780739125649 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Detailing two years in the life of a British political officer charged with establishing and maintaining British rule in the Kurdish district of Arbil in Iraq, this personal account provides a thorough discussion of Kurdish society from the viewpoint of Captain William Rupert Hay.
Detailing two years in the life of a British political officer charged with establishing and maintaining British rule in the Kurdish district of Arbil...
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219,05 zł |
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The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria
ISBN: 9780486468761 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born to transcend the social constraints of Victorian England, Gertrude Bell left the comforts of her privileged life for the unconventional -- but thrilling -- world of the Middle East. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, she traveled to Persia and became passionately drawn to the Arab people, the language, and their architecture. A skilled archeologist, historian, and linguist, Bell traveled the world and wrote compelling, perceptive accounts of her daring journeys. The Desert and the Sown is considered to be one of her masterpieces. A magnificent account of personal...
Born to transcend the social constraints of Victorian England, Gertrude Bell left the comforts of her privileged life for the unconventional -- but th...
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75,62 zł |
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Abdul's Journey To Middle East
ISBN: 9781436336802 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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88,74 zł |
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Three Journeys in the Levant: Jordan, Syria, Lebanon
ISBN: 9780936315171 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,35 zł |
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A US Feminist in Saudi Arabia: 1980-1982
ISBN: 9781450224826 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book describes the experiences of a single American woman teaching in a university in Saudi Arabia between 1980 and 1982, just as the Islamic world was experiencing a reversal of previously achieved steps toward women's rights. The loosening of restrictions on women which had occurred during the 1970s was overturned when the fear of the rulers was heightened after the attempted take-over of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The author takes us there with her while the Epilogue brings us up to today in Saudi Arabia.
The book describes the experiences of a single American woman teaching in a university in Saudi Arabia between 1980 and 1982, just as the Islamic worl...
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61,30 zł |
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Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples
ISBN: 9780330517874 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. V.S. Naipaul revisits the countries that featured in his 1981 book, 'Among the Believers', to survey the development of these Islamic states. He combines the ability to write great travel literature with a sharply original political mind.
V.S. Naipaul revisits the countries that featured in his 1981 book, 'Among the Believers', to survey the development of these Islamic states. He combi...
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65,53 zł |
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The Desert and the Sown
ISBN: 9781108021593 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Athletic, intellectual and sensitive, even in her youth, Gertrude Bell was an ideal chronicler for a public fascinated by the Orient. Blending descriptions of customs, communities, archaeology, agriculture, The Desert and the Sown (1907) recounts a dramatic portion of her expedition across Syria. Enriched by over three hundred photographic illustrations, Bell's prose leads readers from the Mosque of 'Umar to the shores of the Dead Sea, the Castle of Salkhad and the dramatic landmarks of Kanaw t. Notwithstanding the inclusion of such picturesque sites, the author never allows the spectacular...
Athletic, intellectual and sensitive, even in her youth, Gertrude Bell was an ideal chronicler for a public fascinated by the Orient. Blending descrip...
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270,89 zł |
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Travel Letters from an American Living in the Middle East-Bahrain: And Other Travel Tales
ISBN: 9781426938603 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. .Bahrain .Egypt .Italy .Turkey .Greece .Thailand .Cyprus .Amsterdam .Oman .Dubai .Belgium .South Africa .France .England .Scotland .Wales .Bahrain .Egypt .Italy .Turkey .Greece .Thailand .Cyprus .Amsterdam .Oman .Dubai .Belgium .South Afric... |
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123,25 zł |
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In the Southern Seas
ISBN: 9783861951452 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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351,06 zł |
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Nineveh And Its Remains
ISBN: 9781446044018 / Angielski / Miękka / 530 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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172,13 zł |
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Four Ancient Lands - Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
ISBN: 9781460947456 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This was a journey across a diverse social, economic and physical landscape. It encountered people who had suffered every imaginable iniquity and still survived. The single beacon was the strength of the human spirit and the inability of those who thirst for power to extinguish that burning light.
This was a journey across a diverse social, economic and physical landscape. It encountered people who had suffered every imaginable iniquity and stil...
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80,70 zł |
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A Traveller's Tales - A Journey to Damascus
ISBN: 9781461097358 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The journey encompasses travel in 2008 to Jordan, Syria and a short diversion to Beirut. This was through a region that has ostensibly achieved some form of social balance after periods of great uncertainty and conflict. However, as events unfold, they reveal an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the status quo and a desire for a more equitable balance between social freedom, honest governance and social order. Only time will tell whether the aspirations of the people are achieved.The narrative extends to the implications of events in 2011 surrounding the civil disobedience and violence...
The journey encompasses travel in 2008 to Jordan, Syria and a short diversion to Beirut. This was through a region that has ostensibly achieved some f...
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80,70 zł |
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To-Day in Syria and Palestine
ISBN: 9783861959670 / Angielski / Miękka / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reprint of the original from 1903.
Reprint of the original from 1903.
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451,53 zł |
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Summer of '65 : The Adventures and Misadventures of a Teenage World Traveler
ISBN: 9781625168306 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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61,30 zł |
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Arabian Oasis City: The Transformation of 'Unayzah
ISBN: 9780292785182 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vast social change has occurred in the Middle East since the oil boom of the mid-1970s. As the first anthropological study of an urban community in Saudi Arabia since that oil boom, Arabian Oasis City is also the first to document those changes. Based on extensive interviews and participant observation with both men and women, the authors record and analyze the transformation that has occurred in this ancient oasis city throughout the twentieth century: the creation of the present Saudi Arabian state and of a new national economy based on the export of oil and the... Vast social change has occurred in the Middle East since the oil boom of the mid-1970s. As the first anthropological study of an urban community in... |
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107,05 zł |
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