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This carefully edited historical collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia, ancient...

Bali Reiseführer - Bali und Lombok in Südostasien Reiseführer über Bali in Lombok in Indonesien von Lisa van Bommel

Nel novembre 1525, Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, discendente di Tamerlano e Gengis Khan, partì dalla Fergana con un esercito di dodicimila uomini per il Khyber Pass, attraversò il fiume Indo e raggiunse il Punjab. Sei mesi dopo, a Panipat, combatté la battaglia più importante della sua vita e annientò...

Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in the formation of Asian cultures that trace much of their heritage to ancient India and China. This volume brings together for the first time studies...

Nothing in history sounds grander than a trade route, one of those thick bold lines on the statistical maps by which people have exchanged the products of their hands, minds, and sporadically, even hearts. Some of the routes have shaped history, rather than merely reflecting it. Primary among them is...

The Mongols erupted out of Central Asia in 1206 and soon controlled an empire stretching from Poland to Korea; although remembered as a destructive force, they united a great part of the world under one rule, and their combined arms and mobile tactics have had considerable influence on subsequent...

The Ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, ancient Iran Asia Minor and Armenian Highlands, the Levant, Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula. This book covers the history of the entire region through...

Enchanting Tawang is an informative and comprehensive guide to the fascinating and beautiful district of Tawang, the land of the Monpas, also referred to as the ‘hidden paradise’ and the 'last Shangri La'.Tawang is a small & remote, district blessed with breath-taking natural beauty,...

Ready to experience Thailand? The experts at Fodor’s are here to help. Fodor’s Essential Thailand: with Cambodia & Laos travel guide is packed with customizable itineraries with top recommendations, detailed maps of Thailand, and exclusive tips from locals. Whether you want to visit Buddhist...

Francis Younghusband apenas tenía veinte años cuando partió en busca del "verdadero espíritu del Himalaya". Escrito cuarenta años después, este relato cuenta las dos expediciones que realizó entre 1886 y 1889 y que le valieron la Medalla de Oro de la Royal Geographic Society. La primera...

Beautiful Photo book of Life Eat & Pray in **Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam **Southeast Asia is a land full of untold mystique and beauty. A rich history and remarkable culture await you. Photo books can be a wonderful gift option. It is affordable and can be personalized to a great extent.

How do you learn important Thai words quickly and understand the Thai system of thought? This humorous and easy-to-read book gives you a few key words (over 200) that could save you many times the price of this book. It also provides an outsider's sometimes ironic insights into Thailand and Thai society....

The Memory of Trade is an ethnographic study of the people of Aru, an archipelago in eastern Indonesia. Central to Patricia Spyer’s study is the fraught identification of Aruese people with two imaginary elsewheres—the ‘Aru’ and the ‘Malay’—and the fissured construction of community...

Sometimes, they want it, and you don't. Sometimes, you want it, but they don't. You can't always get what you want (and neither can they), but the oldest game in the world--seduction--might sometimes lead to both of you getting what you want. So the author concludes in this short, sexy, experience-filled...