Asian / Middle Eastern History
"A Traveler in Siam in the Year 1655"Extracts From the Journal of Gijsbert Heeck
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Terwiel, B. J. (trans.) Gijsbert Heeck (1619-1669) was a medicinal specialist with the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His journal is based on the daily notes he made during his third trip to the East. This volume carries the selections from his journal that deal with Siam, accompanied by the original Dutch text. With 32 colour illustrations. Paperback, 168 pages. Size: 229 x 154 mm. Weight: 183g.
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ISBN: 9749511352
Publisher: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications Lp
Date: 2008 (Thailand)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"Tribes and Power"Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Middle East
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Provides an understanding of the structure, the functioning and the mutation of tribes in the Middle East. This work scrutinizes the complexities of kinship structures in view of the Islamic and Arab culture; the case studies cover Iraq, Iran, Lybia, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. With ill. tbs. Hardback, 325 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 699g.
Author: (Jabar, Faleh A., ed.)
ISBN: 0863568041
Publisher: Saqi Books
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia"
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An atlas which graphically illuminates Central Asia's history tracing back to the eight-seventh century BC. With illustrations. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 281g.
Author: Abazov, Rafis
ISBN: 1403975426
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"The Rise of Israel"A History of a Revolutionary State
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"Israeli History, Politics and Society" series; Examines how Israel gained the strength to overcome great obstacles and become a serious regional power in the Middle East by 2007. This book shows: how the creation of Israel is different from that of most new states; how voluntarist forces played a major role in its creation; and offers an analysis of the creation of a revolutionary party. With 5 black & white tables. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 443g.
Author: Adelman, Jonathan
ISBN: 0415775108
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"True Version of the Philippine Revolution"
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Paperback, 56 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 97g.
Author: Aguinaldo, Emilio
ISBN: 1406505501
Publisher: Dodo Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"Turkey From Empire to Revolutionary Republic"The Emergence of the Turkish Nation From 1789 to the Present
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Features treatment of the period before, during and after the First World War, encompassing the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Ataturk. The final three chapters of this work conclude with the question of EU accession. With maps. Paperback, Weight: 43g.
Author: Aksin, Sina
ISBN: 1850658323
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"Iraq's Armed Forces"An Analytical History
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"Middle Eastern Military Studies" series; Provides study of evolution of Iraqi military from British mandate era to post-Baathist Iraq. This study illustrates how the relationship between military and political centre in Iraq has evolved, with the military bringing about three regime changes in Iraq's history before being brought under control by Saddam Hussein, up until the 2003 war. With 3 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 550g.
Author: Al-Marashi, Ibrahim Salama, Sammy
ISBN: 0415400783
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"Empires of the Indus"From Tibet to Pakistan - the Story of a River
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From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus Rivers civilizations, emperors and explorers Hardback, 384 pages. Size: 240 x 162 mm. Weight: 731g.
Author: Albinia, Alice
ISBN: 0719560039
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer"An Archaeological Scandal
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Offers an account of the scandal that enveloped the discovery in 1898 of an inscribed cascet said to contain the ashes of the Buddha, set against the background of the high noon of the British Raj. With illustrations. Hardback, 300 pages. Size: 234 x 155 mm. Weight: 666g.
Author: Allen, Charles
ISBN: 1905791933
Publisher: Haus Publishing Limited
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"A History of Malaysia"
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This second edition of a text first published in the 1980s incorporates research in the history of Malaysia from early times to the 21st century. It focuses on the economic and cultural influences, tracks developments from early times and identifies continuities as well as change. With maps, further reading, glossary, index. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 240 x 160 mm. Weight: 625g.
Author: Andaya, Barbara Watson Andaya, Leonard Y. (Professor of History, University of Hawaii, Usa)
ISBN: 0333945042
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam"
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"Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History" series; The Ghazi Sultans were the frontier holy warrior kings of late medieval and early modern Islamic history. This book offers a study across the Muslim world at that time and demonstrates the extent to which the Ghazis were influenced by the actions and writings of their predecessors in shaping policy and the way in which they saw themselves. Hardback, 208 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 458g.
Author: Anooshahr, Ali
ISBN: 0415463602
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"History of Jerusalem"One City, Three Faiths
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This work traces the history of Jerusalem from the prehistoric era, the Biblical period, Jerusalem under the Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans, British, Jordanians and the Israelis. It examines its political and cultural role through history, its personalities, art, architecture and conflicts. With 8 colour plates, 38 line drawings, 44 b&w halftones. New ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 234 x 150 mm. Weight: 1220g.
Author: Armstrong, Karen
ISBN: 0002558513
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"History of Jerusalem"One City, Three Faiths
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'A History of Jerusalem' is useful for not only by visitors and potential travellers in Jerusalem, but for the general reader as well. With 8 illustrations, 35pl (8pp), with index. New ed. Paperback, 496 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 403g.
Author: Armstrong, Karen
ISBN: 0006383475
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"In the Company of Soldiers"A Chronicle of Combat in Iraq
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Written by a historian who was embedded with the 101st Airborne Division of the US forces, this short book will provide an insight into the course of events and reveal much about the contemporary US military and its soldiers. With 8pp b/w illustrations. Paperback, 319 pages. Size: 220 x 140 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Atkinson, Rick
ISBN: 0316727334
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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"Empire of the Mind"A History of Iran
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Offers an overview of Iranian history since the earliest times. This book highlights the uniqueness of Iranian identity, as one of the oldest continuing civilisations in the world. It emphasises the role of cultural and intellectual movements in Iran in order to demonstrate how Iran has had an influence in the Middle East and Asia. With illustrations. Hardback, 333 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 766g.
Author: Axworthy, Michael
ISBN: 1850658714
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Asian / Middle Eastern History
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