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Global Cities: How the World Really Lives is not your average travel series. These are immersive, witty, and culturally rich deep dives into the beating hearts of modern cities – not guidebooks, not……続きを見る

Les sites de production de pétrole ne correspondant pas la plupart du temps aux lieux de consommation, le pétrole fut dès l’origine un produit transporté sur de longues distances, soit par voie mari……続きを見る

Le moment est arrivé de connaître les Ekang N’na dit Fang de la région de l’Afrique centrale et dans d’autres régions d’Afrique car beaucoup se pose des questions suivantes: Qui sont-ils ? d’où vien……続きを見る

Au mitan du XIIIe siècle, la dynastie ayyoubide quittait le pouvoir en Égypte et bientôt en Syrie. Le sultanat de Saladin avait été caractérisé par une forte présence kurde à la fois au sein des arm……続きを見る

The legendary overland silk road was not the only way to reach Asia for ancient travelers from the Mediterranean. During the Roman Empire’s heyday, equally important maritime routes reached from the……続きを見る

Drawing on a rich trove of documents, including correspondence not seen for 300 years, this study explores the emergence and growth of a remarkable global trade network operated by Armenian silk mer……続きを見る

Der Minotaurus - halb Mensch, halb Stier - ist eine der faszinierendsten Gestalten der antiken Mythologie. Doch was steckt wirklich hinter diesem legendären Wesen? In 'Der Minotaurus: Mythos, Macht ……続きを見る

Michael Palumbo - author of 3 books with Faber and Bloomsbury and source / interviewee for a 2 hour BBC documentary on the cover-up of Mussolini's genocide of one million in Africa & the Balkans whi……続きを見る

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Sa……続きを見る

Build an understanding of a country undergoing dramatic and accelerating changes in this new edition of The History of Saudi Arabia. Taking readers from the Saudi Arabia of pre-Islamic times to the ……続きを見る

In "Belagerung der Johanniter in Rhodus durch die Türken" bietet René Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf eine prägnante und detaillierte Historie der Belagerung von 1522, bei der der Orden der Johanniter vo……続きを見る

In "Xerxes," Jacob Abbott crafts a compelling narrative that delves into the life and reign of the Persian King Xerxes I. Abbott's literary style is characterized by a blend of engaging storytelling……続きを見る

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ……続きを見る

The Battle of Megiddo was not only the last large cavalry offensive in world history, but also a tribute to combined arms operations fostered over the course of the First World War. Fought between 1……続きを見る

It was apparently an invincible fatality that compelled Sir John Finch to accept, in the month of November 1672, the appointment of English Ambassador to the Porte, in place of Sir Daniel Harvey who……続きを見る

The ancient port of Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv, was once known as the 'Bride of Palestine'. It was one of the great cosmopolitan cities of the Mediterranean. Once the centre of Palestinian modernit……続きを見る

In this edited volume, the authors argue how neo-liberal subjects respond to neoliberal uncertainties, risks, and threats in Turkey through either resilience or resistance, -or both-. The contributo……続きを見る

L'esclavage des Yazidis par Daech est l'un des drames les plus marquants de notre époque. L'histoire des passeurs, qui ont créé des réseaux clandestins pour libérer ces innocents, restait à écrire. ……続きを見る

This ancient military history examines the rise of Achaemenid Persia as it expanded into Europe to become the era’s dominant superpower. In this enlightening history, Manousos Kambouris examines the……続きを見る

The New York Times–bestselling author of Black Hawk Down delivers a “suspenseful and inspiring” account of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 (The Wall Street Journal). On November 4, 1979, a group ……続きを見る

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Joby Warrick’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Wor……続きを見る

This book examines the emergence of modern company towns in Iran by delineating the architectural, political, and industrial histories of three distinct resource-based ‘company town’ projects built ……続きを見る

The revised edition of this comprehensive survey follows the political, military, religious, economic, and diplomatic history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from pre-Muhammad times to the present da……続きを見る

This book represents the first scholarly examination of the origins of the 1956 Sinai campaign between Egypt and Israel. Utilising a wide range of primary sources, the study analyses the reasons for……続きを見る

While globalization unifies the world, divisions re-emerge within it in the form of a spectacular separation between Islam and the West. How can it be that Huntington’s contested idea of a clash of ……続きを見る

Over the last ten years the Egyptian economy has undergone a major transformation which has led to greater decentralisation and international competition. This transformation, along with changing ci……続きを見る

Afghanistan has been a tinderbox for centuries. A major crossroads between East and West, it has seen many armies invade with impunity its rough and varied terrain from Alexander the Greats in the ……続きを見る

Zacarias Moussaoui was arrested in the United States in August 2001. He is currently in a federal prison in Virginia, charged with "conspiring with Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda to murder thousands o……続きを見る

This is a short history of Babylon, with some interesting stories and legends and an account of the fall of Babylon and it's destruction. 続きを見る

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ……続きを見る