a.k.b. - History 1

In the early sixteenth century, a Persian-speaking Muslim merchant named ʿAli Akbar Khatayi traveled to China and stayed for six years. There he acquired inside knowledge of the Ming imperial court ……続きを見る

The Rise and Fall of Muslims is a historical study of Muslim political life from the age of the Rightly Guided Caliphs through the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, the Crusades, the Ottoman rise, Musl……続きを見る

Jawaharlal Nehru's extraordinary life was divided into three phases. For nearly thirty years, he was a wealthy Anglophile from a privileged Kashmiri Brahmin family, before Mahatma Gandhi drew him in……続きを見る

Von Juli bis September 1920 begleitete der fünfundzwanzigjährige Isaak Babel die legendäre 1. Kavalleriedivision der Roten Armee als Korrespondent an die Südwestfront des Russisch-Polnischen Krieges……続きを見る

The deep faith of Mughal kings in astrology has been hidden in plain sight, ignored by those who failed to understand its relevance. The evidence lies in original sources: commissioned biographies l……続きを見る

This book examines which characteristics allow a non-state armed actor to be considered an effective diplomatic actor for the purpose of a meaningful peace settlement. The work demonstrates how such……続きを見る

Le tribunal de l’Héliée est une des institutions les plus importantes de la démocratie athénienne aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C. Au début de chaque année, six mille Athéniens, non professionnels,……続きを見る

**'To read this book is to understand Afghanistan as it exists today. This haunting memoir traces the unimaginable odyssey of one family whose world has collapsed . . . Poetic, powerful, and unforge……続きを見る

Çocuklarımız hayatımızın en büyük taşlarındandır. Ebeveynlerinin gönül tahtında oturan çocuklarımız, hayat kavanozunun en mutena yerine konmaya layık olan biricik varlıklarımız. Madem her çocuk bir ……続きを見る

India, Citizenship, and Refugee Crisis: Political History of Hatred and Sorrow examines the effects of the Partition of India in 1947. The partition as suggested by the British to satisfy the Muslim……続きを見る

Focused on the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) over the last two decades, this book discusses and contextualizes key events and developments in Turkish politics, economics and foreig……続きを見る

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, justly venerated as a Mahatma, dismantled the mightiest empire in world history through the inspirational power of three pivotal mass campaigns across two decades. In 192……続きを見る

Since the 2005 urban protests in France, public debate has often centered on questions of how the country has managed its relationship with its North African citizens and residents. In Making Space ……続きを見る

Central Asian post-independence media and communication industries, professional practices, education, persisting and evolving values, and traditions remain critically understudied with a notable sc……続きを見る

The diary Dr Isaak Barasch kept while serving in the Austro-Hungarian army on the Italian front during the First World War gives the reader a remarkable insight into the conflict and into the man hi……続きを見る

Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient's room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all man……続きを見る

This book posits an alternative narrative to China’s rise by focusing on its impact on Asia. China’s rapid rise as a multidimensional power is felt in all corners of the world and poses a direct cha……続きを見る

A regular feature in almost publication has been a comparison of India’s slow economic growth and, until recently, China’s rapid progress. Yet, in 1988, both countries had similar living standards. ……続きを見る

This book examines the creation of Pakistan and the economic rationale for partition. The authors analyze other factors as well and look at the politics and influence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mahatma……続きを見る

Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport His……続きを見る

How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Re-imagining the study of armed forces and society, Barkawi examines the imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War, espe……続きを見る

Joint winner of the One Big Book Launch, London 2014. "Atulya K Bingham has breathed new life into one of Turkey's most beautiful surviving outposts of accessible mountain wilderness." Hugh Pope, To……続きを見る

War and Drugs explores the relationship between military incursions and substance use and abuse throughout history. For centuries, drugs have been used to weaken enemies, stimulate troops to fight, ……続きを見る

In this timely, informative edited volume, major Iranian scholars and civic actors address some of the most pressing questions about Iranian civil society and the process of democratization in Iran.……続きを見る

In a 1941 Nazi roundup of educated Poles, Stefan Budziaszek-newly graduated from medical school in Krakow-was incarcerated in the Krakow Montelupich Prison and transferred to the Auschwitz concentra……続きを見る

“Among many recent books on Pakistan, Mr. Akbar’s stands out….A fine and detailed history of Indian Muslim anger and insecurity.” ーThe Economist In Tinderbox, India’s leading journalist delivers a ……続きを見る

Yazar, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun, cihana bir güneş gibi saçtığı cihanşümul değerlerin kurucularından ve timsallerinden gözünüzü bir an olsun alamayacağınız latif bir anlatımla bahsediyor. Osmanlı ga……続きを見る

The planned reductions in NATO troop numbers in Afghanistan through 2015 and a final withdrawal at the end of 2016 brings up numerous pressing questions about the security and national interests of ……続きを見る

In 1944 Moslem forces in China's westernmost province of Xinjiang rose against the Chinese authorities and succeeded in establishing a small independent Islamic state - the East Turkestan Republic. ……続きを見る

Gandhi, a devout Hindu, believed faith could nurture the civilizational harmony of India, a land where every religion had flourished. Jinnah, a political Muslim rather than a practicing believer, wa……続きを見る