History, World


Veiling Architecture

Decoration of Domestic Buildings in Upper Egypt 1672-1950
$22.95
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Paperback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9789774164873ISBN10: 9774164873 A new design resource from an unusual and distinctive tradition
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Mecca and Main Street

Muslim Life in America after 9/11
$15.95
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Paperback Jul 2007 ISBN13: 9780195332377ISBN10: 0195332377 A vividly written and eye-opening account of the Muslim community in America
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'The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself' and Other Writings, by Otumfuo, Nana Agyeman Prempeh I

$39.95
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Paperback Jun 2008 ISBN13: 9780197264157ISBN10: 0197264158 A unique example of history writing in English by an African ruler
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Dictionary of African Biography

First Edition
$1,200.00
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Hardback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780195382075ISBN10: 0195382072
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The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India Awadh and Punjab, 1707-48 Second Edition

Second Edition
$29.95
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Paperback Jul 2012 ISBN13: 9780198077411ISBN10: 0198077416 The book is an acknowledged classic on Mughal history.
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An Ordinary Marriage

The World of a Gentry Family in Provincial Russia
$74.00
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Hardback Nov 2012 ISBN13: 9780199796991ISBN10: 0199796998 Offers new insights on serfdom, marriage and gender, the "middling" classes, early Russian nationalisms, readership, and the reception of ideas
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Routes and Realms

The Power of Place in the Early Islamic World
$65.00
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Hardback Aug 2012 ISBN13: 9780199913879ISBN10: 0199913870 Challenges a widespread tendency to underestimate the importance of territory and to over-emphasize the importance of religion and family to notions of community and belonging among Muslims and Arabs
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History: A Very Short Introduction

$11.95
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Paperback Apr 2000 ISBN13: 9780192853523ISBN10: 019285352X An engaging look at the key concepts that guide the writing of history

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Herge

The Man Who Created Tintin
$24.95
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Hardback Aug 2009 ISBN13: 9780195397598ISBN10: 0195397592 A biography of the controversial life and creative genius behind the legendary comic Tintin
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Movers and Shakers

A Chronology of Words that Shaped Our Age
$30.00
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Hardback Oct 2006 ISBN13: 9780198614524ISBN10: 0198614527 Paints a vivid picture of the history of the century and the lives of 20th-century English-speakers through the words they used
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