The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period (Elgood Robert)(Pevná vazba)

The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period (Elgood Robert)(Pevná vazba)

The Ottoman Balkans were by far the greatest center of weapons manufacture in the Islamic world, and their wares were exported far and wide. Each town developed its own style not only in weaponry but also in silver decoration and costume, often with splendid results. Traditional arms were held in

Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East: International Relations in the Interwar Period (Bein Amit)(Pevná vazba)

To better understand the lasting legacy of international relations in the post-Ottoman Middle East, we must first re-examine Turkey's engagement with the region during the interwar period. Long assumed to be a period of deliberate disengagement and ruptured ties between Turkey and its neighbours,

The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe (goston Gbor)(Pevná vazba)

A monumental work of history that reveals the Ottoman dynasty's important role in the emergence of early modern Europe The Ottomans have long been viewed as despots who conquered through sheer military might, and whose dynasty was peripheral to those of Europe. The Last Muslim Conquest transforms

Inexcusabiles: Salvation and the Virtues of the Pagans in the Early Modern Period (Frigo Alberto)(Pevná vazba)

The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome

The essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome, vividly retelling their stories and exploring their origins. Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshipped them? Although their time of widespread

Bees in the City (Cheng Andrea)(Pevná vazba)

The solution, he realizes, is in the rooftop gardens and window boxes of his apartment neighbors, representing a varied and continuously blooming array of flowers that the bees will love. Aunt Celine must bring her bees to Paris! But first he and his friends Alice and Samir must convince their

Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece: A Philology of Worlds (Gagn Renaud)(Pevná vazba)

Sex on Show - Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome (Vout Caroline)(Pevná vazba)

The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. In classical Greece, statues of erect penises served as boundary-stones and signposts. In Rome, marble satyrs and nymphs grappled in gardens. How are we to make sense of this abundance of sexual imagery? Were these images seductive, shocking, humorous?

The Jacobite Rising of 1715 and the Murray Family: Brothers in Arms (Anderson Rosalind)(Pevná vazba)

Tells the story of the Jacobite rebellion in 1715 through the story the influential and prominent Murray

Tales of the Greek Heroes (Green Roger Lancelyn)(Pevná vazba)

Presents the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan

Svetozar Markovic and the Origins of Balkan Socialism (McClellan Woodford)(Pevná vazba)

Svetozar Markovic, the first genuine socialist in the Balkans, was founder of the Serbian cooperative movement, social reformer, literary critic, polemicist, political leader, and father of Balkan socialist journalism. Mr. McClellan's study, based upon original Russian and Serbian sources, is both

A Man at Arms (Pressfield Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down

Sustainable Politics and the Crisis of the Peripheries: Ireland and Greece (Leonard Liam)(Pevná vazba)

This volume of the 'Advances in Ecopolitics' examines the impact of the economic crisis on peripheral European states such as Ireland and Greece. Following an introductory chapter, it is divided into two geographically-focused sections, the first on Ireland, the second section on Greece

Ottoman Baroque: The Architectural Refashioning of Eighteenth-Century Istanbul (Rstem nver)(Pevná vazba)

A new approach to late Ottoman visual culture and its place in the worldWith its idiosyncratic yet unmistakable adaptation of European Baroque models, the eighteenth-century architecture of Istanbul has frequently been dismissed by modern observers as inauthentic and derivative, a view reflecting

The Glory and the Sorrow: A Parisian and His World in the Age of the French Revolution (Tackett Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

An intimate history of an ordinary Parisian citizen and his neighbors that reflects on the origins and radicalization of the French Revolution. What was it like to live through one of the most transformational periods in world history? In The Glory and the Sorrow, eminent historian Timothy Tackett

Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 8 (Kirkman Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Collects issues #85-96 of the greatest super hero comic in the universe! In the aftermath of the Viltrumite War, friends become enemies, enemies become allies, and Mark Grayson's future as Invincible ends here! From visionary creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker (Science Dog),

Most Beautiful Villages of Greece and the Greek Islands (Ottaway Mark)(Pevná vazba)

From the green, terracotta and ochre of the Ionian Islands in the west, to the brilliant blue and white of the Aegean, the villages of Greece and its islands present a picture of incomparable beauty. This title presents a picture of a village culture largely lost to other countries of Europe, but

Islands of the Ottoman Empire (Hadjikyriacou Antonis)(Pevná vazba)

The Ottoman Empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic. It included the islands of Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, and many smaller islands in the Aegean, Adriatic, and Black Seas. These islands were its frontiers, and many of the battles against Christian enemies were fought

Let Them Not Return: Sayfo - The Genocide Against the Assyrian, Syriac, and Chaldean Christians in the Ottoman Empire (Gaunt David)(Pevná vazba)

The mass killing of Ottoman Armenians is today widely recognized, both within and outside scholarly circles, as an act of genocide. What is less well known, however, is that it took place within a broader context of Ottoman violence against minority groups during and after the First World War

A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece: The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There (Matyszak Philip)(Pevná vazba)

Spend a year in the company of the ancient Greeks during a historic and triumphant Olympic year, and experience the drama and excitement that swept through the city-states as they put aside their political differences to prepare for victory in Olympia. The year is 248 BC, the year of the 133rd

Trust Me - The biggest thriller of the summer from the million copy selling author of THE HOLIDAY and THE CATCH (Logan T.M.)(Pevná vazba)

The weight of the child in her arms making Ellen's heart ache for what she can never have. Five minutes pass. Ten. The train pulls into a station and Ellen is stunned to see the mother hurrying away down the platform, without looking

A History of the Small Arms Made by the Sterling Armament Company: Excellence in Adversity (Edmiston James)(Pevná vazba)

An in-depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham, Essex, England, from 1940 until Sterling was purchase by British Aerospace in 1989 and closed.The Lanchester and the Patchett Machine Carbines were both developed at Sterling Engineering Co Ltd during World War II.With

Greece: The Cookbook (Alexiadou Vefa)(Pevná vazba)

Greece: The Cookbook is the definitive work on the rich and fascinating cooking of modern Greece.Greece: The Cookbook is the first truly comprehensive bible of Greek food in English. Rapidly increasing in popularity, Greek food is simple to prepare, healthy and delicious, and, more than most other

The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us about Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate (Kaplan Robert D.)(Paperback)

In this provocative, startling book, Robert D. Kaplan, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts, offers a revelatory new prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world. In The Revenge of Geography, Kaplan