Edition: 1
Publication date: 2003-09-09
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $170.00
Price: $156.62
Review The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia (Central Asia Research Forum) / RoutledgeCurzon:This work studies a narrative devoted to the history of the Kokand Khanate, a state that played a great role in Central Asian history in the 18th and 19th centuries, controlling territory equal to continental western Europe, until it was conquered by the Russian Empire in 1876. This unique manuscript, discovered by the editor in Tashkent, is a biography of Alimqul Amir-i Lashkar, Commander-in- Chief of the Kokand army and de facto ruler of the Kokand state in 1863-1865, who died in battle at the age of thirty three. Shortly after his death, Tashkent was captured by Russian troops. The author of this biography was an intimate friend of Alimqul and was actively involved in politics. Includes rare reproduction of Chagatay Turkic text.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2005-04-11
Dewey code: 297.4092
List Price: $180.00
Price: $158.59
Review Sufi Visionary of Ottoman Damascus: 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi, 1641-1731 (Routledgecurzon Sufi Studies) / RoutledgeCurzon:'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) was the most outstanding scholarly Sufi of Ottoman Syria. He was regarded as the leading religious poet of his time and as an excellent commentator of classical Sufi texts. At the popular level, he has been read as an interpreter of symbolic dreams. Moreover, he played a crucial role in the transmission of the teachings of the Naqshabandiyya in the Ottoman Empire, and he contributed to the eighteenth-century Sufi revival via his disciples. This pioneering book analyses important aspects of al-Nabulusi's work and places him in the historical context.
Publication date: 1995-01-01
Dewey code: 330.156
Price: $25.00
Review John Maynard Keynes: Volume 2: The Economist as Savior, 1920-1937 / Penguin (Non-Classics):The second volume of the acclaimed biography of economist John Maynard Keynes takes his story from the controversial publication of The Economic Consequences of the Peace, through the reception of The General Theory in 1937. Reprint. NYT.
Creator: Sarah Williams
Publication date: 1967-06
Dewey code: 920
Price: $49.50
Review Letters Written by John Chamberlain During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth (Camden Society, London Publications First Series No 79) / Ams Pr Inc:This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Publication date: 2002-01-31
Review Sharpey's Fibres: The Life of William Sharpey the Father of Modern Physiology in England / William Sessions Limited:
Publication date: 2007-06-30
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $159.00
Price: $159.00
Review Who Was Who In America, With World Notables, 2006-2007 (Who Was Who in America with Index Volume) / Marquis Who's Who:
Publication date: 2001-11
Dewey code: 973.73092
Price: $17.85
Review Robert E. Lee (Famous Figures of the Civil War Era) / Topeka Bindery:- Clear and concise biographies of the best-known Civil War personalities - Includes interesting and informative sidebars - Presented in an easy-to-read format - Complements school curriculum
Publication date: 2005-06-30
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $200.00
Price: $158.78
Review Jefferson And His Time / University of Virginia Press:Dumas Malone’s classic biography Jefferson and His Time - originally published in six volumes over a period of thirty-four years, between 1948 and 1982 - was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life. The University of Virginia Press is pleased to announce that the complete, illustrated six-volume biography is available for the first time in a handsome boxed set. Merrill Peterson, editor of the Library of America edition of Thomas Jefferson’s writings, has contributed a new foreword to the Virginia edition.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2004-12-03
Dewey code: 962.04092241
List Price: $180.00
Price: $158.59
Review British Pro-Consuls in Egypt, 1914-1929: The Challenge of Nationalism / RoutledgeCurzon:With World War I and Egypt's colorful politics as background, C. W. R. Long tells the story of four proconsuls (McMahon, Wingate, Allenby and Lloyd), their principal opponent, Sa'ad Zaghul, and the great events of the time - the rise of the WAFD party, the uprising of 1919, the murder of Sir Lee Stack and the Allenby ultimatum. He sheds new light on the strife of members of the High Commission among themselves and the Foreign Office, on the struggle between Egypt and Britain for ownership of the Sudan, on Egypt's fight for independence and on the failure of democracy to take root in the country.
Creator: P. L. Heyworth
Publication date: 1989-06-08
Dewey code: 020.92
List Price: $383.00
Price: $209.12
Review Letters of Humfrey Wanley: Palaeographer, Anglo-Saxonist, Librarian, 1672-1726 / Oxford University Press, USA:This collection of 243 letters, only a handful of which have previously appeared in print, covers the years from Wanley's arrival at Oxford until his death and illustrates the full range of his interests as Anglo-Saxonist, palaeographer, librarian, and historian.
Authors
- Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald
Publication date: 1996-08
Price: $175.00
Review Recollections of Marshal Macdonald / Worley Publications:
Authors
- Rolena Adorno
- Patrick Charles Pautz
Dewey code: 970.016092
Review Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca: His Account, His Life, and the Expedition of Panfilo De Narvaez: 1 / Univ of Nebraska Pr:
Creator: Richard D. Oram
Publication date: 2005-03
Dewey code: 941.102
List Price: $176.00
Price: $176.00
Review Reign of Alexander II, 1214-49 (The Northern World) / Brill Academic Publishers:This volume explores aspects of the political, social, cultural, economic and religious development of Scotland in the reign of King Alexander II (1214-49). It constitutes the first full-length, multi-author study of the king and his reign. The nine contributors to the volume explore issues as diverse as the historiography of the reign, Anglo-Scottish relations, Church-State relations, economy and international trade, law, aristocratic symbolism, urban development and the territorial expansion of the kingdom. This book, the first major study of a reign which saw the Scottish monarchy achieve its mastery of northern mainland Britain, is of great importance to historians of medieval Scotland and the wider British Isles. The book is illustrated with 24 colour and b/w photographs and 5 maps and plans.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-12-28
Dewey code: 973.8092
List Price: $95.00
Price: $159.07
Review Frederick Douglass and the Black Liberation Movement: The North Star of American Blacks (Studies in African American History and Culture) / Routledge:Frederick Douglass' Leadershop role in the anit-slavery struggle is well known. Even so, much about his life and his role in the black liberation movement is unknown. Wu Jin-Ping reevaluates Douglass' place in the history of the black liberation movement, paying particular attention to Doublass' impact on other black leaders, and to Douglass' Legitimate Reform Strategy.
Creator: Helen Ferris
Publication date: 2003-03
Dewey code: 920
Price: $33.95
Review Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts / Kessinger Publishing:1928. The story of an American woman 1860-1927. Found in this volume are various stories and anecdotes of Juliette Low by those who knew her best. It was Juliette Low's love, humor, courage, keenness, common sense and achievement which led to the formation of the Girl Guides, later renamed the Girl Scouts. It is largely thanks to these qualities that one great-hearted woman helped scouting take root and gain the widespread power for good it holds today among the girlhood of America. Handsomely illustrated.
Publication date: 1996-06-01
Review Childhood Days in Glasgow / Businesslike:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2007-11-05
Dewey code: 947.086092
List Price: $160.00
Price: $159.88
Review Putin: Russia's Choice / Routledge:Fully revised and updated, the new edition of this extremely well-received political biography of Vladimir Putin builds on the strengths of the first edition to provide the most detailed and nuanced account of the man, his politics and his profound influence on Russian politics, foreign policy and society. New to this edition:analysis of Putin's second term as Presidentmore biographical information in the light of recent researchdetailed discussion of changes to the policy process and the elites around Putindevelopments in state-society relations including the conflicts with oligarchs such as Khodorkovsky review of changes affecting the party system and electoral legislation, including the development of federalism in Russia details on economic performance under Putin, including more discussion of the energy sector and pipeline politicsRussia’s relationship with NATO after the ‘big bang’ enlargement, EU-Russian relations after enlargement, and Russia’s relations with other post-Soviet states. Putin is essential reading for all students and scholars of Russian politics.
Authors
- H. Kirk-Smith
- Harold Kirk-Smith
Price: $160.00
Review William Brewster - The Father of New England / Hyperion Books:
Publication date: 1963
Review Boys in blue: Van Buren County in the Civil War, 1861-1865 / The Record-Republican:
Publication date: 1999-10
Dewey code: 951.05092
Price: $16.85
Review Red Azalea / Topeka Bindery:Reveals the author's experiences in China during the final years under Mao and conveys the oppressive brutality that was endured as well as the resilience of human spirit that perpetuated survival throughout the nation. Reprint. NYT.
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The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia (Central Asia Research Forum), Sufi Visionary of Ottoman Damascus: 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi, 1641-1731 (Routledgecurzon Sufi Studies), John Maynard Keynes: Volume 2: The Economist as Savior, 1920-1937, Letters Written by John Chamberlain During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth (Camden Society, London Publications First Series No 79), Sharpey's Fibres: The Life of William Sharpey the Father of Modern Physiology in England, Who Was Who In America, With World Notables, 2006-2007 (Who Was Who in America with Index Volume), Robert E. Lee (Famous Figures of the Civil War Era), Jefferson And His Time, British Pro-Consuls in Egypt, 1914-1929: The Challenge of Nationalism, Letters of Humfrey Wanley: Palaeographer, Anglo-Saxonist, Librarian, 1672-1726, Recollections of Marshal Macdonald, Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca: His Account, His Life, and the Expedition of Panfilo De Narvaez: 1, Reign of Alexander II, 1214-49 (The Northern World), Frederick Douglass and the Black Liberation Movement: The North Star of American Blacks (Studies in African American History and Culture), Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts, Childhood Days in Glasgow, Putin: Russia's Choice, William Brewster - The Father of New England, Boys in blue: Van Buren County in the Civil War, 1861-1865, Red AzaleaTop headlines: Shark or boy? 5-year-old has extra set of teeth: A routine dental X-ray of the 5-year-old boy revealed a disturbing discovery: He possessed not one, not two, but three sets of teeth. ›21:21 25 Nov, Tue Honda unveils fuel cell sportscar concept: American Honda Motor Co. has overhauled the look of its fuel cell concept cars, unveiling a futuristic, lightweight three-seater at the Los Angeles Auto Show dubbed the FC Sport. ›18:13 20 Nov, Thu Manufacturing index drops to 26-year low: A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 26-year low in November as new orders declined for the twelfth straight month, a trade group said Monday. ›17:21 How to get more splash for less cash: The weather outside is frightful, but inside its 84 degrees. 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