Nine lives

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Spisovateľ: Dalrymple William
Vydavateľ: Bloomsbury
Rok vydania: 2009
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Katalogové číslo: N808

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Cudzojazyčná / Anglická

A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day... v angličtine, obal, tvrdá väzba, 285 strán

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Spisovatel: Sayegh Philippe, Moustapha Ibrahim El Jammal & Sons ?
Katalogové číslo: M646

The Orient, the country of antiquities and charm, has always irresistibly fascinated the West and displayed to all men of letters, poets and archaeologists the innumerable jewels of its crown... v angličtine, brožovaná, malý formát, 80 strán

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Primitive Government

Spisovatel: Mair Lucy, Pelican Books 1962
Katalogové číslo: L6585

We take so much for granted the familiar forms fo government - parliament, cabinet, ministries, law courts, and local authorities - that we are apt to forget which features constitute the essntial elements of rule. These become clearer when we study how government has evolved to suit the needs of family, tribe, nation, and seven empire....v angličtine, brožovaná, menší formát, 288 strán

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Hitler's Mountain Troops: Fighting at the Extremes

Spisovatel: Lucas James, Cassell Military Classics 1999
Katalogové číslo: N1553

Warfare in the mountains--with its extremes of temperature and treacherous terrain--is unique and difficult. Hitler's Gebirgsjaeger, specially chosen troops of men who usually came from the Alpine regions, frequently succeeded in winning (or at least escaping) where others would have failed... brožovaná, v angličtine, 224 strán