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Studies on Portuguese Asia, 1495-1689 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Scattered in tiny enclaves from Africa to Japan, Portuguese Asia included Mocambique, Goa, Macau and Nagasaki. This collection of essays relates the history of Portuguese exploration, colonization and trade in this region during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Travel in the Byzantine World: Papers from the Thirty-Fourth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, Birmingham, April 2000 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)These papers explore various aspects of travel in the Byzantine period. They range from an interest in individual travellers to studies covering the technical aspects of travel, especially by sea. The conclusion is that travel at this time was enjoyable only after the event.
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Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political Economy: “Instructions for Travellers,” circa 1750–1850 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)The book draws on the history of economics, literary theory, and the history of science to explore how... Læs mere
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Superfluous People: A Reflection on Hannah Arendt and Evil (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Superfluous People describes Hannah Arendt's political and philosophical views on Nazi totalitarianism and the Shoah. In her contemplation of evil, Arendt initially spoke of the Shoah as a "radical evil," a term used by Kant. However, unlike Kant, Arendt's radical evil cannot ...
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Nansen: Explorer and Humanitarian (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Nansen chronicles the life of Fridtjof Nansen-visionary, explorer, researcher, diplomat, and humanist. This book addresses Nansen’s contributions to arctic exploration as well as his political efforts regarding prisoners of war and refugees across Europe.
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Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)The Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica covers the history of Mesoamerica through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 900... Læs mere
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Hell With A Capital H: A New Polar Hero (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)On 29 March 1912, as Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition were fighting for... Læs mere
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Challenger at Sea: A Ship That Revolutionized Earth Science (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)The famous geological research ship Glomar Challenger was a radically new instrument that revolutionized earth science in the same sense that... Læs mere
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Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881) (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Ivo Klaver discusses four major expeditions which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. Sponsored by... Læs mere
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On Geography: An Arabic Edition and English Translation of Epistle 4 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)This is the first critical edition of Epistle 4 of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al-Safa'), a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based... Læs mere
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Aleppo Observed: Ottoman Syria Through the Eyes of Two Scottish Doctors, Alexander and Patrick Russell (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)The Natural History of Aleppo, by Alexander and Patrick Russell, first published in 1756, was the... Læs mere
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A Journey from Tete to Zumbo' (Uma Viagem de Tete ao Zumbo) by Albino Manoel Pacheco (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)A translation (with the original Portuguese text) of Albino Manoel Pacheco's account of his journey to Zumbo on the Zambesi in 1861-2, at a time when... Læs mere
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