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Turkey, a land of mosques, minarets, kebaps, of exotic eastern bazaars, the mystery of the sultan's harem and shady-looking characters puffing on hubble-bubbles. Stepping off the plane in Istanbul such preconceptions are immediately strained as you're shepherded through a glittering new terminal, dazzled by acres of pale marble. Outside, a cab or the newly unveiled metro await to whisk you into the city. And still no-one wearing a fez, although the way the driver dodges incessantly between the lanes, leaning on his horn, feels pretty 'eastern'. But there, as envisaged, are the mosques and moustachioed men; the street-traders with trays balanced precariously on their heads and the shoeshine boys. As you step onto the street the evening call to prayer reverberates across the city, an exotic cacophony loaded with eastern flavour. However, not far away you stumble across a trendy café, where the sound of the ezan is drowned out by pop music and carefully preened Istanbullu chat into mobile phones while sipping latte. In fact, modern Turkey falls beyond any conventional mould. Neither convincingly European nor wholly of the Middle East; tradition and modernity co-exist in a dynamic, eye-opening mosaic that justifies its clichéd title as the meeting place of east and west.
Dominic Whiting
Paperback:
752 pages
Company: Footprint Handbooks
(2000-04-01)
ISBN: 1900949857
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Your covenant is one of power and authority, control and mastery. To reach this pinnacle you have seized the lands around you, dominating all their meek inhabitants. You are lord of all you survey. However, there is a much greater world beyond the not-so-far horizon, a world controlled by others beyond your so-called power, a world waiting to put you under its heel. That world is Mythic Europe, and you are but a spark of light before its ominous shadow. Mythic Europe is a story supplement that presents the official setting of the Ars Magica game. It provides extensive and precise detail about the harsh medieval realms of your bold saga. It is of value to players and storyguides alike.
Author: Curtis Scott, Eric Hotz, Ken Widing
Paperback:
184 pages
Company: White Wolf Publishing
(1992-01-01)
ISBN: 1565040287
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Jump into the Middle Ages with this classic history text. The story of the Middle Ages is told through the lives of Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Edward the Black Prince, and Joan of Arc among others. The Famous Men of the Middle Ages guides students through the turbulent 'dark age' of history and illuminates how the world transitioned from the end of ancient times to the birth of the modern era.
Author: Mr. John Haaren
Perfect Paperback:
166 pages
Company: Memoria Press
(2005-08-01)
ISBN: 1930953747
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Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a.d. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his empire had been coming unglued for several years: the Goths had overrun the Balkans; Persians, Isaurians, and Saracens were threatening the east; the economy was in disarray; and pagans and Christians alike had been exiled, tortured, and executed in his religious persecutions. Valens had not, however, entirely failed in his job as emperor. He was an admirable administrator, a committed defender of the frontiers, and a ruler who showed remarkable sympathy for the needs of his subjects.
In lively style and rich detail, Lenski incorporates a broad range of new material, from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources, in a study that illuminates the social, cultural, religious, economic, administrative, and military complexities of Valens's realm. Failure of Empire offers a nuanced reconsideration of Valens the man and shows both how he applied his strengths to meet the expectations of his world and how he ultimately failed in his efforts to match limited capacities to limitless demands.
Author: Noel Lenski
Hardcover:
470 pages
Company: University of California Press
(2003-03-03)
ISBN: 0520233328
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The division of the late Roman Empire into two theoretically cooperating parts by the brothers Valentinian and Valens in 364 deeply influenced many aspects of government in each of the divisions. Although the imperial policies during this well-documented and formative period are generally understood to have been driven by the religious and ideological aims of the emperors, R. Malcolm Errington argues that the emperors were actually much more pragmatic in their decision making than has previously been assumed. The division of responsibilities between the emperors inevitably encouraged separate developments and allowed locally varying and often changing imperial attitudes toward different forms of religious belief. Errington demonstrates that the main stimulus for action in this period nearly always came from below the level of the imperial government, and not from an imperial initiative. Extending the theory of Fergus Millar into the later empire, Errington argues that the emperors were fundamentally reactive to regionally supplied information, as Millar has asserted was the case for the High Empire. Thus, despite significant structural changes, the empire remained broadly traditional in its operations.
Author: R. Malcolm Errington
Hardcover:
352 pages
Company: The University of North Carolina Press
(2006-09-18)
(2006-08-16)
ISBN: 0807830380
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Ranging from the Peloponnesian war, to Trafalgar and Gettysburg, to the War in Iraq, this exciting book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history. This superb, one-volume reference describes almost 300 battles from around the world--from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, as well as from Europe and the Americas. All the battles are grouped in chapters which tell the wider story of a particular era or region, whether it be the ancient world or Asia and the Middle East. Each chapter includes an introduction that sets out the historical, tactical, and technological context, and looks at current debates among military historians. In addition, individual battles are placed within the wars of which they formed a part, allowing readers understand a battle's full military and historical significance. With detailed maps, a wide range of illustrations, and an extensive index, this book offers a gold mine of information for everyone interested in world or military history.
Paperback:
384 pages
Company: Oxford University Press, USA
(2009-03-05)
ISBN: 0192806548
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Organized district by district, this guidebook to Istanbul contains specially commissioned maps to show every significant sight, location, building, museum and gallery as well as major shops, hotels and restaurants. They are placed on the page alongside practical information.
Author: DK Publishing
Turtleback:
280 pages
Company: DK Travel
(2007-01-15)
ISBN: 0756625017
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The Peloponnesian war, the decisive English victory at Agincourt, the brilliant sea battle of Trafalgar, the bloody three-day struggle at Gettysburg, the ferocious fighting on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day--this exciting book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history. This superb, one-volume reference begins with the battle of Megiddo, fought by the ancient Egyptians, and takes the reader through to the Second Gulf war of 2003. On the way it describes almost 300 battles from around the world--from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, as well as from Europe and the Americas. All the battles are grouped in chapters which tell the wider story of a particular era or region, whether it be the ancient world (the campaigns of Alexander the Great or the Punic Wars) or Asia and the Middle East (the Vietnam War, the Second Gulf War). Each chapter includes an introduction that sets out the historical, tactical, and technological context, and looks at current debates among military historians. In addition, individual battles are placed clearly within the wars and campaigns of which they formed a part, allowing readers to follow the details of the battle and understand its military and historical implications. With detailed maps, a wide range of illustrations, and an extensive index that gives the reader instant access to historical figures, locations, battle formations, and much more, Battlefield offers a gold mine of information for everyone interested in world or military history.
Paperback:
384 pages
Company: Oxford University Press, USA
(2007-11-03)
ISBN: 0199233942
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Istanbul will lead you straight to the best attractions Istanbul has to offer. Packed with detailed maps, beautiful cutaways, and floor plans of all of Istanbul's major sights, this guide explores every facet that makes Istanbul dynamic, from the unique mix of Muslim and Christian history to the sprawling architecture of the Topkapi Palace to the lively Istanbul nightlife and festival culture. This fully updated and expanded guide provides comprehensive guidance on the best things to do in Istanbul, such as exploring the Beylglu district for buzzing arts, culture and nightlife, market shopping for top fashion labels, and discovering the Hagia Sophia and all the highlights of the Istanbul metropolis. With dozens of reviews for hotels, recommendations for restaurants and hippest places for entertainment, tips for haggling and shopping, as well as a new pullout map with detailed sheet maps and useful transportation information, the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Istanbul provides all the insider tips a traveler in Istanbul needs. Don't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook to Istanbul. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps
Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights
3D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts
Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues
Specially devised walking tours, special events info
Now includes a new durable, oversized pullout map with useful transportation information, a distance chart, a street and sight index, and practical information for getting around the city.
Author: Rose Baring
Paperback:
280 pages
Company: DK Travel
(2011-05-30)
ISBN: 0756669693
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The Roman province of Arabia occupied a crucial corner of the Mediterranean world, encompassing most of what is now Jordan, southern Syria, northwest Saudi Arabia, and the Negev. Mr. Bowersock's book is the first authoritative history of the region from the fourth century B.C. to the age of Constantine. The book opens with the arrival of the Nahataean Arabs in their magnificent capital at Petra and describes the growth of their hellenized culture based on trade in perfume and spices. It traces the transformation of the region from an Arab kingdom under Roman influence into an imperial province, one that played an increasingly important role in the Roman strategy for control of the Near East. While the primary emphasis is on the relations of the Arabs of the region with the Romans, their interactions with neighboring states, Jewish, Egyptian, and Syrian, are also stressed. The narrative concludes with the breakup of the Roman province at the start of the Byzantine age.
Author: G. W. Bowersock
Paperback:
242 pages
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Company: Harvard University Press
(1998-08-19)
ISBN: 0674777565
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This new poster features every emperor and empress of the Byzantine empire starting with Arcadius in 383 CE down to Constantine XI who fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Measures 60x45cm and ships in sturdy postal tube worldwide.
Originally published in 1908. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
The Romaioi, Greek citizens of the Roman East, stood squarely in the path of Islamic expansion and saved Europe from being overrun by powerful tribes from the Easy. Their coinage reveals a society with strong religious undercurrents and divergent philosophies, but plagued by political and financial crises.
Author: David R Sear
Author: Philip Grierson
Originally published in 1908. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
Author: Jutta-Annette Bruhn