Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds: Cross-cultural Exchange in Pre-modern Asia
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Long before Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope en route to India, the peoples of Africa,...
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
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In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet...
The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water, Environment and Livelihoods
Vladimir Smakhtin, Luna Bharati, Bharat R. Sharma and M.A. Sattar mandal
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The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. The basin is...
The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast: Muslim Cosmopolitans in the British Empire
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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a global movement with more than half a million Ghanaian members,...
A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings
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Featuring over 200 photographs, this stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank...
Stamping the Earth from Space
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This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space. It...
The Edge: Is the Military Dominance of the West Coming to an End?
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The size of western armed forces, their stocks of weaponry and their readiness for combat are...
Vive Le Color! Africa (Coloring Book): Color In; de-Stress (72 Tear-Out Pages)
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Whether you want to unplug completely or be creatively engaged while commuting or watching TV, this...
Band on the Bus: Around the World in a Double-Decker
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When nine friends set out from England in 1969 to travel the world in a double-decker bus called...
Solar Farms: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Design and Construction of Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Systems
Susan Neill, Geoff Stapleton and Christopher Martell
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The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms...