A Book Of Conquest

Author : Manan Ahmed Asif
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674660113

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Frontier with the House of Gold -- Chapter 2. A Foundation for History -- Chapter 3. Dear Son, What Is the Matter with You? -- Chapter 4. A Demon with Ruby Eyes -- Chapter 5. The Half Smile -- Chapter 6. A Conquest of Pasts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Author : Manan Ahmed Asif
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674972438

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A Book of Conquest by Manan Ahmed Asif Pdf

Manan Ahmed Asif shows that the Chachnama is a sophisticated work of political theory, embedded in both the Indic and Islamic ethos. His social and intellectual history of this text offers an important corrective to the divisions between Muslim and Hindu that so often define Pakistani and Indian politics today.

Author : Tom Shachtman
Publisher : HMH
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780547525952

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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold by Tom Shachtman Pdf

“A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life.” —Alan Lightman Combining science, history, and adventure, Tom Shachtman “holds the reader’s attention with the skill of a novelist” as he chronicles the story of humans’ four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold (Scientific American). “A disarming portrait of an exquisite, ferocious, world-ending extreme,” Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization (Kirkus Reviews). It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the efforts of determined individuals, has allowed people to adapt to—and change—the environments in which they live and work, shaping man’s very understanding of, and relationship, with the world. This “truly wonderful book” was adapted into an acclaimed documentary underwritten by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, directed by British Emmy Award winner David Dugan, and aired on the BBC and PBS’s Nova in 2008 (Library Journal). “An absorbing account to chill out with.” —Booklist

Author : C.S. Friedman
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101157299

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In Conquest Born by C.S. Friedman Pdf

In Conquest Born is the monumental science fiction epic that received unprecedented acclaim—and launched C.S. Friedman's phenomenal career. A sweeping story of two interstellar civilizations—locked in endless war, it was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award.

Author : Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780871403308

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The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson Pdf

New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year (Nonfiction) Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence (Nonfiction) From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work of Edward O. Wilson's legendary career. Sparking vigorous debate in the sciences, The Social Conquest of Earth upends “the famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family first” (Discover). Refashioning the story of human evolution, Wilson draws on his remarkable knowledge of biology and social behavior to demonstrate that group selection, not kin selection, is the premier driving force of human evolution. In a work that James D. Watson calls “a monumental exploration of the biological origins of the human condition,” Wilson explains how our innate drive to belong to a group is both a “great blessing and a terrible curse” (Smithsonian). Demonstrating that the sources of morality, religion, and the creative arts are fundamentally biological in nature, the renowned Harvard University biologist presents us with the clearest explanation ever produced as to the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earth’s biosphere.

Author : Pierre Bontier,Jean Le Verrier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Canary Islands
ISBN : 9781108011396

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The Canarian, Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402, by Messire Jean de Bethencourt, Kt by Pierre Bontier,Jean Le Verrier Pdf

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. The Canary Islands have been known to European countries since the Roman era. In 1402, the kingdom of Castile sent an expeditionary force, led by French explorers Jean de Béthencourt (1362-1425) and Gadifer de la Salle (1340-1415), to conquer the islands. This volume, first published in English in 1872, contains a contemporary account of the conquest written by Pierre Bontier and Jean Le Verrier, both members of the expedition; it contains valuable details of the indigenous inhabitants of the islands.

Author : Edward Holland Spicer
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : History
ISBN : 0816500215

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Cycles of Conquest by Edward Holland Spicer Pdf

Examines the effects of European expansion on the language, social structure, economy, religion, and self-image of Navajo, Yaqui, Papago, and other native American communities

Author : Ralph Bauer
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813942551

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The Alchemy of Conquest by Ralph Bauer Pdf

The Age of the Discovery of the Americas was concurrent with the Age of Discovery in science. In The Alchemy of Conquest, Ralph Bauer explores the historical relationship between the two, focusing on the connections between religion and science in the Spanish, English, and French literatures about the Americas during the early modern period. As sailors, conquerors, travelers, and missionaries were exploring "new worlds," and claiming ownership of them, early modern men of science redefined what it means to "discover" something. Bauer explores the role that the verbal, conceptual, and visual language of alchemy played in the literature of the discovery of the Americas and in the rise of an early modern paradigm of discovery in both science and international law. The book traces the intellectual and spiritual legacies of late medieval alchemists such as Roger Bacon, Arnald of Villanova, and Ramon Llull in the early modern literature of the conquest of America in texts written by authors such as Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, José de Acosta, Nicolás Monardes, Walter Raleigh, Thomas Harriot, Francis Bacon, and Alexander von Humboldt.

Author : Teresa Medeiros
Publisher : Amber House Books
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781939541253

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Lady of Conquest by Teresa Medeiros Pdf

Will he surrender his kingdom for a kiss? They call him Conn of the Hundred Battles, the warrior-king who forged a nation from a land of isolated clans. As High King of Ireland, he rides with the legendary Fianna, his elite band of warriors. But a threat to the throne looms from a mysterious enemy who has vanquished several of Conn’s bravest warriors. Conn rides out alone to face a seemingly invincible foe, never dreaming he will find a grief-maddened hellcat with emerald eyes and hair like liquid flame… Wielding a sword called Vengeance, Gelina Ó Monaghan has sworn to defeat the man she holds responsible for her family’s ruin. She never dreams she will be captured by him—and lose her heart in the bargain. Their forbidden passion will spark a private war fought with swords and kisses, promises and betrayal…until they discover the sweetest surrender of all in each other’s arms. Book 2 in the “Brides of Legend” Series, which includes: Shadows and Lace Lady of Conquest “Finely drawn characters bring to life a thrilling legend!”—Romantic Times “Medeiros is an extraordinary storyteller. Lady of Conquest is splendid!”—Bell, Book & Candle “A superb story that will capture your imagination and make your heart sigh with bliss. The kind of book you want to read over and over again!”—Historical Romance Club “Nobody writes humor with more heart or passion with more pleasure.”—Christina Dodd, New York Times bestselling author SPECIAL REVISED EDITION ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION

Author : William Hickling Prescott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Incas
ISBN : NYPL:33433081696233

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History of the Conquest of Peru by William Hickling Prescott Pdf

Author : V. S. Naipaul
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307789303

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Among the Believers by V. S. Naipaul Pdf

The Nobel Prize-winning author gives us – on the basis of his own intensive seventeen month journey across the Asian continent – an unprecedented revelation of the Islamic world. • “A brilliant report…. A book of scathing inquiry and judgment, whose tragic power is being continually reinforced by current events” (Newsweek). With all the narrative power and intellectual authority that have distinguished his earlier books and won him international acclaim (“There can hardly be a writer alive who surpasses him” – Irving Howe, The New York Times Book Review), Naipaul explores the life, the culture, the ferment inside the nations of Islam – in a book that combines the fascinations of the great works of travel literature with the insights of a uniquely sharp, original, and idiosyncratic political mind. He takes us into four countries in the throes of “Islamization” – countries that, in their ardor to build new societies based entirely on the fundamental laws of Islam, have violently rejected the “materialism” of the technologically advanced nations that have long supported them. He brings us close to the people of Islam – how they live and work, the role of faith in their lives, how they see their place in the modern world.

Author : John Connolly,Jennifer Ridyard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476757124

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Conquest by John Connolly,Jennifer Ridyard Pdf

Depicts a world where humanity has been conquered by oppressive alien forces and where a group of increasingly powerful young rebels is assisted by an alien ruler's daughter, who risks her life after falling in love with a human.

Author : Andrea Smith
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822374817

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Conquest by Andrea Smith Pdf

In this revolutionary text, prominent Native American studies scholar and activist Andrea Smith reveals the connections between different forms of violence—perpetrated by the state and by society at large—and documents their impact on Native women. Beginning with the impact of the abuses inflicted on Native American children at state-sanctioned boarding schools from the 1880s to the 1980s, Smith adroitly expands our conception of violence to include the widespread appropriation of Indian cultural practices by whites and other non-Natives; environmental racism; and population control. Smith deftly connects these and other examples of historical and contemporary colonialism to the high rates of violence against Native American women—the most likely to suffer from poverty-related illness and to survive rape and partner abuse. Smith also outlines radical and innovative strategies for eliminating gendered violence.

Author : Ben W. Ansell,Johannes Lindvall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107197398

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Inward Conquest by Ben W. Ansell,Johannes Lindvall Pdf

Examining schools, libraries, prisons, asylums, and vaccines, this study is the first comprehensive look at the origins of public services.

Author : Stanley Lane-Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Arabs
ISBN : BCUL:1092683968

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The Story of the Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole Pdf