Russian Rule in Samarkand examines the structures, personnel, and ideologies of Russian imperialism in Turkestan, taking Samarkand and the surrounding region as a case-study. The creation of a colonial administration in Central Asia presented Russia with similar problems to those faced by the British in India, but different approaches to governance meant that the two regimes of...(展开全部)

Russian Rule in Samarkand examines the structures, personnel, and ideologies of Russian imperialism in Turkestan, taking Samarkand and the surrounding region as a case-study. The creation of a colonial administration in Central Asia presented Russia with similar problems to those faced by the British in India, but different approaches to governance meant that the two regimes of...(展开全部)

India: A History in Objects presents a beautiful collection of material culture from South Asia and traces its history through a huge variety of art and artifacts, both religious and secular. Arranged chronologically, and abundantly illustrated with expertly selected objects, this superb new overview connects today’s South Asia with its past. Early chapters describe prehistoric...(展开全部)

India: A History in Objects presents a beautiful collection of material culture from South Asia and traces its history through a huge variety of art and artifacts, both religious and secular. Arranged chronologically, and abundantly illustrated with expertly selected objects, this superb new overview connects today’s South Asia with its past. Early chapters describe prehistoric...(展开全部)

The central theme of this book is the interaction between the curvature of a complete Riemannian manifold and its topology and global geometry. The first five chapters are preparatory in nature. They begin with a very concise introduction to Riemannian geometry, followed by an exposition of Toponogov's theorem--the first such treatment in a book in English. Next comes a detaile...(展开全部)

The central theme of this book is the interaction between the curvature of a complete Riemannian manifold and its topology and global geometry. The first five chapters are preparatory in nature. They begin with a very concise introduction to Riemannian geometry, followed by an exposition of Toponogov's theorem--the first such treatment in a book in English. Next comes a detaile...(展开全部)

阿敏•马卢夫 Amin Maalouf 黎巴嫩裔法国著名小说家、散文家、历史学家，法兰西学院院士。1949年2月25日生于黎巴嫩贝鲁特，1976年移居法国。他曾周游世界六十余国，亲历了越南战争、伊朗革命等重大历史事件，被公认为阿拉伯及中东世界专家。 这样一位原籍黎巴嫩的阿拉伯作家，他本人又出生于基督教家庭，父母都是基督教徒，少年时代就读于贝鲁特的耶稣会学校。20世纪70年代中期，在亲眼目睹了黎巴嫩内战之后，为了摆脱政治动乱与同胞相残的苦痛，他选择移居法国。独特的文化背景使阿敏•马卢夫对阿拉伯人深怀手足之情，对基督教又没有根深蒂固的偏见，因此，他的书多年来无论是在穆斯林世界，还是在西方读者群中，都经久不衰，新版本不断出现，并且被翻译成二十七种语言。他被誉为国际文坛中代表阿拉伯文化的主流声音。

After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863–1864,Russia established a new system of administration and control. Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864–1915 investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracy’s highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numer...(展开全部)

After crushing the Polish Uprising in 1863–1864,Russia established a new system of administration and control. Imperial Russian Rule in the Kingdom of Poland, 1864–1915 investigates in detail the imperial bureaucracy’s highly variable relationship with Polish society over the next half century. It portrays the personnel and policies of Russian domination and describes the numer...(展开全部)

Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the "New York Herald Tribune". This rare opportunity took the famous travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A "Russian Journal" is the distil...(展开全部)