Busca
Resultados da Busca
-
Book
The British Library Stefan Zweig Collection: Catalogue of the Literary and Historical Manuscripts
One of the most significant donations ever made to the British Library, the Stefan Zweig Collection comprises over two hundred remarkable items assembled by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) and his heirs. Richly varied in form and content, it offers deep insights into European culture and history over several...British Library
-
Book
Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion: Britain, Jordan, and the end of empire in the Middle East
During the 1950s, John Glubb and the Arab Legion became the 'cornerstone' of Britain's imperial presence in the Middle East. Based on unprecedented access to the unofficial archive of the Arab Legion, including a major accession of Glubb's private papers, Graham Jevon examines and revises Britain's post-1945 retreat from empire...Jevon, Graham
-
Book
Buddhist Rock-Cut Monasteries of the Western Ghats
This guidebook focuses on the rock-cut Buddhist monasteries near Nashik and Junnar, and at Karla, Bhaja, Bedsa, Kondane and Kanheri, all in western Maharashtra. These magnificent shrines and dwellings, known as chaityas and viharas, were cut into the basalt cliffs of the Western Ghats more than 2,000 years ago. They...Michell, George ; Rees, Gethin