The story of the seamen and ships of the Swedish East India Company.
After the death of Karl XII, the Swedish Empire declined and gave way to a more liberal atmosphere of peacetime. Reconstruction of the war-scarred economy began. Trade provided the country with new wealth and Swedish raw mat[...]
In a new 2010 edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region's economy since 2001. How have the various countries in the Middle East responded to the challenges of globalization and[...]
This lightweight and portable guide covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow[...]
This superb detailed field guide covers the identification of all snakes, lizards, crocodilians and chelonians (turtles and tortoises) found in the east African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. With species accounts describing appearance, habitat, distribution and natural hi[...]
This is a lightweight and portable guide, partly adapted from the popular and highly acclaimed A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa by the same authors. Covering the most prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise [...]
This title presents a learned yet accessible comparative analysis of the interacting influences of politics and religion in shaping liberal democratic development in four Middle East countries (Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Iran). This innovative book analyzes the interaction of politics and religion i[...]
This innovative book analyzes the relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East through a comparative study of five countries--Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Robert D. Lee examines each country in terms of four domains in which state and religion necessarily interact:[...]
The origins and development of the Divine Office are traced through both Eastern and Western branches of the Church, providing a wealth of historical and liturgical information. From the small beginnings of a few Christians in New Testament Jerusalem, the prayer of the Church spread, changing and ev[...]
This study assesses the potential for job creation through infrastructure investment in the Middle East and North Africa. The region has experience in making the most of infrastructure investments, but maintaining and spreading the momentum in infrastructure will be important to support future growt[...]
This 1913 book gives a history of the relations between the nations of the West and the Empires of China, Japan, Annam, and Siam.[...]
A journalist in the Middle East for more than thirty years brings his intimate knowledge of the region to address the recent historical and political events in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, and Lebanon. 25,000 first printing.[...]
Updated with contemporary, global examples and case studies from the arts, sport and entertainment.
Walks Along the East Jurassic Coast and its companion Walks Along the West Jurassic Coast Are the first two books in a series of 11 walking guides spanning the 630 miles of the South West Coast Path National Trail. Each feature up to 17 walks and over 100 photographs and illustrations covering this [...]