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The stunning debut of a talented young travel writer.

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An anthology celebrating the rich and captivating history, culture and politics of Afghanistan.

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A history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities. Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent, while Europe cowered feebly at the margins. For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefiel...

The story of the Muslim conquests of the 7th and 8th centuries AD, when armies inspired by the new religion of Islam burst out of Arabia to subjugate the Levant, southwest Asia, North Africa and the Iberian peninsula, destroying two great empires in the process.

»Eine herausragende Geschichte des Islam.« Peter Frankopan, Autor von Licht aus dem Osten und Die neuen Seidenstraßen in The Times »Justin Marozzi ist ein hervorragender Stadtführer. [...] Ein großartiges Buch, das unser Verständnis der Vergangenheit verändert.« The Sunday Times Die Heilige Moschee in Mekka, die Prachtbauten der Kalifen in Damaskus, die Wolkenkratzer im heutigen Dubai: Die Zeugnisse islamischer Kunst, Kultur und Architektur be...

Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent. For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefield and triumphant in the battle of ideas, its cities unrivalled powerhouses of artistic grandeur, commercial power, spiritual sanctity and forward-looking think...

Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent, while Europe cowered feebly at the margins. For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefield and triumphant in the battle of ideas, its cities unrivaled powerhouses of artistic grandeur, commercial power, s...

Justin Marozzi has spent most of his professional life living and working in the Muslim world, with long assignments in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon and Somalia. He is a former Trustee of the Royal Geographical Society and a Senior Research Fellow in Journalism and the Popular Understanding of History at Buckingham University. His previous books include South from Barbary: Along the Slave Routes o...

Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. It was here, in the time of the Caliphs, that the Thousand and One Nights were set. Yet it has also been a city of great hardships, beset by epidemics, famines, floods, and numerous foreign invasions which have brought terrible bloodshed. This is the history of its ...

In Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood, celebrated young travelwriter-historian Justin Marozzi gives us a many-layered history of one of the world's truly great cities - both its spectacular golden ages and its terrible disasters

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Subtitled, "Sword Of Islam, Conqueror Of The World". A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's play.

Herodotos Tarihi, en basta Pers krallari olmak üzere hic sakinmayacak kadar güclü insanlara dair hikayeler araciligiyla, kibrin ve ona bagli öc duygusunun trajik bicimde kacinilmaz sonuclari üzerine uslandirici dersler verir, kisinin dogal sinirlarinin ötesine gecmemesi yönünde anlamli bir tembihte bulunur. Insana özgü hirs, sehvet ve asiri gurur güdülerini asla yavanliga düsmeksizin ya da sayginlik taslamaksizin irdeler. Kaderin degismezligi,...

Tamerlán (1336-1405), el más poderoso de los líderes militares de la Edad Media, restaurador del imperio mongol del Genghis Khan, es comparable a la figura de Alejandro Magno como uno de los grandes conquistadores del mundo. Sus ejércitos eran feroces, temidos en toda Asia Central como una tormenta de fuego que destrozaba ciudades, torturaba a los capturados y masacraba a sus enemigos. Nacido en una familia militar de rango menor y marcado por...

An intriguing travel history exploring and evoking the world of Herodotus, with abundant commentary on the legacy and spirit of the "father of history" and the literary art he created.