Author : Hal Langfur
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0804751803
This study concerns a pivotal but unexamined surge in frontier violence that engulfed the eastern forests of eighteenth-century Brazil. It focuses on social, cultural, and racial relations among settlers, slaves, and native peoples accused of cannibalism.
Author : William Sarabande
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 1989-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0553282069
The spellbinding epic adventure of a time when mankind took its first steps and the icy wilds claimed the earth. Breathtaking, vivid, unforgettable—here is the third volume of the panoramic new series The First Americans which began with Beyond The Sea Of Ice and continued with Corridor Of Storms. In this untamed prehistoric time, the great hunter Torka has led a group of survivors across a frozen sea. Now he is their proud headman, a leader who defies the old ways. For this, the will of the tribe turns against him—and he must act quickly to save his children from those who would see them killed. Together with his family and a small band of faithful followers, Torka and his wife Lonit strike out a dangerous journey to an unknown land feared by all men . . . the forbidden land. With supreme courage they will struggle against its savagery, its strange creatures and ancient mystical beliefs to build a future worthy of a noble people . . . worthy of Americans.
Author : Gustav Krist
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN :
Author : Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 36,69 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Tibet (China)
ISBN :
Author : Kate Forsyth
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 21,68 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0857988735
After her adventures with the League of the Healing Hand, Finn the Cat is bored, snowbound for the winter and faced with being molded into Lady Fionnghal by her mother. But Finn's talents are needed when Righ, Lachlan the Winged, tells Finn she must rescue a rebellious prophet who is the only one who can free a land enshrouded in darkness.
Author : Fay Godwin
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Tom Stephenson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780719029660
Author : Alexandre I. Andreyev
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 2018-08-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9004376267
The Quest for Forbidden Lands: Nikolai Przhevalskii and his Followers on Inner Asian Tracks is a collection of biographical essays of outstanding Russian explorers of Inner Asia of the late nineteenth – early twentieth century, Nikolai Przhevalskii, Vsevolod Roborovskii, Mikhail Pevtsov, Petr Kozlov, Grigorii Grumm-Grzhimailo and Bronislav Grombchevskii, almost all senior army officers. Their expeditions were organized by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society with some assistance from the military department with a view of exploring and mapping the vast uncharted territories of Inner Asia, being the Western periphery of the Manchu-Chinese Empire. The journeys of these pioneers were a great success and gained world renown for their many discoveries and the valuable collections they brought from the region.
Author : Elizabeth Morrison
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606065904
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.
Author : S.C. Bajpai
Publisher : Indus Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 12,33 MB
Release : 2002-03
Category :
ISBN : 9788173871139
The Present Study Describes The Land And People Of Lahaul-Spiti, A Remote District Of Himachal Pradesh. It Is A Multi-Disciplinary Study And The Subject Has Been Dealt With Chronologically, In Order To Present An Overall Picture Of This Beautiful And Unique Region Of The Himalayas.
