Название: Carpets Of Afghanistan, The Hb ISBN: 1851497900 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851497904 Издательство: ACC-distribution titles Рейтинг: Цена: 6207 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Carpets of Afghanistan is without a doubt one of the most detailed analysis of Afghanistan rug production ever published. Author Richard Parsons, for many years a buyer in Afghanistan for the well-known firm O.C.M (London) Ltd, treats the reader not only to a veritable feast of carpets and rugs, all with their attendant tribal origins and motifs vividly explained, but also to a fascinating journey through the history of a diverse and colourful country. The author shares his respect and admiration for Afghanistan's stoic people, who, somehow, despite political upheavals, forced resettlement, a harsh climate and often primitive nomadic conditions, manage to fashion exquisite works of art which reflect their pride in their many-faceted heritage.
Afghan rugs, which are instantly appealing due to their traditional colours and bold designs, open up a whole vista for the collector, from sumptuous piled purdahs to flat woven prayer rugs, all of them well illustrated in the 154 colour and 90 black and white plates.
On completing his National Service in Egypt, Richard Parsons spent some time with the Colonial Service, before joining a mining finance house and working for several years in West Africa. He was then posted to Tehran where he fell in love with Oriental carpets. On completion of his assignment in Iran and faced with the prospect of a London office, he abandoned his career for the carpet trade to the consternation of family and friends. He subsequently joined the prestigious firm of Oriental Carpet Wholesalers in the UK, whose agents buy from all over the carpet-making world for sale in the UK and redistribution throughout the world. After training at the London warehouse and in Iran, he was sent to Afghanistan as assistant buyer. He soon took over full responsibilities staying on in Afghanistan until 1979 when it was occupied by the Soviet Union. He then went as a buyer to Pakistan where he lived and worked until 1981, before moving to Hong Kong. His knowledge and love of Afghan rugs has prompted him to devote a great deal of time researching, writing and recording for posterity the details of rug production and tribal history in that remote but beautiful country. Richard Parsons died in February, 2002.
Название: Afghanistan : A Distant War ISBN: 3791348655 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783791348650 Издательство: Prestel Publishing Limited Рейтинг: Цена: 7187 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Since the attack on the World Trade Center, Afghanistan has evolved from a country few people thought twice about to a place that evokes our deepest emotions. Time magazine photographer Robert Nickelsberg has been publishing his images of this distant yet all too familiar country since 1998, when he accompanied a group of mujahedeen across the border from Pakistan. This remarkable volume of photographs is accompanied by insightful texts from experts on Afghanistan and the Taliban. The images themselves are captioned with places, dates, and Nickelsberg's own extensive commentary. Timely and important, the book serves as a reminder that Afghanistan and the rest of the world remain inextricably linked, no matter how much we long to distance ourselves from its painful realities.
Автор: Simpson, St John Название: Afghanistan: A Cultural History ISBN: 0714111740 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714111742 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 2334 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: While the modern nation can trace its origins back to 1747, the history of Afghanistan is far more ancient. It has long been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and human migration. While many native peoples such as the Kushans, Samanids, Saffarids and Mughals have founded their empires here, the country has also been the target of numerous invasions. Afghanistan is therefore one of the most culturally rich and diverse places on Earth. This lively book places this rich and ancient seam of creativity in its broad historical context and offers the reader a full appreciation of this remarkable country.
Автор: Pierre Cambon Название: Hidden Afghanistan (pb) ISBN: 907865306X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789078653066 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 6280 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a comprehensive collectors guide to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) civilian contractors private-purchase and service-issue clothing, equipment, and weapons as they were worn and used in the field between 2002 and 2014. A host of detailed photographs show what civilian contractors both in combat and in non-combat roles looked like in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the first militaria book that presents actual configurations of clothing, equipment, as well as weapons of civilian contractors in as near to realistic configurations as is practically possible. The majority of items presented in this book are bringbacks from Iraq and Afghanistan, where the author worked in different capacities as a civilian contractor. Items shown in the book used to be the authors own work clothes, equipment and tools, or they belonged to fellow contractors who worked with him in different places at different times.
Автор: Baechtold Название: Baechtold s best: afghanistan ISBN: 081099223X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810992238 Издательство: Abrams Рейтинг: Цена: 1249 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Created using images and maps, this book introduces the traveller to the best of what each country has to offer. It consists of four categories of destinations, accompanied by a map to get you there. These guides are created on the premise that one good photograph and an address are enough to point the intrepid traveller in the right direction.
Автор: Rubin Название: Search for Peace in Afghanistan ISBN: 0300063768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300063769 Издательство: Yale University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 5717 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Afghanistan's 14-year-long civil war erupted in 1978 and ended in the disintegration of a state that was first hyperarmed by the superpowers and then
abandoned by them. This text analyzes the part played by international politics in this debacle, discussing how changing patterns of strategic conflict and co-operation have affected
international negotiations over Afghanistan from the period of the civil war to the present. Drawing on interviews with officials of the United Nations and of various governments, Barnett
Rubin recounts the ultimate failure of the Geneva Accords of 1988 to deal effectively with the Afghans' domestic conflict and to establish US-Soviet co-operation in rebuilding
Afghanistan.
When the Cold War ended and USSR disintegrated, Afghanistan lost its strategic significance, notes Rubin. The people of this impoverished land were left to
fight over their future with sophisticated weapons and little other outside assistance. Integrating theories of international relations and domestic politics, Rubin analyzes how buffer
states are formed through international co-operation, and how this leads to both specific patterns of state formation and particular problems of regime change.
Автор: Rubin Название: Fragmentation of Afghanistan 2e ISBN: 0300095201 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300095203 Издательство: Yale University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 5717 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An examination of Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the fall of Najibullah, the last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition,
revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett Rubin provides an
account of the nature of the old regime, the rise and fall of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and the troubled Mujahidin resistance.
He relates all these
phenomena to international actors, showing how the interaction of US policy and Pakistani and Saudi Arabian interests has helped to create the challenges of today. Rubin puts into
context the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and seeks to offer readers a coherent historical explanation for the country's social and political fragmentation.
Автор: Meissner, Ursula Название: Afghanistan ISBN: 3765816884 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783765816888 Издательство: Prestel Publishing Limited Рейтинг: Цена: 3592 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Includes photographs and stories of Afghanistan that tells of a land at a crossroads, of the magic of an unknown country and the horror of events, as well as of the bravery of its women; from the roses and fields of poppies at the foot of the Hindu Kush to a pair of red high-heeled shoes that are a symbol of hope.
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