A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia (1868), Blanc, Henry Jules
Название: The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935–36 ISBN: 1855326922 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781855326927 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 1929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An account of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in 1935. It took just seven months to defeat Emperor Haile Salassie, using poison gas against an army equipped mostly with medieval weapons. The campaign was an important lesson to Nazi Germany of the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations.
Автор: Stern, Henry Aaron Название: Wanderings Among the Falashas in Abyssinia ISBN: 0714618780 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714618784 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pearce Название: The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce ISBN: 110807460X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074605 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nathaniel Pearce`s two-volume autobiographical account, published 1831, is particularly interesting for its detailed information about the land and people of Ethiopia. Volume 1 tells of Pearce`s early life and his African travels and also contains an account of his friend William Coffin`s journey to the city of Gondar.
Описание: Reframes the story of modern Ethiopia around the contributions of the Oromo people and the culturally fluid union of communities that shaped the nation`s politics and society.
Автор: Plowden Название: Travels in Abyssinia and the Galla Country ISBN: 1108031455 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108031455 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Eight years after his death, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (1820-60) were published in Britain. As the first British consul appointed to Abyssinia, Plowden was in a unique position to record contemporary local history, and this book contains his richly detailed accounts of all levels of Abyssinian society.
Автор: Baker Название: The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia ISBN: 1108033016 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108033015 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 9187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Sir Samuel Baker (1821-93) was one of the most important British explorers of the nineteenth century. This 1867 journal tells the story of his twelve months` exploration of the Nile, describing in vivid detail his dangerous journeys, hunting adventures and encounters with the African natives.
Автор: Blanc, Henry Jules Название: A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia (1868) ISBN: 041576081X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415760812 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This volume contains the earliest surviving Western description of Ethiopia, written by the Portuguese missionary Francisco Alvarez (c.1465-c.1540) and first published in English in 1881.
Автор: Pearce Название: The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce ISBN: 1108074618 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074612 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nathaniel Pearce`s two-volume autobiographical account, published 1831, is particularly interesting for its detailed information about the land and people of Ethiopia. In Volume 2, the situation in Abyssinia becomes dangerous and Pearce decides to escape down the Nile. The journal ends abruptly in 1819, a year before his death.
