Kublai Khan : from Xanadu to superpower 9780553817188, 0553817183

From Colony to Superpower

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Song-Poems from Xanadu 9781938937118, 9780892640959

If the title Song-Poems from Xanadu seems hauntingly familiar to the reader, it is because there is another book cal

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Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West 9780520946132

Toward the end of the thirteenth century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a

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The Monks of Kublai Khan: Emperor of China: Medieval Travels from China Through Central Asia to Persia and Beyond 9780755623938, 9781780764535

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A History of Herat: From Chingiz Khan to Tamerlane 9781474499361

Shows how and why an ancient city destroyed and then rebuilt by Mongols became again the ‘Pearl’ of the Iranian east Est

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Story of America - Freedom and Crisis from Settlement to Superpower 0789489031

An insightful, informative, and entertaining volume with contributions by Pulitzer Prize winning authors. The Story of A

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From Black Gold to Frozen Gas: How Qatar Became an Energy Superpower 0231210868, 9780231210867

Today, Qatar is among the world’s wealthiest countries. Its rich hydrocarbon resources have transformed this small Gulf

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From Black Gold to Frozen Gas: How Qatar Became an Energy Superpower 9780231558624

This book explores how Qatar became a major player in the global energy market. Part historical analysis, part in-the-ro

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The Aamir Khan Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Aamir Khan 1743040725, 9781743040720

Aamir Khan (born Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established

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The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynasty 9780231556736

The Precious Summary is the most important work of Mongolian history on the three-hundred-year period before the rise of

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