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Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning. In time it began to ...Show more
Like Hidden Fire - The Plot to Bring down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk
$31.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Kodansha Globe Ser.
A GRIPPING STORY OF IMPERIAL AMBITION, SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURE, AND THE KAISER'S OWN JIHAD. An acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the Germans and the Turks to unleash a Muslim holy war against the British in India and the Russians in the Caucasus. Dra ...Show more
Trespassers on the Roof of the WorldThe Secret Exploration of Tibet by Peter Hopkirk
$26.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Kodansha Globe Ser.
For nineteenth-century adventures, Tibet was the prize destination, and Lhasa, its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level, was the grandest trophy of all. The lure of this mysterious land, and its strategic importance, made it inevitable that despite the Tibetans' reluctance to end their is ...Show more
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