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Il Ritorno Di Un Re
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Author : William Dalrymple
language : it
Publisher: Adelphi Edizioni spa
Release Date : 2015-06-04T00:00:00+02:00
Il Ritorno Di Un Re written by William Dalrymple and has been published by Adelphi Edizioni spa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-04T00:00:00+02:00 with History categories.
Nel 1839 un'armata britannica di quasi ventimila uomini invade l’Afghanistan per insediare sul trono del paese un sovrano fantoccio, Shah Shuja, e contrastare così la temuta espansione russa in Asia Centrale: è l’inizio del Grande Gioco, la sanguinosa partita a scacchi tra potenze coloniali europee per il controllo della regione, immortalata da Kipling in "Kim". Ma è anche il primo fallimentare coinvolgimento militare dell'Occidente in Afghanistan. Meno di tre anni dopo, il jihad delle tribù afghane guidate dal re spodestato, Dost Mohammad, costringe gli inglesi a una caotica ritirata invernale attraverso i gelidi passi dell'Hindu Kush. Soltanto una manciata di uomini e donne sopravvivrà al freddo, alla fame, e ai micidiali jezail afghani. L'impero più potente al mondo era stato umiliato. Attingendo a fonti storiche in persiano, russo e urdu sino a oggi sconosciute – compresa l’autobiografia di Shah Shuja, la cui tragica figura rappresenta il vero fulcro del libro – nonché ai diari e alle lettere dei protagonisti inglesi dell'invasione, Dalrymple racconta una vicenda insieme drammatica e farsesca, popolata di personaggi affascinanti e crudeli, incompetenti e geniali, eroici e boriosi. E la racconta in maniera trascinante, senza tuttavia farci mai dimenticare quanto quegli eventi – le antiche rivalità tribali sullo sfondo di territori inaccessibili e inospitali, gli errori strategici che portarono al massacro dell'armata britannica – risuonino, ancora oggi, come un monito.
The Return Of A King
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Author : William Dalrymple
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Return Of A King written by William Dalrymple and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with History categories.
In 1839 18,000 British troops marched into Afghanistan. Three years later, only one man emerged to tell the tale.. A towering history of the first Afghan war by bestselling historian William Dalrymple.
Il Ritorno Di Un Re
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Author : William Dalrymple
language : it
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Release Date : 2015
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Return Of A King
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Author : William Dalrymple
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2014-01-14
Return Of A King written by William Dalrymple and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with History categories.
A Best Book of the Year: The Economist, Slate, Kirkus Reviews In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the throne as their puppet. But after little more than two years, the Afghans exploded into rebellion. The British were forced to retreat—and were then ambushed in the mountains by simply-equipped Afghan tribesmen. Just one British man made it through. But Dalrymple takes us beyond the story of this colonial humiliation and illuminates the key connections between then and now. Shah Shuja and President Hamid Karzai share the same tribal heritage; the Shah’s principal opponents were the Ghilzai tribe, who today make up the bulk of the Taliban’s foot soldiers. Dalrymple explains the byzantine complexity of Afghanistan’s age-old tribal rivalries, their stranglehold on politics, and how they ensnared both the British of the nineteenth century and NATO forces today. Rich with newly discovered primary sources, this stunning narrative is the definitive account of the first battle for Afghanistan.
Return Of A King
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language : en
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Release Date : 2013
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Forms And Imaginings
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Author : Peter Dronke
language : en
Publisher: Ed. di Storia e Letteratura
Release Date : 2007
Forms And Imaginings written by Peter Dronke and has been published by Ed. di Storia e Letteratura this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Literary Criticism categories.
Vita Della Venerabile Serva Di Dio Maria Cristina Di Savoia Regina Delle Due Sicilie Cavata Da Processi Per La Beatificazione E Canonizzazione Etc With A Portrait
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Author : Guglielmo de CESARE (Abbot of Montevergine.)
language : en
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Release Date : 1863
Vita Della Venerabile Serva Di Dio Maria Cristina Di Savoia Regina Delle Due Sicilie Cavata Da Processi Per La Beatificazione E Canonizzazione Etc With A Portrait written by Guglielmo de CESARE (Abbot of Montevergine.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with categories.
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language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
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The New Universal English And Italian Dictionary Etc
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language : en
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Release Date : 1849
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Italian Literature Since 1900 In English Translation 1929 2016
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Author : Robin Healey
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2019-03-07
Italian Literature Since 1900 In English Translation 1929 2016 written by Robin Healey and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
Providing the most complete record possible of texts by Italian writers active after 1900, this annotated bibliography covers over 4,800 distinct editions of writings by some 1,700 Italian authors. Many entries are accompanied by useful notes that provide information on the authors, works, translators, and the reception of the translations. This book includes the works of Pirandello, Calvino, Eco, and more recently, Andrea Camilleri and Valerio Manfredi. Together with Robin Healey's Italian Literature before 1900 in English Translation, also published by University of Toronto Press in 2011, this volume makes comprehensive information on translations from Italian accessible for schools, libraries, and those interested in comparative literature.