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Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City by Philip Mansel
$49.99 NZD
Category: History
'Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them,Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.' Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded together ...Show more
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the envy of monarchs all over Europe. In his palaces, Louis encouraged dancing, hunting, music and gambling. He loved conversat ...Show more
Levant : Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean by Philip Mansel
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
Levant is a book of cities. It describes Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut when they were windows on the world, escapes from nationality and tradition, centres of wealth, pleasure and freedom. Using unpublished family papers, Philip Mansel describes their colourful, contradictory history, from the beginning ...Show more
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