Twenty thousand roads [[electronic resource] ] : women, movement, and the West / / Virginia Scharff |
Autore | Scharff Virginia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 978/.02/082 |
Soggetto topico |
Women pioneers - West (U.S.)
Women - West (U.S.) Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
20th century america american expansion american west cultural boundaries exploration fabiola cabeza de baca famous women gender issues gender studies grace hebard historians historical women nonfiction stories pamela des barres political boundaries race issues sacagawea santa fe trail social justice susan magoffin textbooks travel united states history western history western travel westward movement women and travel |
ISBN |
9786612359668
0-520-93703-1 1-4175-2536-3 1-282-35966-5 1-59734-969-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE: BEFORE THE WEST -- PART TWO: IN THE WEST -- PART THREE: BEYOND THE WEST -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783171003321 |
Scharff Virginia | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voyager from Xanadu : Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West / / Morris Rossabi |
Autore | Rossabi Morris |
Edizione | [1st University of California Press ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 909/.2092 |
Soggetto topico |
Diplomats - China
Diplomats - Travel Voyages and travels Travel, Medieval |
Soggetto non controllato |
13th century
asian travel baghdad beijing china chinese monk commercial networking diplomacy discussion books engaging europe firsthand perspective global travels historical history holy land islamic control jerusalem last crusades medieval period mongol capital mongol empire muslims nestorian christian nonfiction account pilgrimage rabban sauma trans eurasian travel travelogue western travel western world world history xanadu |
ISBN | 0-520-94613-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- A Note on Transliteration -- Principal Figures -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. A Pilgrimage to the West -- 3. The Mongols, the Muslims, and the Europeans -- 4. An Embassy to the West -- 5. Paris, Bordeaux, Rome, and Return -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author |
Altri titoli varianti | Rabban Sauma and the first journey from China to the West |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248321003316 |
Rossabi Morris | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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