King Mombo (1902)

King Mombo (1902)

Paul Belloni Du Chaillu

34,34 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781437103847
34,34 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)

King Mombo is a historical novel written by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu and published in 1902. The story is set in the African kingdom of Mombo, where the king is faced with a series of challenges that threaten to destabilize his reign. The novel follows the king’s efforts to maintain order and protect his people from external threats, including rival tribes and European colonizers.As the story unfolds, readers are introduced to a cast of colorful characters, including the king’s advisors, warriors, and family members. Through their interactions, the novel explores themes of power, loyalty, and tradition. The story also sheds light on the complex relationships between African kingdoms and European powers during the late 19th century.Overall, King Mombo is a compelling tale of political intrigue and cultural conflict set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing continent. It offers a unique perspective on African history and the challenges faced by indigenous rulers during a time of great upheaval.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Artículos relacionados

  • How Great a Crime - to tell the truth
    Neil Kay / Steven Kay
    Joseph Gales was one of the all-time great Sheffielders – forget Joe Cocker, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sean Bean or Michael Palin. These are all minnows compared to Joseph Gales – and their stories are boring besides that of the Galeses. The Galeses story has been forgotten and has not been brought together in one place before – it is not just something dredged up from history – an i...
    Disponible

    10,33 €

  • Fearful Majesty
    Benson Bobrick
    Ivan the Terrible - the name evokes the legend of a cruel and dangerously insane tyrant. Fearful Majesty explores that legend and exposes the man, his nature, and his time.This acclaimed biography of one of Russia’s most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is also surprisingly timely, revealing how many of the issues Russia faces today hav...
    Disponible

    19,27 €

  • Economic Optimization of Innovation & Risk
    Robert Shuler
    A Theory of Crash Rate for Private & Public Projects with Critical or non-Critical systems.Analyzing & managing risk has been a quest for 5000 years, and is essential to everything from water supplies, finance, and agriculture to computers and space travel. At last there is a quantitative theory and a simple equation that allows you to: - choose your failure rate - get there...
    Disponible

    13,02 €

  • The System
    Lincoln Steffens
    The 'muckraker' Lincoln Steffens dug deep into business criminality and political corruption in a powerful series of articles written for McClure's magazine. Establishment newspapers and 'System' politicians dismissed his work as just another example of the decrepit modern journalism that could never pass for genuine writing. But Steffens' dogged quest for truth and justice set...
    Disponible

    23,66 €

  • Digital Activism in Asia Reader
    The digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political acts that transform the citizen from being a beneficiary of change to becoming an agent of change. In co-shaping these changes, what the digit...
    Disponible

    22,19 €

  • The New Freedom
    Woodrow Wilson
    In 1912, Woodrow Wilson was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He campaigned against the Republican incumbent, William Howard Taft, and Taft’s predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, who had split off from the Republican Party to form his own Progressive, or Bull Moose, Party. Much of the campaign focused on the US economy, particularly the candidates’ views of...
    Disponible

    8,67 €

Otros libros del autor

  • The Land of the Midnight Sun
    Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
    Disponible

    29,57 €

  • The Land of the Midnight Sun
    Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
    Disponible

    28,57 €

  • The Land of the Midnight Sun
    Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
    'The Land of the Midnight Sun' by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu offers a captivating exploration of Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland. This first volume details both summer and winter journeys through the region, providing rich descriptions of the inner lives of the people, their unique manners and customs, and the area’s primitive antiquities.Du Chaillu’s work is more th...
    Disponible

    31,92 €

  • A Journey To Ashango-Land
    Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
    ''A Journey to Ashango-Land: and Further Penetration into Equatorial Africa'' is a non-fiction book written by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu, first published in 1867. The book is a detailed account of the author’s travels and adventures in Central Africa during the mid-19th century. Du Chaillu, a French-American explorer, set out on a mission to explore the uncharted regions of Equat...
    Disponible

    49,19 €

  • Explorations And Adventures In Equatorial Africa (1861)
    Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
    Explorations And Adventures In Equatorial Africa is a book written by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu, originally published in 1861. The book chronicles the author’s journeys and experiences during his expeditions to Equatorial Africa, specifically Gabon and the surrounding regions, in the mid-19th century. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part detailing Chaillu’s tra...
    Disponible

    48,09 €

  • Lost In The Jungle
    Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
    Disponible

    31,19 €