Julian C. Richards Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

The book explores the history and evolution of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) in Pakistan, established after the 1947 Partition. It details the ISI's rise as a powerful intelligence agency, known for its extensive human intelligence networks and covert operations, particularly against India. The agency's dual role as a key ally to the West during the Cold War and a tool for military regimes highlights its complex nature. As Pakistan faces rising challenges, the ISI's influence raises critical questions for its political landscape and international relations.

"Magic Stones" documents, in stunning and evocative photographs, our ancestors' obsession with stone. Throughout Europe stone has been used to create dwellings for the living and the dead, as a canvas for our earliest art, to celebrate the heavens and in ways that are still, even today, beyond our understanding. From the sun-drenched temples of Malta and the great tombs and alignments of Brittany to the labyrinths of icy Finland, this fascinating book explores these stones in their landscape, as part of nature and as a powerful reminder that, thousands of years on, they still hold a certain magic and mystery. This is the most wide-ranging photographic record of ancient European stone structures published to date. It is an inspirational celebration of the beliefs and achievements of our ancient ancestors. It features an authoritative introduction by leading archaeologist Julian Richards.

Vzrušující dobrodružná pouť po stopách našich dávných předků a jejich posedlosti týkající se kamene. S více než 250 nádhernými barevnými fotografiemi jsou Magické kameny nejrozsáhlejší fotografickou knihou zabývající se megalitickými monumenty, která kdy byla v Evropě publikována. Evropské megalitické monumenty patří mezi nejstarší a nejtajemnější stavby na světě. Naši dávní předci používali kámen mnoha způsoby: nejen na stavbu svých obydlí a příbytků mrtvých, ale také jako plátna pro své posvátné umění i coby označení a na oslavu země, jejíž neoddělitelnou součástí byli. Díky vzrušujícím a okouzlujícím fotografiím uznávaného českého fotografa Jana Pohribného podávají Magické kameny svědectví o lidské posedlosti kamenem. S více než 250 nádhernými barevnými fotografiemi megalitických nalezišť po celé Evropě a se zasvěceným úvodním slovem Juliana Richardse Magické kameny jistě osloví každého se zájmem o archeologii nebo o mytické aspekty těchto kamenných připomínek naší dávné minulosti.

`Innovative paper technology' is here applied to Britain's greatest prehistoric wonder, with text by TV archaeologist and Stonehenge expert Julian Richards.

Stonehenge is one of the wonders of the world. Its great stones were raised more than 4,000 years ago as a temple to the sun; its banks and ditches are older still. This new guide includes a tour and history of the site and its remarkable landscape, together with full-colour maps, plans, reconstruction drawings and historic photographs.

The influence of the Vikings on British culture is particularly apparent in the realms of language, literature, art, myth and legend, but we have been guilty of stereotyping the Vikings and Viking culture for many years. What is the truth? In this book, which accompanies a TV series, Julian Richards explores the world of the Vikings, their homelands, the raids on Britain and Ireland and subsequent occupation and expansion of their settlements, their artistic and technological skill and their great trading reputation. Combining archaeology and historical sources, as well as genetics and other scientific analysis, he traces the modern descendants of the Vikings living in places such as Orkney - the results of these analyses were only made available after the hardback had gone to press, but are briefly outlined here in the paperback. A well-written and absorbing account.