Empires evoke potent images: Stanley, Livingstone and the colonial gallery of great explorers; the Spanish Conquistador's quest for gold and silver; and the Dutch heritage of trade in the East Indies. For over 500 years empires have been a feature of the Zobraziť viac
Jak silně spartakiády z let 1955 až 1985 navazovaly na tradici sokolských sletů? Nakolik byla účast v nich dobrovolná a jak byly celkově oblíbené? Byly oslavou komunistické ideologie? I na tyto otázky odpovídá kniha Československé spartakiády... Zobraziť viac
Democracy today is widely regarded as an ideal form of government. Yet in practice it sometimes seems a sham, a political puppet show in which hidden elites pull all the strings... Zobraziť viac
Garry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur’an Meant, Wills invites readers to... Zobraziť viac
'Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time ...Its pages sparkle with insight' Simon Schama in the NEW YORKER Spanning more than three centuries, from Cardinal Richelieu to the fragility of the 'New World Order', Zobraziť viac
The Secret Struggle for the Middle East Zobraziť viac
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the... Zobraziť viac
Have you ever made someone you love a mix-tape? Forty years ago, a group of scientists, artists and writers gathered in a house in Ithaca, New York to work on the most important compilation ever conceived... Zobraziť viac
Once deemed too controversial to publish, and now told for the very first time is the incredible and candid true story of one young woman's survival of five Nazi concentration camps... Zobraziť viac
How amateur programmers in 1980s Czechoslovakia discovered games as a medium, using them not only for entertainment but also as a means of self-expression. Aside from the exceptional history of Tetris, very little is known about gaming culture behind... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom... Zobraziť viac
Get to know the most atmospheric open-air cinemas and drawn up walks around Athen's neighborhoods... Zobraziť viac
Two tyrants. Each responsible for the death of millions. This compelling book on Hitler and Stalin - the culmination of thirty years' work - examines the two leaders during the Second World War, when Germany and the Soviet Union fought the biggest... Zobraziť viac
A superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule... Zobraziť viac
This book offers a largely chronological illustrated guide to how the chemical elements were discovered over the past three millennia. It provides a view not just of how we came to understand what everything is made... Zobraziť viac
The struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades continues to shake the world economy, dictate the outcome of wars, and transform the destiny of men and nations. The Prizeis as much a history of... Zobraziť viac
Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science... Zobraziť viac
On the warm night of 18 August 1942, a flotilla pushed out into the flat water of the Channel. They were to seize the German-held port of Dieppe, destroy key installations, seize intelligence material and then sail for home... Zobraziť viac
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world... Zobraziť viac
The Stalin Plan for the Transformation of Nature, which was launched in the USSR in autumn of 1948, had a fundamental impact on the approach to postwar reconstruction and the reshaping of nature and the environment in Czechoslovakia... Zobraziť viac
