Examining the 173 strategic rivalries operating over the past two centuries, Colaresi et al.analyze the nature of rivalries, the differences they make in the probability of conflict escalation and how they interact with serial crises, arms races,... Zobraziť viac
A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages... Zobraziť viac
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonial power. Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive introduction to Cicero's writings for students and non-specialists. Draws on recent transformative research on the political and literary culture of the late Roman Republic and presents important new research on Cicero's reception in... Zobraziť viac
This book is a major and wide-ranging re-assessment of Anglo-American relations in the Middle Eastern context. It analyses the process of ending of empire in the Middle East from 1945 to the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Based on original research into both... Zobraziť viac
The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world's foremost political writers'The anti-Western revisionists have been out in force in recent years. It is high time that we revise them in turn...'In The War on the West, ... Zobraziť viac
#1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.... Zobraziť viac
The Art of War is the oldest and most influential military strategy text in existence, and Sun Tzu's teachings on how to... Zobraziť viac
Collected in this elegant volume are four of the most important and influential military and political treatises in history.... Zobraziť viac
Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor.' Grace Marks.... Zobraziť viac
Black Swan: HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has... Zobraziť viac
A study of alliances between prostitutes and femminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police. Zobraziť viac
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, ... Zobraziť viac
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, ... Zobraziť viac
Times September 2018 paperbacks A New York Times bestsellerBowden's most ambitious work yet, Hue 1968 is the story of the centrepiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American war in Vietnam.By J... Zobraziť viac
From Andrew Roberts, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon... Zobraziť viac
A wonderful novel and perfect book club choice, The Right Stuff is a wildly vivid and entertaining chronicle of America's early space programme... Zobraziť viac
An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines—from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over ... Zobraziť viac
An international bestseller, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and now a major motion picture! Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray is now the film Ashes in the Snow! ... Zobraziť viac
