Drawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered... Zobraziť viac
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the First World War - the epic conflict that was supposed to be "the war to end all wars"... Zobraziť viac
The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England ... Zobraziť viac
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again... Zobraziť viac
Kniha sleduje dynamiku vojensko-technologických inovací v Rusku za posledních sto padesát let, přičemž se zaměřuje zejména na tři odlišná období: zavedení puškových zbraní se závěrovým mechanismem v carském Rusku v 19. století... Zobraziť viac
‘In the beginning was the Word,’ says the Gospel of John. This sentence – and the words of all four gospels – is central to the teachings of the Christian church and has shaped Western art, literature and language, and the Western mind... Zobraziť viac
The incredible stories of 100 perfumes from a whole century of scents... Zobraziť viac
This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encounters... Zobraziť viac
Throughout the Second World War, the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile broadcast over the BBC from London, hoping to reach out to their former compatriots living in a divided and occupied Europe. As the only way of projecting their authority... Zobraziť viac
The magnificent wonders of China, ancient and modern, revealed by an international team of leading scholars... Zobraziť viac
A historic trail through the heart of Japan, as told by two legendary woodblock artists... Zobraziť viac
The West, history tells us, was built on the ideas and values of Ancient Greece and Rome, which disappeared from Europe during the Dark Ages and were then rediscovered by the Renaissance... Zobraziť viac
This remarkable book recreates one of the watershed moments in the history of the Middle East: the ferocious outbreaks of disorder across the Levant in 1860 which resulted in the massacre of thousands of Christians in Damascus.... Zobraziť viac
V publikaci, která vychází k životnímu jubileu Jiřího Šubrta, vybrala a uspořádala editorka Lucy Císař Brown příspěvky tohoto autora zaměřené na čtyři tematické okruhy: a) historická sociologie, její vývoj, obsah a odborné.. Zobraziť viac
On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell... Zobraziť viac
We can unlock secrets from bones preserved for centuries in tombs, graves and crypts... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to leave their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world... Zobraziť viac
A way of life that once encompassed most of humanity is vanishing in one of the greatest transformations of our time: the eclipse of the rural world by the urban... Zobraziť viac
Barbie is a strong, independent doll. But is she a feminist icon? It’s complicated... Zobraziť viac
A true masterpiece of narrative history and the definitive story of the revolution that ignited the end of colonialism worldwide... Zobraziť viac
