To many observers, European law seems like the endpoint of a mostly random walk through history. Certainly the trajectory of... Zobraziť viac
Written by five leading authorities on the classical world, A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture, Third Edition, is a shorter version of the authors' highly successful ... 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
CCV: Hitler's infamous political tract was first published in two volumes in 1925-26 and sold between eight and nine million... Zobraziť viac
Discover the origins, traditions, and use of the everyday foods served on our plates, from salt to sushi and rice to ravioli... Zobraziť viac
The urgent, dramatic and untold story of how, for four years, British and Allied codebreakers decrypted secret SS and Gestapo messages detailing the mass killings of the Holocaust, and how the Germans in turn deployed cryptanalysis to try... Zobraziť viac
Throughout the 20th century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the `sculpturing of space'. Combining the per Zobraziť viac
Discover the completely unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.Philippe Starck defines him as a ... Zobraziť viac
Based on more than a hundred interviews and on secret records of White House-Kremlin contacts, Not One Inch shows how the United States successfully overcame Russian resistance in the 1990s to expand NATO to more than 900 million people... Zobraziť viac
Inspired by the influential text What Is History? authored by Helen Carr’s great-grandfather, E.H. Carr, and published on the 60th anniversary of that book, this is a groundbreaking new... Zobraziť viac
Here, in well over 500 extraordinary photographs, is the story of our new century: moments that changed the world; trends... Zobraziť viac
Phaidon Press (1 Sep 2007): Steve McCurry has covered many areas of international and civil conflict, including the... Zobraziť viac
India explores the lives of everyday people in extraordinary settings through the camera lens of Steve McCurry, one of the most admired ... Zobraziť viac
An accessible introduction to the whole of art history, from prehistoric times to the present day – now revised and expanded. This updated edition includes over 25 new entries that expand the scope of the ... Zobraziť viac
The first comprehensive study of the work of one of the most significant abstract painters of his generation. This timely... Zobraziť viac
Through this magnificent collection of historical maps, travel writer Francisca Mattéoli takes us on a geographical adventure, telling the stories of twenty-three places and voyages that inspired her, as they inspired the creation of these fascinating ... Zobraziť viac
Seven prisoners escape from Westhofen concentration camp. Seven crosses are erected and the commander vows to capture the fugitives within seven days. Six are caught quickly, but George Heisler slips through his pursuers' ... Zobraziť viac
"Vergessen Sie das Kind, es wird nicht leben." Mit diesen Worten wird Eva Umlaufs Mutter Anfang 1945 in Auschwitz konfrontiert. Ihre Tochter ist mit zwei Jahren eine der Jüngsten im Lager, ist, abgemagert und todkrank. Eva Umlauf wird sich später nicht... Zobraziť viac
A lavishly illustrated account of human travel with a foreword by Simon Reeve, from the voyages of the Vikings to the flight... Zobraziť viac
When German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917 1943) handed her gouache series Life? or Theater? over to a friend, she beseeched... Zobraziť viac
