Based on the study of over 500 surviving manuscript school books, this comprehensive study of the curriculum of school education in medieval and Renaissance Italy contains some surprising conclusions. Robert Black's analysis finds that continuity and... Zobraziť viac
This book is the only comprehensive book on modern China's intellectual history. Zobraziť viac
Few countries in Europe have undergone such rapid social, political and economic changes as Finland has during the last fifty years. David Kirby here sets out the fascinating history of this northern country, for centuries on the east-west divide of... Zobraziť viac
Between the years AD 1000 and 1500, western Christendom absorbed by conquest and attracted through immigration a growing number of Jews. This community was to make a valuable contribution to rapidly developing European civilisation but was also to... Zobraziť viac
After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the 20th century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as having gone 'to Hell and back', the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of Europe... Zobraziť viac
Never has our society felt more divided. In Political Tribes, Amy Chua diagnoses the cause of our current political discord:... Zobraziť viac
The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from... Zobraziť viac
From the author of the acclaimed novel A Pigeon and a Boy comes a charming tale of family ties, over-the-top housekeeping, and the sport of storytelling in Nahalal, the village of Meir Shalev's birth. Here we meet Shalev's amazing Grandma Tonia, ... Zobraziť viac
Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret what’s right in front of your eyes? The events that took place in... Zobraziť viac
Viking: Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every... Zobraziť viac
Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column "Lady Killers," this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates... Zobraziť viac
For 40 years, the Cold War dominated the world stage. East and West Germany stood at the frontlines of the global confrontation, symbolized by the infamous Berlin Wall, which separated lovers, friends, families, coworkers, and compatriots.... Zobraziť viac
Donald Maclean was a star diplomat, an establishment insider and a keeper of some of the West's greatest secrets. He was... Zobraziť viac
From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, The Classic Car Book showcases the most important and iconic classic cars from every decade since the 1940s. Fully illustrated and packed with stunning photography, ... Zobraziť viac
Pracovný zošit z dejepisu tvorí spolu s učebnicou pre 9. ročník komplexný celok. Prostredníctvom nápaditých úloh si žiaci upevňujú vedomosti o jednotlivých historických obdobiach od... Zobraziť viac
Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the twentieth century. In Russia to this day Lenin inspires adulation... Zobraziť viac
On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians in a terrorist atrocity that shocked the world. Many were teenagers, just beginning their adult lives. In the devastating aftermath, ... Zobraziť viac
The Sharpe Appreciation Society: Book Description It is the summer of 1812 and Richard Sharpe, newly recovered from the... Zobraziť viac
In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, ... Zobraziť viac
