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
A central problem for the European Union is said to be that of the "politics of identity". Within this, the concept of the EU's international identity requires exploration in terms of how it is both constructed and represented globally... Zobraziť viac
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
An authoritative history of Yugoslavia with a new chapter on the ethnic wars in Croatia and Bosnia, and Kosovo. Zobraziť viac
Sparking a flurry of heated debate, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and stunning report on the trial of German Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in The New Yorker in 1963. This revised edition includes material that ... 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
A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, ... Zobraziť viac
You're asking me to tell you a fairytale. What for? Your city is a fairytale. Hans Christian Andersen, on a visit to Bratislava. Our city on the Danube deserves a picture book. We couldn't find one, so we put our heads together and this is the result... Zobraziť viac
The victors of the First World War created Hungary from the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian empire, but, in the centuries before, many called for its creation. Norman Stone traces the country's roots from the traditional representative councils of land-owni Zobraziť viac
Who is Sergei Skripal? Agent. Prisoner. Target. The Skripal Files tells the story of Sergei Skripal, the complex and mysterious victim from this year’s most explosive news story... Zobraziť viac
Since 2009, a spate of Tibetan self-immolations protesting Chinese policies have taken place, bringing the fraught history and relations between Tibet and China to Western attention once again. In Eat the Buddha, Barbara Demick journeys to Aba, ... Zobraziť viac
Publikace ukazuje židovské komunity středoevropských měst z mnoha úhlů pohledu. Dozvídáme se o jejich usídlování, vztazích k panovníkovi, novém osídlování... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day, Antony Beevor's Ardennes. 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble tells the story of the German's ill-fated final stand. On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' ... Zobraziť viac
Mapa blízkovýchodného štátu z edície FlexiMap je laminovaná v tenkej vrstve a preto je extrémne odolná voči počasiu i veľmi ľahká. Jej umývateľný... 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
The Sharpe Appreciation Society: Book Description It is the summer of 1812 and Richard Sharpe, newly recovered from the... Zobraziť viac
Obrazovo-textová publikácia - sprievodca mestom. Milan Kolcun ponúka 101 potuliek - krátkych príbehov o pamätihodnostiach mesta Košice These are the stories of the buildings and other curiosities in Košice, each in 3 minutes. You can start... Zobraziť viac
Britain's favourite writer of narrative non-fiction Bill Bryson travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever. In the summer of 1927, ... Zobraziť viac
Now a major film starring George Cloooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, Bob Balan, Jean Dujardin and Dimitri Leonidas. What if I told you that there was an epic story about ... Zobraziť viac
