A description and analysis of Czechoslovakia`s 1993 separation. The account reveals that the split was a process manufactured by ruthlessly pragmatic Czech right-wing political forces and abetted by a populist and opportunist Slovak leadership... Zobraziť viac
Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 in the Social and Behavioral Sciences category... Zobraziť viac
John Darwin won the Wolfson History Prize for his book "After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires". In "Unfinished Empire" he examines the enormous influence of the British Empire... Zobraziť viac
There was life before the fall. 1989 was a year of astonishing and rapid change: the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain... Zobraziť viac
Twenty years, a thousand pages, and now a single beautiful edition of Arundhati Roy's complete non-fiction. My Seditious Heart collects the work of a two-decade period when Arundhati Roy devoted herself to the political essay as a way of opening up ... Zobraziť viac
Using an innovative approach, these 13 comic strips narrate the destinies of people who in the battle against totalitarian power either morally triumph or succumb to their weaknesses. The tales deal with the conflict of specific individuals with totalitar Zobraziť viac
The mass of available data about World War II has never been as large as it is now, yet it has become increasingly complicated to interpret it in a meaningful way. Packed with cleverly designed graphics, charts and diagrams, ... Zobraziť viac
Jocko Willink's methods for success were born in the SEAL Teams, where he spent most of his adult life, enlisting after high school and rising through the ranks to become the commander of the most highly decorated special operations unit of the war... Zobraziť viac
In late 1946, Stig Dagerman was assigned by the Swedish newspaper Expressen to report on life in Germany immediately after the fall of the Third Reich. First published in Sweden in 1947, German Autumn, a collection ... Zobraziť viac
U příležitosti stého výročí vzniku samostaného československého státu vznikla publikace, kterou zpracoval kolektiv renomovaných českých a slovenských historiků. Zachycuje dějiny republiky od první světové války (tedy ještě před jejím ustanovením).... Zobraziť viac
Vojensko historická mystifikace Jana Drnka svým erudovaným zpracováním, množstvím detailů a souvislostí vychází z daných dějinných poměrů a situací... Zobraziť viac
A journey - both historical and contemporary - among the fantastical landscapes, beguiling creatures and isolated tribes of the world's fourth island: Madagascar. An improbable world beckons... Zobraziť viac
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it... Zobraziť viac
A spellbinding reimagining of the Arabian Nights and the fearless woman at the heart of it all: Shaherazade... Zobraziť viac
<p>Who are the Slovaks? What is the Slovak nation? Located in the heart of Europe, the Slovak Republic has emerged an independent and sovereign nation after centuries of struggle. The history of Slovak is part of the rich tapestry of the course of human e Zobraziť viac
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding, The Stoics Illustrated contains over 100 quotes from key philosophers, including Zeno, Diogenes, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, that will give the reader many emotional and practical tools for living a... Zobraziť viac
This edition reprints Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige’s legendary series The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido, a stunning representation of the historic route between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto. This vivid tapestry of 19th-century Japan is in... Zobraziť viac
No other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about ourselves and others, how we organise our politics. Sven Beckert situates the story of capitalism within the largest... Zobraziť viac
A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. A book which shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world- soldiers, sailors and airmen... Zobraziť viac
In his iconoclastic and controversial study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in global culture to a disturbing examination of Holocaust compensation settlements... Zobraziť viac
