"A landmark . . . brilliantly [demonstrates] has that there is far more to black history than the slave trade."-John A. Williams They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of... Zobraziť viac
In this powerful, epic biography, McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution. The... Zobraziť viac
A broad and deep survey of American intelligence from before the Revolution to the present. Every nation has an intelligence apparatus―some means by which its top officials acquire needed information on sensitive issues. But each nation does it... Zobraziť viac
An expansive look at the significant role of Hungarian immigrants in shaping American photographic culture and practice in the twentieth century This beautifully illustrated book explores the cultural conditions for photography in Hungary in the ... Zobraziť viac
The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second World War, when Allied forces seized the upper hand from the Axis powers. Lincoln Prize winner Craig Symonds' riveting, global... Zobraziť viac
The Everyman Signet Shakespeare series continues with the second volume of Histories, containing HENRY IV, parts I and II, HENRY V and HENRY VIII. As before, there is an extended introduction by Tony Tanner, a bibliography and author chronology. The ... Zobraziť viac
Contemporary American Politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the most salient topics of debate in contemporary American politics and society today.The text introduces and explains the history, nature and underlying issues to the key areas ... Zobraziť viac
To what extent does our knowledge of the past rely upon written sources? And what happens when these sources are destroyed? Focusing on the manuscripts of the Middle Ages, History in Flames explores cases in which large volumes of written material were .. Zobraziť viac
'A fascinating journey that illuminates, in often thought-provoking ways, the politics of violence in radical movements' Angela DavisThe son of the FBI's most wanted woman tells the electrifying story of a childhood on the run – and a half-century of... Zobraziť viac
What political forces shaped the world in the early twenty-first century? What lasting imprint did the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States leave on the global order Season of Wolves argues that the post-9/11 era has so far been... Zobraziť viac
Presents the 250 texts Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), known as the "father of environmentalism," wrote in English, unabridged in their original form Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German geographer and naturalist, is well-known for his... Zobraziť viac
Katalog prvotisků a starých tisků Knihovny Husova domu, jejímž cílem bylo shromažďovat knihy zaměřené na dějiny české reformace, dobu toleranční a dějiny Českobratrské církve evangelické. Zobraziť viac
Miletus: one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece. It was here, on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, in the 6th century BC, that the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy sparked into life, setting in motion a chain of... Zobraziť viac
Dazzling recreation of the world of radical free-thinkers in 18th-century France... Zobraziť viac
Rome’s Age of Revolution corrects the triumphalist narrative that the Christian message was so persuasive, and indeed superior, that people converted in huge numbers, abandoning their pagan beliefs, thereby turning a small, persecuted sect into... Zobraziť viac
Výpravná kniha přibližuje 100 ročníků Tour de France a jako vůbec první česká publikace mapuje historii i současnost tohoto nejslavnějšího cyklistického závodu. Na základě dobového tisku a literatury, jakož i osobních svědectví... Zobraziť viac
The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly out of pace with our age of smartphones and ridesharing apps and driverless cars. Yet across the world, more people travel by bicycle than by any other form of transportation... Zobraziť viac
Medieval Grammar and Rhetoric: Language Arts and Literary Theory, AD 300-1475 contributes to two fields, the history of the language arts and the history of literary theory. It brings together essential sources in the disciplines of grammar and... Zobraziť viac
Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century-fascism, communism, and liberalism-only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-... Zobraziť viac
