Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoirs to exhibitions. Yet no in-depth history has ever been told from the perspectives of the women who... Zobraziť viac
Zajímavý pohled na válečné události a zákulisí prazvláštní války ve Španělsku, která přerostla hranice své země a dodnes je zatížena mnoha protichůdnými názory i ideologickým balastem. Zobraziť viac
Im Rahmen des Projekts ›Papsturkunden des frühen und hohen Mittelalters‹ der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, welches im Gesamtunternehmen der Pius-Stiftung für Papsturkundenforschung eingebettet ist... Zobraziť viac
Amid the ongoing Brexit crisis, both sides are appealing to Britain's past relationship with Europe to justify their positions. But much specious history is presented to argue for either the closeness or distance of our political, cultural and economic... Zobraziť viac
Základnou otázkou, ktorú som si musel položiť na konci 90. rokov minulého storočia a ktorú si musím položiť aj teraz, je: Čo sú to dejiny Slovenska? A odpoveď je rovnaká: Sú to dejiny súčasného teritória Slovenska a dejiny jeho obyvateľov s dôrazom na... Zobraziť viac
An incisive new piece of scholarship from renowned art historian Linda Nochlin tackling the concept of “misere,” or social misery, as it was reflected in the work of writers, artists, and philosophers in the nineteenth century... Zobraziť viac
From the award winning author of Cruel Britannia, here is a revelatory new book which exposes the culture of concealment at the heart of the British state - from the secret wars of the past century to covert surveillance today... Zobraziť viac
A new and definitive account of the anti-Nazi underground in Germany and its numerous efforts to assassinate Adolf Hitler In 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. A year later, all parties but the Nazis had been outlawed, freedom of the press w Zobraziť viac
For the Western allies 11 November 1918 has always been a solemn date - the end of fighting which had destroyed a generation, and also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of their principal enemies... Zobraziť viac
An entertaining and authoritative exploration of how and why time has come to rule our lives from the bestselling author of Just My Type. Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun... Zobraziť viac
The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China, Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a century. It has shaped political relations to this day, ... Zobraziť viac
Russland ist eine der mächtigsten Nationen der Erde, mit einer imposanten Kultur, aber auch einer langen Geschichte von Krieg und Frieden, Leid, Katastrophen und blutigen Revolutionen. Der Russland-Experte Mark Galeotti widmet sich in seiner... Zobraziť viac
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap and General Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it. And beyond the world... Zobraziť viac
"A vital read for a nation under Trump."---The Guardian "No single book is as relevant to the present moment."--Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen "One of the defining books of the decade."--Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the... Zobraziť viac
The Paper Trail tells the story of how a simple Chinese product has for two millennia allowed knowledge, ideas and religions to spread at an unprecedented rate around the world. Alex Monro traces this groundbreaking invention's voyage, ... Zobraziť viac
Peter Bellerby is the founder of Bellerby & Co. Globemakers, the world's only truly bespoke makers of globes. His team of skilled craftspeople make exquisite terrestrial, celestial and planetary globes... Zobraziť viac
In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575... Zobraziť viac
This is the first large-scale historical investigation of the critical first stage of European integration, the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). John Gillingham discusses the thirty year Franco-German struggle for heavy... Zobraziť viac
The current economic crisis reveals just how central finance has become to American life. Problems with obscure securities created on Wall Street radiated outward to threaten the retirement security of pensioners in Florida and Arizona, the homes and... Zobraziť viac
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution-from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality-and revealing new possibilities... Zobraziť viac
