Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that have shaped British and Irish history - from the earliest Stone Age settlers to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. This edition includes over 700 photographs, maps, and artworks with... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating book about the vehicles that have shaped our world, written by narrowboat captain and children's author Matt Ralphs, with stunning colour illustrations on every page by Rui Ricardo... Zobraziť viac
The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic-Asian antithesis of the Christian-European West... Zobraziť viac
A People's History of Scotland looks beyond the kings and queens, the battles and bloody defeats of the past. It captures the history that matters today, stories of freedom fighters, suffragettes, ... Zobraziť viac
From the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns! ... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to leave their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world... Zobraziť viac
Díky jeho experimentům s rostlinami hrachu, které byly poprvé představeny v roce 1866, je Gregor Mendel obvykle nazýván otcem moderní genetiky. Ale byl to opravdu jeho záměr objevit zákony dědičnosti a specifické vlastnosti genů nebo mu b Zobraziť viac
Electricity has shaped the modern world. But how has it affected our health and environment? Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is 'safe' for humanity and the planet.. Zobraziť viac
Written by an author with experience writing, examining and teaching, this coursebook supports the Cambridge International AS History syllabus. With increased depth of coverage, this coursebook helps build confidence and understanding in language... Zobraziť viac
This volume brings together a collection of recent essays on the philosophy and theory of history. This is a field of lively interdisciplinary discussion and research, to which historians, philosophers and theorists of culture and literature... Zobraziť viac
This volume brings together a group of highly respected specialists to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of ancient science. With coverage of the principal scientific and medical traditions of the Old World... Zobraziť viac
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... Zobraziť viac
Die Seeschlacht von Tsushima brachte die Entscheidung im Russisch-Japanischen Krieg von 1904/05. Sie hatte einen prägenden Einfluss auf die Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Dieses Buch schildert nicht nur die Hintergründe... Zobraziť viac
This volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation... Zobraziť viac
A new and comprehensive examination by over thirty internationally recognized scholars of the history of the modern physical and mathematical sciences. The authors examine contested traditions and startling innovations within... Zobraziť viac
In post-war Europe, protest was everywhere. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, from Paris to Prague,Milan to Wroclaw, ordinary people took to the streets, fighting for a better world. Their efforts came to a head most dramaticallyin 1968 and 1989, when... Zobraziť viac
What we know of war is always mediated knowledge and feeling. We need lenses to filter out some of its blinding, terrifying light. These lenses are not fixed; they change over time, and Jay Winter's panoramic history of war and memory... Zobraziť viac
The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to one of the world's most explosively alive cities by 1900... Zobraziť viac
The first volume in this series dedicated to the great artists of Bangladesh, previously unknown to most Western audiences. The genesis of the modern art movement in Bangladesh ... Zobraziť viac
Uncover the history of one of the most influential games of all time in The World of Minecraft. Explore how the critically acclaimed game evolved from a one-person project in 2009 to the global gaming phenomenon it is today... Zobraziť viac
