Immanuel Wallerstein’s highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century’s greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global history, ... Zobraziť viac
Opojnou radost z osvobození v květnu 1945 provázely naděje, že se podaří vybudovat republiku svobodnou, sociálně spravedlivou a také zabezpečenou před jakýmkoli příštím vnějším i vnitřním ohrožením... Zobraziť viac
Plongez dans les secrets de famille et l'histoire de Bretagne. Un voyage intime entre souvenirs d'enfance et événements marquants. L'exploration d'un héritage. Zobraziť viac
Paul Christopher Anderson shows how and why the the American Civil War (1861-65) remains the nation's defining moment, arguing that it was above all a struggle for power and political supremacy. Melding social, cultural and military history, the author... Zobraziť viac
13.8 billion years of human and cosmic history summarised in one big book. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So with this brand-new history book, you can easily discover how we got to where we are within the context of our Universe... Zobraziť viac
A stunning visual celebration of the world's key historical events brought back to life. If you could travel back... Zobraziť viac
Two leading authorities – a bestselling historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time – collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to... Zobraziť viac
A compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it-from Maastricht to today. The European Union is the most ambitious, and one of the most contentious, international organizations ever created... Zobraziť viac
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Serhiy Zhadan took to social media to coordinate a network of resistance workers and send messages of courage to his fellow Ukrainians. What began as a local organizing effort exploded onto... Zobraziť viac
Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir... Zobraziť viac
Before the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade and progressive projects on matters ranging from women's rights to world peace reached a crescendo... Zobraziť viac
Der Historiker Rutger Bregman setzt sich in seinem Buch mit dem Wesen des Menschen auseinander. Anders als in der westlichen Denktradition angenommen ist der Mensch nicht böse, sondern, so Bregman, im Gegenteil... Zobraziť viac
The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor, and Rome are familiar cornerstones of world history, visited by travelers from across the globe. But what about the cities that have dropped off the map? That have been submerged under water, or swallowed up by... Zobraziť viac
A provocative reinterpretation of the tumultuous late 1970s and early 1980s in the Middle East... Zobraziť viac
A classic David & Goliath tale, complete with colorful heroes, cold-hearted villains, and nail-biting games—with the hockey rink serving as an arena for a nation’s resistance... Zobraziť viac
The internationally bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two... Zobraziť viac
Iron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book, encompassing five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier... Zobraziť viac
We are all too familiar with the stories of Jews who were tortured and killed in concentration camps throughout the Third Reich. But less is known about the persecution of Polish prisoners housed in Majdanek... Zobraziť viac
A journey in search of one of the most elusive creatures on the planet... Zobraziť viac
Uprchlíci nás zavedou do války v Sýrii a na bezpečnou hranici Evropy, do jednoho uprchlického tábora v Bulharsku. Přesto, že zde není válka, jsou podmínky v táboře drsné a budoucnost uprchlíků se nezdá tak růžová, jak tomu bylo... Zobraziť viac
