Human understanding of time and space has been developing since the most primitive societies began to record an awareness of their history and environment. Grahame Clark, a distinguished prehistorian, describes that process and its extension with the... Zobraziť viac
Captain Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty have become proverbial in their capacity to evoke the extravagant and violent abuse of power. But William Bligh was one of the least violent disciplinarians in the British navy. It is this paradox which... Zobraziť viac
Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilizations, with a literate, urban culture and highly-developed political institutions. Harriet Crawford reviews the extraordinary social and technological developments in the region over a period... Zobraziť viac
The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria... Zobraziť viac
A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions from the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II - and how the world allowed them to get away with it... Zobraziť viac
Der Autor, Jurist und Historiker, zeichnet aus den kürzlich aufgefundenen Lebenserinnerungen seines Ururgroßvaters Paul Anton (1776–1847) das lebendige Bild einer Zeit voller Umbrüche, kriegerischer Ereignisse und dem Versuch... Zobraziť viac
The History of Armour 1100 - 1700 offers a detailed account of how armour developed through the Medieval, Tudor, Elizabethan and Civil War eras, carefully itemizing the subtle changes over a six hundred year period... 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
Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas... Zobraziť viac
This landmark book shows how five African civilizations—Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River... Zobraziť viac
Ancient Rome: Infographics tells the story of a great empire through graphic design. This book offers readers a new way to conceptualize ancient Rome from the birth of the empire to the Punic Wars, and from the Roman political system to the role... Zobraziť viac
Kniha přináší detailní případovou studii Kříže z Telče (14341504), názorně ukazující spletitosti rukopisné kultury druhé poloviny 15. století. Křížův životopis je rekonstruován na základě více než 150 kolofonů a poznámek... Zobraziť viac
The Pity of It All is a passionate and poignant history of German Jews, tracing the journey of a people and their culture from the mid eighteenth century to the eve of the Third Reich... Zobraziť viac
Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city. For him it is a living organism, with its own laws of growth and change... Zobraziť viac
Kniha je druhým zväzkom spoločného projektu Filozofickej fakulty UK v Bratislave a Filozofickej fakulty Záhrebskej univerzity a prináša príspevky z rovnomennej medzinárodnej konferencie uskutočnenej v júni 2014 v Záhrebe. Tématické okruhy štúdií.... Zobraziť viac
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author's ambitious claim that the work... Zobraziť viac
The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Egypt is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites including Abu Simbel, the Valley of the... Zobraziť viac
This book is an investigation into the design and history of British magazines over the past 170 years. It... Zobraziť viac
An international bestseller, this is a German soldier's first-hand account of life on Russian front during the second half of the Second World War... Zobraziť viac
In the aftermath of the First World War, the seeds of fascism were sown in Italy. While the country reeled in shock, a new movement emerged from the chaos: one that preached hatred for politicians and love for the fatherland... Zobraziť viac
