In the heart of bustling European and American cities lies an overlooked yet vibrant corner of resilience, ingenuity and magic: our gardens. From pre-industrial England to modern-day Ohio, via the Paris Commune, Barackia in pre-war Berlin, Soviet... Zobraziť viac
Babylon often appears more myth than history. Purportedly the site of the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel, its infamous presence in the Bible has made it a byword for sinful decadence. But Babylon was a real place teeming with life, a bustling... Zobraziť viac
Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. Their triumph over Hitler ensured their achievements will never be forgotten. But their story is far richer than victory alone. De Gaulle - tall, awkward and incorruptible - had... Zobraziť viac
Felix Butschek je známý rakouský historik a badatel, jehož oborem jsou hospodářské dějiny. Během své profesní dráhy patřil do okruhu osobností, jako byl Rupert Gmoser, Bruno Kreisky nebo Hannes Androsch... Zobraziť viac
A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history. A gorgeous, large-format gift hardback with a stunning neon cover, A History of the World in 25 Cities features... Zobraziť viac
A "magnificent" (Scientific American), genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep space mission to Europa, the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system... Zobraziť viac
Through 30 interpretative essays, The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Russian Revolution sees an international team of leading scholars comprehensively examine Russia’s revolutionary years. In the wake of the 2017 centenary, this handbook is the first... Zobraziť viac
A classic work of reportage about the Katy Massacre during World War II by a soldier who narrowly escaped the atrocity himself. In 1941, when Germany turned against the USSR, tens of thousands of Polesmen, women, and children who were starving, sickly, an Zobraziť viac
Tato práce je druhým svazkem řady zveřejňující výsledky Česko-uzbecké archeologické expedice v jižním Uzbekistánu. Zatímco první díl byl věnován výkopům na centrální lokalitě Šerabádské oázy zvané Džandavláttepa, druhý... Zobraziť viac
Why did the 1917 American Red Cross Mission to Russia include more financiers than medical doctors? Rather than caring for the victims of war and revolution, its members seemed more intent on negotiating contracts with the Kerensky government... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries—from the bestselling author hailed as a “national treasure” by The Washington Post. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the... Zobraziť viac
Na přelomu 19. a 20. století prochází Praha zásadní proměnou: stává se opět reprezentačním centrem života českého národa a vyrůstá ve velkoměsto s požadavky modernosti, jež se ovšem neobejde bez rozsáhlejší asanace pražského... Zobraziť viac
Uncovering their remarkable and moving stories, Mark Mazower recounts the sacrifices and silences that marked a generation and their descendants. In the centenary of the Russian Revolution... Zobraziť viac
In his famous argument against miracles, David Hume gets to the heart of the modern problem of supernatural belief. 'We are apt', says Hume, 'to imagine ourselves transported into some new world; where the whole form of nature is disjointed, and every ... Zobraziť viac
Updated with the latest archaeological research new chapters on the most influential yet widely unrecognised people of the British isles, In Search of the Dark Ages illuminates the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman... Zobraziť viac
'A phenomenal, transfixing work; Cunningham is a singular, dazzling writer' Bryan Washington'A coming-of-age novel of the richest, most expansive kind, it's a rare debut, one that feels both intimate and revelatory' Megan AbbottA historic presidential... Zobraziť viac
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I ushered in an unprecedented age of exploration and discovery. It saw an island nation, hitherto a cultural backwater, begin for the first time to occupy a realm of innovation and imagination that had for centuries been... Zobraziť viac
A remarkable, eyewitness-based view of the outbreak of the First World War. As war broke out in the summer of 1914, not a nation on Earth understood the magnitude of what they were about to face. To win it, whole populations must be mobilised, and ... Zobraziť viac
For most of history, antisemitism has been understood as a menace from Europe’s political Right, the province of blood-and-soil ethno-nativists who built on Christendom’s long-standing suspicion of its Jewish population and infused it with racist... Zobraziť viac
Join Lady Carnarvon as she exclusively reveals into the daily rhythms, seasonal changes and timeless traditions of one of Britain’s most iconic stately homes. Built in a bygone era, Highclere Castle and its surrounding five-thousand-acre estate is a... Zobraziť viac
