Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions... Zobraziť viac
To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists. The book is now... Zobraziť viac
David Gordon White excavates and seeks to centre within its broader Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Zobraziť viac
This amazing book tells the stories of forty regular people and their heroic actions from October 7. Of how these individuals embodied the essence of heroism. They exemplified the highest level of courage. Amidst the challenges and fear, they provided... Zobraziť viac
It was Thomas Jefferson who envisioned the United States as a great `empire of liberty.` In the first new one-volume history in two decades, David Reynolds takes Jefferson`s phrase as a key to the saga of America - helping unlock both its grandeur and... Zobraziť viac
Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words throughout his six decades in the public eye. His wartime writings and speeches revealed both his vision for the future and his own personal feelings, fascinating generation after generation... Zobraziť viac
From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgwater Canal to Blackpool Pier, historian John Julius Norwich tells the political, social, religious and economic story of England through 100 key places you can still visit today. Zobraziť viac
In the recent aftermath of colonialism, civil wars, and the AIDS crisis, a new day finally seems to be shining on the African continent. Africa has once again become a site of creative potential and a vibrant center of economic growth and production... Zobraziť viac
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', ... Zobraziť viac
Während die Donaumonarchie sich ihrem Ende zuneigt, atmet Prag noch die Luft alter majestätischer Zeiten; gleichzeitig verwandelt sich die Stadt jedoch auch schon in eine moderne europäische Metropole... Zobraziť viac
A detailed study of contemporary art in Hungary from the period immediately following the Revolution of 1956 through 1980― a troubled yet fascinating period in the history of the country... Zobraziť viac
Most history is hierarchical: it's about popes, presidents, and prime ministers. But what if that's simply because they create the historical archives? What if we are missing equally powerful but less visible networks - leaving them to the ... Zobraziť viac
The first book to tell the visual story of the USSR’s war against religion of all denominations, from the 1917 revolution to its fall in 1991. ‘We’ve finished the earthly tsars and we’re coming for the heavenly ones!’... Zobraziť viac
In 1917, two empires that had dominated much of Europe and Asia teetered on the edge of the abyss, exhausted by the ruinous cost in blood and treasure of the First World War. As Imperial Russia and Habsburg-ruled Austria-Hungary began to succumb, ... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean to label someone a fascist? Today, it is equated with denouncing him or her as a Nazi. But as intellectual historian Paul E. Gottfried writes in this provocative yet even-handed study, the term’s meaning has evolved over the years... Zobraziť viac
As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict... Zobraziť viac
The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country... Zobraziť viac
Discover the hidden worlds beneath our feet... In Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, ... Zobraziť viac
From one of America’s greatest non-fiction writers, an epic saga of the rise and fall of American power, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, told through the life of one man... Zobraziť viac
Transform your view of history with this groundbreaking visual encyclopedia of the events of the past. From the disciplined armies of ancient Rome and the lives of ferocious samurai warriors to World War II ... Zobraziť viac
