Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom(2022) MURPHY, HUGHShipbuilding in the United Kingdom provides a systematic historical account of the British Shipbuilders corporation, first looking at this major industry under private enterprise, then under state control, and finally back in private hands.Vezava: Mehka73,49 € -
British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860–1918(2017) BROCK, CLAIRE (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)Drawing upon a rich archive, Brock explores the cultural, social and self-representation of the woman surgeon in Britain from 1860 to the end of the Great War. This book is essential reading for those interested in medical history, providing wide-rangingVezava: Trda127,78 € -
Foundations(2020) WETHERELL, DR SAMAn urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation's politicsFoundations is a history of twentieth-century Britain told through the rise, fall, and reinvention of six different types of urban space: the industrial estate,Vezava: Trda61,40 € -
Victor Grayson(2021) TAYLOR, HARRYThe true story of the strange disappearance of a radical iconVezava: Trda38,61 € -
Boom Cities(2020) SAUMAREZ SMITH, OTTO (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK)In this volume, Otto Saumarez Smith recounts the fraught history of the urban development of British city centres in the 1960s, uncovering the planning philosophy, and the political, cultural, and legislative background that created the conditions for theVezava: Mehka69,47 € -
Heroes or Villains?(2021) DAVIS, JON (DIRECTOR OF THE STRAND GROUP AND LECTURER, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON),RENTOUL, JOHN (CHIEF POLITICAL COMMENTATOR FOR ^ITHE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY^R AND VISITING PROFESSOR AT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON)A unique new account of New Labour in power-drawing on a mass of previously unpublished contributions from most of the main players in the Blair government, including Tony Blair himself.Vezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Gypsies(2020) CRESSY, DAVID (GEORGE III PROFESSOR OF BRITISH HISTORY AND HUMANITIES DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS, GEORGE III PROFESSOR OF BRITISH HISTORY AND HUMANITIES DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)The story of Gypsies in England, from their first appearance in early Tudor times to the present day. A book that disentangles the rich and sometimes lurid myth from the everyday reality of Gypsy life over more than half a millennium of English history.Vezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Menagerie(2018) GRIGSON, CAROLINE (UCL INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, HONORARY PROFESSOR)The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo. A tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and -- on occasion -- the downright bizarreVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Industrial Revolution(2017) ALLEN, ROBERT C. (GLOBAL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ECONOMIC HISTORY, NYU ABU DHABI)The Industrial Revolution was one of the great, transforming events of world history. Robert C. Allen explains what happened during this period, and why. He asks why the revolution occured in Britain rather than other countries, and looks at the impact ofVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
English Exorcist(2022) WALSH, BRENDAN C. (UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA)The English Exorcist presents an intellectual history of John Darrell, a controversial Puritan exorcist in the early modern period. It illustrates that Darrell’s exorcism ministry and demonological works were a catalyst for spiritual reform in the early sVezava: Mehka75,24 € -
From Partition to Brexit(2018) O BEACHAIN, DONNACHAFrom Partition to Brexit provides an authoritative and accessible analysis of how successive Irish governments have tried to overcome the challenges presented by the division of Ireland, including the decades-long conflict that claimed thousands of lives.Vezava: Trda105,39 € -
England(2022) DEARY, TERRYReaders can discover all the foul facts about England, includingwhich monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongs,why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings and which Englishking was accused of being a werewolf.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
EM34 British Post-War Jungle Webbing(2009) HOWLETT, SIMONThis book details the evolution of British post-war jungle webbing equipment and examines the items used specifically during the Malayan Emergency and later, the Borneo Confrontation.Vezava: Mehka16,91 € -
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Wales(2020) JENKINS, ALISONAmazing and Extraordinary Facts: Wales unearths the adventures, inventions, legends and birthplaces that have shaped their unique history. From the ancient mines of the Great Orme to the Severn crossing, this compendium of trivia will give you a captivatiVezava: Trda14,01 € -
War, Disability and Rehabilitation in Britain(2016) ANDERSON, JULIE (PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY)Through a series of thematic chapters, this book focuses on the nature of injured and disabled bodies in relation to rehabilitative practices established in Britain during and immediately following the Second World War. -- .Vezava: Mehka35,63 € -
Eggs or Anarchy(2017) SITWELL, WILLIAMEggs or Anarchy is one of the great un-told stories of World War Two. Written by award-winning food writer and Masterchef critic William Sitwell.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Battles of Conscience(2022) KELLY, TOBIASThese are people who have gone on to leave an important but often hidden trace in the moral and cultural life of Britain and beyond. The story of the Second World War is usually told in tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the BVezava: Trda30,84 € -
High Culture and Tall Chimneys(2022) MOORE, JAMESThis study follows the development of Lancashire’s unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations of the artists, patrons, politicians and philanthropists involved. -- .Vezava: Mehka44,55 € -
Assembling Cultures(2021) SAUNDERS, JACKAssembling cultures charts the development of workplace activism in the British motor industry between 1945 and 1982. -- .Vezava: Mehka38,61 €
