Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Women Are Up to Something(2021) LIPSCOMB, BENJAMIN J.B. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONORS PROGRAM, PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONORS PROGRAM, HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY)Vezava: Trda49,41 € -
Dreamworlds of Race(2020) BELL, DUNCANHow transatlantic thinkers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries promoted the unification of Britain and the United StatesBetween the late nineteenth century and the First World War an ocean-spanning network of prominent individuals advocatVezava: Trda62,48 € -
Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea(2022) CRESSY, DAVID (GEORGE III PROFESSOR OF BRITISH HISTORY AND HUMANITIES DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS, GEORGE III PROFESSOR OF BRITISH HISTORY AND HUMANITIES DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period, exploring the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of 'wreck of the sea'Vezava: Trda68,42 € -
Nostalgic Imagination(2020) COLLINI, STEFAN (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)In the book born from his Oxford Ford Lectures, Stefan Collini challenges the historical assumptions at work in twentieth-century English literary criticism, showing how the work of critics was bound up with claims about the nature and direction of historVezava: Mehka48,09 € -
Anglo-Saxon Farms and Farming(2020) BANHAM, DEBBY (AFFILIATED LECTURER, AFFILIATED LECTURER, DEPT OF ANGLO-SAXON, NORSE AND CELTIC, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE),FAITH, ROSAMOND (VISITING FELLOW, VISITING FELLOW, KELLOGG COLLEGE, OXFORD)A study of farming in England before the Norman Conquest, in a period before trade was an important way of making a living, exploring what tools and methods were used in Anglo-Saxon farming, what kind of livestock was kept, and what crops were grown.Vezava: Mehka86,61 € -
Courtier, Scholar, and Man of the Sword(2021) JACKSON, CHRISTINE (EMERITUS FELLOW, AND FORMERLY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY, EMERITUS FELLOW, AND FORMERLY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY, KELLOGG COLLEGE, OXFORD AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION)Lord Herbert of Cherbury was a flamboyant Stuart courtier, soldier, and diplomat, known for his duelling and extravagance but also for his great intellect. His life and writings offer a unique window into the aristocratic world and culture of the early seVezava: Trda196,09 € -
Invisible Agents(2020) AKKERMAN, NADINE (READER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, READER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY)A compelling history of women in seventeenth century espionage, telling the forgotten tales of women from all walks of life who acted as spies in early modern Britain. Nadine Akkerman has immersed herself in archives and letter collections, acting as a moVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Birkbeck(2022) BOURKE, JOANNA (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)Birkbeck traces the 200-year history of Birkbeck, University of London from its founding at a time when social elites deplored the notion of educated working people to the present day. Joanna Bourke writes a lively history of the institution, and how it cVezava: Trda72,60 € -
British General Elections Since 1964(2021) DENVER, DAVID (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF POLITICS, EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF POLITICS, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY),GARNETT, MARK (SENIOR LECTURER IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SENIOR LECTURER IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY)The first book to look at a succession of British general elections in significant detail. By starting the survey in 1964 rather than the traditional date of 1945, it can also focus more rigorously on the changes which began in the 1960s and still affectVezava: Mehka66,28 € -
Cricket Country(2022) KIDAMBI, PRASHANT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN COLONIAL URBAN HISTORY SCHOOL OF HISTORY, POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)The extraordinary story of the first 'All India' national cricket tour of Great Britain and Ireland - and how the idea of India as a nation took shape on the cricket pitch.Vezava: Mehka38,94 € -
Crisis of the Meritocracy(2020) MANDLER, PETER (PROFESSOR OF MODERN CULTURAL HISTORY AND BAILEY LECTURER IN HISTORY, GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)The story of the revolutionary transformation of the British educational system in the second half of the 20th century from a rigid hierarchy for a minority, to a fundamental right of all citizens, one of the most valued and enduring features of the welfaVezava: Trda45,54 € -
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana(2021) BECKETT, IAN F. W. (HONORARY PROFESSOR OF MILITARY HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF KENT)The story of Isandlwana, the battle that shocked the British empire at its zenith, and Rorke's Drift, which immediately followed it and went some way to restoring wounded British pride: how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they meVezava: Mehka18,91 € -
Enoch Powell(2022) CORTHORN, PAUL (READER IN MODERN BRITISH HISTORY, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST)Best known for his notorious 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968 and his outspoken opposition to immigration, Enoch Powell was one of the most controversial figures in British political life in the second half of the twentieth century and a formative influenVezava: Mehka24,52 € -
End of Outrage(2017) MAC SUIBHNE, BREANDAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CENTENARY COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY)Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires -- a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor -- and Patrick McGlynn -- an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunVezava: Trda61,76 € -
Roman Britain(2015) SALWAY, PETER (QUONDAM FELLOW, ALL SOULS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, AND EMERITUS FELLOW OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY)For centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Salway weaves together the latest archaeological investigations and historical scholarship to chart life in Roman Britain from the first Roman invasionVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Five Year Mission(2015) BALE, TIM (PROFESSOR OF POLITICS, PROFESSOR OF POLITICS, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)The story of Ed Miliband's attempt to put Labour back into power after just five years in opposition: the challenges he has faced, the difficulties - and the colleagues - he has had to deal with, some of the mistakes he has made, and the successes he hasVezava: Mehka18,91 € -
English Castles(2018) HISTORIC UK,COLLINS BOOKSThe perfect stocking filler for lovers of English Castles. A handy guide to England’s most dramatic castles and strongholds, many of which are open to visitors. Includes an eight-page map section showing the locations of castles covered in theVezava: Mehka9,80 €
