Zbirka: Evropska zgodovina
5250 rezultatov
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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 € -
Astronomer and the Witch(2015) RUBLACK, ULINKA (PROFESSOR OF EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)The extraordinary tale of Johannes Kepler, one of the most admired astronomers of all time, and the six long years spent defending his mother from her neighbours' accusations of witchcraft. A story which takes us to the heart of Kepler's changing world.Vezava: Trda33,63 € -
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 € -
Bold and Dangerous Family(2018) MOOREHEAD, CAROLINEHis opponents – including editors, union representatives, lawyers and judges – were beaten into submission. Caroline Moorehead draws readers into the lives of this remarkable family – their loves, their loyalties, their laughter and their ultimate sacrifiVezava: 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 € -
On a Pedestal(2021) LYTOLLIS, ROGERThis is a book for people who are interested in statues . . . and for people who aren't. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze - and what the rest of us think about them.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Violent Abuse of Women in 17th and 18th Century Britain(2019) PIMM, GEOFFREYThis work records the many kinds of violent physical and verbal abuse perpetrated against women in Britain and her colonies, both domestically and under the law.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Last Gentleman of the SAS(2016) RANDALL, JOHN,TROW, M JHe wined and dined in nightclubs as part of the generation that lived for each day because they might not see another. This extraordinary true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through tVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Queens(2022) JESTICE, DR PHYLLIS G (CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA)In a world historically dominated by male rulers, the women who have sat on thrones of their own shine out brightly. Some queens and empresses were born to greatness, while others fought their way to power. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs and aVezava: Trda28,03 € -
Catholic Nuns and Sisters in a Secular Age(2021) MANGION, CARMEN M.This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. Rooted in the lived experiences of women religious in Britain, it explores British modernity, the social movements of the long 1960s and the Second Vatican Council, while acknowledging trVezava: Mehka53,46 € -
OCR Ancient History AS and A Level Component 1(2017) COTTAM, CHARLIE (ELIZABETH COLLEGE, GUERNSEY, UK),HODGKINSON, DAVID L. S. (MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL, OXFORD, UK),MATTHEWS, STEVE (ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, HIGH WYCOMBE, UK),NICHOLAS, DR LUCY R. (KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, UK),RENSHAW, JAMES (GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL, LONDON, UK)Vezava: Mehka32,06 € -
Girl from Lamaha Street(2022) MAAS, SHARONSharon shares her incredible story of growing up in Guyana in the fifties before going off to a boarding school in England where she was the only dark-skinned girl. Covering her childhood freedom in Guyana against the backdrop of institutionalised racism,Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Reading Gaol: a short history(2022) STONELEY, PETERA short history of Reading Gaol from its 19th-century origins to the present day.Vezava: Mehka16,82 € -
Black British History(2019)An unparalleled study of the black British experience, unearthing its crucial yet largely forgotten role in shaping British history.Vezava: Mehka23,76 €
