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Lion and the Tiger(2005) JUDD, DENISTelling the story of the remarkable British impact upon India, this book examines what the Raj really meant for the British and their Indian subjects. Among the questions explored are whether the British were intent on development or exploitation, whetherVezava: Mehka48,45 € -
History of Britain - Volume 3(2009) SCHAMA, SIMON, CBEAsks crucial questions about the nature of empire, journeying from celebrations of industrial and imperialist power at the Great Exhibition, to the catastrophic Irish potato famine and the Indian Mutiny. Alongside flamboyant heroes, like Nelson and ChurchVezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Burden of Responsibility : Blum, Camus, Aron, and the French Twentieth Century(2007) JUDT, TONYVezava: Mehka39,92 € -
Short History of Byzantium(2013) NORWICH, JOHN JULIUSConstantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive inVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Songs of Blood and Sword(2011) BHUTTO, FATIMATells the story of a family of rich feudal landlords - the proud descendents of a warrior caste - who became powerbrokers in Karachi, Pakistan.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Early Modern Europe(2001)An introduction to Europe between 1500 and 1800. "Early modern" is the term used by historians for the period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the 19th century. It examines society, religion, the economy and politics.Vezava: Mehka72,22 € -
Dreadnought(2007) K MASSIE, ROBERTA gripping chronicle of the personal and political rivalries from the birth of Queen Victoria to the unification of Germany during the decades leading up to WW1 from Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
History of Britain - Volume 1(2009) SCHAMA, SIMON, CBEChange - sometimes gentle and subtle, sometimes shocking and violent - is the dynamic of Simon Schama's unapologetically personal and grippingly written history of Britain, especially the changes that wash over custom and habit, transforming our loyaltiesVezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Scotland: The Autobiography(2014) GORING, ROSEMARYOffers an account of Scotland's history, composed of eye-witness accounts by those who experienced it first-hand. This title features key historic moments - ranging from Bannockburn and Flodden to the SNP parliamentary victory in 2007 - along with an arraVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Khartoum(2006) ASHER, MICHAELThe British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure. Sent to evacuate the country, British hero General Gordon was murdered in Khartoum by an army of dervishes led by the Mahdi. This work presents an account that shedsVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Amsterdam(2001) MAK, GEERTA magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne FrankVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish(2007) PARSONS, PROF PETERHow an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years agoVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Blenheim(2005) SPENCER, LORD CHARLESHow two men brought about the defeat of Louis XIV's previously unbeaten army and saved Europe from French domination - A Sunday Times BestsellerVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Terra Nullius(2012) LINDQVIST, SVENTerra Nullius is a journey across Australia's desert and into its shocking past. This lyrical book describes its landscape, flora and fauna and geology, tells the history of the country and reveals the shocking treatment of its Aboriginal peoples.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC(2012) ROSENSTEIN, NATHAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)Nathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC.Vezava: Mehka50,95 €










