Zbirka: Regionalna in narodna zgodovina
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Byzantium(1993) NORWICH, JOHN JULIUSChronicles events up to the coronation of the heroic Alexius Comnenus in 1081.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Short History of Africa(2012) KERR, GORDONAfrica. The cradle of civilisation. From the dawn of human time in prehistoric Africa right through to the so-called 'Arab Spring' of 2011, Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent....Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Plimsoll Sensation(2007) JONES, NICOLETTEThe story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
That Sweet Enemy(2007) TOMBS, ISABELLE,TOMBS, ROBERTTheir rivalry both on peace and war, for good and ill, has shaped the modern world, from North America to India in the eighteenth century, in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and it is still shapinVezava: Mehka35,05 € -
China’s Cosmopolitan Empire(2012) LEWIS, MARK EDWARDThe Tang dynasty is often called China’s “golden age.” Mark Lewis captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule, painting and ceramic arts flourished, women played a major role both as rulers and inVezava: Mehka34,95 € -
Japan(2014) HIRATA, KEIKO,WARSCHAUER, MARKA well-rounded, well-informed critique of the Pacific island nation of Japan, its society, economy, demography, and politicsVezava: Trda57,03 € -
Early Chinese Empires(2010) LEWIS, MARK EDWARDIn 221 BC the First Emperor of Qin unified what would become the heart of a Chinese empire whose major features would endure for two millennia. In the first of a six-volume series on the history of imperial China, Lewis highlights the key challenges facinVezava: Mehka34,95 € -
Cairo in the War(2013) COOPER, ARTEMISA history of the glamorous and military critical city of Cairo during the Second World WarVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Heaven's Command(2012) MORRIS, JANTells the story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The author evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Farewell the Trumpets(2012) MORRIS, JANFarewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Pax Britannica(2012) MORRIS, JANThe second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Wages of Destruction(2007) TOOZE, ADAMWas the tragedy of the Second World War determined by Nazi Germany's terrifying power, or by its fatal weakness? This title provides an account of how Hitler established himself in power, mobilized for war - and led his country to annihilation.Vezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Isabella(2012) WEIR, ALISONDescribed by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Empire of the Deep(2014) WILSON, BENThe bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Pirates Of Barbary(2011) TINNISWOOD, ADRIANDrawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a lifeVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland(2011)This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600.Vezava: Mehka49,42 € -
Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain(2008) PATERSON, MICHAELFrom the Great Exhibition to Dickensian slums, the triumph of empire to the anxiety of revolt - Victorian Britain was an age of paradoxes.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Diana Mosley(2004) DE COURCY, ANNEDiana Mosley was one of the most fascinating and controversial figures of recent times. After four years, she left him for the fascist leader, Oswald Mosley, and set herself up as Mosley's mistress - a course of action that horrified her family and scandaVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Arctic Convoys 1941-1945(2007) WOODMAN, RICHARDDuring the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defences against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. This work presents the story of the long-suffering merchant ships without which Russia would almost certainlyVezava: Mehka26,62 €
