Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
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100 People You Never Knew Were at Bletchley Park(2021) MCKAY, SINCLAIRA hundred short biographies of people who worked at the secret wartime codebreaking base of Bletchley Park, and went on in their postwar lives to all manner of remarkable achievements, from government office to composing the score for Dracula films, by thVezava: Trda21,37 € -
Ghost(2019) OWENS, SUSANGhosts are woven into the very fabric of British life. Their enduring popularity in literature, art, folklore and film attests to their continuing power to fascinate, terrify and inspire. In this broad cultural history, Susan Owens reveals what these spirVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Survival of the City(2021) GLAESER, EDWARD,CUTLER, DAVIDSurvival of the City is an essential guide to the past and future of our citiesVezava: Trda28,04 € -
Mrs Green’s Kettle and other Lincolnshire Acquittals(2023) MOYES, MALCOLMJane Bell of Laceby, Elizabeth Dodds of Wrangle and Ellen Green of Fishtoft were three Lincolnshire women put on trial between 1845 and 1875 for killing their husbands with large quantities of arsenic, but were judged to be innocent of the crime.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Dark History of Gin(2022) RENDELL, MIKEBrings out the 'dark side' of gin - the lesser-known version of gin's history, as well as the tales of sinister, sad or criminal behaviour.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Actresses of the Restoration Period(2023) COOPER, SUSAN MARGARETThe life and times of Elizabeth Barry and Anne Bracegirdle, two of the Restoration's most celebrated actresses.Vezava: Trda28,04 €
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Afghanistan Dispossessed(2023) SULTANOVA, RAZIAHere is a classical story of a people's struggle for everyday normality and preservation of cherished traditions in a war-torn society.Vezava: Trda28,04 €
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Independence Memories(2021) COX, VALERIEA people's portrait of a period of momentous change in Irish history.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Postcards(2021) PYNE, LYDIAA history of the postcard, which created connections between people, places and beliefs.Vezava: Trda51,87 € -
In the Blink of an Eye(2021) SABIN, STEFANAA new look at the story of spectacles, through history, art and literature.Vezava: Trda26,57 € -
Twins(2021) VINEY, WILLIAMThe superstitions, marvels, fantasies and experiments of twins.Vezava: Trda37,85 € -
Manic Street Preachers(2021) BURROWS, MARCContains a detailed, month-by-month timeline tracing the band from formation in 1985 to the announcement of their fourteenth album in 2021, one of the most detailed and comprehensive guides to the band yet published.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
History of Insanity and the Asylum(2023) CUMMINGS, JULIANAAn honest history of insane asylums, from the Middle Ages to the Victorian era and the twentieth century.Vezava: Trda35,05 €
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Calais: A History of England's First Colony(2022) WHITEHEAD, JULIANA fascinating insight into Calais's important but largely forgotten role in 675 years of English history.Vezava: Trda35,05 €
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Death in the Theatre(2023) WOOD, CHRIS"Immaculately researched and beautifully macabre. This is a real treat for anyone who is either a fan of the theatre or of untimely deaths. I loved it!" - Peter JamesVezava: Trda30,84 € -
Mary Ward: First Sister of Feminism(2021) THORNE, SYDNEYThe true life story of a courageous, resourceful woman whose mission to set up schools for girls across 17th Century Europe brought her into conflict with the prejudice of male authorities from London to Rome.Vezava: Trda28,03 € -
Britain's Industrial Revolution in 100 Objects(2023) BROOM, JOHNWith plentiful illustrations and suggestions for visits to hundreds of places of historical interest, this book makes an ideal companion for a journey into Britain's industrial past.Vezava: Trda35,05 €
