Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
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Highland Clearances(1973) PREBBLE, JOHNIn the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. WhVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Georgian London(2014) INGLIS, LUCYTakes readers on a tour of London's most formative age - the age of love, sex, intellect, art, great ambition and fantastic ruin. This book is about the Georgians who called London their home, from dukes and artists to rent boys and hot air balloonists meVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Bluestockings(2010) ROBINSON, JANEIn 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither and die. This title teVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Bradshaw’s Handbook (Premium Edition)(2012)Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 editioVezava: Trda46,32 € -
Daily Life in Ancient Rome(1991) CARCOPINO, JEROMEIn this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects of the community are drawn. He enlarges on the details of everyday life, following the typical routine of aVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Romantic Revolution(2011) BLANNING, PROF. TIMA compelling and persuasive account of how the Romantic Movement permanently changed the way we see things and express ourselves.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Shadows Of The Workhouse(2012) WORTH, JENNIFER, SRN, SCMA fascinating slice of East End life, from the No.1 bestsellilng author of CALL THE MIDWIFE, soon to be a major BBC TV series.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air(2010) BERMAN, MARSHALLOffering a kaleidoscopic journey into the experiences of modernization, the dizzying social changes that swept millions of people into the capitalist world, this title dexterously interweaves an exploration of modernism in art, literature, and architecturVezava: Mehka36,10 € -
Technics and Civilization(2010) MUMFORD, LEWISDrawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, this title explains the origin of the machine age and traces its social results, asserting that the development of modern technology had its roots in the Middle Ages rather than the IndustVezava: Mehka47,52 € -
Newton and the Counterfeiter(2010) LEVENSON, THOMASAlready famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Gentrification of the Mind(2013) SCHULMAN, SARAHRecalls how much of the rebellious queer culture, cheap rents, and a vibrant downtown arts movement vanished almost overnight to be replaced by gay conservative spokespeople and mainstream consumerism.Vezava: Mehka30,69 € -
Last Utopia(2012) MOYN, SAMUELHuman rights offer a vision of international justice that idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. This book eVezava: Mehka34,95 € -
Women in the Weimar Republic(2013) BOAK, HELENThe first comprehensive survey of women in the Weimar Republic, exploring the diversity and multiplicity of women’s experiences in the economy, politics and society. -- .Vezava: Mehka35,63 € -
Austerity Britain, 1945-1951(2008) KYNASTON, DAVIDThe groundbreaking series that will tell the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the coming of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 as never beforeVezava: Mehka26,62 €
