Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
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Guga Hunters(2022) MURRAY, DONALD S.Every year, ten men from Ness, at the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis, sail north-east for some forty miles to a remote rock called Sulasgeir. Their mission is to catch and harvest the guga; the almost fully grown gannet chicks nesting on the two hundreVezava: Mehka15,67 € -
Ribbon Societies in Nineteenth-Century Ireland and Its Diaspora(2021) HUGHES, KYLE (SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND HISTORY, ULSTER UNIVERSITY (UNITED KINGDOM)),MACRAILD, DONALDThe first full-length study of Irish Ribbonism, tracing the development of the movement from its origins in the Defender movement of the 1790s to the latter part of the century when the remnants of the Ribbon tradition found solace in a new movement: theVezava: Mehka76,65 € -
Dancer in Wartime(2012) LYNNE, GILLIANLondon during Blitz was a time of hardship, heroism and hope. For the author - a budding ballerina - it was also a time of great change as she was evacuated from war-torn London to a crumbling mansion, where dance classes took place in faded ballroom. ThiVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
“Don’t Forget The Pierrots!'' The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties(2022) LIDINGTON, TONYThis volume is the first authoritative historical textbook to look at the origins, development and evolution of seaside Pierrot troupes and concert parties and their popular performance heritage.Vezava: Mehka72,22 € -
Herring and People of the North Pacific(2021) THORNTON, THOMAS F.,MOSS, MADONNA L.Vezava: Mehka46,56 € -
Scheisse! We're Going Up!(2022) HOLDEN, KITScheisse! recounts the extraordinary story of Union Berlin, the German Bundesliga’s most spirited football club, interwoven with a witty history of contemporary Berlin.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Sisters of Battle Road(2017) MALONEY, J.M.In 1939 Annie Jarman and her six young daughters were evacuated from their south London home and sent to the Sussex countryside to wait out the war. Refusing to be parted, they faced the unknown together, never imagining just how much their lives would chVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
By Any Other Name(2021) MORLEY, SIMONA beautifully illustrated history of the Queen of Flowers and her enduring power in our gardens, art, religion and imagination.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Journalism(2014) HARGREAVES, IAN (PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL ECONOMY, SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, MEDIA, AND CULTURAL STUDIES, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY)In this new edition of the Very Short Introduction to Journalism, Ian Hargreaves considers the role and place of journalism in our constantly evolving digital world. Exploring issues relating to privacy, democracy, the entertainment industry, and global sVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Power Despite Precarity(2021) BERRY, JOE,WORTHEN, HELENAA key organizing tool for casualized higher education faculty from longtime movement activistsVezava: Mehka35,63 € -
Shaping the Archive in Late Medieval England(2017) NOVACICH, SARAH ELLIOTT (RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY)Tracing three episodes in sacred history - the loss of Eden, the loading of Noah's Ark, and the Harrowing of Hell - Sarah Elliott Novacich shows how medieval writers and artists pondered ways of preserving and transmitting the past, and considered the pleVezava: Trda83,89 € -
Courtier, Scholar, and Man of the Sword(2021) JACKSON, CHRISTINE (EMERITUS FELLOW, AND FORMERLY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY, EMERITUS FELLOW, AND FORMERLY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY, KELLOGG COLLEGE, OXFORD AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION)Lord Herbert of Cherbury was a flamboyant Stuart courtier, soldier, and diplomat, known for his duelling and extravagance but also for his great intellect. His life and writings offer a unique window into the aristocratic world and culture of the early seVezava: Trda196,09 € -
Charles I's Killers in America(2019) JENKINSON, MATTHEW (MEMBER OF THE SENIOR COMMON ROOM, NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD)After the Restoration the men who signed Charles I's death warrant fled to New England, becoming folk heroes for America's earliest historians and novelists. This is the story of the lives and afterlives of these regicides, and the truth behind the attempVezava: Trda38,54 € -
War and Religion(2021) MITCHELL, JOLYON (PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF CTPI, NEW COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH),REY, JOSHUA (CHAPLAIN TO THE LORD BISHOP OF SOUTHWARK)This book provides an overview of the history of religion and war, and a framework for analysing it. Ranging from ancient history to modern day conflicts, and touching on both religiously incited violence and pacifism, it offers a nuanced view on these isVezava: Mehka14,01 €
