Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
2295 rezultatov
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At the King's Table: Royal Dining Through the Ages(2013) GROOM, SUSANNE,BLUMENTHAL, HESTONA fascinating history of royal dining from medieval times to the present day, which features menus from royal celebrations, 200 rarely published illustrations and a foreword by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal.Vezava: Trda35,57 € -
Long Peace Street(2019) CHATWIN, JONATHANRecounting a walk of twenty miles across Beijing, Long Peace Street takes the reader on a journey through the city’s recent history, explaining how the present and future of the world’s rising superpower has been shaped by its tumultuous past, from the deVezava: Trda35,64 € -
Taste of Longing(2020) EVANS, SUZANNEHalf a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore’s infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadentVezava: Mehka27,73 € -
Beatles and the Historians(2016) WEBER, ERIN TORKELSONExamines the historiography of The Beatles, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: the semi-whitewashed “Fab Four” account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased “Shout!” narrative in the wake of JohnVezava: Mehka41,80 € -
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Paris Commune(2022) EICHNER, CAROLYN J.Considered a golden moment of hope by the left, and a black hour of terrifying power inversions by the right, the Paris Commune occupies a critical position in understanding modern history and politics. The Commune stands as a critical and pivotal momentVezava: Mehka29,93 € -
Bohemian Lives(2019) LICENCE, AMYNew paperback edition - The interweaving lives of Ida John, Sophie Brzeska and Fernande Olivier: three mould-breaking women who forged modern relationships with extraordinary men (writer Augustus John, and artists Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Picasso).Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
British Dandies(2022) JANES, DOMINICDressy men as a type of celebrity have played a distinctive part in the cultural – and even in the political – life of Britain over several centuries. This groundbreaking study tells the scandalous story of fashionable men and their clothes as a reflectioVezava: Trda57,03 € -
Who's In, Who's Out: The Journals of Kenneth Rose(2022) ROSE, KENNETHThe wry and amusing journals of royal biographer and Sunday Telegraph journalist Kenneth Rose, one of the most astute observers of the Establishment in mid 20th-century Britain.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Everyday Life under Communism and After(2022) VALUCH, TIBORProvides a survey of consumption and lifestyle in Hungary during the second half of the 20th century, showing how common people lived during and after tumultuous regime changes from the late 1930s through the communist era and into the post-communist periVezava: Trda137,81 € -
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt(2016) STRUDWICK, HELENExploring the history, religion, literature, and art of the ancient Egyptians, as well as the day-to-day experience of ordinary citizens such as pyramid builders, scribes, and craftsmen, this highly-illustrated book brings to life the time of the pharaohsVezava: Mehka35,04 € -
Merseyside at War 1939-45(2018) ROYDEN, MIKEIndepth look at Merseyside during the Second World War.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Fabulosa!(2020) BAKER, PAULPaul Baker recounts the story of Polari with skill, humour and tenderness.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Lady Fanshawe's Receipt Book(2018) MOORE, LUCYPeppered with advice, remedies and recipes, and framed by the English Civil War, Lucy Moore brilliantly brings to life Lady Ann Fanshawe's setbacks and successes.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
