Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
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Grim Almanac of the Workhouse(2013) HIGGINBOTHAM, PETERFor two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain.In the early hours of 31 August 1888, the mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols – the first generally accepted victim of Jack the Ripper – was discovered in Buck’s Row, Whitechapel, just a littVezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Under the Red White and Blue(2021) MARCUS, GREILA deep dive into how F. Scott Fitzgerald’s vision of the American Dream has been understood, portrayed, distorted, misused, and kept aliveVezava: Mehka26,60 € -
Everyday Stalinism(2001) FITZPATRICKHere is a pioneering account of everyday life under Stalin, written by one of the foremost authorities on modern Russian history. Focusing on urban areas, the book is an eye-opening account of day-to-day life in the blighted urban landscape of 1930's RussVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Going to Church in Medieval England(2022) ORME, NICHOLASAn engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth centuryVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Italian Culture in America(2020) GIORDANO, RALPH G.While Thomas Jefferson's affinity for Italy is well known, studying his role in assimilating Italian culture into the American project is a new venture. Surveying Jefferson as an Italophile reveals a wide spectrum of cultural appreciation.Vezava: Trda248,06 € -
Truth(2020) PHILLIPS, TOMTRUTH: A hilarious journey through the most bizarre and brilliant lies told by humans through the ages, from the author of HUMANS: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All UpVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
William Barron(2022) LIDDLE, TAMSIN,ROBINSON, DR PETERExplore a lavishly illustrated celebration of this important figure in Victorian landscape garden design.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
One Man's Railway: 0 Gauge in the Garden(2021) JACKSON, ALLENOne man's remarkable model railway, and how it came to be. Lavishly illustrated, this book will delight any modeller.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Saucer and the Swastika(2022) TUCKER, S. D.Revealing the bizarre truth behind the myth of a Nazi space fleet. If only the war had lasted another six months, then Hitler would have won … because his scientists stood upon the very brink of inventing flying saucers.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co(2021) BUTLER, MIKEA major history of British music, especially folk music, based around the life of iconic sound engineer Bill Leader. Based on extensive and exclusive interviews conducted over ten years with Bill and other major players. Each volume in this series is illuVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Dublin(2016) CONLIN, STEPHEN,HARBISON, PETERIn exquisitely detailed illustrations and engaging words, Stephen Conlin and Peter Harbison bring alive the story of Dublin – its architecture and streetscapes, its government and its people – from Viking times to the present day.Vezava: Trda39,91 € -
Darkness Falling(2022) WALTHER, PETERA dramatic account of Germany's slide from parliamentary democracy to dictatorship, and the history of Weimar Berlin in the three years before the Nazi takeover.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Darkness Falling(2021) WALTHER, PETERA dramatic account of Germany's slide from parliamentary democracy to dictatorship, and the history of Weimar Berlin in the three years before the Nazi takeover.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Search Warrant(2020) MODIANO, PATRICKWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE, 2014Haunted by the fate of Dora Bruder – a fifteen-year-old girl listed as missing in an old December 1941 issue of Paris Soir – Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano sets out to find all he can about her.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
To Everything a Season(2022) MOSELEY, DR. CHARLESA beautifully-crafted and moving personal account of the rolling seasons, as seen from a man who loves his Fenland village, its ever-changing scenery, its adaptable wildlife, its stoical local people, and its evolving farming practices over the centuries.Vezava: Trda22,42 € -
Posters, Protests, and Prescriptions(2022)The National Health Service determines how Britons receive healthcare. It is a source of national pride, a workplace and a symbol. This book explores how the cultural meanings of the NHS developed and changed since its foundation in 1948, shaped by activiVezava: Trda53,46 €
