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Irish(2004) BURROWES, JOHNIrish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. The coming of the Irish to Glasgow had a bigger impact on the city than other event.Vezava: Mehka16,66 €
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Tell Me No Lies(2005) PILGER, JOHNThe book - a selection of articles, broadcasts and books extracts that revealed important and disturbing truths - ranges from across many of the critical events, scandals and struggles of the past fifty years.Vezava: Mehka20,83 €
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Fall of the Roman Republic(2005) SHOTTER, DAVID (UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER, UK)Fully revised and update with the latest field research, an expanded guide to further reading, and drawing on a wealth of knowledge, this examination of the Roman republic's fall is a must for all students of history and classical studies.Vezava: Mehka69,81 €
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Lost Victories(2004) MANSTEIN, ERICHField Marshal Erich von Manstein described his book as a personal narrative of a soldier, discussing only those matters that had direct bearing on events in the military field. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to "know how the main personalities thougVezava: Mehka30,57 €
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Terry Jones' Medieval Lives(2005) EREIRA, ALAN,JONES, TERRYWas medieval England full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress? Terry Jones' Medieval Lives reveals Medieval Britain as you have never seen it before - a vibrant society teeming with individuality, intrigue and innovation.Vezava: Mehka20,83 €
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World Crisis 1911-1918(2007) CHURCHILL, WINSTONWinston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of twentieth-century history. With personal insights, this book serves as a testament to the author's role in the Great War's conduct and outcomVezava: Mehka27,79 €
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Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations(2005) HAYWOOD, JOHNThis new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of thVezava: Mehka18,05 €
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Great Arab Conquests(2008) KENNEDY, HUGH,KENNEDY, HUGHA popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to ChinaVezava: Mehka20,83 €
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Lords Of Avaris(2008) ROHL, DAVIDThey had many legendary names - the Divine Pelasgians of Greece, the Luwians of Troy and western Anatolia, the Rephaim and Anakim of the Bible, and the Hyksos rulers of Avaris who suppressed Egypt for generations.Vezava: Mehka23,61 €
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Humanity(2001) GLOVER, JONATHANThe analysis of Nazism explores the emotionally powerful combination of tribalism and belief which enabled people to commit acts otherwise unimaginable. Drawing on accounts of participants, victims and observers, Jonathan Glover shows that different atrVezava: Mehka33,35 €
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Venture of Islam, Volume 1 – The Classical Age of Islam(1977) HODGSON, MARSHALL G. S.In this magisterial study, complemented by detailed charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twelfth century. "This is a nonpareil work, not onVezava: Mehka56,96 €
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New Green History Of The World(2007) PONTING, CLIVEStudies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have growVezava: Mehka18,05 €
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Blood and Soil(2009) KIERNAN, BENPresents the global history of genocide and extermination from ancient times. This book examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on colonial exterminations and 20th-century case studies including the Armenian genVezava: Mehka45,94 €
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History of Histories(2009) BURROW, JOHNDescribes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of the past has had in the western world over the past 2500 years, treating the practise of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of thVezava: Mehka20,83 €
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I Believe In Yesterday(2009) MOORE, TIMAn odyssey through 2,000 years of filth and fury, where men were men, the nights were black, the world was your outside toilet and everything tasted faintly of leeks.Vezava: Mehka23,61 €
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World History(2001) PONTING, CLIVEConventional accounts of world history tend to focus on the rise of Western civilisation and concentrate on the story of ancient Greece, the Roman empire and the expansion of Europe. Only towards the end of the story does Europe come slowly to dominate thVezava: Mehka34,74 €