Zbirka: Zgodovina 20. stoletja
2055 rezultatov
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Son Also Rises(2015) CLARK, GREGORYHow much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The SoVezava: Mehka32,31 € -
SOE: The Scientific Secrets(2009) BOYCE, FREDRIC,EVERETT, DOUGLASThe history of Special Operations Executive (SOE) seems to spring a never-ending run of surprises, and here are some more. SOE: The Scientific Secrets is a revelation about the tools that allowed the murky world of spying and spies to operate during wartiVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Birkbeck(2022) BOURKE, JOANNA (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)Birkbeck traces the 200-year history of Birkbeck, University of London from its founding at a time when social elites deplored the notion of educated working people to the present day. Joanna Bourke writes a lively history of the institution, and how it cVezava: Trda76,99 € -
Crisis of the Meritocracy(2020) MANDLER, PETER (PROFESSOR OF MODERN CULTURAL HISTORY AND BAILEY LECTURER IN HISTORY, GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)The story of the revolutionary transformation of the British educational system in the second half of the 20th century from a rigid hierarchy for a minority, to a fundamental right of all citizens, one of the most valued and enduring features of the welfaVezava: Trda47,65 € -
Tsushima(2022) KOWNER, ROTEM (PROFESSOR OF JAPANESE STUDIES, PROFESSOR OF JAPANESE STUDIES, DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA, ISRAEL)The story of how the Japanese Imperial Navy defeated the Russian Imperial Navy in 1905, marking the first modern victory of an Asian power over a major European power.Vezava: Trda40,64 € -
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Idi Amin(2021) LEOPOLD, MARKThe first serious full-length biography of modern Africa’s most famous dictatorVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Tombstone(2013) JISHENG, YANGMore people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the fVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Women of the Right Spirit(2011) COWMAN, KRISTAThe first study of how a group of diverse women spread, built and sustained a national network of branches supporting the militant suffrage campaign in Britain in the years before the First World War -- .Vezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Not Like Us(1998) DANIELS, ROGERExamining the conditions of immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans between 1890 and 1924, the heyday of immigration and a time of supposed progress for American minorities, Mr. Daniels finds that these groups experienced as much repression asVezava: Mehka12,82 € -
Clive Bell and the Making of Modernism(2022) HUSSEY, PROFESSOR MARK (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, PACE UNIVERSITY, USA, PACE UNIVERSITY, USA)Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Best of Benn(2015) BENN, TONYBringing together author's speeches, thoughtful journalism and passionate advocacy of often unconventional causes, this book showcases his powers of original thinking and communication over the decades.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Coup in Turkey(2021) SEAL, JEREMYThe most dramatic, revealing and little-known story in Turkey's history - which illuminates the nation'Through the spellbinding career of a single, ill-fated leader, Jeremy Seal illuminates a bitterly divided country' Colin Thubron'Read this book if you'rVezava: Trda23,82 € -
GOALKEEPER(2021) STREET, PETERRUBERY Shortisted 2023 One 'alone, but not lonely' boy's triumph over adversity, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a longing for truth and connection. Peter Street is an autistic writer/poet, diagnosed epileptic at 15 andVezava: Mehka18,52 € -
Aquariums of Pyongyang(2006) CHOL-HWAN, KANG,RIGOULOT, PIERREA magnificent, harrowing testimony to the voiceless victims of North Korea.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
