Zbirka: Zgodovina: dogodki in teme
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Bananas(2022) CHAPMAN, PETERA lively and insightful cultural history of the coveted yellow fruit, as well as a gripping narrative about the infamous rise and fall of the United Fruit CompanyVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Tip and Run - The Untold Tragedy of the First World War in Africa(2021) PAICE, EDWARDThe story of the First World War in Africa, an almost forgotten war, marking the most brutal and shameful war in colonial history.Vezava: Mehka26,60 € -
Woman's World, 1850–1960(2022) JONES, DAN,AMARAL, MARINAA survey of the many roles played by women across the world from 1850–1960, using colourised photos and captions to tell to their story.Vezava: Trda42,06 € -
Making of the Modern Philippines(2022) BOWRING, PHILIP (INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR, ASIA)Vezava: Trda46,33 € -
Capitalizing on Change(2019) BUDER, STANLEYIn a history spanning three hundred years, Stanley Buder examines the expansion of the market economy, the laggardly use of government to control market forces, the rise of consumerism, the shifting role of small business, and much more. He concludes withVezava: Mehka70,40 € -
Trials of the Self(2021) HOFMAN, ELWINDuellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly iVezava: Trda32,08 € -
British Empire Through Buildings(2020) MACKENZIE, JOHN M.Imperialism is strikingly represented in its buildings. This work illuminates the dispersal of colonial culture and religious forms, social classes, and racial divisions over two centuries, from the establishment of colonial rule to a post-colonial world.Vezava: Trda43,07 € -
It's a London Thing(2019) MELVILLE, CASPARThis book tells the history of the London black music culture that emerged in post-colonial London at the end of the twentieth century; the people who made it, the racial and spatial politics of its development and change, and the part it played in foundiVezava: Mehka28,50 € -
Twelve Apostles(2017) COOGAN, TIM PATThe story of the assassination squad that changed the course of Irish history.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day(2020) IZZARD, BRIANThe first modern biography of Bertram Ramsay, the man who masterminded the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Human Cosmos(2021) MARCHANT, JOA journey through the history of science and humankind's relationship with the night sky and the cosmos beyond, from the author of Royal Society Prize-shortlisted CureVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Dog's Best Friend(2021) GARFIELD, SIMONA wise, witty, alternative history of humanity exploring how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries - by the author of the bestselling JUST MY TYPEVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
English Farmhouse(2021) GRIGSON, GEOFFREYOriginally published in 1948, An English Farmhouse is Geoffrey Grigson's careful survey of the old English farmhouse and its associated buildings. Grigson paints a vivid picture of rural life in the preceding centuries, and creates a delicate weave of socVezava: Mehka21,03 € -
Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain(2014) WARD, STEVEThis book provides a new look at the social history of the circus in the UK and Ireland. Using contemporary news reports and eyewitness accounts from both performers and audiences to create an entertaining and informative read.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Repackaging Christianity(2022) ATHERSTONE, ANDREWA history of the Alpha movement - how 'God's own spin doctor' repackaged Christianity for a contemporary age.Vezava: Trda30,84 € -
Mediocre(2022) OLUO, IJEOMAA bold and provocative look at white male power from the New York Times number one bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Dressmakers of Auschwitz(2022) ADLINGTON, LUCYThe powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Stepp'd in Blood(2019) WALLIS, ANDREWTwenty-five years on from the heinous events, Andrew Wallis uncovers the life and crimes of the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi.Vezava: Mehka30,88 € -
Quiet Americans(2022) ANDERSON, SCOTTFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA’s covert battles against communism, and the tragic consequences which still affect America and the world todayVezava: Mehka21,02 €
