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Twelve Years a Slave(2012) NORTHUP, SOLOMONBorn a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In thVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
More Boys and Girls of History(2012) POWER, RHODA,POWER, EILEENThe studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Created following the enthusiastic response which greeted the original Boys and Girls of History, this volume concentrates on the period subVezava: Mehka45,61 € -
Food History Reader(2014)With the proliferation of food history courses and avid interest amongst scholars and the public, the need for a comprehensive collection of primary texts is urgent. This is the definitive reader, spanning the globe from classical antiquity to the presVezava: Mehka67,70 € -
Levelling Sea(2012) MARSDEN, PHILIPThe story of Britain’s colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
And the Band Played On: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank(2012) WARD, CHRISTOPHERAND THE BAND PLAYED ON brings to life the trauma of the Titanic through the true story of one family.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Stopping Places(2004) EVANS, SIMONKent, the "Garden of England", was also the market garden for its giant neighbour, London.Vezava: Mehka26,72 € -
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle(2009) SCOTT, ROBYN'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITHVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ships of Scapa Flow(2013) MCCUTCHEON, CAMPBELLA new look at the naval base at Scapa Flow, Orkney, and the ships that have used it and still remain today.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Ghost Map(2008) JOHNSON, STEVENTells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist Doctor John Snow and affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead - who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge,Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Even on Days when it Rains(2008) O'DONNELL, JULIAIrish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as as child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. The hard work continued through her teenage years asVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950(2012) DOWNING, SARAH JANEThe source of tremendous power and focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows considered charmiVezava: Mehka13,89 € -
Globe(2016) ARNOLD, CATHARINEA fascinating portrait of life in Shakespeare's London, seen from the theatrical perspective, by popular historian, Catharine Arnold.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Last Tycoons(2008) COHAN, WILLIAM D.Tells the story of the world's elite and legendary investment bank - and the men who reigned over it all. In this title, the author himself a former high-level Wall Street banker, takes us into their mysterious and secretive world, telling a story of ruthVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Middle Sea(2007) NORWICH, VISCOUNT JOHN JULIUSThe Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. This book tells the story of the Middle Sea itself - a stVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Colonialism and Homosexuality(2002) ALDRICH, ROBERT (UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)Examining case studies, each a micro history of a particular colonial situation and a sexual encounter, this is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s until the era of decolonization.Vezava: Mehka76,02 € -
Darker Side of Western Modernity(2011) MIGNOLO, WALTER D.Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalismVezava: Mehka39,90 €
