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Journal of the Plague Year(2010) DEFOE, DANIELA Journal of the Plague Year is Defoe's fictional reconstruction of the effects of the Great Plague of 1665 on London. He brings vividly to life the devastation and suffering wrought by the disease,and its effect on the city. This revised edition includesVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
New Nature of Maps(2002) HARLEY, J. B.In this new reading of maps and map making, Harley undertakes a surprising journey into the nature of the social and political unconscious.Vezava: Mehka47,23 € -
4001 Babies' Names and Their Meanings(1998) GLENNON, JAMESThis is essential reading for parents-to-be. It reveals the meanings of over four thousand names, both well known and less well known, and explains their origins from many languages, ancient and modern. With this book you can discover the real meaning ofVezava: Mehka3,08 € -
Sex with Kings(2005) HERMAN, ELEANORFrom the dawn of time, power has been an aphrodisiac. The royal mistress, having conquered a king, often ran his kingdom, wielding her sexuality as a sceptre. This book explores the position of royal mistress at European Courts, and the fascinating womenVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Gilded Stage(2010) SNOWMAN, DANIELThe first and only global social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous and politically influential art-form: opera. 'A mighty achievement, by far and away the best history of opera available.' Tim Blanning, Literary ReviewVezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Highland Clearances(1973) PREBBLE, JOHNIn the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. WhVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Georgian London(2014) INGLIS, LUCYTakes readers on a tour of London's most formative age - the age of love, sex, intellect, art, great ambition and fantastic ruin. This book is about the Georgians who called London their home, from dukes and artists to rent boys and hot air balloonists meVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Their Darkest Hour(2008) REES, LAURENCEHow could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range?Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Reflections on the Revolution in France(1987) BURKE, EDMUNDIncludes "Burke's Reflections" and "Pocock's Reflections on Burke and the Eighteenth Century".Vezava: Mehka24,94 € -
Bradshaw’s Handbook (Premium Edition)(2012)Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 editioVezava: Trda46,32 € -
Fields Beneath(2011) TINDALL, GILLIANA journey through time: from a scattering of cottages along a pre-roman horse track, to a medieval parish and staging post for travellers, onwards into a prosperous Tudor village favoured by gentlemen for their country seats and an 18th century resort ofVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
1848: Year Of Revolution(2009) RAPPORT, X MIKE* A brilliant, colourful narrative history of a pivotal year in European historyVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Culture of Fact(2003) SHAPIRO, BARBARA J.Barbara J. Shapiro traces the surprising genesis of the "fact," a modern concept that, she convincingly demonstrates, originated not in natural science but in legal discourse. She follows the concept's evolution and diffusion across a variety of...Vezava: Mehka53,45 € -
Pirate Of Exquisite Mind(2005) PRESTON, DIANA,PRESTON, MICHAELWilliam Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his "exquisite refineVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Daily Life in Ancient Rome(1991) CARCOPINO, JEROMEIn this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects of the community are drawn. He enlarges on the details of everyday life, following the typical routine of aVezava: Mehka18,21 €
