Zbirka: Zgodovina: dogodki in teme
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Liberty's Dawn(2014) GRIFFIN, EMMALooks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. This book shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy and offered exciting opportunities for poVezava: Mehka28,50 € -
Rural Rides(2001) COBBETT, WILLIAMWilliam Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett'sVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 3(2003) POLIAKOV, LEONCovers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe.Vezava: Mehka75,03 € -
Most Secret(2013) HEAZELL, PADDYAt this highly atmospheric and often inhospitable location on the Suffolk coast, the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) conducted crucial experiments and trials, some brilliant, others futile, on effective gunnery, accurate bombing and improved navigational aVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ghosts of Empire(2012) KWARTENG, KWASIThis fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatismVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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War Of Nerves(2002) SHEPHARD, BENI cannot imagine what has got into the central nervous system of the men.'A War of Nerves is a history of military psychiatry in the twentieth century - an authoritative, accessible account drawing on a vast range of diaries, interviews, medical papers anVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
William Wilberforce(2008) HAGUE, WILLIAMWilliam Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Blitz(2011) GARDINER, JULIETFrom the author of ‘Wartime’ comes an outstanding history of the most sustained onslaught ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Jack Tar(2009) ADKINS, LESLEY,ADKINS, ROY* A unique and thrilling narrative which uncovers the lives of the heroes of Nelson's navyVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Images of the Past: The Miners' Strike(2014) METCALF, MARK,HARVEY, MARK,JENKINSON, MARTINIncludes some never previously seen before images to serve as a unique social document on the dispute that changed the face of Britain. The coal miners' strike of 1984/5 was the longest national strike in British historyVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
West End Front(2012) SWEET, MATTHEWMeet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchill's private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelterVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Enquiring History: The French Revolution(2013) MARTIN, DAVEThink more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP. Each enquiry tackles a discrete topic which together build a rounded and balanced picture of the causes, the course, the consequencVezava: Mehka54,17 € -
1421(2004) MENZIES, GAVINIn 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their disVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Brief History of the Freemasons(2008) RIDLEY, JASPERRidley separates myth from truth about the Freemasons and describes the development of the secret society from its origins amongst the masons working on the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
