Zbirka: Zgodovina: dogodki in teme
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Ghosts of Archive(2022) HARRIS, VERNEGhosts of Archive draws on the discourses of deconstruction, intersectionality and archetypal psychology to mount an argument that archive is fundamentally and structurally spectral and that the work of archive is justice.Vezava: Mehka75,24 € -
Freedom from Fear(2001) KENNEDY, DAVID M. (DONALD J. MCLACHLAN PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, DONALD J. MCLACHLAN PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY)Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities.Vezava: Mehka30,83 € -
Harlem Renaissance(2016) WALL, CHERYL A. (BOARD OF GOVERNORS ZORA NEALE HURSTON PROFESSOR, BOARD OF GOVERNORS ZORA NEALE HURSTON PROFESSOR, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY)This Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. Cheryl A. Wall brings readers to the Harlem of 1920s to identify the cultural themes and issues that engageVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Astronomer and the Witch(2015) RUBLACK, ULINKA (PROFESSOR OF EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)The extraordinary tale of Johannes Kepler, one of the most admired astronomers of all time, and the six long years spent defending his mother from her neighbours' accusations of witchcraft. A story which takes us to the heart of Kepler's changing world.Vezava: Trda33,63 € -
Menagerie(2018) GRIGSON, CAROLINE (UCL INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, HONORARY PROFESSOR)The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo. A tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and -- on occasion -- the downright bizarreVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Tourism and the Changing Face of the British Isles(2019) BRODIE, ALLAN (VISITING FELLOW, BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY)A week on a beach, a day at a spa, a hike in the hills -- tourism is taken for granted today, but over the past 500 years, it has played a significant role in the shaping of modern Britain. Tourism and the Changing Face of Britain traces the story of toVezava: Trda65,63 € -
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On a Pedestal(2021) LYTOLLIS, ROGERThis is a book for people who are interested in statues . . . and for people who aren't. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze - and what the rest of us think about them.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Violent Abuse of Women in 17th and 18th Century Britain(2019) PIMM, GEOFFREYThis work records the many kinds of violent physical and verbal abuse perpetrated against women in Britain and her colonies, both domestically and under the law.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Bookseller of Florence(2022) KING, DR ROSSBefore long, with the enterprising nuns working tirelessly as typesetters, the Ripoli Press began printing a series of books and pamphlets that triggered an explosion of ideas in politics, philosophy and religion.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Masters and Servants(2019) STEPHEN, SCOTT P. (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR RUPERT'S LAND STUDIES, UWINNIPEG, HISTORIAN, ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY BRANCH PARKS CANADA / GOVERNMENT OF CANADA)An essential examination of the role of labourers in early modern Atlantic political-economic history.Vezava: Mehka64,85 € -
A Mummy Ate My Homework(2020) DE MORAES, THIAGOBeing whisked back to 1300 BC certainly wasn't on Henry's to-dolist. Can he make his way through a new school, odd sports, unexpectedfriends and deadly pets, Egyptian style? And will he everfind his way back to the present day?Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Provenance Research in Book History(2019) PEARSON, DAVIDAn established reference work, this revised and expanded edition has over 200 new colour illustrations, updated bibliographies and extended international coverage of libraries and online resources. It covers inscriptions, bookplates, ink and binding stampVezava: Trda96,25 €
