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Suicide of Miss Xi(2021) GOODMAN, BRYNAWhen a young woman killed herself in the office she shared with her employer in 1920s Shanghai, the city reeled in shock. Xi Shangzhen became a symbol of the failures of the Chinese Republic as well as the broken promises of citizens’ rights, gender equalVezava: Trda38,44 € -
Homilies(2020) JERUSALEM, SOPHRONIOS OFHomilies collects seven sermons delivered by Sophronios during his short tenure as patriarch of Jerusalem, which coincided with the Holy City’s capitulation to the Arab army in 638 CE. Based on a completely new edition of the Byzantine Greek text, this isVezava: Trda53,38 € -
Jews and Converts in Late Medieval Castile(2021) REID, CECILJews and Converts in Late Medieval Castile examines the ways in which Jewish-Christian relations evolved in Castile throughout the fourteenth and early-fifteenth centuries. It is valuable reading for academics and students of medieval and of Jewish historVezava: Trda123,12 € -
Dictator's Muse(2021) FARNDALE, NIGELWhen he befriends Kim and Connie, his belief that the end justifies the means will be tested to the core. Through her camera lens and memoirs, Leni is able to manipulate the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics.Vezava: Trda23,82 € -
Knights and the Golden Age of Chivalry, The Illustrated History of(2022) PHILLIPS, CHARLESMedieval knights, their origins, status, training, military exploits and adventures, sumptuously illustrated throughout.Vezava: Trda21,03 € -
No Gods and Precious Few Heroes(2016) HARVIE, CHRISTOPHER (PROFESSOR OF BRITISH STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TUBINGEN)Christopher Harvie analyses the pressures and influences that over the last hundred years have eroded to the point of destruction Scotland's position as a world industrial power.Vezava: Mehka29,33 € -
Selling Britishness(2022) BARNES, FELICITYFrom the 1920s until the Second World War, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand filled British shop windows, newspapers, and cinema screens with 'British to the core' Canadian apples, 'British to the backbone' New Zealand lamb, and 'All British' AustralianVezava: Mehka57,03 € -
To Make a Village Soviet(2022) BARAN, EMILY B.Emily Baran explores why a powerful state singled out Jehovah’s Witness farmers for removal from society, arguing that what happened in Bila Tserkva demonstrates both the sheer ambition of state plans for the Sovietization of borderland communities and aVezava: Mehka55,24 € -
Rural Communities in Late Byzantium(2022) KONDYLI, FOTINI (UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA)Uses an interdisciplinary approach combining new archaeological evidence with archival material to reconstruct the lives of rural communities in the Late Byzantine period in the face of economic, political, and demographic challenges. The emphasis on commVezava: Trda160,51 € -
Prisoners of Time - Prussians, Germans and Other Humans(2022) CHRISTOPHER CLARKVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Old English Lives of Saints(2019) AELFRICOld English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints—including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops—whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collVezava: Trda47,68 € -
The History of Akbar(2021) ABU'L-FAZLThe History of Akbar by Abu’l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history. Volume 7 includes accounts of the marriage of Akbar’s heir Salim, the pacification of Bengal, and the emperor’s visits to Kashmir, the Punjab, and Kabul. The PeVezava: Trda53,38 € -
History of the Kings of Britain(2019)Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain—the earliest book to detail the legendary foundation of Britain and life of King Arthur—was widely read during the Middle Ages. This volume presents the first English translation of what may have beenVezava: Trda47,68 € -
Old English Lives of Saints(2019) AELFRICOld English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints—including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops—whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collVezava: Trda47,68 €












