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Wars of the French Revolution(2018) ESDAILE, CHARLES J (UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, UK)The Wars of the French Revolution, 1792-1801 offers a comprehensive and jargon free coverage of this turbulent period and unites political, social, military and international history in one volume. It is the perfect resource for students of the French RevVezava: Mehka74,12 € -
Question of Standing(2022) JEFFREYS-JONES, RHODRI (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND HONORARY FELLOW, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND HONORARY FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their consequences, it values the agency's intelligence and analysis work to offer balancedVezava: Trda38,54 € -
Courtier, Scholar, and Man of the Sword(2021) JACKSON, CHRISTINE (EMERITUS FELLOW, AND FORMERLY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY, EMERITUS FELLOW, AND FORMERLY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY, KELLOGG COLLEGE, OXFORD AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION)Lord Herbert of Cherbury was a flamboyant Stuart courtier, soldier, and diplomat, known for his duelling and extravagance but also for his great intellect. His life and writings offer a unique window into the aristocratic world and culture of the early seVezava: Trda196,09 € -
Voices from the Grave(2011) MOLONEY, EDEd Moloney's Voices from the Grave follows his highly acclaimed A Secret History of the IRA, the best-informed account yet written of the IRA's evolution from ruthless guerilla army into governmental party.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Other '68ers(2021) VON DER GOLTZ, ANNA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY)This is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective-that of center-right student activists in West Germany. Based on oral history interviews and new archival sources, it examines the ideas, experiences and repertoires of center-right students in thisVezava: Trda186,97 € -
Invisible Agents(2020) AKKERMAN, NADINE (READER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, READER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY)A compelling history of women in seventeenth century espionage, telling the forgotten tales of women from all walks of life who acted as spies in early modern Britain. Nadine Akkerman has immersed herself in archives and letter collections, acting as a moVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Building Accounts of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1517-18(2019)This edition of the building accounts is put into a wider context with a study of its founder, Richard Fox.Vezava: Trda37,42 € -
Roman Egypt(2021)Ideal new history for students and a general audience interested in the seven centuries when the Roman Empire ruled Egypt. An international group of authors provides chronological and thematic treatments of this often overlooked period of history, supportVezava: Mehka49,90 € -
Sex after Fascism(2007) HERZOG, DAGMARBeginning with an interpretation of the Third Reich's sexual politics and ending with the revisions of Germany's past facilitated by communism's collapse, this book examines the intertwined histories of capitalism and communism, pleasure and state policieVezava: Mehka59,50 € -
Birkbeck(2022) BOURKE, JOANNA (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)Birkbeck traces the 200-year history of Birkbeck, University of London from its founding at a time when social elites deplored the notion of educated working people to the present day. Joanna Bourke writes a lively history of the institution, and how it cVezava: Trda72,60 € -
Essential Mozi(2020) MO ZIAn abridged translation of the influential classical Chinese text Mòzi covering the ethical and political writings and the dialectical texts.Vezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Poets of Rapallo(2021) ARRINGTON, LAUREN (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY)Explores W.B. Yeats and Ezra Pound's relationship as played out against the backdrop of Mussolini's Italy in the 1920s and 1930s and shows how Yeats, Pound, and others in their Italian network developed a late modernist style aimed at effecting world chanVezava: Trda61,76 € -
Qing Empire and the Opium War(2018) MAO, HAIJIANThe Opium War of 1839–42 is a subject of enduring interest. The Chinese historian Mao Haijian presents a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists, offering a comprehensive explanation as to why the Qing Empire was so badly defVezava: Mehka85,75 € -
Bitter Freedom(2016) WALSH, MAURICEThe Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and the newly-formed IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the British Empire.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Perceptions of Medieval Manuscripts(2021) TREHARNE, ELAINE (ROBERTA BOWMAN DENNING PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES AND PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, STANFORD UNIVERSITY)Engages with the materiality of medieval manuscripts to illustrate the importance of the study of physical texts to literary appreciation, and studies marginal annotation, the physical characteristics of manuscripts and books, and miniature illustrationsVezava: Trda70,47 € -
Manhattan '45(2011) MORRIS, JANIn 1945, New York City stood at the pinnacle of its cultural and economic power. From its beguilingly idiosyncratic architectural style to its unmistakable slang, post-War New York springs to life through Morris's brisk, affectionate prose.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Cricket Country(2022) KIDAMBI, PRASHANT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN COLONIAL URBAN HISTORY SCHOOL OF HISTORY, POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)The extraordinary story of the first 'All India' national cricket tour of Great Britain and Ireland - and how the idea of India as a nation took shape on the cricket pitch.Vezava: Mehka38,94 € -
Crisis of the Meritocracy(2020) MANDLER, PETER (PROFESSOR OF MODERN CULTURAL HISTORY AND BAILEY LECTURER IN HISTORY, GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)The story of the revolutionary transformation of the British educational system in the second half of the 20th century from a rigid hierarchy for a minority, to a fundamental right of all citizens, one of the most valued and enduring features of the welfaVezava: Trda45,54 € -
Ovid(2020) MORGAN, LLEWELYN (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)Ovid, wittiest of ancient poets, has been an influential model for writers and artists throughout the ages. Llewelyn Morgan introduces the poet and his works, describing each of his poems in turn, setting them in their social and literary context, and conVezava: Mehka14,01 €
