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Six Records of a Life Adrift(2011) SHEN FUA memoir of a life in the Qing dynasty. It reveals a sensitive and artistic man, who failed at the civil service examinations that were the gateway to official employment and had to settle for becoming an itinerant private secretary, dabbling unsuccessfulVezava: Mehka26,60 € -
Cochineal Red(2007) THOMSON, HUGHImagine that all the great discoveries of Ancient Egypt had happened in the last few years...and you will have some conception of the great excitement over recent finds in PeruVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Revolution Betrayed(2004) TROTSKY, LEONTrotsky was among the leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution, but within a decade he had been forced into exile by Stalin. In this blistering indictment of Stalin's political doctrine, Trotsky foresaw the inevitable collapse of the Soviet Union and the betraVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Britain BC(2004) PRYOR, FRANCISAn authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World(2005) JOTISCHKY, ANDREW,HULL, CAROLINEThis new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the 16th century.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Transformation Of Ireland 1900-2000(2005) FERRITER, DIARMAIDPresents the history of Ireland (1900-2000). This book examines politics and political parties. It deals with the North in a comprehensive way, focusing on the social and cultural aspects, not just the obvious political and religious divisions.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Second World War(2009) GILBERT, SIR MARTINA striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians.Vezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Tacitus and the Principate(2011) BURNAND, CHRISAs a successful senator, Tacitus was ideally placed to comment on the Roman political system. This selection of extracts from his histories sheds light on the rise and fall of emperors such as Domitian and Nero.Vezava: Mehka38,23 € -
Glorious Revolution(2007) VALLANCE, EDWARDThe definitive popular account of the landmark event in British history by an acclaimed young historian.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Elizabeth's London(2004) PICARD, LIZAThe everyday realities and practical details of life in Elizabethan London - a Sunday Times bestseller.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Spanish Civil War(2003) THOMAS, HUGHWhat was it that roused left-wing sympathizers from all over the world to fight against Franco between 1936 and 1939? This title presents the objective and unbiased analysis of a passionate struggle where fascism and democracy, communism and Catholicism wVezava: Mehka30,84 € -
Vertigo Years(2009) BLOM, PHILIPPA panorama of Europe, 1900-1914, describing the cultural, economic and political life before the First World War.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Edwardians(2006) HATTERSLEY, ROYFollowing on from the success of A N. Wilson's THE VICTORIANS, Roy Hattersley's major new appraisal of Edwardian Britain is his finest book to dateVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Born Red(1987) GAO, YUANThis is a personal account of the Cultural Revolution. As a student, the author was caught up in dramatic events as, with jeers and chants, students-turned-Red Guards held mass rallies. The interplay between the perceptions of father and son offer an addiVezava: Mehka46,56 € -
Summer of Blood(2010) JONES, DANRevolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, ‘Summer of Blood’ breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Constantinople(2013) CROWLEY, ROGERIn the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. This title deals with this topic.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Alexander the Great(2013) CARTLEDGE, PAULThe acclaimed biography of one of history’s greatest icons, Alexander the Great. The acclaimed biography of one of history’s greatest icons, Alexander the Great.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1800 to 1900(2010)This volume covers the nineteenth century, a period of profound change in Scottish history.Vezava: Mehka52,50 €












