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Protection and Empire(2017)An innovative volume tracing the long history of protection across empires in Asia, Africa, Australasia, Europe and the Americas. A group of leading scholars offer a new way of understanding the formation and growth of empires and uncover new dimensions oVezava: Trda143,59 € -
Morale and Discipline in the Royal Navy during the First World War(2018) ROWE, LAURA (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)This is the first detailed study of the social history of the Royal Navy during and immediately after the First World War. Laura Rowe uses the experiences of men who fought at sea to shed new light on the relationship between discipline, leadership, and tVezava: Trda118,56 € -
Medieval Bruges(2018)This 'total' history of one of the most important cities in medieval Europe traces Bruges' astonishing growth and subsequent decline. By placing the city within a wider network of urban and rural development and in a comparative framework, the authors offVezava: Trda220,50 € -
Rosslyn Treasury(2009) SNOW, P. L.A collection of stories represented by the carvings at Rosslyn Chapel, drawn from the beginnings of the world, Ancient Egypt, the Holy Land, Celtic myth and Scottish history.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Children's Games in Street and Playground(2008) OPIE, IONA,OPIE, PETERA magnificent survey of over 85 games played by children, largely out of sight of adults, in the 1960s, in the street, playground and wasteland.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Ancient Rome(2005) KOVACS, CHARLESAn overview of Roman history as recommended for Steiner-Waldorf Class 6 (ages eleven to twelve).Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Early Modern Spectatorship(2019)Essays that converge on the idea of spectatorship in the theatre, in criminal punishment, in religious worship, in urban perambulation, and even where least expected.Vezava: Mehka62,37 € -
Lost Men(2007) TYLER-LEWIS, KELLYIn 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital foVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Frozen in Time(2004) GEIGER, JOHN,BEATTIE, OWENThe Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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Napoleon(2008) DWYER, PHILIPNapoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerfVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Brits(2002) TAYLOR, PETERThird part of trilogy documenting modern-day Northern Ireland, by the author of Provos and LoyalistsVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Homer: Iliad Book I(2022)An edition, fully accessible to undergraduates and graduate students, of the opening book of Homer's Iliad. Provides extensive help with language, meter, and style while also situating the poem in its historical and poetic contexts and helping readers toVezava: Mehka41,82 € -
Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler(2013) REES, LAURENCEAdolf Hitler was an unlikely leader – fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to debate political issues – and yet he commanded enormous support.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
I Never Knew That About London(2007) WINN, CHRISTOPHERClimb the famous 311 steps of the Monument, go from East to West and back again at Greenwich and fly the world's biggest big wheel. Brimming with facts, stories and snippets providing a spellbinding insight into the history of London, this beautifullyVezava: Trda23,82 € -
Even on Days when it Rains(2008) O'DONNELL, JULIAIrish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as as child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. The hard work continued through her teenage years asVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Their Darkest Hour(2008) REES, LAURENCEHow could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range?Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
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Dogopolis(2021) PEARSON, CHRISDogopolis suggests a surprising source of urban innovation in the history of three major cities: human-canine relationships.Vezava: Mehka43,72 €
