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Great Stink of London(2001) HALLIDAY, STEPHENA vivid account of the life and work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who designed and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that cleaned up Victorian London.Vezava: Mehka23,61 € -
Rural Rides(2001) COBBETT, WILLIAMWilliam Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett'sVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Flaubert in Egypt(1996) FLAUBERT, GUSTAVEDescribes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea.Vezava: Mehka14,96 € -
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics)(1996) SHIKIBU, MURASAKIThis is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendouVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Muslim Communities and Cultures of the Himalayas(2022)This book chronicles individual perspectives and specific iterations of Muslim community, practice, and experience in the Himalayan region to bring into scholarly conversation the presence of varying Muslim cultures in the Himalaya.Vezava: Mehka63,97 € -
Charles Kennedy(2015) HURST, GREGThis biography is a frank account of Charles Kennedy's political career that began in triumph and ended in tragedy.Vezava: Mehka26,24 € -
Atlantic Meeting(2016) MORTON HVIn August 1941 Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt met secretly on HMS Prince of Wales, moored just off the coast of Newfoundland. H. V. Morton was invited to accompany the Prime Minister and his entourage and this is H. V. Morton's account of the tVezava: Trda26,24 € -
Fields of Deception(2013) DOBINSON, COLINDuring the Second World War, a secret department was formed at Britain's Air Ministry to co-ordinate a strategy to defeat German bombing by means of deception. This is a study of Britain's bombing decoys, both at war, through their design, locations and oVezava: Mehka30,88 € -
Small Town Near Auschwitz(2013) FULBROOK, MARY (PROFESSOR OF GERMAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON)The story of a small town near Auschwitz and of its local Nazi administrator. An ordinary functionary and family man without whose help, and those of thousands like him, the murderous plans of the Nazi elite could never have been fully realized.Vezava: Mehka38,00 € -
Culloden(2022) PITTOCK, MURRAY (BRADLEY PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW)The story of Culloden, one of the most important battles in Scottish history - how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean.Vezava: Mehka18,91 € -
U.S. Constitution(2018) BODENHAMER, DAVID J. (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POLIS CENTER AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POLIS CENTER AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS)The U.S. Constitution: A Very Short Introduction explores the major themes of American constitutional history--federalism, the balance of powers, property, representation, equality, rights, and security. Informed by the latest scholarship, each theme illuVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
American History(2012) BOYER, PAUL S. (FORMERLY A PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, FORMERLY A PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, MADISON, WI, US)Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Camping Grounds(2021) YOUNG, PHOEBE S. K. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER)Camping Grounds narrates a quintessentially American tradition of sleeping outdoors, from the Civil War to the present, that will appeal to academics, outdoor enthusiasts, and general readers alike.Vezava: Trda55,11 € -
Asian American Spies(2021) HAYASHI, BRIAN MASARU (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)This history of Asian Americans in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II reveals the inner workings of this spy agency and how Euroamerican leaders' conceptions of "race" and "loyalty" shaped US wartime intelligence.Vezava: Trda55,11 €
