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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 € -
Homage to Catalonia(2021) ORWELL, GEORGEHomage to Catalonia is George Orwell's account of the Spanish Civil War. It was the last and most mature of Orwell's documentary books.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Of Fear and Strangers - A History of Xenophobia(2021) MAKARI, GEORGEWinner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
A Bloomberg Best Nonfiction Book of 2021
A startling work of historical sleuthing and synthesis, Of Fear and Strangers reveals the forgotten histories of xenophobia—and what they meVezava: Trda30,83 € -
Four Lost Cities(2021) NEWITZ, ANNALEEA fascinating look at four of the most spectacular cities in human history-and why they were all abandoned.Vezava: Trda36,58 € -
Afghanistan File(2021) SAUD, PRINCE TURKI ALFAISAL ALThe Afghanistan File, written by the former head of Saudi Arabian Intelligence, tells the story of his Department's involvement in Afghanistan from the time of the Soviet invasion in 1979 to 9/11/2001.Vezava: Trda30,89 € -
Mussolini's Intellectuals(2006) GREGOR, A. JAMESOffers an account of the intellectual figures of Italian Fascism, tracing how the movement's ideas evolved in response to social and political developments inside and outside of Italy. This book follows Fascist thought from its beginnings in socialist ideVezava: Mehka59,50 € -
Craft of International History(2006) TRACHTENBERG, MARCA practical guide to the historical study of international politics, this book focuses on the basics of historical research on how to use original sources, analyze and interpret historical works, and actually write a work of history. It includes two appenVezava: Mehka59,50 € -
Truth and Truthfulness(2004) WILLIAMS, BERNARDExplores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. This book identifies two basic virtues of truth, accuracy and sincerity. It describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asksVezava: Mehka56,55 € -
Islandman(1977) O'CROHAN, TOMASTomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to obVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Fall of Rome(2006) WARD-PERKINS, BRYAN (LECTURER IN MODERN HISTORY AND FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD)The dominant view is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Encouraging the readers to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of Rome's fall, this book exaVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Antigone and other Tragedies(2021) SOPHOCLESThese original and distinctive verse translations convey the vitality of Sophocles' poetry and the vigour of the plays in performance, doing justice to both the sound of the poetry and the theatricality of the tragedies.Vezava: Mehka7,00 € -
Dictionary of English Surnames(2005)An authoritative and enlightening guide to the origins of over 16,000 English surnames and their development over the centuries. Different forms of names are cross-referenced for ease of use. Includes a fasinating historical and linguistic introduction toVezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Vikings(2005) RICHARDS, JULIAN D. (DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK)The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, yet they were also traders, settlers, and farmers, who have been variously perceived as poets, explorers, democrats, and statesmen. Julian Richards uses the latest archaeological evidence to rVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Bitter Revolution(2005) MITTER, RANA (, LECTURER IN THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF MODERN CHINA AT THE UNVERSITY OF OXFORD)China is poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. This book goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition fromVezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Egyptian Myth(2004) PINCH, GERALDINE (ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY)Adopting a different approach to ancient Egypt, this book aims to illuminate the complex world of Egyptian myth. It explores the cultural and historical background behind a variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden sVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Fall of France(2004) JACKSON, JULIAN (, UNIVERSITY OF SWANSEA)This new book by Julian Jackson, a leading historian of twentieth-century France, charts the breathtakingly rapid events that led to the defeat and surrender of one of the key Allied powers, setting in motion the traumatic years of the Occupation, the VicVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Ancient Warfare(2004) SIDEBOTTOM, HARRY (MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD)Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfareVezava: Mehka14,01 €
