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Heart of Europe(2001) DAVIES, NORMAN (SCHOOL OF SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES, SCHOOL OF SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation's history. Beginning with the period since 1945,Vezava: Mehka30,83 € -
Pity the Nation(2001) FISK, ROBERT (, MIDDLE-EAST CORRESPONDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT)Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the LVezava: Mehka32,23 € -
Unworthy Republic(2020) SAUNT, CLAUDIOA masterful and unsettling history of "Indian Removal", the forced migration of Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s and the state-sponsored theft of their lands.Vezava: Trda33,75 € -
Lincoln and Citizenship(2021) STEINER, MARK E.The concept of ‘fellow citizens’ for Abraham Lincoln encompassed different groups at different times. In this first book focused on the topic, Mark Steiner analyses and contextualizes Lincoln's evolving views about citizenship over the course of his politVezava: Trda35,63 € -
Vicksburg Besieged(2020)Offers a detailed analysis of the end of the Vicksburg Campaign and the forty-day siege. Ranging in scope from military to social history, contributors examine the role of Grant's staff, contributions of African American troops to the Union Army of the TeVezava: Trda45,61 € -
Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago(2020) COSGROVE, CHARLES H.This well-crafted and engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and his wife, Eliza Clark Garrett, tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man's struggle to succeed and the remarkable spiritual journey of a woman attempting to overcome tragedy.Vezava: Trda42,76 € -
Abraham Lincoln’s Statesmanship and the Limits of Liberal Democracy(2019) SCHAFF, JON D.A groundbreaking study that assesses the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the lenses of governmental power, economic policy, expansion of executive power, and natural rights to show how Lincoln not only believed in the limitations of presidential powVezava: Trda78,14 € -
Gettysburg(2019) GRAMM, KENTGettysburg is a paradox: Today it is beautiful, still, and filled with visitors, yet this national military park serves as a powerful reminder of the clash of armies and the great loss of life that took place here. Gettysburg: This Hallowed Ground exploreVezava: Trda42,76 € -
Germans in Illinois(2019) WILKERSON, MIRANDA E.,RICHMOND, HEATHERExplores the influence and experiences of German immigrants and their descendants from their arrival in the middle of the nineteenth century to their heritage identity today. Miranda Wilkerson and Heather Richmond examine the primary reasons that GermansVezava: Mehka36,10 € -
Boy of Battle Ford and the Man(2012) BLACKMAN, W.Covers the author’s years growing up in early post-settlement Illinois, where he gave in to temptations such as drinking, gambling, and the lure of prostitutes before joining the army, finding God and becoming a preacher. Blackman peppers his story with tVezava: Mehka23,27 € -
Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World(2008) LINDSAY, JAMES E.Describing various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, and political, this work details such day-to-day activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.Vezava: Mehka31,59 € -
Haitian Revolution(2014)Draws on a variety of eyewitness accounts, letters, and governmental documents to examine the causes of the Haitian Revolution and the impact it had on the eighteenth-century Atlantic world.Vezava: Mehka31,59 € -
History of Rome, Books 1-5(2006) LIVYFeatures Valerie Warrior's translation of the first five books of Livy's History; a general introduction to Livy and his work; foot-of-the-page notes offering contextual information; a chronology of events; and three appendices offering additional insightVezava: Mehka34,92 € -
Another Philosophy of History and Selected Political Writings(2004) HERDER, JOHANN GOTTFRIEDHistorians of ideas, and students of nationalism in particular, have traced the origins of much of ourcurrent vocabulary and ways of thinking about the nation back to Johann Gottfried Herder. Thisvolume provides a clear, readable, and reliable translationVezava: Mehka33,25 € -
Tsushima(2022) KOWNER, ROTEM (PROFESSOR OF JAPANESE STUDIES, PROFESSOR OF JAPANESE STUDIES, DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA, ISRAEL)The story of how the Japanese Imperial Navy defeated the Russian Imperial Navy in 1905, marking the first modern victory of an Asian power over a major European power.Vezava: Trda38,54 € -
Dragon in the West(2021) OGDEN, DANIEL (PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)The Dragon in the West is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history of the image and idea of the dragon. A creature popular in contemporary fiction and cinema, Ogden reveals how the dragon was known to the ancient Greek and Roman worlVezava: Trda76,97 € -
Korea(2020) SETH, MICHAEL J. (JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY)Korea, long in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, is now the object of considerable interest. This book focuses on answering several historical questions: what does it mean to be Korean? How did this nation evolve into today's sharply contrastVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Anecdotes and Antidotes(2020) USAYBI'AH, IBN ABIIbn Abi Usaybi'ah was a Syrian Arab physician of the 13th century who compiled a biographical encyclopedia of notable physicians, and scholars from the Greeks, Romans, Syriacs and Indians including Galen and Avicenna.Vezava: Mehka16,81 €
