A Comparison of 20th Century Theories of Style (in the Context of Czech and British Scholarly Discourses) - Michal Křístek - e-kniha

A Comparison of 20th Century Theories of Style (in the Context of Czech and British Scholarly Discourses) - Michal Křístek - e-kniha

eBook: Práce poskytuje srovnání teoretických přístupů k problematice stylu, a to v rámci českého a anglosaského (především britského) kontextu. Cílem bylo ukázat a srovnat odlišná metodologická pojetí založená na odlišných teoretických východiscích – proto byly zvoleny

Prime Ministers of the 20th Century (Dunton Mark)(Paperback)

This book gives an overview of each of the British Prime Ministers of the 20th century, summarizing their premierships, their policies, and the key events. It is lavishly illustrated with images of documents from The National Archives which give a fresh dimension to the study of the Prime

Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians (Bloch Michael)(Paperback)

Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men

British Jigsaw Puzzles of the 20th Century (Tyler Tom)(Pevná vazba)

Art, Faith and Modernity(Paperback / softback)

No account of 20th Century British art can overlook the numerous works of the period that were essentially 'religious' in their content. Art, Faith & Modernity examines this

Britten (Matthews David)(Paperback)

Benjamin Britten was one of the outstanding British composers of the 20th century. He shot to international fame with his operas, performed by his own English Opera Group, and a series of extraordinary instrumental works. His music won a central place in the repertoire and the affection of

Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Historian (Worden Blair)(Paperback)

Hugh Trevor-Roper was one of the most gifted historians of the 20th century. His scholarly interests ranged widely - from the Puritan Revolution to the Scottish Enlightenment. Yet he was also fascinated by the events of his own lifetime and wrote widely on issues of espionage and intelligence, as

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Paperback)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

Architecture in the 20th Century - Peter Gössel, Gabriele Leuthäuserová

The architecture of the 20th century is distinguished by an astonishing diversity. Just as the clash of aesthetic and commercial ambitions nevertheless produced many a happy symbiosis, so the purist and the expressive, the monumental and the picturesque came face to face. From lofty 'starchitects'

Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses

A groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid-20th-century homes - one of the most popular styles of our time A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world's most glamorous homes from more than 290 architects, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses showcases work by such icons as Marcel

Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian (Wolff Richard D.)(Paperback)

A systematic comparison of the 3 major economic theories--neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian--showing how they differ and why these differences matter in shaping economic theory and practice. Contending Economic Theories offers a unique comparative treatment of the three main theories in

Michael Tippett - The Biography (Soden Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

The first full-length biography of Michael Tippett (1905-1998), one of 20th-century Britain's great visionary

Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) (McDowell Michael)(Paperback)

'The finest writer of paperback originals in America.' - Stephen King 'Readers of weak constitution should beware.' - 'Publishers Weekly' 'McDowell has a flair for the gruesome.' - 'Washington Post' Welcome to Babylon, a typical sleepy Alabama small town, where years earlier the Larkin family

The Elections of 2020 (Nelson Michael)(Paperback)

The Elections of 2020 is a timely, comprehensive, scholarly, and engagingly written account of the 2020 elections. It features essays by an all-star team of political scientists in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 general election, chronicling every stage of the presidential race as well as the

Unveiling Islam (Du Pasquier Roger)(Paperback)

In these closing years of the 20th century Islam has captured the attention of the West, and has baffled it. Alone among the world's religions, Islam is not just surviving but flourishing. From Indonesia to West Africa, and even in some Western countries, Muslims are reasserting their spiritual and

The Master and Margarita (Bulgakov Mikhail)(Paperback)

A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing

Tank Warfare (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the battlefield in the 20th century was dominated by a handful of developments. Foremost of these was the introduction and refinement of tanks. In Tank Warfare, prominent military historian Jeremy Black offers a comprehensive global account of the history of tanks and armored warfare

Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction (Bain George)(Paperback)

The construction principles of Celtic art were re-discovered in the middle of the 20th century by George Bain. Until his writing, the intricate knots, interlacings, and spirals used in illuminating The Book of Kells and in decorating craftwork and jewelry seemed almost impossible, 'the work of

Stalingrad (Grossman Vasily)(Paperback)

The prequel to Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate, the War and Peace of the 20th Century, now in English for the first time. Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate has been hailed as a twentieth-century War and Peace. However, Life and Fate is only the second half of a two-part work, the first half of which

Briggflatts: [With DVD & Audio CD] (Bunting Basil)(Paperback)

Basil Bunting (1900-85) was one of the most important British poets of the 20th century. Acknowledged since the 1930s as a major figure in Modernist poetry, first by Pound and Zukofsky and later by younger writers, the Northumbrian master poet had to wait over 30 years before his genius was finally

In Permanent Transit: Discourses and Maps of the Intercultural Experience (Brusaca Sara)(Pevná vazba)

In Permanent Transit: Discourses and Maps of the Intercultural Experience builds interdisciplinary approaches to the study of migrations, traffics, globalisation, communication, regulations, arts, literature, and other intercultural processes, in the context of past and present times. The book

The Lost Musicians (Heinesen William)(Paperback)

Set in the Faroese town of Torshavn at the beginning of the 20th century, this is the story of a group of musicians - the Boman Quartet - who find sanctuary in their music amid a series of dramatic and tragic

Unquiet Landscape - Places and Ideas in 20th-Century British Painting (Neve Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

'A minor modern classic, to my mind, uniting art history and landscape thought by means of dazzling, dancing, unsettling sentences ... I'm delighted it's back in print in a new edition' Robert

Contemporary British Television Drama (Chapman James)(Paperback)

The early twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of television drama in Britain that adopts the professional practices and production values of high-end American television while remaining emphatically 'British' in content and outlook. This book analyses eight of these dramas -