Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre (Wagner Kim)(Paperback)

Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre (Wagner Kim)(Paperback)

A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire: the Amritsar Massacre 'Amritsar 1919 chronicles the run up to Jallianwala Bagh with spellbinding, almost minute-by-minute focus. . . . Mr. Wagner's achievement is one of balance--of minutiae and sweep and,

City of Ghosts (Rai Bali)(Paperback / softback)

It's 1919 and Amritsar is a city on the brink of rebellion. Riots, violence and tension spill onto the streets ...Bissen Singh fought bravely for the British Empire during World War One. Now he waits patiently for news from

British Empire Uniforms 1919 to 1939 (Hallett Edward)(Paperback)

A colourful survey of the uniforms and accoutrements of British Empire forces between the wars from 1919 to

Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919 (Hagedorn Ann)(Paperback)

Written with the sweep of an epic novel and grounded in extensive research into contemporary documents, Savage Peace is a striking portrait of American democracy under stress. It is the surprising story of America in the year 1919. In the aftermath of an unprecedented worldwide war and a flu

The Glory of the Empire: A Novel, a History (D'Ormesson Jean)(Paperback)

The Glory of the Empire is the rich and absorbing history of an extraordinary empire, at one point a rival to Rome. Rulers such as Basil the Great of Onessa, who founded the Empire but whose treacherous ways made him a byword for infamy, and the romantic Alexis the bastard, who dallied in the

The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 (Madigan Tim)(Paperback)

Includes an All-New Afterword. An unflinching account of America's most horrific racial massacre, The Burning is essential reading as America finally comes to terms with its racial past. When first published in 2001, society apparently wasn't ready for such an unstinting narrative. After it was

Diamonds, Gold and War - The Making of South Africa (Meredith Martin)(Paperback / softback)

An epic, sweeping history of the making of South Africa by the bestselling and acclaimed author of The State of

Hero of the Empire - The Making of Winston Churchill (Millard Candice)(Paperback / softback)

Commemorating Peterloo: Violence, Resilience and Claim-Making During the Romantic Era (Demson Michael)(Paperback)

Reflections on the Bicentenary of the 1819 Massacre of Reformers in Manchester Two hundred years after the massacre of protestors in Manchester, known as Peterloo, distinguished scholars of Romantic-era literature join together in this commemorative volume to assess the implications of the

Barbarians at the Wall - The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle (Cooper Thea)(Paperback)

It is 1919 and Elizabeth Hughes, the eleven-year-old daughter of America's most-distinguished jurist and politician, Charles Evans Hughes, has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. It is essentially a death sentence. The only accepted form of treatment - starvation - whittles her down to

Monsters of Our Own Making: The Peculiar Pleasures of Fear (Warner Marina)(Paperback)

Since the beginning of storytelling, monsters of all kinds have inhabited myths, legends, folklore, and oral traditions, and they continue to thrive amidst society's ever-increasing attraction to the thrill of experiencing fear. Today many of us seek out horror movies, read thrillers and Gothic

Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR (Khalid Adeeb)(Paperback)

In Making Uzbekistan, Adeeb Khalid chronicles the tumultuous history of Central Asia in the age of the Russian revolution. He explores the complex interaction between Uzbek intellectuals, local Bolsheviks, and Moscow to sketch out the flux of the situation in early-Soviet Central Asia. His focus on

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 3 (Gibbon Edward)(Paperback)

Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into an epic narrative shot through with insight, irony and incisive character analysis. Sceptical about Christianity, sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how

Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam (Anthony Sean W.)(Pevná vazba)

In Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, Sean W. Anthony demonstrates how critical readings of non-Muslim and Muslim sources in tandem can breathe new life into the historical study of Muhammad and how his message transformed the world. By placing these sources within the intellectual and cultural

Blood of Empire - Book Three of Gods of Blood and Powder (McClellan Brian)(Paperback / softback)

Blood of Empire is the concluding novel in the Gods of Blood and Powder series - an explosive epic fantasy from Gemmell Award-winning author Brian

Wrath of Empire - Book Two of Gods of Blood and Powder (McClellan Brian)(Paperback / softback)

Wrath of Empire is the second novel in the Gods of Blood and Powder series - an explosive epic fantasy from Gemmell Award-winning Brian

Wonder of Us (Culbertson Kim)(Paperback / softback)

'An epic journey of love and friendship, forgiveness and possibility... The novel itself is a beautiful wonder, and I would follow Riya and Abby anywhere.' Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places | Riya and Abby are: Best friends. Complete opposites. Living on

Tatar Empire: Kazan's Muslims and the Making of Imperial Russia (Ross Danielle)(Paperback)

In the 1700s, Kazan Tatar (Muslim scholars of Kazan) and scholarly networks stood at the forefront of Russia's expansion into the South Urals, western Siberia, and the Kazakh steppe. It was there that the Tatars worked with Russian agents, established settlements, and spread their own religious and

Wings of Empire: The Forgotten Wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939 (Renfrew Barry)(Paperback)

At the end of the First World War, British power in the colonies was at an all-time low. That was until a ragtag band of visionaries, including Winston Churchill and T.E. Lawrence, proposed that the aeroplane, the wonder weapon of the age, could save the empire. Using the radical strategy of air

Democracies and Dictatorships: Europe and the World 1919-1989 (Todd Allan)(Paperback)

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The period 1919 to 1989 witnessed major changes to international relations. These included the emergence of the USA as the world's most powerful state, and the impact of Communist Russia on European and world diplomacy

The Comanche Empire (Hamalainen Pekka)(Paperback)

From the author of Lakota America, an award-winning history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Comanche empire 'Cutting-edge revisionist western history.'--Larry McMurtry, The New York Review of Books 'A landmark study that will make readers see the history of southwestern B rbaros

Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear (Goodman Steve)(Paperback)

An exploration of the production, transmission, and mutation of affective tonality--when sound helps produce a bad vibe.Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread--to produce a bad vibe. Sonic weapons of this sort include the

Fear of Life (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

Fear of Life is an in-depth study of the human condition within modern