Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz (Bartov Omer)(Paperback)

Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz (Bartov Omer)(Paperback)

'A substantive contribution to the history of ethnic strife and extreme violence' (The Wall Street Journal) and a cautionary examination of how genocide can take root at the local level--turning neighbors, friends, and family against one another--as seen through the eastern European border town of

Shatterzone of Empires: Coexistence and Violence in the German, Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman Borderlands (Bartov Omer)(Paperback)

Shatterzone of Empires is a comprehensive analysis of interethnic relations, coexistence, and violence in Europe's eastern borderlands over the past two centuries. In this vast territory, extending from the Baltic to the Black Sea, four major empires with ethnically and religiously diverse

The Problems of Genocide (Moses A. Dirk)(Paperback)

Genocide is not only a problem of mass death, but also of how, as a relatively new idea and law, it organizes and distorts thinking about civilian destruction. Taking the normative perspective of civilian immunity from military attack, A. Dirk Moses argues that the implicit hierarchy of

Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town (Demick Barbara)(Paperback)

A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy. 'You simply cannot understand China without reading Barbara Demick on Tibet.'--Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Parul Sehgal,

Darwin's Worms: On Life Stories and Death Stories (Phillips Adam)(Paperback)

Adam Phillips has been called 'the psychotherapist of the floating world' and 'the closest thing we have to a philosopher of happiness.' His style is epigrammatic; his intelligence, electric. His new book, Darwin's Worms, uses the biographical details of Darwin's and Freud's lives to examine

Anatomy of a Killing - Life and Death on a Divided Island (Cobain Ian (Y))(Pevná vazba)

The untold story of an IRA unit, and a killing that has echoed across the

Wisconsin Death Trip (Lesy Michael)(Paperback)

This book is about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910. Against these are juxtaposed excerpts from the Badger State Banner, from the Mendota State (asylum) Record Book, and occasionally quotations from the

The Denial of Death (Becker Ernest)(Paperback)

Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the why of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie -- man's

Product Design and the Supply Chain: Competing Through Design (Khan Omera)(Paperback)

Product design touches every aspect of modern life, determining the form and function of the products and technologies that we use every day. Product design is not just concerned with the appearance and functionality of products; it has an important role in determining the cost, pricing, risk and

The Death and Life of Bobby Z: A Thriller (Winslow Don)(Paperback)

Life, Death and Immortality: The Journey of the Soul (Hayes Terrill)(Paperback)

Massacre - The Life and Death of the Paris Commune of 1871 (Merriman John M.)(Paperback / softback)

Anatomy of a Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers (Russell Sharman Apt)(Paperback)

In Anatomy of a Rose, Sharman Apt Russell eloquently unveils the 'inner life' of flowers. From their diverse fragrances to their nasty deceptions, Russell proves that, where nature is concerned, 'wonder is not only our starting point, it can also be our destination.' Throughout this botanical

Robert Schumann: Life and Death of a Musician (Worthen John)(Paperback)

Shattering longstanding myths, this new biography reveals the robust and positive life of one of the nineteenth century's greatest composers This candid, intimate, and compellingly written new biography offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the

The Bowness Bequest (Tope Rebecca)(Paperback)

Winter has arrived in the town of Windermere, and has bought with it the death of Frances Henderson, the best friend of Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown's mother. Having known the Henderson family all of her life, Simmy must cope with the loss of an important figure from her childhood, as well as the

Death of a Superhero (McCarten Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero

Maths of Life and Death (Yates Kit)(Paperback / softback)

Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of

Last Royal Rebel - The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth (Keay Anna)(Paperback / softback)

The Anatomy of National Fantasy: Hawthorne, Utopia, and Everyday Life (Berlant Lauren)(Paperback)

Examining the complex relationships between the political, popular, sexual, and textual interests of Nathaniel Hawthorne's work, Lauren Berlant argues that Hawthorne mounted a sophisticated challenge to America's collective fantasy of national unity. She shows how Hawthorne's idea of citizenship

The Apostolic Fathers (Ehrman Bart D.)(Pevná vazba)

The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost Scriptural authority in the early Church. This new Loeb edition of these essential texts reflects current idiom

Mysterium: The Wheel of Life and Death - Book 3 (Sedgwick Julian)(Paperback / softback)

Hottentot Venus - The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman (Holmes Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

Heat of the Moment - A Firefighter's Stories of Life and Death Decisions (Cohen-Hatton Dr Sabrina)(Paperback / softback)

Be Gay, Do Comics (The Nib)(Paperback)

The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay and Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA