Baden, Kostolac, Vučedol and Vinkovci - The Late Eneolithic, Transition Period, and Early Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin and the Western Balkans -

Baden, Kostolac, Vučedol and Vinkovci - The Late Eneolithic, Transition Period, and Early Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin and the Western Balkans -

The book treats three primary themes. The first covers the Baden, Kostolac/Bošáca and Vučedol cultures, demonstrating their genetic relationship and indigenous development. This development is marked by changes in distribution (the global horizontal stratigraphy) caused by the penetration of the

Baden, Kostolac, Vučedol and Vinkovci - Želimir Brnić - e-kniha

eBook: The book treats three primary themes. The first covers the Baden, Kostolac/Bošáca and Vučedol cultures, demonstrating their genetic relationship and indigenous development. This development is marked by changes in distribution (the global horizontal stratigraphy) caused by the penetration

Copper, Brass and Bronze of Iran: From the Late 14th to the Mid-18th Century in the Hermitage Collection (Ivanov Anatoli)(Pevná vazba)

In Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was collected almost by accident and has been correspondingly little studied and poorly published, though in recent decades the imbalance has been somewhat

Macedonia - Alexandria: Monumental Funerary Complexes of the Late Classical and Hellenistic Age (Gorzelany Dorota)(Paperback)

The type of monumental tomb that developed in Macedonia in the late Classical period was undoubtedly the most impressive of all the Greek funerary complexes. It was a burial chamber with a vestibule, built of stone blocks, vaulted and furnished with an architectural facade, concealed under a large

The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period (Elgood Robert)(Pevná vazba)

The Ottoman Balkans were by far the greatest center of weapons manufacture in the Islamic world, and their wares were exported far and wide. Each town developed its own style not only in weaponry but also in silver decoration and costume, often with splendid results. Traditional arms were held in

The End of the Bronze Age: Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe Ca. 1200 B.C. - Third Edition (Drews Robert)(Paperback)

The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century b.c. with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, bringing to an end the Levantine, Hittite, Trojan, and Mycenaean kingdoms and

EU, Europe Unfinished: Mediating Europe and the Balkans in a Time of Crisis (Krajina Zlatan)(Paperback)

What is the meaning of the Balkans in the early 21st century? Former Yugoslav countries seek a self-flattering alliance with 'the West' via EU membership, while the Union's citizens increasingly declare to be 'Eurosceptic'. At the same time, economic turmoil in countries like Greece confronts

Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice (Siraisi Nancy G.)(Paperback)

Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era in medicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both

Decline and Economic Ideals in Italy in the Early Modern Age (Barbieri Gino)(Pevná vazba)

Decline and Economic Ideals in Italy in the Early Modern Age (1940) is certainly the most important work of Gino Barbieri, who developed it from his PhD thesis. It is an example of deep economic insight, investigating the writings of theologians, lawyers and merchants to disclose the Italian

The Setting Sun (Dazai Osamu)(Paperback)

Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made people of the setting sun a permanent part of the Japanese language, and his

Inexcusabiles: Salvation and the Virtues of the Pagans in the Early Modern Period (Frigo Alberto)(Pevná vazba)

Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time (Quigley Carroll)(Paperback)

TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century. With clarity, perspective, and cumulative impact, Professor Quigley examines the nature of that transition through

Beyond Bakelite: Leo Baekeland and the Business of Science and Invention (Mercelis Joris)(Paperback)

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the 'father of plastics.'The Belgian-born American chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur Leo Baekeland (1863-1944) is best known for his invention of the first

Hunger and Fury - The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans (Mujanovic Jasmin)(Paperback / softback)

A cool analysis of authoritarian tendencies among the Balkans' entrenched elites and the hollowness of existing 'democratisation' approaches. ONE OF 'THE SPECTATOR' BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018, CHOSEN BY KAPIL

The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 - Updated Edition (Palmer R. R.)(Paperback)

For the Western world, the period from 1760 to 1800 was the great revolutionary era in which the outlines of the modern democratic state came into being. Here for the first time in one volume is R. R. Palmer's magisterial account of this incendiary age. Palmer argues that the American, French, and

Alfred's Wars: Sources and Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Warfare in the Viking Age (Lavelle Ryan)(Paperback)

Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title. The warfare of the late Anglo-Saxon period had momentous consequences for the development of the English state following Alfred the Great's reign. This book provides a comprehensive guide, with extracts in translation from the principal sources

Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (Althusser Louis)(Paperback)

No figure among the western Marxist theoreticians has loomed larger in the postwar period than Louis Althusser. A rebel against the Catholic tradition in which he was raised, Althusser studied philosophy and later joined both the faculty of the Ecole normal superieure and the French Communist Party

Alehouses and Good Fellowship in Early Modern England (Hailwood Mark)(Paperback)

This book provides a history of the alehouse between the years 1550 and 1700, the period during which it first assumed its long celebrated role as the key site for public recreation in the villages and market towns of England. In the face of considerable animosity from Church and State, the patrons

Sorolla and Fashion (Martnez de la Pera Eloy)(Pevná vazba)

Sorolla was the perfect chronicler of trends and styles in clothing in the late 19th and early 20th centuriesSpanish painter Joaqu n Sorolla was a keen observer of the life and styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sorolla was fascinated by fashion, and the way women presented

Russian Modernism in the Memories of the Survivors: The Duvakin Interviews, 1967-1974 (Evdokimova Irina)(Pevná vazba)

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Soviet philologist, literary dissident, and university professor Viktor Duvakin made it his mission to interview the members of the artistic avant-garde who had survived the Russian Revolution, Stalin's purges, and the Second World War. Based on archival materials

Percussion Pistols and Revolvers: History, Performance and Practical Use (Cumpston Mike)(Paperback)

In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With the advent of the revolving pistols, however; came patents that created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored cylinder necessary for self-contained

Tank Wrecks of the Western Front, 1940-1945 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

Early in the Second World War in Western Europe the German victors regularly photographed and posed with destroyed or abandoned Allied armor. During their invasion of France the Germans left 4,500 smashed French tanks in their wake, and these were a popular subject for their photographs. Then, when

Tragedy and Hope (Quigley Carroll)(Pevná vazba)

TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century. With clarity, perspective, and cumulative impact, Professor Quigley examines the nature of that transition through

Mitford Murders - Nancy Mitford and the murder of Florence Nightgale Shore (Fellowes Jessica)(Paperback / softback)

A Golden Age-style mystery bursting with period detail and set amid the Mitford household, The Mitford Murders is the glittering start to a thrilling and sumptuous new series written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one bestselling Downton Abbey books. 'A lively, well-written, entertaining