Black Cosmopolitans: Race, Religion, and Republicanism in an Age of Revolution (Levecq Christine)(Pevná vazba)

Black Cosmopolitans: Race, Religion, and Republicanism in an Age of Revolution (Levecq Christine)(Pevná vazba)

Black Cosmopolitans examines the lives and thought of three extraordinary black men--Jacobus Capitein, Jean-Baptiste Belley, and John Marrant--who traveled extensively throughout the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Unlike millions of uprooted Africans and their descendants at the time, these men

Humphry Repton: Landscape Design in an Age of Revolution (Williamson Tom)(Pevná vazba)

Humphry Repton (1752-1818) remains one of England's most interesting and prolific garden and landscape designers. Renowned for his innovative design proposals and distinctive before-and-after images, captured in his famous 'Red Books,' Repton's astonishing career represents the link between the

Religion and National Identities in an Enlarged Europe (Spohn W.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume analyzes changing relationships between religion and national identity in the course of European integration. Examining elite discourse, media debates and public opinions across Europe over a decade, it explores how accelerated European integration and Eastern enlargement have affected

The Story of Crossrail (Wolmar Christian)(Pevná vazba)

The story of an engineering marvel of the modern age, from an author and broadcaster specialised in transport

A People's Tragedy: Studies in Reformation (Duffy Eamon)(Pevná vazba)

As an authority on the religion of medieval and early modern England, Eamon Duffy is preeminent. In his revisionist masterpiece The Stripping of the Altars, Duffy opened up new areas of research and entirely fresh perspectives on the origin and progress of the English Reformation. Duffy's focus has

100 Things to Do in a Forest (Davis Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

In an age when people are in search of new and more fulfilling experiences to replace screens and bring families together, this book explores 100 ways to connect with nature and discover the benefits of forest fun. From bushcraft activities like whittling and firelighting to spiritual pursuits like

Two Hitlers and a Marilyn - An autograph hunter's escape from suburbia (Andrusier Adam)(Pevná vazba)

An outstanding coming-of-age memoir by an exciting new voice in

Shaping Cities in an Urban Age - Ricky Burdett, Philipp Rode

An authoritative - and fascinating - investigation into the spatial and social dynamics of cities at a global scale | Shaping Cities in an Urban Age is the third and final addition to Phaidon's hugely successful Urban Age series, published in collaboration with the London School of Economics

State and Religion in Israel: A Philosophical-Legal Inquiry (Sapir Gideon)(Pevná vazba)

State and Religion in Israel begins with a philosophical analysis of the two main questions regarding the role of religion in liberal states: should such states institute a 'Wall of Separation' between state and religion? Should they offer religious practices and religious communities special

On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness (Muradov Roman)(Pevná vazba)

In an age of obsessive productivity and stress, this illustrated ode to idleness invites readers to explore the pleasures and possibilities of slowing down. Beloved author and illustrator Roman Muradov weaves together the words and stories of artists, writers, philosophers, and eccentrics who have

What's Mine and Yours (Coster Naima)(Pevná vazba)

An original and timely multi-generational novel of family, identity, and race in America, for readers of Tayari Jones and Kiley

Christ's Associations: Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City (Kloppenborg John S.)(Pevná vazba)

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small groups in Greek and Roman antiquity. Organized around the workplace, a deity, a diasporic identity, or a neighborhood,

The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis (Jacobs Alan)(Pevná vazba)

Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 (Smith S. A.)(Pevná vazba)

The Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed the face of the Russian empire, politically, economically, socially, and culturally, and also profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. Now, to mark the centenary of this epochal event, historian Steve Smith

Topological Data Analysis for Genomics and Evolution: Topology in Biology (Rabadan Raul)(Pevná vazba)

Biology has entered the age of Big Data. A technical revolution has transformed the field, and extracting meaningful information from large biological data sets is now a central methodological challenge. Algebraic topology is a well-established branch of pure mathematics that studies qualitative

Texts and readers in the Age of Marvell (D'Addario Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Texts and Readers in the Age of Marvell offers fresh perspectives from leading and emerging scholars on seventeenth-century British literature, with a focus on the surprising ways that texts interacted with writers and readers at specific cultural

Blood's Revolution (Donald Angus)(Paperback)

In an age of treachery, everyone must pick a side . . . It's 1685 and after the victory of Sedgemoor by King James II's men and the Bloody Assizes that followed, the British Isles faces an uneasy time. Many powerful men have grown tired of Catholic James's brutal, autocratic rule and seek to invite

Stories of the Self: Life Writing After the Book (Poletti Anna)(Pevná vazba)

The importance of personal storytelling in contemporary culture and politics In an age where our experiences are processed and filtered through a wide variety of mediums, both digital and physical, how do we tell our own story? How do we 'get a life,' make sense of who we are and the way we live,

Poetry and Sovereignty in the English Revolution (Allsopp Niall)(Pevná vazba)

Poetry and Sovereignty in the English Revolution presents a new interpretation of the poetry of the English revolution. It focuses on royalist poets who left their cause behind following the abolition of the monarchy, exploring how they re-imagined the traditional language of allegiance in newly

Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932 (Milner John)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under

Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Brown David S.)(Pevná vazba)

Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were

Reframing the Musical: Race, Culture and Identity (Whitfield Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and identity. Bringing together contributions from cultural, American and theatre studies for the first time, the chapters offer fresh perspectives on musical theatre history,

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Acho Emmanuel)(Pevná vazba)

An urgent primer on race and racism by the host of the viral hit video

Living Off the Land: Ireland's Kitchen (Teneues)(Pevná vazba)

In an age when foods come highly processed, and ever more people suffer from food allergies and intolerances, interest in local and organic foods and healthful eating is skyrocketing. This is where Living off the Land in West Ireland comes in. The Connemara region of Ireland is one of the country s