Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History (Stanley Brian)(Pevná vazba)

A History of Twentieth-Century Germany (Herbert Ulrich)(Pevná vazba)

Germany in the 20th century endured two world wars, a failed democracy, Hitler's dictatorship, the Holocaust, and a country divided for 40 years after World War II. But it has also boasted a strong welfare state, affluence, liberalization and globalization, a successful democracy, and the longest

The Fourth Estate: Journalism in Twentieth-Century Ireland (O'Brien Mark)(Pevná vazba)

The Fourth Estate examines the history of journalists and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland. While many media institutions have been subjected to historical scrutiny, the professional and organisational development of journalists, the changing practices of journalism and the contribution it

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Pevná vazba)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie

Hidden History of the Mississippi Blues (Stolle Roger)(Pevná vazba)

Although many bluesmen began leaving the Magnolia State in the early twentieth century to pursue fortune and fame up north, many others stayed home. These musicians remained rooted to the traditions of their land, which came to define a distinctive playing style unique to Mississippi. They didn't

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth Century (Cunningham David)(Pevná vazba)

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth-Century offers an accessible and fresh approach to an object of interdisciplinary research that is currently receiving increased international attention. Providing a broad historical schema, and examining pivotal moments within it, the collection brings

Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging (Dean Jodi)(Pevná vazba)

When people say 'comrade,' they change the world In the twentieth century, millions of people across the globe addressed each other as 'comrade.' Now, among the left, it's more common to hear talk of 'allies.' In Comrade, Jodi Dean insists that this shift exemplifies the key problem with the

Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration (Heggie Vanessa)(Pevná vazba)

During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical

Scandalous Fictions: The Twentieth-Century Novel in the Public Sphere (Morrison Jago)(Pevná vazba)

This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between

Ted Hughes and Christianity (Troupes David)(Pevná vazba)

Ted Hughes is one of the most important twentieth-century British poets. This book provides a radical reassessment of his relationship to the Christian faith, revealing his critically-endorsed paganism as profoundly and productively engaged with all the essentials of Christian thought. Hughes's

Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech (Susskind Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

Politics in the Twentieth Century was dominated by a single question: how much of our collective life should be determined by the state, and what should be left to the market and civil society? Now the debate is different: to what extent should our lives be directed and controlled by powerful

The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry (Van Brummelen Glen)(Pevná vazba)

An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of

Photography: History of Photography Volumes I-IV (Guadagnini Walter)(Pevná vazba)

This history of photography, marking an ideal continuity with the Art of the Twentieth Century series, offers a specialized investigation of the medium and an international overview. The series offers a complete, up-to-date survey of photography through an original and transversal

Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism (Ghodsee Kristen)(Pevná vazba)

In Red Hangover Kristen Ghodsee examines the legacies of twentieth-century communism twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell. Ghodsee's essays and short stories reflect on the lived experience of postsocialism and how many ordinary men and women across Eastern Europe suffered from the massive

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (McNeill J. R.)(Paperback)

Time in Between (Fois Marcello)(Pevná vazba)

The continuation of an epic family saga set in mid-twentieth century

Civilization - A History of the World in 1000 Objects (DK)(Pevná vazba)

The Thirteenth Century: A World History (Bressler Richard)(Paperback)

The 13th Century (1200-1300AD) was a fascinating era in World History. Genghis Khan established the largest contiguous land empire in history. The Magna Carta was drafted. Marco Polo travelled through Asia and trade expanded across the Indian Ocean and Baltic Sea, setting the stage for greater

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Paperback)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie

Brian Froud's Faeries' Tales (Froud Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries. Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This new book explores that complex relationship and

Design (Webb Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The brothers Paul and John Nash, in their very different ways, were a major influence on twentieth century British design. Paul Nash (1889-1946) is now recognised as the most significant war artist of the last century; John Nash (1893-1977) as a plantsman artist. Both worked as designers and as

The Final Pagan Generation: Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Watts Edward J.)(Paperback)

A compelling history of radical transformation in the fourth-century--when Christianity decimated the practices of traditional pagan religion in the Roman Empire.The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor

International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Best Antony)(Paperback)

This hugely successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible and seamless account of the

Independent People (Laxness Halldor)(Pevná vazba)

Set in the early decades of the twentieth century, Independent People is a masterly realist novel evoking in rich detail a family and a rural community struggling to survive in the starkest of