Democracy and Truth: A Short History (Rosenfeld Sophia)(Pevná vazba)

Democracy and Truth: A Short History (Rosenfeld Sophia)(Pevná vazba)

'Fake news,' wild conspiracy theories, misleading claims, doctored photos, lies peddled as facts, facts dismissed as lies--citizens of democracies increasingly inhabit a public sphere teeming with competing claims and counterclaims, with no institution or person possessing the authority to settle

A Short History of Falling (Hammond Joe)(Pevná vazba)

A Short History of Falling - like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and When Breath Becomes Air - is a searingly beautiful, profound and unforgettable memoir that finds light and even humour in the darkest of places.We keep an old shoebox, Gill and I, nestled in a drawer in our room. It's filled

Gin: A Short History (Jenkins Moses)(Pevná vazba)

An accessible and colorful illustrated narrative of the manufacturing and social history of a favorite British tipple. Uncovering the mysteries of gin manufacture and production, as well as its fascinating history, this book is a complete guide to one of the world's drinks of choice. Gin is a drink

Capitalism: A Short History (Kocka Jrgen)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive and concise history of capitalism from its origins to today In this authoritative and accessible book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism within a global perspective from its medieval origins to the 2008 financial

A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Bill Bryson is one of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey-into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It's a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this

France: A Short History (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France's sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history, which fascinates the world and attracts millions each year to visit its chateaux and cathedrals, boulevards and vineyards. Ancient roots allied to a social, political and

Short History of The Vietnam War (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Short History of World War II (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Decolonization: A Short History (Jansen Jan C.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean was one of the most important and dramatic developments of the twentieth century. In the decades after World War II, dozens of new states emerged as actors in

Governance Democracy and Development (Thakur Anil Kumar)(Pevná vazba)

Short History of The American Civil War (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Really Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Ufos, Aliens and the Battle for Truth: A Short History of Ufology (Nixon Neil)(Paperback)

This no-nonsense guide to one of our most enduring mysteries presents a short history of the strangest encounters, looks carefully at explanations from the blunt to the truly bizarre, offers insights into the strongest evidence we are being visited by beings from another world, and sources the best

Indian Rebellion, 1857 - 1859 - A Short History with Documents (Frey James)(Pevná vazba)

Evie and the Truth about Witches (Martz John)(Pevná vazba)

Flomper and the Flying Fairies (Giles Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

English Nationalism: A Short History (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

Englishness is an idea, a consciousness and a proto-nationalism. There is no English state within the United Kingdom, no English passport, Parliament or currency, nor any immediate prospect of any. That does not mean that England lacks an identity, although English nationalism, or at least a

Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations about a People's History (Zinn Howard)(Pevná vazba)

Never before published, an extraordinarily inspiring and radical conversation between Howard Zinn and PBS/NPR journalist Ray Suarez, wherein American history is turned upside down--published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Zinn's death Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing

The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy (Kuttner Robert)(Pevná vazba)

American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption (Glaser Gabrielle)(Pevná vazba)

'Powerful... Tells a singular story to illuminate a universal truth.'--The New York Times Book Review The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other During the Baby

Gift of a Sea - A short history of yachting in the Mediterranean (Heikell Rod)(Pevná vazba)

Learning Citizenship by Practicing Democracy: International Initiatives and Perspectives (Pinnington Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

For many years, the fields of citizenship education and participatory democracy have often operated independently from each other. During the last decade, the Transformative Learning Centre of the University of Toronto has nurtured multiple spaces for an interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars,

Britain and Europe in a Troubled World (Bogdanor Vernon)(Pevná vazba)

The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled 'The best short introduction to both the political realignment that produced the 2016 Referendum result and the immense fallout since.'--CapX, 'Books of the Year' (2020) ' A] cool-headed, fair, and judicious analysis of Britain

History of Espionage: The Secret World of Spycraft, Sabotage and Post-Truth Propaganda (Volkman Ernest)(Pevná vazba)

The History of Espionage recounts the fascinating story of spies and spying from the cloak-and-dagger machinations of the Ancient Greeks and Romans to the high-tech surveillance operations of the post-9/11, post-truth world. It is a tale of clandestine agents, military scouts, captured documents,