Formation and Development of Informal Associations of the Ural's Provincial Officials at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century (Lyubichankovskiy Sergy V.)(Pevná vazba)

Formation and Development of Informal Associations of the Ural's Provincial Officials at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century (Lyubichankovskiy Sergy V.)(Pevná vazba)

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Pevná vazba)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

History of Global Christianity, Vol. II: History of Christianity in the 19th Century (Schjrring Jens Holger)(Pevná vazba)

At the beginning of the 19th century, 'Christendom' was still largely restricted to Europe and the Americas. But by the end of the century this picture had been radically transformed. Spreading the Christian message through mission and colonialism had changed the map of global Christianity

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Paperback)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

Fashion (Ammonite Press)(Paperback)

Tracing the development and style of women's and men's clothing from the end of the 19th century to the present day in an intriguing selection of fashion photography Catwalk, studio, and fashion-shoot photographs reflect the real-life social changes and attitudes that have influenced our fashion,

Impressionism in Russia: Dawn of the Avant-Garde (The Museum Barberini)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the influence of Impressionism on Russian painters at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. In the late 19th century, numerous Russian artists found inspiration in the style of French Impressionist painters. Often, a journey to Paris acted as a catalyst for their burgeoning

Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Regime to the Present Day (Berman Sheri)(Pevná vazba)

At the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy began in Europe, but for hundreds of years it competed with various forms of dictatorship. Now, though, the entire continent was in the democratic camp for the first

Art in Vienna 1898-1918: Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele and Their Contemporaries (Vergo Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The artistic stagnation of Vienna at the end of the 19th century was rudely shaken by the artists of the Vienna Secession. Their work shocked a conservative public, but their successive exhibitions, their magazine Ver Sacrum, and their application to the applied arts and architecture soon brought

Memoirs of a Revolutionary (Serge Victor)(Paperback)

A New York Review Books Original Victor Serge is one of the great men of the 20th century --and one of its great writers too. He was an anarchist, an agitator, a revolutionary, an exile, a historian of his times, as well as a brilliant novelist, and in Memoirs of a Revolutionary he devotes all his

Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes (Ellul Jacques)(Paperback)

From one of the greatest French philosophers of the 20th century, comes a seminal study and critique of propaganda. Taking not only a psychological approach, but a sociological approach as well, Ellul's book outlines the taxonomy for propaganda, and ultimately, it's destructive nature towards

The Lost Musicians (Heinesen William)(Paperback)

Set in the Faroese town of Torshavn at the beginning of the 20th century, this is the story of a group of musicians - the Boman Quartet - who find sanctuary in their music amid a series of dramatic and tragic

Durham Railways at the End of the 20th Century (Allen Richard)(Paperback)

The last years of the twentieth century saw considerable changes to the railway scene in County Durham, including ECML electrification, the demise of the coal industry and the introduction of modern rolling stock. This book shows how the railway scene in this part of North East England changed

China 1949: Year of Revolution (Hutchings Graham)(Pevná vazba)

The events of 1949 reverberated across the world and throughout the rest of the 20th-century. That monumental year saw the dramatic collapse of Chiang Kai-shek's 'pro-Western' Nationalist government, overthrown by Mao Zedong and his newly-founded, Communist-controlled, People's Republic of China

Augustus H. Strong and the Dilemma of Historical Consciousness (Wacker Grant)(Pevná vazba)

At the end of the nineteenth century, Augustus Strong emerged as one of the most influential church leaders and theologians in America. But, as Grant Wacker reveals in this masterful study, Strong also proved to be as tragic a figure as he was influential. Strong was forced to choose between

North Eastern Electric Stock 1904-2020: Its Design and Development (Gleaves Graeme)(Pevná vazba)

The north east of England was the cradle of Britain's railways in the 19th Century. It was here George and Robert Stephenson would shape the steam locomotive. Then in the early 20th Century a second transport revolution took place around Newcastle when the suburban lines from the city to the coast

Transporter Bridges: An Illustrated History (Hannavy John)(Pevná vazba)

Transporter Bridges are a legacy of the closing years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, and served a brief but important need. The huge increase in road transport, however, quickly rendered them obsolete, and although many were planned, little more than twenty-one were ever

The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II (Noppen Ryan K.)(Paperback)

A new history of the development of the Dutch fleet in the early 20th century, and the role these warships played in World War II, from the defense of Rotterdam to the Battle of the Java Sea and beyond. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defense for the homeland and

Thodore Rousseau and the Rise of the Modern Art Market: An Avant-Garde Landscape Painter in Nineteenth-Century France (Kelly Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The 19th century in France witnessed the emergence of the structures of the modern art market that remain until this day. This book examines the relationship between the avant-garde Barbizon landscape painter, Th odore Rousseau (1812-1867), and this market, exploring the constellation of patrons,

The New Faces of Fascism: Populism and the Far Right (Traverso Enzo)(Pevná vazba)

What is fascism in the twenty first century? What does Fascism mean at the beginning of the twenty-first century? When we pronounce this word, our memory goes back to the years between the two world wars and envisions a dark landscape of violence, dictatorships, and genocide. These images

The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel (Willmann Rainer)(Pevná vazba)

Microbial marvels Ernst Haeckel, the 19th-century pioneer who captured the artistic beauty of the natural world Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) was a German-born biologist, naturalist, evolutionist, artist, philosopher, and doctor, who spent his life researching flora and fauna from the highest

Henri Vever: French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century (Vever Henri)(Pevná vazba)

This work charts the careers of both the humblest and most famous French Jewellers of the 19th century, including Fouquet, Boucheron, Falize, and Lalique. It contains photographs of specific pieces, the jewels being worn, design sketches, and prints from contemporary fashion

Architecture in the 20th Century - Peter Gössel, Gabriele Leuthäuserová

The architecture of the 20th century is distinguished by an astonishing diversity. Just as the clash of aesthetic and commercial ambitions nevertheless produced many a happy symbiosis, so the purist and the expressive, the monumental and the picturesque came face to face. From lofty 'starchitects'

The Place of Many Moods: Udaipur's Painted Lands and India's Eighteenth Century (Khera Dipti)(Pevná vazba)

A look at the painting traditions of northwestern India in the eighteenth century, and what they reveal about the political and artistic changes of the eraIn the long eighteenth century, artists from Udaipur, a city of lakes in northwestern India, specialized in depicting the vivid sensory ambience

The Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye: Alchemy and the End of Time (Weidner Jay)(Paperback)

Decodes the message inscribed on the Great Cross of Hendaye in France - Uses the work of 20th-century alchemist Fulcanelli to predict the date of the fatal season of the apocalypse - Shows how periodic galactic alignments may cause catastrophes on Earth - Examines how the secret of the center of