Gods at War - Understanding Three Millennia of Religious Conflict (Thomson Oliver)(Pevná vazba)

Gods at War - Understanding Three Millennia of Religious Conflict (Thomson Oliver)(Pevná vazba)

The use and abuse of religious belief in the age-old history of conflict. Gods at War examines the role played by

A Falklands Family at War: Diaries of the 1982 Conflict (Bennett Neville)(Pevná vazba)

Forms of Faith: Literary Form and Religious Conflict in Early Modern England (Baldo Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the role of literature as a means of mediating religious conflict in early modern England. Marking a new stage in the 'religious turn' that generated vigorous discussion of the changes and conflicts brought about by the Reformation, it unites new historicist readings with an

China-Us Trade War and Trade Talk (Yu Miaojie)(Pevná vazba)

Understanding the Recent Sino-U.S. Trade Conflict.- The Status of China's Market Economy and Structural Reforms: The Issues behind the U.S.-China Trade War.- The Day After Tomorrow: Evaluating the Burden of Trump's Trade War.- The Potential Impact of China-US BIT on China's Manufacturing Sectors.-

History of War at Sea - An Atlas and Chronicle of Conflict at Sea from Earlist Times to the Present (Pemsel Helmut)(Pevná vazba)

Presents a thorough chronology and atlas of naval warfare from the Age of Galleys to The Nuclear

God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare (Juergensmeyer Mark)(Pevná vazba)

For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militias that have been involved in acts of terrorism. Over the years he came to realize that war is the central image in the worldview of virtually every

Faces of Civil War Nurses (Coddington Ronald S.)(Pevná vazba)

During the American Civil War, women on both sides of the conflict, radiating patriotic fervor equal to their male counterparts, contributed to the war effort in countless ways: forming charitable societies, becoming nurses, or even marching off to war as vivandi res, unofficial attach s to the

Chalk (Thomson Bill)(Pevná vazba)

A rainy day. Three kids in a park. A dinosaur spring rider. A bag of chalk. The kids begin to draw...and then...magic! The children draw the sun, butterflies, and a dinosaur that amazingly come to life. Children will never feel the same about the playground after they experience this astounding

World War II Infographics (Lopez Jean)(Pevná vazba)

World War II: Infographics tells the story of the great conflict through graphic design. The mass of data available about World War II has never been as large as it is now, yet it has become extraordinarily complicated to interpret it in a meaningful way, and to share that analysis with the public

Barcelona Dreaming (Thomson Rupert)(Pevná vazba)

Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of

The Mathematics of India: Concepts, Methods, Connections (Divakaran P. P.)(Pevná vazba)

This book identifies three of the exceptionally fruitful periods of the millennia-long history of the mathematical tradition of India: the very beginning of that tradition in the construction of the now-universal system of decimal numeration and of a framework for planar

War, Trade and the State: Anglo-Dutch Conflict, 1652-89 (Ormrod David)(Pevná vazba)

This book re-examines the history of Anglo-Dutch conflict during the seventeenth century, of which the three wars of 1652-4, 1665-7 and 1672-4 were the most obvious manifestation. Low-intensity conflict spanned a longer period. From 1618-19 hostilities in Asia between the Dutch and English East

A Short History of War (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout history, warfare has transformed social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of our lives. We tell tales of wars--past, present, and future--to create and reinforce a common purpose. In this engaging overview, Jeremy Black examines war as a global phenomenon, looking at the First

The Cambridge History of the Cold War 3 Volume Set (Leffler Melvyn P.)(Pevná vazba)

The Cambridge History of the Cold War is a comprehensive, international history of the conflict that dominated world politics in the twentieth century. The three-volume series, written by leading international experts in the field, elucidates how the Cold War evolved from the geopolitical,

The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (Willis Deborah)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers Though both the Union and Confederate armies excluded African American men from their initial calls to arms, many of the men who eventually served were black. Simultaneously, photography

Little Olympians 2: Athena, Goddess of Wisdom (Newton A. I.)(Pevná vazba)

Little gods, big personalities The series follows little versions of the Greek gods who are at a camp so they can learn to control their powers and use them properly-as well as learn to get along with one another. The next book in this series follows Athena as the Little Olympians prepare for

Legacies of the First World War: Building for Total War 1914-1918 (Cocroft Wayne D.)(Pevná vazba)

The First World War has been described as the first total war, a conflict in which a country's people and resources were harnessed towards final victory. During 2014-18 Historic England set out to uncover and study the physical remains left across England by the First World War. This new book

Quicksilver War - Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict (Harris William)(Pevná vazba)

A renowned historian of the Levant offers a panoramic account of the intertwined, borderless wars wracking Syria and

Mapping the Second World War - The History of the War Through Maps from 1939 to 1945 (Chasseaud Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert

Addiction, Attachment, Trauma and Recovery: The Power of Connection (Morgan Oliver J.)(Pevná vazba)

Understanding addiction is no longer just about understanding neurons or genes, broken brain functioning, learning, or faulty choices. Oliver J. Morgan provides a fresh take on addiction and recovery by presenting a more inclusive framework than traditional understanding. Cutting- edge work in

Butinage: The Art of Religious Mobility (Gez Yonatan)(Pevná vazba)

Based on comparative ethnographic research in four countries and three continents, Butinage: The Art of Religious Mobility explores the notion of religious butinage as a conceptual framework intended to shed light on the dynamics of everyday religious practice. Derived from the French word butiner,

Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus Vol. 2 (Buccellato Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Based on the video game phenomenon, Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus Vol. 2 is the story of a war between gods for the future of humanity. A GOD GONE MAD. AND THE HEROES WHO SEEK TO SET IT RIGHT. Superman was Earth's greatest hero. He was the shining beacon of truth, justice, and the American way

Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus Vol. 1 (Taylor Tom)(Pevná vazba)

Based on the video game phenomenon, Injustice Gods Among Us Omnibus Vol. 1 tells the story of a war between gods for the future of humanity. A GOD GONE MAD. AND THE HEROES WHO SEEK TO SET IT RIGHT. 'IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH ONE.' 'ONE DEATH. TO SAVE MILLIONS.' Superman was Earth's greatest hero. He

The New Art of War: The Origins, Theory, and Future of Conflict (Weiss Geoffrey F.)(Pevná vazba)

Many of war's lethal failures are attributable to ignorance caused by a dearth of contemporary, accessible theory to inform warfighting, strategy, and policy. To remedy this problem, Colonel Geoffrey F. Weiss offers an ambitious new survey of war's nature, character, and future in the tradition of