Hysteria: The Disturbing History (Scull Andrew)(Paperback)

Hysteria: The Disturbing History (Scull Andrew)(Paperback)

The nineteenth century seems to have been full of hysterical women - or so they were diagnosed. Where are they now? The very disease no longer exists. In this fascinating account, Andrew Scull tells the story of Hysteria - an illness that disappeared not through medical endeavour, but through

A History of the World (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, Andrew Marr's A History of the World is a compelling global journey through human

Psychiatry and Its Discontents (Scull Andrew)(Paperback)

Written by one of the world's most distinguished historians of psychiatry, Psychiatry and Its Discontents provides a wide-ranging and critical perspective on the profession that dominates the treatment of mental illness. Andrew Scull traces the rise of the field, the midcentury hegemony of

A Concise History of Buddhism (Skilton (Sthiramati) Andrew)(Paperback)

An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - a writer on and practitioner of Buddhism - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism during its 2,500 years of history and describes its varied developments in India, Buddhism's homeland, as well as its spread

Secret World - A History of Intelligence (Andrew Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there,

Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War (Kaplan Fred)(Paperback)

'An important, disturbing, and gripping history' (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), the never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House policymakers who invent and employ cyber wars--where every country can be a major power player and every hacker a mass

Šílenství a civilizace - Andrew Scull

Od Bible k Sigmundu Freudovi, od exorcismu k mesmerismu, od blázinců k psychiatrickým nemocnicím, od teorie tělesných šťáv k moderní farmakologii, tam všude nás provází kniha předního amerického historika psychiatrie Andrewa Sculla. Autor důkladně sleduje, jaký byl postoj

Prague in Black and Gold - The History of a City (Demetz Peter)(Paperback / softback)

From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devestation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to

Abstract Painting, Art History and Politics: Sean Scully and David Carrier in Conversation (Scully Sean)(Pevná vazba)

The acclaimed Irish American abstractionist discusses his artistic influences and philosophy with a leading aesthetic thinkerIn this volume, Irish American painter Sean Scully (born 1945) meets with American philosopher and art critic David Carrier for a series of in-depth interviews on the nature

Studies in Hysteria (Freud Sigmund)(Paperback / softback)

The tormenting of the body by the troubled mind, hysteria is among the most pervasive of human disorders - yet at the same time it is the most elusive. This text of psychoanalysis helps us understand love, desire and the human

The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in Transmission of Faith (Walls Andrew)(Paperback)

Medical Muses - Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris (Hustvedt Asti)(Paperback / softback)

A groundbreaking new book about the nineteenth century obsession with hysteria, focussing on the renowned Salpetriere Hospital in

A History of Heavy Metal (O'Neill Andrew)(Paperback)

Madness: A Very Short Introduction (Scull Andrew)(Paperback)

Madness is something that frightens and fascinates us all. It is a word with which we are universally familiar, and a condition that haunts the human imagination. In this Very Short Introduction, Andrew Scull provides a provocative and entertaining examination of the social, cultural, medical, and

A-Z of Carlisle: Places-People-History (Stables Andrew Graham)(Paperback)

The Cumbrian city of Carlisle has a rich and colorful history. Being so close to the Scottish border, Carlisle became a military stronghold and its surviving 11th-century castle bears testament to this. During the Industrial Revolution it grew into a major center of textile manufacture and an

False Apocalypse: From Stalinism to Capitalism (Lubonja Fatos)(Paperback)

This unique and disturbing work concerns the events of 1997, a tragic year in the history of post-communist Albania. After the world's most isolated country emerged from Stalinist dictatorship and opened to capitalism, many people fell prey to fraudsters who invited them to invest in so-called

Ghost Story 1840-1920 - A Cultural History (Smith Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History is the first book length analysis of the British ghost story in over thirty years. It includes readings of the economic, national, colonial, and gender contexts of the ghost story and provides a new and important critical re-evaluation of writers

Colchester: A History (Phillips Andrew)(Paperback)

New paperback edition of a popular

Stonemason - A History of Building Britain (Ziminski Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient

Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship (Wilson Andrew)(Paperback)

A comprehensive and revelatory history of modern Belarus - from independence to 2020's contested election In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus's complicated road to nationhood

The Static Caravan Story: Britain's Favourite Holiday Home (Jenkinson Andrew)(Paperback)

Lively photographic history tells the story of the static caravan holiday

A-Z of Poole - Places-People-History (Jackson Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the Dorset town of Poole in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

Disturbing the Peace - Václav Havel

An intimate history of Czechoslovakia under communism; a meditation on the social and political role of art, and a triumphant statement of the values underlying all the recent revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe

Pulses of Abstraction: Episodes from a History of Animation (Johnston Andrew R.)(Paperback)

Reshapes the history of abstract animation and its importance to computer imagery and cinema Animation and technology are always changing with one another. From hand-drawn flipbooks to stop-motion and computer-generated imagery (CGI), animation's identity is in flux. But many of these moving image