India, Empire, and First World War Culture: Writings, Images, and Songs (Das Santanu)(Paperback)

Empire And Revolution - A Socialist History of the First World War (Sherry Dave)(Paperback / softback)

Mirror Images: Popular Culture and Education (Steinberg Shirley R.)(Pevná vazba)

Mirror Images: Popular Culture and Education is the first international and multidisciplinary effort to coalesce knowledge on education and popular culture studied as broad phenomena and not as a collection of case studies. In this volume, popular culture has been thematically treated as it appears

European Stamp Issues and the First World War - Fall of Empires, Rise of Nations (Parker David)(Pevná vazba)

Origins of the First World War (Martel Gordon)(Paperback)

Origins of the First World War summarizes the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Examining the strategic and political problems that confronted each of the great powers and the way in which social and economic factors influenced the decision-making process, Martel

First World War - A New History (Strachan Hew)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant and penetrating history of the First World War by one of the world's foremost experts on the conflict. Reissued for the 100th

Dark Continent - Europe's Twentieth Century (Mazower Mark)(Paperback / softback)

The end of First World War saw old empires swept away and opportunity to build a better society from the ruins. This title overturns the myth of Europe as a safe haven of democracy to redefine our view of twentieth century. It tells the story of a century of division, charting struggles of rival

World Wars (Brook Henry)(Pevná vazba)

An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the First World War and the Second World War, stunningly illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, paintings, posters and maps. This beautifully presented hardback book tells the story of both conflicts, from the trenches of the First

Argumentative Indian - Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity (Sen Amartya FBA)(Paperback / softback)

India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary

Everything World War I (Kenney Karen)(Paperback)

Explore the fascinating history of America's first World War, meet the greatest military leaders and tacticians, and learn about key battles in this compelling new book in the popular Everything series. Each book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series has more than 100 pictures, an

Empire of Sand (Suri Tasha)(Paperback / softback)

A lush and enthralling fantasy set in a magical world inspired by medieval India, from a British debut author. Perfect for fans of Trudi Canavan, Sabaa Tahir or Sarah J

Frankenstein (Shelley Mary)(Paperback)

Frankenstein' has entered world culture as a striking and terrifying image--but of what? The novel is a remarkable achievement of a young woman still in her teenage years and this edition of Mary Shelley's visionary work explores its many possible layers of meaning. Science, horror and pathos are

Art After Empire: From Colonialism to Globalisation (Carter Warren)(Paperback)

Explores the relationship between art and visual culture in Europe and the 'wider world' from the early twentieth century to the contemporary era of

Poetry of the First World War (Clapham Marcus)(Pevná vazba)

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history and produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke, the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton

Empire and Art: British India (Dohmen Renate)(Paperback)

The book examines the aesthetic interactions between Britain and India during the Raj in relation to issues of empire and considers the visual culture of urban elites and princely states alongside popular arts. It explores the impact of the Anglo-Indian colonial encounter on the arts and aesthetic

The Austrian Revolution (Bauer Otto)(Paperback)

This is the story of the decline and fall of an empire, a region devastated by war, and a world stage fundamentally transformed by the Russian Revolution. Bauer's magisterial work -- available in English for the first time in full -- charts the evolution of three simultaneous, overlapping

The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (Various)(Paperback)

Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflects the diverse experiences of those who lived through the war, bringing together the words of poets, soldiers, and civilians affected by the conflict

Pity of War (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback / softback)

The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. In this provocative book Niall Ferguson asks: was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why

First World War (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive account of the Great War and a national bestseller from eminent military historian John Keegan2018 marks the centenary of the First World War - the war that created the modern

World War II: A Very Short Introduction (Weinberg Gerhard L.)(Paperback)

The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come to be that there was a Second World War causing twiceas much loss of life and more destruction than any other previous

India Conquered - Britain's Raj and the Chaos of Empire (Wilson Jon)(Paperback / softback)

India Conquered traces the rise and fall of British power in South

Heroes (Sibleyras Gerald)(Paperback / softback)

It's 1959 and Philippe, Gustave, and Henri, three veterans from the first world war, dream of making their escape from the soldiers' home, if not to Indochina then at least as far as the poplar trees on the

The Rommel Papers (Hart B. H. Liddell)(Paperback)

An essential collection of the wartime writings and diary of World War II German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, edited with commentary by one of the great military theorists of our time When Erwin Rommel died-by forced suicide at Hitler's command-he left behind in various ingenious hiding places the

Cultures and Societies in a Changing World (Griswold Wendy)(Paperback)

In the Fourth Edition of Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shapes culture. Through this book, students will gain an understanding of the sociology of culture and explore stories, beliefs, media, ideas,

Ireland During the Second World War: Farewell to Plato's Cave (Evans Bryce)(Paperback)

In the first book detailing the social and economic history of Ireland during the Second World War, Bryce Evans reveals the real story of the Irish emergency. Revealing just how precarious the Irish state's economic position was at the time, the book examines the consequences of Winston Churchill's