Natasha's Dance - A Cultural History of Russia (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

Whisperers - Private Life in Stalin's Russia (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the inner life of a Russia where everyone was afraid to talk and society spoke in whispers, whether to protect friends and family - or to betray them. In this title, the author tells the story of how Russians tried to endure life under Stalin's

Crimea (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

The Crimean War one of the fiercest battles in Russia's history, killing nearly a million men and completely redrawing the map of Europe. Bringing to life soldiers in snow-filled trenches, surgeons on the battlefield and the haunted, fanatical figure of Tsar Nicholas himself, this title tells the

Europeans - Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991 - A Pelican Introduction (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

What caused the Russian Revolution? Did it succeed or fail? Do we still live with its consequences? This book deals with these

The Crimean War: A History (Figes Orlando)(Paperback)

From 'the great storyteller of modern Russian historians' (Financial Times) comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age. The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale--these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war

Rus Ukraine Russia - Scenes from the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity - Martin C. Putna

Kniha vysvětluje hlavní body ruských kulturních a duchovních dějin, jež by měl znát každý, kdo chce rozumět tomu, co se děje v dnešním Rusku. Výklad dokumentovaný na vybraných literárních a uměleckých dílech je veden od 'předdějin” na řeckém Krymu po současnost: od

Dance and Cultural Diversity (O'Cadiz Darlene)(Paperback)

Dance and Cultural Diversity examines the art of dance within the context of different cultures and demonstrates the connections between dance and academic disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.The text shows that dance has the power to provoke intellectual

Catalonia a Cultural and Literary History (Eaude Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a cultural history of Catalonia, exploring the distinctive nature of Catalan identity through the perspectives of political struggle, a vibrant literary tradition and world-famous innovations in architecture and the visual

Technomad: Global Raving Countercultures (St John Graham)(Paperback)

A cultural history of global electronic dance music countercultures, Technomad explores the pleasurable and activist trajectories of post-rave. The book documents an emerging network of techno-tribes, exploring their pleasure principles and cultural politics. Attending to sound system culture,

Ballet Matters: A Cultural Memoir of Dance Dreams and Empowering Realities (Fisher Jennifer)(Paperback)

Part memoir, part dance history and ethnography, this critical study explores ballet's power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race, women's agency, and spiritual experience. Women who dance--and who watch dance--gain perspectives on such questions as: What do images projected by

Border - A Journey Around Russia - SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 (Fatland Erika)(Paperback / softback)

Living next door to Russia - a cultural encounter with each of its

Crime in Progress - The Secret History of the Trump-Russia Investigation (Simpson Glenn)(Paperback / softback)

Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men - A Cultural History (Zellini Paolo)(Paperback / softback)

Yew - A History (Hageneder Fred)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating look at all aspects of the botany, cultural history, and remarkable mythology of the genus Taxus The yew is one of the most fascinating and versatile life forms on Earth, botanically rich and intriguing, and culturally almost without comparison. This impressive study of the yew

The Cambridge History of Russia (Lieven Dominic)(Paperback)

The second volume of The Cambridge History of Russia covers the imperial period (1689-1917). It encompasses political, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, and military history. All the major Russian social groups have separate chapters and the volume also includes surveys on the non-Russian

Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History (Hall Stuart)(Paperback)

The publication of Cultural Studies 1983 is a touchstone event in the history of Cultural Studies and a testament to Stuart Hall's unparalleled contributions. The eight foundational lectures Hall delivered at the University of Illinois in 1983 introduced North American audiences to a thinker and

Signs of Civilisation - How punctuation changed history (Michalsen Bard Borch)(Paperback / softback)

Signs of Civilisation provides an account of the rich cultural history of

Penguin History of Modern Russia - From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century, Fifth Edition (Service Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Outsider - A History of the Goalkeeper (Wilson Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The first-ever cultural, tactical and historical history of the goalkeeper, by Jonathan Wilson, acclaimed author of INVERTING THE PYRAMID. 'A splendid history of football's complicated scapegoats' DAILY

Future is History - How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Gessen Masha)(Paperback / softback)

Russia in War and Revolution, 1914-1922 - A Documentary History(Paperback / softback)

Heinemann Advanced History: Russia 1848-1917 (Bromley Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

A study of Russia from 1848 to 1914. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level

Cultural Revolution - A People's History, 1962-1976 (Dikoetter Frank)(Paperback / softback)

The Ghost: A Cultural History (Owens Susan)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, this is a new cultural history of the ghost--one of the most popular and pervasive subjects worldwide. Spanning from the medieval period to today, the book includes a wide range of artists and writers, including Hogarth, Blake, Rossetti, Shakespeare, Pepys, Shelley, and Dickens