Perceptions of Pregnancy from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Evans Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

Perceptions of Pregnancy from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Evans Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction; Jennifer Evans and Ciara Meehan.- PART I: NARRATIVES OF PREGNANCY, BIRTH, AND PARENTHOOD.- 1. 'Breeding' a 'little stranger': Managing Uncertainty in Pregnancy in Late Georgian England; Joanne Begiato.- 2. 'Bound to be a troublesome time': Canadian Perceptions of Pregnancy,

Poems from the Satsai (Biharilal)(Pevná vazba)

The seventeenth-century Hindi classic treasured for its subtle and beautiful portrayal of divine and erotic love's pleasures and sorrows. In his Satsai, or Seven Hundred Poems, the seventeenth-century poet Biharilal draws on a rich vernacular tradition, blending amorous narratives about the god

Spinoza (Nadler Steven)(Pevná vazba)

The standard biography of the great seventeenth-century philosopher, now updated to draw on the latest archival discoveries, offers an engaging narrative of Spinoza's life and times and an accessible introduction to his radical ideas. Essential to scholars, it will also appeal to a broad readership

The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry (Van Brummelen Glen)(Pevná vazba)

An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of

The Fourth Estate: Journalism in Twentieth-Century Ireland (O'Brien Mark)(Pevná vazba)

The Fourth Estate examines the history of journalists and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland. While many media institutions have been subjected to historical scrutiny, the professional and organisational development of journalists, the changing practices of journalism and the contribution it

Science of Pregnancy - The Complete Illustrated Guide from Conception to Birth (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Long Walk To Freedom (Mandela Nelson)(Pevná vazba)

*The autobiography of one of the greatest men of the twentieth century. * re published to coincide with the publication of Anthony Holden's biography coming from

Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism (Ghodsee Kristen)(Pevná vazba)

In Red Hangover Kristen Ghodsee examines the legacies of twentieth-century communism twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell. Ghodsee's essays and short stories reflect on the lived experience of postsocialism and how many ordinary men and women across Eastern Europe suffered from the massive

Postcard from London: And Other Stories (Mndy Ivn)(Pevná vazba)

The first comprehensive volume in English from one of Hungary's most popular twentieth-century writers. Iv n M ndy (1918-1995) has been called 'the prose poet of Budapest,' and this volume of short stories presents the first comprehensive collection of his work in English. His early oeuvre

O Pioneers! (Cather Willa)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the twentieth century. Central to the novel's action is the Nebraskan landscape it describes, by turns unyielding and fruitful, bitter and ecstatic.O Pioneers! joins Cather's My Antonia in Everyman's

Classic Cars: A Century of Masterpieces (de Burton Simon)(Pevná vazba)

A journey through the 'milestone' cars of the twentieth century, all of which have risen substantially in value over the past five to ten

100 Churches 100 Years (Twentieth Century Society)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the development of modern church architecture in Britain through 100 iconic buildings. From London's St. John the Baptist, designed by Charles Nicholson and completed in 1928, to Basil Spence's Coventry Cathedral and Giles Gilbert Scott's Liverpool Cathedral, here are 100 of the most

A History of Twentieth-Century Germany (Herbert Ulrich)(Pevná vazba)

Germany in the 20th century endured two world wars, a failed democracy, Hitler's dictatorship, the Holocaust, and a country divided for 40 years after World War II. But it has also boasted a strong welfare state, affluence, liberalization and globalization, a successful democracy, and the longest

Complete Bocuse (Bocuse Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The unequivocal reference tome on the full spectrum of twentieth-century French cooking, interpreted and revised by master chef Paul Bocuse for the home cook. Celebrated chef Paul Bocuse is the authority on classic French cuisine. In this volume, he shares 500 simple, traditional French recipes

Poems (Yeats W B)(Pevná vazba)

A leader of the twentieth-century Irish nationalist movement, who eventually became one of the Free States's senators, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is also the greatest poet that nation has yet

Francis Bacon (British Artists) (Brighton Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

The hugely popular introduction to one of the most important painters of the twentieth century, reissued in the brand new hardback British Artists format. Includes full colour illustrations of all Bacon's best-known

The Eyes of Asia (Kipling Rudyard)(Pevná vazba)

Considered by many to be the most popular British writer of the early twentieth century, Rudyard Kipling has left an enduring legacy in the hearts, culture, and history of English literature. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907, and the power of his writing has emanated to this

The Noel Stranger (Evans Richard Paul)(Pevná vazba)

From 'The King of Christmas,' Richard Paul Evans, the next exciting holiday-themed novel in his New York Times bestselling The Noel Collection. Maggie Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy, and her subsequent

Collected Poems (Yeats William Butler)(Pevná vazba)

As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound,

Claude Parent: Visionary Architect (Parent Chloe)(Pevná vazba)

A monograph on one of the most influential visionary architects of the twentieth century, Claude Parent, whose buildings and theoretical work directly influenced leading architects Hadid, Libeskind, Nouvel and Gehry. The influence of the idealistic French architect Claude Parent (1923-2016) extends

The Films of John Schlesinger (Brown Julia Prewitt)(Pevná vazba)

The great historical and economic transformations of the late twentieth-century city are vividly reflected in John Schlesinger's oeuvre. In films of the early sixties 'A Kind of Loving' and 'Billy Liar', the city was imagined as industrial and residential, with the characters confronting life on

Scandalous Fictions: The Twentieth-Century Novel in the Public Sphere (Morrison Jago)(Pevná vazba)

This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between

1984: The Graphic Novel (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. War is Peace * Freedom is Slavery * Ignorance is Strength In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth Century (Cunningham David)(Pevná vazba)

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth-Century offers an accessible and fresh approach to an object of interdisciplinary research that is currently receiving increased international attention. Providing a broad historical schema, and examining pivotal moments within it, the collection brings