Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World (Alt Matt)(Paperback)

Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World (Alt Matt)(Paperback)

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination. 'A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.'--W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World (Alt Matt)(Pevná vazba)

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination. 'A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.'--W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Empire - How Britain Made the Modern World (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback / softback)

Invention of Science - A New History of the Scientific Revolution (Wootton David)(Paperback / softback)

We live in a world made by science. How and when did this happen? This book tells the story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural revolution that gave birth to modern science, and mounts a major challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of its history. Before 1492 it was assumed that all

China's Revolutions in the Modern World: A Brief Interpretive History (Karl Rebecca E.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise account of how revolutions made modern China and helped shape the modern world China's emergence as a twenty-first-century global economic, cultural, and political power is often presented as a story of what Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls the nation's 'great rejuvenation,' a story

How Europe Made the Modern World: Creating the Great Divergence (Daly Jonathan)(Paperback)

One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city of broad streets, spacious gardens, and sophisticated urban amenities; meanwhile, Paris, Rome, and London were cramped and unhygienic collections of villages, and Europe

Craft - How the Freemasons Made the Modern World (Dickie John)(Paperback / softback)

Professor John Dickie's riveting new history of Freemasonry - an organization as mysterious as it is

Outsourcing Empire: How Company-States Made the Modern World (Sharman J. C.)(Pevná vazba)

How chartered company-states spearheaded European expansion and helped create the world's first genuinely global orderFrom Spanish conquistadors to British colonialists, the prevailing story of European empire-building has focused on the rival ambitions of competing states. But as Outsourcing

Made in Japan: Awe-Inspiring Japanese Graphics (Victionary)(Paperback)

For many, Made in Japan is synonymous with quality the perfect marriage of aesthetic appeal and functionality. The intentions of the designer can be found in the slightest detail, but none are overworked, preferring spare elegance to busy excess. Mixing traditional art and philosophy with

The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850 (Fagan Brian)(Paperback)

The groundbreaking history of how climate change transformed Europe and the world, from a renowned archaeologist -- updated with a new preface on the latest climate research The Little Ice Age tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European

Innovation Nation: How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, Happier (Johnston David)(Paperback)

The World Jones Made (Dick Philip K.)(Paperback)

Precognition; a world ruled by Relativism; giant alien jellyfish. The World Jones Made is a classic Philip K. Dick mash-up, taking deep philosophical musings and infusing them with wild action.Floyd Jones has always been able to see exactly one year into his future, a gift and curse that began one

Made In Britain - How the nation earns its living (Davis Evan)(Paperback / softback)

What are countries famous for making? For Japan, the answer might be electronic goods. For Germany, automobiles. For France, perhaps a Louis Vuitton bag. But what about Britain? Here, Evan Davis sets himself the task of finding out. Offering a fascinating look at our manufacturing industries and

Bike Nation - How Cycling Can Save the World (Walker Peter)(Paperback / softback)

What are the tragic mistakes being made when planning and developing cities, and how do these mistakes lead to aggression towards the cycling community?Millions of us find ourselves frustrated by the motor mentality and fighting for our rights to

Perfect World of Miwako Sumida - a novel of modern Japan (Goenawan Clarissa)(Paperback / softback)

The Platform Economy: How Japan Transformed the Consumer Internet (Steinberg Marc)(Paperback)

Making the Modern World (Smil Vaclav)(Paperback)

How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization. Over the course of time,

How to Make a Japanese House (Nuijsink Cathelijne)(Paperback)

Nowhere in the world have architects built homes as small as in Japan, and nowhere have they done so with such ingenuity and success. How to Make a Japanese House presents 21 lessons in how to design a single-family home from three decades of architectural practice. From the Western perspective, in

Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World (Thermes Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

From their earliest evolution to the invention of the 'horseless carriage,' this picture book captures how--for much of human history--horses powered the world For thousands of years, horses and humans lived, worked, and played together, side by side. From the time they were first domesticated to

Electric Guitars Design and Invention: The Groundbreaking Innovations That Shaped the Modern Instrument (Bacon Tony)(Paperback)

ELECTRIC GUITARS DESIGN AND INVENTION: THE GROUNDBREAKING INNOVATIONS THAT SHAPED THE

Connections (Burke James)(Paperback)

How did the popularity of underwear in the twelfth century lead to the invention of the printing press? How did the waterwheel evolve into the computer? How did the arrival of the cannon lead eventually to the development of movies? In this highly acclaimed and bestselling book, James Burke

The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World (Wooldridge Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their birth. While this initially seemed like a novel concept, by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from

Electric Universe - How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Bodanis David)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe -

The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World (Silber William L.)(Paperback)