Reflections on the Revolution in Europe - Christophe Caldwell

Reflections on the Revolution in Europe - Christophe Caldwell

Western Europe became a multiethnic society in a fit of absence of mind. This book tackles uncomfortable questions about immigration and Islam head-on, and asks: Why can't we face the truth?

Reflections on the Revolution in France (Burke Edmund)(Paperback / softback)

Reflections on the Revolution in France (Burke Edmund)(Paperback)

'To make a revolution is to subvert the ancient state of our country; and no common reasons are called for to justify so violent a proceeding' Burke's seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it predicted with uncanny accuracy many of its worst excesses,

European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution (Oakeshott Ewart)(Paperback)

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author

Counter-Revolution: Liberal Europe in Retreat (Zielonka Jan)(Pevná vazba)

Is Europe disintegrating? Can open society survive? How to overcome the economic crisis? Will Europeans feel secure again? Counter Revolution is a bold attempt to make sense of the extraordinary events taking place in Europe today. It examines the counter-revolution developing in Europe, exploring

The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Eisenstein Elizabeth L.)(Paperback)

In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of

Everything to Nothing: The Poetry of the Great War, Revolution and the Transformation of Europe (Buelens Geert)(Pevná vazba)

The poets' Great War: violence, revolution and modernism The First World War changed the map of Europe forever. Empires collapsed, new countries were born, revolutions shocked and inspired the world. This tumult, sometimes referred to as 'the literary war', saw an extraordinary outpouring of

Reflections on the Revolution in France (Burke Edmund)(Paperback)

This new and up-to-date edition of a book that has been central to political philosophy, history, and revolutionary thought for two hundred years offers readers a dire warning of the consequences that follow the mismanagement of change. Written for a generation presented with challenges of terrible

Reflections on The Revolution in France And Other Writings (Burke Edmund)(Pevná vazba)

Amid the 18th century's golden generation that included his companions Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson and Edward Gibbon, Burke's controversial mixture of conservative and subversive theories made him first a marginal figure, and finally a revered theorist - a hero of the

Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond (Roser Christoph)(Pevná vazba)

The industrial revolution, mechanization, water and steam power, computers, and automation have given an enormous boost to manufacturing productivity. Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing shows how the ability to make products faster, better, and cheaper has evolved from the

You Have Seen Their Faces (Caldwell Erskine)(Paperback)

In the middle years of the Great Depression, Erskine Caldwell and photographer Margaret Bourke-White spent eighteen months traveling across the back roads of the Deep South--from South Carolina to Arkansas--to document the living conditions of the sharecropper. Their collaboration resulted in You

Christoph Dahlhausen (Dahlhausen Christoph)(Pevná vazba)

Four decades of sculptural dialogue with light and objecthoodFollowing in the tradition of the readymade, German-born, Australia-based artist Christoph Dahlhausen (born 1960) creates abstract sculptures from industrially produced objects, which encourage interactions between light and color. This

Bob Reid's Railway Revolution - Sir Robert Reid, how he transformed Britain's railways to be the best in Europe (Muir George)(Pevná vazba)

Football Hackers - The Science and Art of a Data Revolution (Biermann Christoph)(Paperback / softback)

The international bestselling insider's account of football's incredible data

Production Culture: Industrial Reflexivity and Critical Practice in Film and Television (Caldwell John Thornton)(Paperback)

In Production Culture, John Thornton Caldwell investigates the cultural practices and belief systems of Los Angeles-based film and video production workers: not only those in prestigious positions such as producers and directors but also many 'below-the-line' laborers, including gaffers, editors,

Revolution in the Revolution?: Armed Struggle and Political Struggle in Latin America (Debray Regis)(Paperback)

Revolution in the Revolution? is a brilliant, pragmatic assessment of the situation in Latin America in the 1960s. First published in 1967, it became a controversial handbook for guerrilla warfare and revolution, read alongside Che's own pamphlets, with which it can compete in terms of historical

To Free the Romanovs: Royal Kinship and Betrayal in Europe 1917-1919 (Hall Coryne)(Paperback)

When Russia erupted into revolution, almost overnight the pampered lifestyle of the Imperial family vanished. Within months many of them were under arrest and they became 'enemies of the Revolution and the Russian people.' None of them wanted to leave Russia; they expected to be back on their

The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy (Pomeranz Kenneth)(Paperback)

A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West The Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as

Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction (Langford Paul)(Paperback)

While the rest of eighteenth century Europe was embroiled in revolution and unrest, Britain embarked on an era of comparative calm and stability. Two attempts by the Stuarts to reclaim the throne were easily put down, not through the power of the British military, but through the general apathy of

Atlas of an Anxious Man (Ransmayr Christoph)(Paperback)

In The Atlas of an Anxious Man, Christoph Ransmayr offers a mesmerizing travel diary--a sprawling tale of earthly wonders seen by a wandering eye. This is an exquisite, lyrically told travel story. Translated by Simon Pare, this unique account follows Ransmayr across the globe: from the shadow of

The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World (Man John)(Paperback)

In 1450, all Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500, they were printed and numbered in their millions. The invention of Johann Gutenberg had caused a revolution: printing by movable type. Born in 1400 in Mainz, Germany, Gutenberg struggled against a background

Inhuman - Reflections on Time (Lyotard Jean-Francois)(Paperback / softback)

The author is one of Europe's foremost philosophers. His earlier work The Postmodern Condition is widely regarded as a modern classic. This book develops his analysis of the phenomenon of postmodernity. The author is one of Europe's foremost

Securing Europe: Western Interventions Towards a New Security Community (Moustakis Fotios)(Pevná vazba)

The new model of intervention that emerged from Bosnia and Kosovo signalled a revolution in International Affairs. The crises in the Balkans revealed a new division of labor among Western states: US forces are primarily responsible for military action while European partners are more committed to

Christoph M. Loos (Burg Tobias)(Pevná vazba)

Christoph M. Loos (b. Bad Reichenhall, 1959; lives and works in Essen) represents one of the most radical positions in woodcutting today. Waferthin sheets of wood are sliced off a tree trunk previously used as a printing block. The book presents a survey of Loos's oeuvre of the past ten years: