The Bible and the Flag: Protestant Mission and British Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries (Stanley B.)(Paperback)

The Bible and the Flag: Protestant Mission and British Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries (Stanley B.)(Paperback)

A well-researched and scholarly examination of the relationship between Protestant missions and imperialism in the past 200

Arcadia (Stoppard Tom)(Paperback / softback)

This play takes readers back and forth between the 19th and 20th centuries. Set in a large country house in Derbyshire, a cast of characters from each century play out their respective dramas. The text explores topics such as the nature of truth and

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Empire (Baxter Denise Amy)(Paperback)

During the 19th and early 20th centuries the production of dress shifted dramatically from being predominantly hand-crafted in small quantities to machine-manufactured in bulk. The increasing democratization of appearances made new fashions more widely available, but at the same time made the need

Jarrow Murders and Misdemeanours (Windham Natasha)(Paperback)

In the 19th and early 20th centuries Jarrow was a thriving shipbuilding town. People from all walks of life moved to the area in search of work and a new life, bringing their families - and often their troubles - with them. A local newspaper, Jarrow Express was circulated from 1873 to 1918 and

The Industrial Revolution Explained: Steam, Sparks and Massive Wheels (Yorke Stan)(Paperback)

The story of how machines changed the face of industry and farming in the 18th and 19th centuries. Highly readable text by Stan Yorke, backed by expert diagrams and illustrations from Trevor

Bible in the British Museum - Interpreting the Evidence (Mitchell T. C.)(Paperback / softback)

The links between archaeology and the Bible have fascinated generations of archaeologists and biblical scholars who seek documentation of events narrated in the Bible. This work selects over 70 such documents, mainly from Western Asia, with some examples included from Greece, Egypt and Asia

Essential Tarot Writings: A Collection of Source Texts in Western Occultism (Tyson Donald)(Paperback)

Presenting invaluable essays written by prominent occultists from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, this profound book explores the fascinating evolution of tarot as a magical tool. Occult scholar Donald Tyson has edited and annotated these important works so that you can understand each

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit" of Capitalism and Other Writings" (Weber Max)(Paperback)

In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading

Hans Zatzka: A unique fantasy world (Kappe Eelco)(Pevná vazba)

During the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Hans Zatzka (1859-1945) was a popular artist in Austria. He is best known for his truly unique fantasy paintings, in which he created his own dream world. Zatzka's utopia consisted of soft natural environments in which he placed fairy-tale-like

Flowers! In the Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries - Stefanie Weißhorn-Ponert, Regina Selter

Flowers have been a popular motif in art for centuries. As the epitome of natural beauty and earthly mortality since the Baroque era, flowers have lost none of their fascination for artists in the 20th and 21st centuries. Why does modern and contemporary art turn so frequently to this multi-faceted

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Paperback)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

Sorolla and Fashion (Martnez de la Pera Eloy)(Pevná vazba)

Sorolla was the perfect chronicler of trends and styles in clothing in the late 19th and early 20th centuriesSpanish painter Joaqu n Sorolla was a keen observer of the life and styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sorolla was fascinated by fashion, and the way women presented

British and French Colonialism in Africa, Asia and the Middle East: Connected Empires Across the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries (Fichter James R.)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the connections between the British Empire and French colonialism in war, peace and the various stages of competitive cooperation between, in which the two empires were often fr res ennemis. It argues that in crucial ways the British and French colonial empires influenced each

Curious Beasts: Animal Prints from the British Museum (Wright Alison)(Paperback)

In the visual arts of the 15th to the early 19th centuries in Europe, animals were understood in relation to the human world. At the same time, increasing investigation of the natural world engaged artists in the problems of accurate representation: prints were particularly important in

Goat Foot God (Fortune Dion)(Paperback)

An original novel in which the 15th and 20th centuries meet with uncanny results due to the invocation of

Whisky Wars: Riots and Murder in the 19th Century-Highlands and Islands (Archibald Malcolm)(Paperback)

Although the 19th-century elite looked on the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as a sporting paradise, for the indigenous population it was a turbulent place. Rather than a rural idyll, the glens and moors were home to poachers and whisky smugglers, while the towns were always ready to explode

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Weber Max)(Paperback)

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the

The British Census (Smith Simon)(Paperback)

A fascinating primer on how censuses have been taken in Britain over the last two centuries, and what they can tell us about the ways in which society has evolved. The 21 censuses that have been conducted in Britain since 1801, have provided an invaluable insight into Britain's social, political

The Bible and the Qur'an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition (Kaltner John)(Paperback)

The Bible and the Qur'an provides an overview of all the figures and groups who are mentioned in both the Bible and the Qur'an. Principal focus centres on the similarities and differences between the presentations of these characters in the two texts, with special emphasis placed on how they appear

Rollercoasters: 20th- and 21st-Century Fiction and Non-fiction(Mixed media product)

This collection captures the full range of writing from the 20th and 21st centuries, with fiction, non-fiction and literary non-fiction organized into themes that help you to explore the events, the people and their views on different aspects of life across this time

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Pevná vazba)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890's: An Anthology of British Poetry and Prose (Beckson Karl)(Paperback)

The Aesthetic and Decadent Movement of the late 19th century spawned the idea of Art for Art's Sake, challenged aesthetic standards and shocked the bourgeosie. From Walter Pater's study, The Renaissance to Salome, the truly decadent collaboration between Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley, Karl

Manpower and the Armies of the British Empire in the Two World Wars (Delaney Douglas E.)(Paperback)

In the first and only examination of how the British Empire and Commonwealth sustained its soldiers before, during, and after both world wars, a cast of leading military historians explores how the empire mobilized manpower to recruit workers, care for veterans, and transform factory workers and

Formation and Development of Informal Associations of the Ural's Provincial Officials at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century (Lyubichankovskiy Sergy V.)(Pevná vazba)