The Environment: A History of the Idea (Warde Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The Environment: A History of the Idea (Warde Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Is it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed? Will our lifestyles impoverish the planet for our children and grandchildren? Is the world sick? Can it be healed? Less than a lifetime ago, these questions would have made no sense. This was not because our ancestors

The Environment: A History of the Idea (Warde Paul)(Paperback)

The untold history of how people came to conceive, to manage, and to dispute environmental crisis, The Environment is essential reading for anyone who wants to help protect the environment from the numerous threats it faces

White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea (Stovall Tyler)(Pevná vazba)

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African

Foundations: How the Built Environment Made Twentieth-Century Britain (Wetherell Sam)(Pevná vazba)

An urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation's politicsFoundations is a history of twentieth-century Britain told through the rise, fall, and reinvention of six different types of urban space: the industrial estate, shopping precinct, council estate, private

Give Me Liberty: A History of America's Exceptional Idea (Brookhiser Richard)(Pevná vazba)

An award-winning historian recounts the history of American liberty through the stories of thirteen essential documentsNationalism is inevitable: It supplies feelings of belonging, identity, and recognition. It binds us to our neighbors and tells us who we are. But increasingly -- from the United

The Little History of Cornwall (Wreyford Paul)(Pevná vazba)

There is nothing 'little' about the history of Cornwall However, this small volume condenses that fascinating, rich history into a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events the county has witnessed. Discover Henry VIII's plan to protect the county from invasion from

The Visual History of Type: A Visual Survey of 320 Typefaces (McNeil Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The Visual History of Type is a comprehensive, detailed survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with movable type in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. Arranged chronologically to provide context, more than 320 typefaces are displayed in the form of their

Samurai: A Concise History (Wert Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike

Borgias - Power and Fortune (Strathern Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The

Windrush: A Ship Through Time (Arnott Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The life, times and extraordinary history of the Windrush: the vessel that created modern

The Who Was? History of the World: Deluxe Edition (Manzanero Paula K.)(Pevná vazba)

This timeline of world history gives a fresh take on global events, from King Tut to Malala Yousafzai, and includes ten pages of bobblehead stickers More than 150 Who Was? subjects gathered into a single hardcover title This deluxe edition serves as a companion to the entire series, with a foil

Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History (Block Paula M.)(Pevná vazba)

The 30th-anniversary exploration of the beloved Jim Henson classic, featuring rare artwork, interviews, and on-set photos. Filled with a wealth of rare and behind-the-scenes imagery, experience the film's creation as seen through the eyes of the artists, costume designers, and creature creators who

Models of Innovation: The History of an Idea (Godin Benoit)(Pevná vazba)

Beno t Godin is a Professor at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Montreal.Models abound in science, technology, and society (STS) studies and in science, technology, and innovation (STI) studies. They are continually being invented, with one author developing many versions of the

Ceramic, Art and Civilisation (Greenhalgh Paul)(Pevná vazba)

In his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh tells the story of ceramics as a story of human civilisation, from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. As a core craft technology, pottery has underpinned domesticity, business, religion, recreation, architecture, and art for millenia. Indeed, the

Dumbo: The Making of a New York Neighborhood (Goldberger Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The illustrated history of a seminal New York neighborhood--a story of birth, decline, and renewal, of high design, of grit and glamour--a tale of real estate wrangling, of art, of commerce. DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a flourishing neighborhood in the New

Our Sixties: An Activist's History (Lauter Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The social movements of the 1960s - still vital and challenging - seen through the author's experiences as a civil rights activist, a feminist, an antiwar organizer, and a radical teacher. Today, some fifty years after, we celebrate - or excoriate - the Sixties. Using his wide-ranging experience as

A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History (Koudounaris Paul)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive history of felines and their impact on the world--from prehistoric origins to present-day status as beloved companions--told through the cats who lived it For thousands of years, mankind has developed as a civilization built on the mythos that we are the most powerful beings on

Popular Pleasures: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Popular Visual Culture (Duncum Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Today's many popular aesthetic pleasures have a very long history. Paul Duncum considers the historical critical discourses, and socio-political issues raised by aesthetic pleasures in fifteen thematic chapters. Using illustrative examples from the past, present, and across cultures, he challenges

Environment Across Cultures (Mader Katharina)(Pevná vazba)

Disparate perceptions and conceptual frameworks of environment and the relationship between humans and nature often lead to confusion, constraints on co-operation and collaboration and even conflict when society tries to deal with today's urgent and complex environment research and policy

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The Rebirth of History (Badiou Alain)(Pevná vazba)

The History of the World in 100 Pandemics, Plagues and Epidemics (Chrystal Paul)(Pevná vazba)

This revelatory book charts and explains the impact and consequences of successive pandemics, plagues and epidemics on the course of world history - all through the lens of today's ongoing global experience of COVID 19. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, it first defines what constitutes a

A History of the Chinese Language (Dong Hongyuan)(Pevná vazba)

A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of

The Military History of the Soviet Union (Kagan F.)(Pevná vazba)

The Military History of the Soviet Union and The Military History of Tsarist Russia treat Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The two volumes will cover Russia's land forces extensively, but will also cover the