Walls - A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick (Frye David)(Pevná vazba)

Walls - A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick (Frye David)(Pevná vazba)

and visit some of the seventy border walls that have been erected in just the past decade. With provocative insight, Walls charts the centuries-long uneasy tension between the walled and unwalled, showing that walls profoundly shape the human

Walls - A History of Civilization (Frye David)(Paperback / softback)

For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. In Walls, David Frye uncovers a story that is more than just bricks and stone: he reveals the startling link between what we build and how we live, who we are and how we came to

About Time - A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks (Rooney David)(Pevná vazba)

Civilization - A History of the World in 1000 Objects (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Treasures of World History: The Story of Civilization in 50 Documents (Snow Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Barbarism and Its Discontents (Boletsi Maria)(Pevná vazba)

Barbarism and civilization form one of the oldest and most rigid oppositions in Western history. According to this dichotomy, barbarism functions as the negative standard through which 'civilization' fosters its self-definition and superiority by labeling others 'barbarians.' Since the 1990s, and

Ancient City Walls in China: A Heritage Rediscovered (Yang Guoqing)(Pevná vazba)

In numerous civilizations throughout world history city walls were an indispensable part of every city. In China they can be traced back to the 21th century BC as fortified symbols of power and manifestation of the Middle Kingdom. In the course of the country's long history several thousand have

In the Loop: A Political and Economic History of San Antonio (Johnson David R.)(Pevná vazba)

In the Loop: A Political and Economic History of San Antonio, is the culmination of urban historian David Johnson's extensive research into the development of Texas's oldest city. Beginning with San Antonio's formation more than three hundred years ago, Johnson lays out the factors that drove the

History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada - Volume 1: 1492-1930 (Zitarelli David E.)(Pevná vazba)

Offers a comprehensive history of the development of mathematics in the US and Canada. This first volume of a two-volume work takes the reader from the European encounters with North America in the fifteenth century up to the emergence of the United States as a world leader in mathematics in the

Last of the Wooden Walls - An Illustrated History of the Ton Class Minesweepers and Minehunters (Ton Class Association)(Pevná vazba)

A History of the World (in Dingbats): Drawings & Words - David Byrne, Alex Kalman

The phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflections on shared human experiences - a book for our time from a highly influential artist Through striking and humorous figurative drawings, the iconic

Mi9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two (Fry Helen)(Pevná vazba)

A thrilling history of MI9--the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines 'A fitting tribute to the hundreds of men and women who risked their lives in assisting Allied escapees.'--Giles Milton, Sunday Times (London) 'A masterful retelling with a

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece (Waterfield Robin)(Pevná vazba)

'We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life.' So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the 'barbarian'

Welsh Slate: Archaeology and History of an Industry (Gwyn David)(Pevná vazba)

Earth Matters: How Soil Underlies Civilization (Bardgett Richard)(Pevná vazba)

For much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through the management or mismanagement of soil; farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their soil to provide their plants with water, nutrients, and protection

Little History of Swansea (Gwynn David)(Pevná vazba)

This small book details the full history of Swansea in an engaging and accessible way. Here we will trace the growth of the medieval town, the rise of the Port of Swansea, the industrial heritage of the area and the fate that befell the town during the Second World War. Much has changed over the

The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self (Eisenstein Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Speaker, writer, and activist Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self Our disconnection from one another and the natural world has mislaid the foundations of science, religion, money,

Razor Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest (Berger David)(Pevná vazba)

In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes. In the course of his investigation, Berger brings

The Course of Landscape Architecture: A History of Our Designs on the Natural World, from Prehistory to the Present (Girot Christophe)(Pevná vazba)

In many ways the history of civilization is a history of humans' relationship with nature. Starting from the dual inclination to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection--the forest clearing and the walled garden--there emerges a vital and multifaceted narrative that describes

A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects (Op Den Kamp Claudy)(Pevná vazba)

What do the Mona Lisa, the light bulb, and a Lego brick have in common? The answer - intellectual property (IP) - may be surprising, because IP laws are all about us, but go mostly unrecognized. They are complicated and arcane, and few people understand why they should care about copyright,

Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance, and Empire (McNally David)(Paperback)

Blood and Money tells the story of money as a history of violence and human

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Pevná vazba)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie

Natural History of Magick (David Poppy)(Pevná vazba)

Ecology and Natural History (Collins New Naturalist Library) (Wilkinson David)(Pevná vazba)

Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain's ecosystems to illustrate each point.The science of ecology underlies most of the key