wyszukanych pozycji: 5
Medieval & Renaissance Furniture: Plans & Instructions for Historical Reproductions
ISBN: 9780811710237 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 36 projects for historic benches, chairs, tables, cupboards, chests, shelves, beds, and doors, all done with simple woodworking toolsDetailed plans based on careful study and measurement of original pieces and accurate reproductionsStep-by-step instructions, materials lists, and notes on woodworking, metalworking, and finishingForeword by Roy Underhill of the PBS series The Woodwright's Shop
36 projects for historic benches, chairs, tables, cupboards, chests, shelves, beds, and doors, all done with simple woodworking toolsDetailed plans ba...
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114,79 zł |
The Big Book of Pain: Torture and Punishment Through History
ISBN: 9780752459479 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Explaining the mechanics of torture--even now a controversial topic--this history questions why so much effort has been put into causing pain to fellow human beings Taking readers into the ancient Roman coliseum, the medieval dungeon, the Inquisitional interrogation, the auto-da-fe, the witch-trial, and the most horrid of prisons, this is an exploration of the systematic use throughout the ages of various means of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It is a shocking and compelling study of the shameful methods and motives of the torturer and the executioner, and of the heinous...
Explaining the mechanics of torture--even now a controversial topic--this history questions why so much effort has been put into causing pain to fe...
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102,77 zł |
Eat Thy Neighbour: A History of Cannibalism
ISBN: 9780750943734 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This study puts cannibalism into its social and historical perspective. Even in an age when almost nothing is sacred, numerous prohibitions surround the subject, and yet a dark fascination with the subject remains. Characters include Sweeny Todd, Jeffrey Dahmer, Armin Meiwes, and much to the pleasure of Boris Johnson the inhabitants of Papua New Guinea. All tastes are catered for in this hugely compelling book that is always vivacious but never salacious.
This study puts cannibalism into its social and historical perspective. Even in an age when almost nothing is sacred, numerous prohibitions surround t...
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66,76 zł |
Conflict Resolution
ISBN: 9781412921879 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 2076 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. How international conflict might be managed or resolved is a major focal point of a very large and growing body of scholarly research. This four-volume set provides an intellectual history to the fields of conflict management and resolution as well as some of the best contemporary research on the subject. Incorporating over 80 articles, the volumes also include a number of classic works that have been critical in setting the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of research today. The result is a wide-ranging collection encompassing many topics and streams of research over several... How international conflict might be managed or resolved is a major focal point of a very large and growing body of scholarly research. This four-vo... |
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Peace Operation Success: A Comparative Analysis
ISBN: 9789004227118 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Peace Operation Success: A Comparative Analysis addresses the critical need to understand when peace operations are effective and when they are failing, in order to identify the potential need for new approaches. In a field which often relies on vague benchmarks, editors Daniel Druckman and Paul Diehl offer one of the few systematic efforts at assessing peacekeeping success. The essays in this volumes use the framework provided in their award-winning book, Evaluating Peace Operations, for application to several recent cases of peace operations. The result is not only a greater...
Peace Operation Success: A Comparative Analysis addresses the critical need to understand when peace operations are effective and when they are...
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351,47 zł |