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Modernity Britain: 1957-1962
ISBN: 9781408844380 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 880 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. David Kynaston's history of post-war Britain has so far taken us from the radically reforming Labour governments of the late 1940s in Austerity Britain and through the growing prosperity of Family Britain's more placid 1950s. Now Modernity Britain 1957-62 sees the coming of a new Zeitgeist as Kynaston gets up close to a turbulent era in which the speed of social change accelerated. The late 1950s to early 1960s was an action-packed, often dramatic time in which the contours of modern Britain began to take shape. These were the 'never had it so good' years, when the Carry On film series got...
David Kynaston's history of post-war Britain has so far taken us from the radically reforming Labour governments of the late 1940s in Austerity Britai...
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86,51 zł |
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The City Of London Volume 3: Illusions of Gold 1914 - 1945
ISBN: 9780712662765 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book tells the story of the City in this century, how it survived two world wars, opened itself up to international competition in the 1960s and finally faced the 'Big Bang' in 1986.
This book tells the story of the City in this century, how it survived two world wars, opened itself up to international competition in the 1960s and ...
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163,80 zł |
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David Kynaston: Banker and philanthropist: A portrait of Anthony de Rothschild
ISBN: 9780903696562 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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101,83 zł |
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WG's Birthday Party
ISBN: 9781408812082 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. On a hot morning in July 1898, the sporting world gathered at Lord's to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of WG Grace, the greatest cricketer the game has ever seen. Grace was cheered onto the field by a packed crowd as he captained the Gentlemen, the privileged old guard of the Establishment. Their opponents in this annual match were the Players, cricketers for whom the sport was a precarious livelihood rather than a summer pastime. This three-day encounter represented the climax of cricket's Golden Age, and the unstoppable arrival of the professional game that would dominate the twentieth... On a hot morning in July 1898, the sporting world gathered at Lord's to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of WG Grace, the greatest cricketer the gam... |
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60,01 zł |
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The City Of London Volume 2 : Golden Years 1890-1914
ISBN: 9780712662710 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A social and economic history showing how it was possible for the City of London to become all-dominant as Britain's gold-standard reigned across the globe. The dangerously close relationship between finance and politics is explored, together with a portrait of gentlemens' life in the City.
A social and economic history showing how it was possible for the City of London to become all-dominant as Britain's gold-standard reigned across the ...
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163,80 zł |
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Shots in the Dark: A Diary of Saturday Dreams and Strange Times
ISBN: 9781526623034 / Miękka / 2021 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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50,87 zł |
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The City Of London Volume 1 : A World of its Own 1815-1890
ISBN: 9780712662000 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This first title from a three-volume work tells the story of the City of London's 19th century ascent to its position as the world's leading financial centre. It details the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalization of the money market, and the characters behind these developments, such as Nathan Rothschild or Joshua Bates, who consolidated the power of the Barings. It also features financial drama: the burning of the Royal Exchange in 1838; the fortunes made from South American guano; and the Baring Crisis of 1890, when the city's most respected...
This first title from a three-volume work tells the story of the City of London's 19th century ascent to its position as the world's leading financial...
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163,80 zł |
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A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65
ISBN: 9781526657572 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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152,73 zł |
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King Labour: The British Working Class, 1850-1914
ISBN: 9781138352100 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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171,12 zł |
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King Labour: The British Working Class, 1850-1914
ISBN: 9781138352056 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1976. This book covers working-class history from the decline of Chartism to the formation of the Labour Party and its early development to 1914. It gives a historical perspective to the essentially defensive, materialist orientation of twentieth century working-class politics. David Kynaston has sought to synthesise the wealth of recent detailed research to produce a coherent overall view of the particular dynamic of these formative years. He sees the course of working-class history in the second half of the nineteenth century as a necessary tragedy and suggests that a... First published in 1976. This book covers working-class history from the decline of Chartism to the formation of the Labour Party and its early dev... |
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544,64 zł |
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Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
ISBN: 9780747599234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. 'Austerity Britain' takes the reader on a journey from 1945 to the general election of 1951, which returned Churchill and the Conservatives to power after six years of a Labour government that transformed the country.
'Austerity Britain' takes the reader on a journey from 1945 to the general election of 1951, which returned Churchill and the Conservatives to power a...
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96,69 zł |
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On the Cusp: Days of '62
ISBN: 9781526632005 / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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60,01 zł |
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Family Britain, 1951-1957
ISBN: 9781408800836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 784 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Family Britain continues David Kynaston's groundbreaking series Tales of a New Jerusalem, telling as never before the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979.
Family Britain continues David Kynaston's groundbreaking series Tales of a New Jerusalem, telling as never before the story of Britain from VE Day in ...
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96,69 zł |
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A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65
ISBN: 9781526657565 / Miękka / 2024 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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76,32 zł |
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Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket
ISBN: 9781408895375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 'Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history ... Unputdownable' Mail on Sunday After the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famous English voices were commentators on games of cricket. John Arlott and E.W. ('Jim') Swanton transformed the broadcasting of the nation's summer game into a national institution. Arlott and Swanton typified the contrasting aspects of post-war Britain. Because of their strong personalities and distinctive voices - Swanton's crisp and upper-class,...
'Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history ... Unputdownable' Mail on Sunday After the Second...
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60,01 zł |
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London's Square Mile: A Secret City
ISBN: 9781910566442 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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91,39 zł |
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Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem
ISBN: 9781526601278 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. `We can expect the manifesto-writers at the next general election to pass magpie-like over these chapters ... The appeal to act is heartfelt' Financial Times Includes a new chapter, 'Moving Ahead?' Britain's private, fee-paying schools are institutions where children from affluent families have their privileges further entrenched through a high-quality, richly-resourced education. Engines of Privilege contends that, in a society that mouths the virtues of equality of opportunity, of fairness and of social cohesion, the educational apartheid separating private schools from our state...
`We can expect the manifesto-writers at the next general election to pass magpie-like over these chapters ... The appeal to act is heartfelt' Financia...
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70,93 zł |
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