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Madrid: A Traveller's Reader
ISBN: 9781408710326 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A rich and revealing anthology of eyewitness accounts taken from diaries, letters, memoirs and novels ranging across five centuries that will enrich any visit to Madrid.
A rich and revealing anthology of eyewitness accounts taken from diaries, letters, memoirs and novels ranging across five centuries that will enrich a...
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66,92 zł |
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Beaumarchais in Seville: An Intermezzo
ISBN: 9780300136333 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In 1764-65 the irrepressible playwright Beaumarchais traveled to Madrid, where he immersed himself in the life and society of the day. Inspired by the places he had seen and the people he had met, Beaumarchais returned home to create "The Barber of Seville "and "The Marriage of Figaro," plays that became the basis for the operas by Rossini and Mozart that continue to delight audiences today. This book is a lively and original account of Beaumarchais s visit to Madrid (he never went to Seville) and a re-creation of the society that fired his imagination.
In 1764-65 the irrepressible playwright Beaumarchais traveled to Madrid, where he immersed himself in the life and society of the day. Inspired by the...
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170,61 zł |
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The Slave Trade
ISBN: 9780753820568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 928 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The rise and fall of the business of slave trading - by a bestselling historian
The rise and fall of the business of slave trading - by a bestselling historian
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103,01 zł |
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A Traveller's Companion to Madrid
ISBN: 9781623716684 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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73,68 zł |
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World Without End: The Global Empire of Philip II
ISBN: 9780141034478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Age, World Without End is the conclusion of a magisterial three-volume history of the Spanish Empire by Hugh Thomas, its foremost worldwide authority World Without End tells the story of life in a conquered territory that stretched from Cuba to Peru, and of the final conquests of the greatest empire that the world had then seen since the fall of Rome 1,000 years before. By the time of Philip II's death - and after his startling decision, made in his final years, not to invade China - the attentions of the colonists, clergymen, sailors, soldiers and...
Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Age, World Without End is the conclusion of a magisterial three-volume history of the Spanish Empire by Hugh T...
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77,22 zł |
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Eduardo Barreiros Recovery of Spain
ISBN: 9780300121094 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A dramatic biography of the extraordinary Spanish industrialist and entrepreneur Eduardo Barreiros Born in an impoverished region of Galicia, possessed of little education and less money, Eduardo Barreiros (1919-1992) rose to become an immensely successful entrepreneur and one of Spain's most prominent industrialists. In this engaging biography, the first on a Spanish entrepreneur in English, Hugh Thomas recounts Barreiros's origins as an auto mechanic, his success in the motor industry, his tragic alliance with the Chrysler Corporation, and his little-known role as a motor industry...
A dramatic biography of the extraordinary Spanish industrialist and entrepreneur Eduardo Barreiros Born in an impoverished region of Galicia, ...
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493,16 zł |
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Innovation in China: A Strategic Management Casebook
ISBN: 9789811245886 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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705,63 zł |
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The Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V
ISBN: 9780141034492 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile and why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico.
Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the...
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102,96 zł |
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The Spanish Civil War
ISBN: 9780141011615 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 1136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Since its first publication, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War has become established as the definitive one-volume history of a conflict that continues to provoke intense controversy today. What was it that roused left-wing sympathizers from all over the world to fight against Franco between 1936 and 1939? Why did the British and US governments refuse to intervene? And why did the Republican cause collapse so violently? Now revised and updated, Hugh Thomas's classic account presents the most objective and unbiased analysis of a passionate struggle where fascism and democracy, communism and...
Since its first publication, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War has become established as the definitive one-volume history of a conflict that contin...
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113,31 zł |
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The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: 1440 - 1870
ISBN: 9780684835655 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 912 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) After many years of research, award-winning historian Hugh Thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade. Beginning with the first Portuguese slaving expeditions, he describes and analyzes the rise of one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures in all of history. Between 1492 and 1870, approximately eleven million black slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas to work on plantations, in mines, or as servants in houses. The Slave Trade is alive with villains and heroes and illuminated by eyewitness accounts. Hugh...
After many years of research, award-winning historian Hugh Thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade. Beginn...
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130,41 zł |
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Cuba: A History
ISBN: 9780141034508 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 1184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This title explores the whole sweep of Cuban history, from the British capture of Havana in 1762 through the years of Spanish and American domination up to the 20th century and the extraordinary revolution of Fidel Castro.
This title explores the whole sweep of Cuban history, from the British capture of Havana in 1762 through the years of Spanish and American domination ...
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103,01 zł |
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The Spanish Civil War
ISBN: 9780375755156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 1136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best, most engrossing narrative of one of the most emblematic and misunderstood wars of the twentieth century. Revised and updated with significant new material, including new revelations about atrocities perpetrated against civilians by both sides in this epic conflict, this "definitive work on the subject" (Richard Bernstein, The New York Times) has been given a fresh face forty years after its initial publication in 1961. In brilliant, moving detail, Thomas analyzes a devastating conflict in...
A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best, most engrossing narrative of one of the most emblem...
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113,02 zł |
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Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire
ISBN: 9780141034485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) An epic narrative history of the New World and the people who discovered and conquered it, this book covers the rise of the Spanish Empire from 1490 to 1522.
An epic narrative history of the New World and the people who discovered and conquered it, this book covers the rise of the Spanish Empire from 1490 t...
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97,82 zł |
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Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico
ISBN: 9780671511043 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 832 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history. Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortes. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.
Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative ...
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139,10 zł |
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The Best in Sound and Form and Hue: John Squire, Musician and Artist (1833–1909)
ISBN: 9781784619688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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77,22 zł |
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Autopsy, Anatomy of Survival: The Autobiography of Thomas (Tommy Hugh Goodson, Jr.
ISBN: 9781440111983 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Autopsy, Anatomy of Survival is an analysis of my own struggles as a skinny, scared kid born prior to The Great Depression of the 1930s and my experiences surviving the Depression, WWII, college, and post-war periods."
"Autopsy, Anatomy of Survival is an analysis of my own struggles as a skinny, scared kid born prior to The Great Depression of the 1930s and my experi...
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173,66 zł |
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The Norman Conquest: England after William the Conqueror
ISBN: 9780742538399 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and readable book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social historian, Hugh M. Thomas considers the conquest's wide-ranging impact by taking a fresh look at such traditional themes as the influence of battles and great men on history and assessing how far the shift in ruling dynasty and noble elites affected broader aspects of English history. The author sets the stage by describing English society before the...
Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and readable book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring chan...
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302,61 zł |
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The English and the Normans: Ethnic Hostility, Assimilation, and Identity 1066 - C. 1220
ISBN: 9780199278862 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is an important new study of the impact of the Norman Conquest. It provides the first full explanation of how the English and the Normans merged to become the same people. The author draws on anthropological theory, the latest scholarship on Anglo-Norman England, and sources ranging from legal documents to romances.
This is an important new study of the impact of the Norman Conquest. It provides the first full explanation of how the English and the Normans merged ...
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481,68 zł |
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The English and the Normans: Ethnic Hostility, Assimilation, and Identity 1066 - C. 1220
ISBN: 9780199251230 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is an important new study of the impact of the Norman Conquest. It provides the first full explanation of how the English and the Normans merged to become the same people. The author draws on anthropological theory, the latest scholarship on Anglo-Norman England, and sources ranging from legal documents to romances.
This is an important new study of the impact of the Norman Conquest. It provides the first full explanation of how the English and the Normans merged ...
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1009,04 zł |
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The Cuban Revolution: 25 Years Later
ISBN: 9780367291112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. January 1984 marked the 25th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s emergence to power. The Cuban Revolution: 25 Years Later is a product of the CSIS Cuba Project, a long-term effort to focus public as well as policymaker’s attention on Cuba-related affairs. The lead author, Lord Thomas of Swynnerton, is the dean of political-historical studies on Cuba, and author of the encyclopedic Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom. A great deal of myth surrounds the evolution of Cuba since Castro’s emergence to power over 25 years ago. Some of this myth is the product of official Cuban propaganda; some of it is...
January 1984 marked the 25th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s emergence to power. The Cuban Revolution: 25 Years Later is a product of the CSIS Cuba Pr...
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705,63 zł |
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