wyszukanych pozycji: 28
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The Black Death
ISBN: 9798887253268 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In 1347, Europe was hit by the worst natural disaster in its recorded history: the Black Death. Now believed to be a combination of bubonic plague and two other rarer plague strains, the Black Death ravaged the continent for several terrible years before finally fading away in 1352. Most historians believe that the pandemic, which also swept across parts of Western Asia and North Africa, annihilated 33 to 60 percent of Europe's population—roughly 25 to 45 million men, women, and children. This massive depopulation had a deep impact on the course of European history, speeding up or...
In 1347, Europe was hit by the worst natural disaster in its recorded history: the Black Death. Now believed to be a combination of bubonic plague and...
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The Mexican Revolution
ISBN: 9798887251905 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The Mexican Revolution, the deadliest social upheaval in Latin American history, erupted in 1910 when political reformers, peasants, and exploited workers overthrew Mexico's longtime dictator, Porfirio Díaz. Although it took just six months for the rebels to defeat Díaz, the revolution would grind on for almost another decade, as a succession of political and military leaders-many of them more interested in securing power for themselves than in helping Mexico's downtrodden masses-vied for control. By the time the revolution petered out in 1920, it had claimed more than a million Mexican...
The Mexican Revolution, the deadliest social upheaval in Latin American history, erupted in 1910 when political reformers, peasants, and exploited wor...
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The Chinese Cultural Revolution
ISBN: 9798887253619 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) As one of history's most horrific political upheavals, the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, when the Chinese Communist Party officially launched the radical movement on the orders of its autocratic chairman, Mao Zedong. He intended for the movement to revitalize China's revolutionary fervor while simultaneously accelerating the country's evolution into a true communist utopia. China's young people became the advance guard for this new revolution, forming themselves into paramilitary Red Guard units. These adolescent shock troops humiliated, beat, and murdered teachers, intellectuals, local...
As one of history's most horrific political upheavals, the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, when the Chinese Communist Party officially launched the...
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The Establishment of the State of Israel
ISBN: 9781604139174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Readers learn about the events surrounding the establishment of Israel.
Readers learn about the events surrounding the establishment of Israel.
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Jane Addams: Humanitarian
ISBN: 9781604139075 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The daughter of a prosperous Illinois businessman, Jane Addams longed to do something meaningful with her life, yet found herself shut out of most professions because of her gender. In 1889, she decided to use her inheritance from her late father to help found the pioneering settlement house, Hull House, where she and a dedicated staff of volunteers, most of them college-educated women like herself, lived and worked among some of Chicago's most destitute residents. Through works likes this, Addams became one of the most celebrated women in U.S. history. A tireless social and political...
The daughter of a prosperous Illinois businessman, Jane Addams longed to do something meaningful with her life, yet found herself shut out of most pro...
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The Establishment of the State of Israel, Updated Edition
ISBN: 9798887253602 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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The Prohibition Era: Temperance in the United States
ISBN: 9781604130058 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) 'The Prohibition Era' examines the social, political, and economic factors that led to the banning of alcohol and its eventual reinstatement as a legal beverage. This book is suitable for use in secondary education, and features biographical sidebars, a chronology, a timeline, and footnotes.
'The Prohibition Era' examines the social, political, and economic factors that led to the banning of alcohol and its eventual reinstatement as a lega...
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The Treaty of Versailles
ISBN: 9781604132779 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In January 1919, following the defeat of the German-led Central Powers in World War I, delegates from the victorious Allied nations gathered in Paris to try to forge an enduring peace for the postwar world. The number and complexity of the issues confronting the Paris peacemakers in the wake of the deadliest and most disruptive war up to that time was daunting. The five separate treaties produced by the Peace Conference, and particularly the most famous one, the Treaty of Versailles with Germany, have been widely criticized over the years, primarily because they led to the rise of Nazi...
In January 1919, following the defeat of the German-led Central Powers in World War I, delegates from the victorious Allied nations gathered in Paris ...
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Juan Ponce de Leon
ISBN: 9780791072554 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they collectively represent to the world. Photographs, illustrations, and lively text tell the stories of these fascinating historical figures. While searching for the fountain of youth, Ponce de Leon became the first European to reach what is now the state of Florida. Although he died just eight years after his arrival, Ponce de Leon created a legend that has fascinated generations of Americans.
These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they coll...
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Anne Hutchinson (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
ISBN: 9781604137415 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 119 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Anne Hutchinson, America's first female religious leader and one of the best-known women in colonial history, emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England in 1634 with her husband and 11 children. Charismatic and exceptionally well educated for a woman of her time, Hutchinson was banned from Massachusetts after publicly criticizing the Puritan ministry. Along with her family, she and several dozen followers settled in Rhode Island and made their own way in a fight for religious freedom. In this engaging new biography, readers will learn about this exceptional woman's life, her...
Anne Hutchinson, America's first female religious leader and one of the best-known women in colonial history, emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colon...
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The Salem Witch Trials: Hysteria in Colonial America
ISBN: 9781604137637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 119 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) No further information has been provided for this title.
No further information has been provided for this title.
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Carlos Santana
ISBN: 9780791088449 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they collectively represent to the world. Photographs, illustrations, and lively text tell the stories ot these fascinating historical figures. With his unique blend of blues, rock, and Afro-Cuban rhythms, Santana has kept himsslf visible on the popular music scene for more than 30 years.
These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they coll...
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121,89 |
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The Chinese Cultural Revolution
ISBN: 9781604132786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) As one of history's most horrific political upheavals, the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, when the Chinese Communist Party officially launched the radical movement on the orders of its autocratic chairman, Mao Zedong. He intended for the movement to revitalize China's revolutionary fervor while simultaneously accelerating the country's evolution into a true communist utopia. China's young people became the advance guard for this new revolution, forming themselves into paramilitary Red Guard units. These adolescent shock troops humiliated, beat, and murdered teachers, intellectuals,... As one of history's most horrific political upheavals, the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, when the Chinese Communist Party officially launched ... |
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The Mexican Revolution
ISBN: 9781604134599 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Describes the beginnings of the Mexican Revolution and the social and economic reforms that it brought about.
Describes the beginnings of the Mexican Revolution and the social and economic reforms that it brought about.
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I.M. Pei
ISBN: 9781604135671 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In 1935, 17-year-old I M Pei left his family in Shanghai, China, to study architecture in the United States. Following the Communist takeover of China in 1949, Pei decided to remain in America to develop his budding architectural career. Over the next half century, Pei would establish himself as one of the leading architects in the world.
In 1935, 17-year-old I M Pei left his family in Shanghai, China, to study architecture in the United States. Following the Communist takeover of China...
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The Boer War
ISBN: 9781604134582 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Describes the causes and course of the Boer War of 1899-1902, which was fought by the British, the Boer settlers, descended from Dutch immigrants, and native Africans, over self-determination and mining rights.
Describes the causes and course of the Boer War of 1899-1902, which was fought by the British, the Boer settlers, descended from Dutch immigrants, and...
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Paul Robeson
ISBN: 9781604138436 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Paul Robeson rose from humble circumstances to become a Phi Beta Kappa honoree and college football star. Discouraged by the limited opportunities for black lawyers in the United States, he gave up a law career to become a professional actor and singer. His rich bass-baritone voice, personal charisma, and exceptional acting abilities soon made him one of the most acclaimed performers of his era. During the 1930s, Robeson also became known for his commitment to a variety of social causes. Robeson's outspoken admiration for the Soviet Union, however, turned him into a pariah in the United...
Paul Robeson rose from humble circumstances to become a Phi Beta Kappa honoree and college football star. Discouraged by the limited opportunities for...
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141,40 |
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Mother Teresa: Caring for the World's Poor
ISBN: 9780791094334 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 113 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Mother Teresa is one of the most admired Nobel laureates of all time. Born in Eastern Europe of Albanian parents, she became a Catholic missionary nun in India when she was still a teenager. After teaching in a convent school in Calcutta for nearly two decades, in 1946 she claimed that she heard God calling her to live and work among "the poorest of the poor" in that city's slums. With the assistance of the religious order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity, over the next half-century Mother Teresa devoted herself to society's forgotten and unwanted, not only in India but in countries...
Mother Teresa is one of the most admired Nobel laureates of all time. Born in Eastern Europe of Albanian parents, she became a Catholic missionary nun...
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Jimmy Carter
ISBN: 9780791076460 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A biography of the thirty-ninth president, from his early childhood to his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
A biography of the thirty-ninth president, from his early childhood to his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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Women and the Civil War
ISBN: 9781604130409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The Civil War brought enormous hardship to America's female population. Yet, it also provided women of all races and classes with unprecedented opportunities to participate in civic and military activities that had previously been closed to them. This title describes the important roles women filled while the Union and Confederate armies fought.
The Civil War brought enormous hardship to America's female population. Yet, it also provided women of all races and classes with unprecedented opport...
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