wyszukanych pozycji: 6
Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918
ISBN: 9780199541201 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 1200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Charles Dickens died in 1870, the same year in which universal elementary education was introduced. During the following generation a mass reading public emerged, and the term "best-seller" was coined. In new and cheap editions Dickens's stories sold hugely, but these were progressively outstripped in quantity by the likes of Hall Caine and Marie Corelli, Charles Garvice and Nat Gould. Who has now heard of these writers? Yet Hall Caine, for one, boasted of having made more money from his pen than any previous author. This book presents a panoramic view of literary life in Britain over...
Charles Dickens died in 1870, the same year in which universal elementary education was introduced. During the following generation a mass reading pub...
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448,56 zł |
The Fifth French Republic: Presidents, Politics and Personalities : A Study of French Political Culture
ISBN: 9780415187541 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This study provides an introduction to modern French politics and history, focusing specifically on the five presidents spanning from 1959 to the present; de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing, Mitterand and Chirac. Analyzing each in turn, the author discusses: the importance of their similarities and differences; their foreign policies; French domestic policies and administrative practices; the role of the French Civil Service; and the issue of immigration and the rise of the National Front.
This study provides an introduction to modern French politics and history, focusing specifically on the five presidents spanning from 1959 to the pres...
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197,05 zł |
Europe Since 1945
ISBN: 9780415207126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Europe Since 1945 is an exciting new survey of the history of Europe since the end of World War Two. In the second half of the twentieth century Europe has known a period of peace and stability unprecedented in its history and virtually unparalleled in the rest of the world. Europe explains the reasons for this state of affairs.
Thought- provoking and wide ranging, this book discusses political, economic, social and cultural change in modern Europe. Covering both Western and Eastern Europe comprehensively and featuring extensive analysis of the 1990s, this book includes... Europe Since 1945 is an exciting new survey of the history of Europe since the end of World War Two. In the second half of the twentieth cent...
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Europe Since 1945
ISBN: 9780415207119 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Europe Since 1945 is an exciting new survey of the history of Europe since the end of World War Two. In the second half of the twentieth century Europe has known a period of peace and stability unprecedented in its history and virtually unparalleled in the rest of the world. Europe explains the reasons for this state of affairs.
Thought- provoking and wide ranging, this book discusses political, economic, social and cultural change in modern Europe. Covering both Western and Eastern Europe comprehensively and featuring extensive analysis of the 1990s, this book includes... Europe Since 1945 is an exciting new survey of the history of Europe since the end of World War Two. In the second half of the twentieth cent...
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466,78 zł |
The English Urban Landscape
ISBN: 9780198601173 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This volume is a compact and authoritative historical survey of the way English urban environments have developed since the Roman period, viewed chronologically and thematically, focusing particularly on the last two centuries. The text covers types of urban development (e.g., industrial towns, commercial cities, slums, and suburbs), plus important topics such as transport, recreation, civil and ecclesiastical functions, and images of the town and city in literature, art, and film. The chapters are supplemented by cameos that focus in detail on specific towns and subjects.
This volume is a compact and authoritative historical survey of the way English urban environments have developed since the Roman period, viewed chron...
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109,44 zł |
An Historical Introduction to the European Union
ISBN: 9780415171076 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An Historical Introduction to the European Union is a chronological political history of European integration from the 1950s to the present. It also includes a contextualising survey of wider European history since the 1600s, and places unification against a background of world politics.
This clearly written introduction to the essential history, economics and politics of the European Union assumes no prior knowledge. It offers a detailed account of the Union with sections on: * how the Union works * basic principles of the Union * arguments over contested practices,... An Historical Introduction to the European Union is a chronological political history of European integration from the 1950s to the present. ...
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186,68 zł |