wyszukanych pozycji: 9
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The Dillon Era: Douglas Dillon in the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Administrations
ISBN: 9780228018872 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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127,03 zł |
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Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian
ISBN: 9780393244700 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (1917-2007), known today as the architect of John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy--and the myth of Camelot--blazed an extraordinary path from Harvard University to wartime London to the West Wing. The son of a pioneering historian--and a two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner in his own right--Schlesinger redefined the art of presidential biography. A Thousand Days, his best-selling record of the Kennedy administration, remains immensely influential and has cemented Schlesinger's place as one of the nation's greatest political image... Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (1917-2007), known today as the architect of John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy--and the myth of Camelot--blazed an extra... |
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117,25 zł |
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Reagan and Thatcher : The Difficult Relationship
ISBN: 9780099534099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) For decades, historians have perpetuated the myth of a 'Churchillian' relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their alliance as an example of the special bond between the US and Britain. But, as this book shows, Reagan and Thatcher clashed repeatedly, while cultivating a harmonious image for the public.
For decades, historians have perpetuated the myth of a 'Churchillian' relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their alliance ...
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82,27 zł |
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The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli
ISBN: 9780393349634 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the nineteenth century. Their intense mutual hatred was both ideologically driven and deeply personal. Their vitriolic duels, carried out over decades, lend profound insight into the social and political currents that dominated Victorian England. To Disraeli--a legendary dandy descended from Sephardic Jews--his antagonist was an "unprincipled maniac" characterized by an "extraordinary mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy, and superstition." For the conservative aristocrat Gladstone, his rival was "the Grand...
William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the nineteenth century. Their intense mutual hatred was both ideological...
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100,00 zł |
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Harold MacMillan and Britain's World Role
ISBN: 9781349243167 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 161 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Britain's status as a great power, yet the previous year's humiliation at Suez had undermined its credibility. By taking key areas of overseas policy - summitry, the Middle East, defence, Empire, and Europe - this volume looks at Macmillan's attempts to establish a new foreign policy agenda after Suez. Based on research in public and private archives in Britain, America and Germany, Harold Macmillan and Britain's World Role offers a critical...
When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Bri...
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605,23 zł |
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Harold MacMillan and Britain's World Role
ISBN: 9780333630532 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 161 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Britain's status as a great power, yet the previous year's humiliation at Suez had undermined its credibility. By taking key areas of overseas policy - summitry, the Middle East, defence, Empire, and Europe - this volume looks at Macmillan's attempts to establish a new foreign policy agenda after Suez. Based on research in public and private archives in Britain, America and Germany, Harold Macmillan and Britain's World Role offers a critical...
When Harold Macmillan became prime minister in 1957, Britain had reached a critical point in its contemporary history. There was still evidence of Bri...
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605,23 zł |
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The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs Disraeli
ISBN: 9781844133123 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals. The vitriolic duel between Gladstone and Disraeli was nothing less than a battle to lead the richest powerful nation on earth. To Disraeli, his antagonist was an 'unprincipled maniac'. For Gladstone, his rival was 'The Grand Corrupter'. Victorians were electrified by the confrontation.
Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals. The vitriolic duel between Gladstone and Disraeli was nothing less than a battle to lead th...
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95,79 zł |
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Tony Ryan: Ireland's Aviator
ISBN: 9780717165520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Tony Ryan was one of the greatest Irishmen of the twentieth century.
Ingenious, driven and sometimes reckless, his sheer spirit and adventurousness made him Ireland's Aviator. Born in a railwayman's cottage in County Tipperary he rose to enormous success. Ryan set up the airline leasing company, Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), which quickly became the largest such enterprise in the world. But it famously crashed and burned and Ryan lost almost everything.
What remained was a little airline called Ryanair which was chronically loss making. Ryan set about turning Ryanair... Tony Ryan was one of the greatest Irishmen of the twentieth century.
Ingenious, driven and sometimes reckless, his sheer spirit and adve... |
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113,33 zł |
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Harold Macmillan: Aspects of a Political Life
ISBN: 9780333713730 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Even 35 years after Harold Macmillan's resignation in 1963, opinions are sharply divided over his achievements as a politician and prime minister. This volume contributes to the debate about Macmillan's political role, his successes and his failures, by examining key aspects of his political life. Biographers, historians, and contemporaries present facets of Macmillan's life, his political visions, his skills, successes and failures in his personal life as well as in his domestic and foreign policies. With most official papers covering his active political life until his resignation now in...
Even 35 years after Harold Macmillan's resignation in 1963, opinions are sharply divided over his achievements as a politician and prime minister. Thi...
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403,47 zł |