wyszukanych pozycji: 5
Blackfoot Redemption: A Blood Indian's Story of Murder, Confinement, and Imperfect Justice
ISBN: 9780806144641 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, instead landing in an insane asylum in Washington, D.C., where he fell silent. Spopee thus "disappeared" for more than thirty years, until a delegation of American Blackfeet discovered him and, aided by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, exacted a pardon from President Woodrow Wilson. After re-emerging into society like a modern-day Rip Van Winkle, Spopee spent the final year of his life on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, in a world that... In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, i... |
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116,74 zł |
Julius Seyler and the Blackfeet: An Impressionist at Glacier National Park
ISBN: 9780806140148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Showcases the life and work of a European artist who portrayed a "vanished" West
Showcases the life and work of a European artist who portrayed a "vanished" West
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272,22 zł |
Richelieu and Reason of State
ISBN: 9780691646299 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ideas and the growth of the modern state converged. In this major study William F. Church examines Richelieu's policies, his efforts to justify them, and the extensive debates they occasioned. His conclusion, contrary to that of many earlier... The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always bee... |
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1098,30 zł |
Richelieu and Reason of State
ISBN: 9780691619392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ideas and the growth of the modern state converged. In this major study William F. Church examines Richelieu's policies, his efforts to justify them, and the extensive debates they occasioned. His conclusion, contrary to that of many earlier... The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always bee... |
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428,34 zł |
Artisans in Europe, 1300-1914
ISBN: 9780521429344 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book is an introduction to the history of work in general and of artisans in particular in Europe from 1300 to 1914. It focuses on many aspects of artisan culture, including economic and guild life, and discusses social, rebellious, ceremonial and leisure experience as well. Women, masters, journeymen, apprentices, and non-guild workers all receive substantial treatment, and the text is illuminated with fascinating illustrations.
This book is an introduction to the history of work in general and of artisans in particular in Europe from 1300 to 1914. It focuses on many aspects o...
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149,58 zł |