wyszukanych pozycji: 12
More Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain
ISBN: 9780292747098 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Collecting the interpretations of outstanding writers on the literature and history of modern Britain, this book deals with a rich variety of themes, some familiar, many unexpected, taking the reader on a highly engaging excursion through British life and intellectual biography. The scope includes not only the personalities, politics, and culture of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, but also the interaction of British and other societies throughout the world. Collecting the interpretations of outstanding writers on the literature and history of modern Britain, this book deals with a rich variety of theme... |
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155,56 zł |
The Burnt Orange Britannia
ISBN: 9781845111991 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 967 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. How did great academics come to love their subjects? How do they see their roles as educators? In this series of beautifully crafted autobiographies, Burnt Orange Britannia illuminates the forces that drive some of America's brightest minds. Through personal stories of remarkable ambition, resilience and achievement, top historians of the British experience at the University of Texas reflect on their careers, students, and the sweeping changes in academic life that have changed the face of university education in the last fifty years. Burnt Orange Britannia is a candid and absorbing...
How did great academics come to love their subjects? How do they see their roles as educators? In this series of beautifully crafted autobiographies, ...
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120,07 zł |
Imperialism at Bay: The United States and the Decolonization of the British Empire, 1941-1945
ISBN: 9780198229728 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 595 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book examines the wartime controversies between Britain and America about the future of the colonial world, and considers the ethical, military, and economic forces behind imperialism during World War II. It concludes that, for Britain, there was a revival of the sense of colonial mission; the Americans, on the other hand, felt justified in creating a strategic fortress in the Pacific Islands while carrying the torch of "international trusteeship" throughout the rest of the world--a scheme that Churchill and others viewed as a cloak for American expansion.
This book examines the wartime controversies between Britain and America about the future of the colonial world, and considers the ethical, military, ...
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478,04 zł |
Resplendent Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain
ISBN: 9781784534721 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Resplendent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis s stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws upon a distinguished array of writers and scholars historians, political scientists, journalists, novelists, biographers and English literature specialists to guide the reader through a fascinating labyrinth of British culture, history and politics. Together, they provide a unique insight into the pivotal themes political, literary and cultural which have shaped British state and society. The subjects covered include an assessment of Gordon at...
Resplendent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis s stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws...
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191,92 zł |
Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain
ISBN: 9781860641152 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book deals with a rich variety of themes, taking the reader on an excursion through British life and manners. The scope includes the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book deals with a rich variety of th...
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124,44 zł |
Suez 1956: The Crisis and Its Consequences
ISBN: 9780198201410 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is an analysis, based on newly available evidence, of the Suez crisis of 1956, its origins, and its consequences. The contributors are all leading authorities, and some, like Mordechai Bar-On, Robert Bowie and Adam Watson, were active participants in the events of the time.
This is an analysis, based on newly available evidence, of the Suez crisis of 1956, its origins, and its consequences. The contributors are all leadin...
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706,55 zł |
Suez 1956 : The Crisis and its Consequences
ISBN: 9780198202417 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is an analysis, based on newly available evidence, of the Suez crisis of 1956, its origins, and its consequences. The contributors are all leading authorities, and some, like Mordechai Bar-On, Robert Bowie and Adam Watson, were active participants in the events of the time.
This is an analysis, based on newly available evidence, of the Suez crisis of 1956, its origins, and its consequences. The contributors are all leadin...
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438,73 zł |
The Special Relationship: Anglo-American Relations Since 1945
ISBN: 9780198229254 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Leading authorities here analyze the historic special relationship between Britain and the United States since 1945. The opening chapters trace the development of the alliance and discuss the "special relationship within the special relationship" between Churchill and Roosevelt, Eden and Eisenhower, Macmillan and Kennedy, and Thatcher and Reagan. The contributors go beyond traditional rhetorical appeals to common language and heritage and consider the military, political, and economic links that bind the two countries.
Leading authorities here analyze the historic special relationship between Britain and the United States since 1945. The opening chapters trace the de...
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866,25 zł |
Resplendent Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain
ISBN: 9781784534738 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Resplendent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis s stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws upon a distinguished array of writers and scholars historians, political scientists, journalists, novelists, biographers and English literature specialists to guide the reader through a fascinating labyrinth of British culture, history and politics. Together, they provide a unique insight into the pivotal themes political, literary and cultural which have shaped British state and society. The subjects covered include an assessment of Gordon at...
Resplendent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis s stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws...
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82,94 zł |
More Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain
ISBN: 9781860642937 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book takes the reader on an excursion through colonialism and Britain's role in the 20th century. It includes the personalities, politics and culture of the British Isles.
Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book takes the reader on an excursio...
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130,99 zł |
The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume III: The Nineteenth Century
ISBN: 9780198205654 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Volume III covers the long watershed of the nineteenth century, from the American independence of the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This period saw Britain's greatest expansion as an empire-builder and a dominant world power. We begin with several thematic chapters--some are on Britain while others consider the empire's periphery--exploring the key dynamics of British expansion that made imperial influence possible and imperial rule prevalent. The volume also studies the economic, cultural, and institutional frameworks that shaped Britain's overseas empire. Focus then shifts to...
Volume III covers the long watershed of the nineteenth century, from the American independence of the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This peri...
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829,40 zł |
The Iraqi Revolution of 1958 : The Old Social Classes Revisited
ISBN: 9781850433187 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1958 a group of nationalist military officers overthrew the Iraqi monarchy and established a republican regime. This book assesses the social, political and economic consequences of that revolution, which led to the domination of the Ba'ath Party, and the tyranny of Saddam Hussein. The contributors are Hanna Batatu, Norman Daniel, William Roger Louis, Nicholas G. Thatcher, Frederick W. Axelgrad, Joe Stork, Rashid Khaldi, Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Peter Sluglett, Robert A. Fernea, Fodger Owen, Abdul-Salaam Yousif and Sami Zubaida.
In 1958 a group of nationalist military officers overthrew the Iraqi monarchy and established a republican regime. This book assesses the social, poli...
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655,20 zł |