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Plutarch and the Historical Tradition
ISBN: 9780415070072 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Plutarch was indisputably one of the most prominent of the philosophers and biographers of the ancient world. The papers of this book analyze from diverse perspectives Plutarch's use and reshaping of the historical tradition, under two broad and interdependent categories: biographical techniques and appropriation of sources. A wide spectrum of lives from different historical periods of Greece and Rome is examined in depth: Pericles, Alcibiades, Nicias, Lysander, Eumenes, Pyrrhus, Publicola, Sertorius, and Antony. The book offers studies of elements such as the parallelism which makes a pair...
Plutarch was indisputably one of the most prominent of the philosophers and biographers of the ancient world. The papers of this book analyze from div...
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705,83 zł |
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Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers
ISBN: 9780415108300 / Angielski / Twarda / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers is a wide-ranging, comprehensive guide to the political lives of Britain's prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair. Written by some of the leading authorities on British politics this authoritative dictionary provides essential information about each premiership, including facts and analytical debate.
Each entry has been written to the same formula and contains: * brief biographical information outlining career history and significant dates and events * a brief summary of the significance and... The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers is a wide-ranging, comprehensive guide to the political lives of Britain's prime minis...
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924,88 zł |
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Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre
ISBN: 9780415141611 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. All who enjoy the theatre will find their pleasure enhanced and their knowledge extended by this fascinating work of reference. Its distinctive blend of information, analysis and anecdote makes for entertaining and enlightening reading. Hugely influential innovators, household names, and a whole host of less familiar, international figures - all have their lives and careers illuminated by the clear and succinct entries. All professions associated with the...
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. All who enjoy...
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511,12 zł |
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Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre
ISBN: 9780415141628 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blending information, analysis and anecdote, this is a biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. Influential innovators, household names and many less familiar, international figures here have their lives and careers illuminated by the clear and succinct entries. All professions associated with the theatre are represented here: actors and directors, playwrights and designers.
Blending information, analysis and anecdote, this is a biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. Influential innovators, household ...
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107,05 zł |
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Who's Who in World War I
ISBN: 9780415141796 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring over 1,000 alphabetically arranged, biographical entries, Who's Who in World War One builds up a complete and vivid picture of the major figures of the Great War. The subjects are drawn not only from the political and military spheres of all thirty-two nations involved, but also from the social and cultural life of the period.
This book's breadth of coverage makes it the definitive biographical guide to the First World War; * from the British air ace, Albert Ball, to the German foreign secretary, Richard von Kuhlmann * from David Lloyd George to Rasputin * from... Featuring over 1,000 alphabetically arranged, biographical entries, Who's Who in World War One builds up a complete and vivid picture of the ...
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175,19 zł |
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Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists
ISBN: 9780415165068 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taking in novelists from all over the globe, from the beginning of the century to the present day, this is the most comprehensive survey of the leading lights of twentieth century fiction. Superb breadth of coverage and over 800 entries by an international team of contributors ensures that this fascinating and wide-ranging work of reference will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in modern fiction. Authors included range from Joseph Conrad to Albert Camus and Franz Kafka to Chinua Achebe. Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists gives a superb insight into the richness and...
Taking in novelists from all over the globe, from the beginning of the century to the present day, this is the most comprehensive survey of the leadin...
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511,12 zł |
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Who's Who in Non-Classical Mythology
ISBN: 9780415260404 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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136,25 zł |
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Autobiography
ISBN: 9780415348713 / Angielski / Twarda / 1600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The analysis of life-writing as a distinct and specialized project emerged only in the second half of the twentieth century. That it has achieved both academic respectability and critical cachet over the last twenty-five years is the result of a number of trends. Politically 'progressive' tendencies, from the civil rights, workers' educational and second-wave women's movements, to the establishment of sociology, social history and interdisciplinary women's and 'race' studies, have appealed to 'experience', via the production and dissemination of personal testimony, life-narratives,... The analysis of life-writing as a distinct and specialized project emerged only in the second half of the twentieth century. That it has achieved b... |
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1703,73 zł |
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The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century
ISBN: 9780415920384 / Angielski / Pudełko z zestawem (boxed set) / 798 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this milestone reference combines "facts-fronted" fast access to biographical details with highly readable accounts and analyses of nearly 3000 scientists' lives, works, and accomplishments. For all academic and public libraries' science and women's studies collections.
Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this milestone reference combines "facts-fronted" fast access to biographical details with ...
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2677,29 zł |
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American First Ladies: Their Lives and Their Legacy
ISBN: 9780415930215 / Angielski / Twarda / 490 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents 39 interpretative biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest first lady, who assumed her position on January 20, 2001. This new edition contains new or updated material on all the living first ladies and updated bibliographies for each new entry, as well as a portrait of the new first lady.
This volume presents 39 interpretative biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest first lady, who assumed her...
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973,56 zł |
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The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era
ISBN: 9780472068586 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A superb tribute to theatrical pioneersThe Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy is required reading for both theatre scholars and gay/lesbian/bisexual history aficionados. A fascinating journey awaits them all in this highly recommended volume. Broadside: Newsletter of the Theatre Library AssociationThe Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy collects in a single volume biographies of more than one hundred notable figures whose careers flourished in the years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in the...
A superb tribute to theatrical pioneersThe Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy is required reading for both theatre scholars and gay/lesbian/bise...
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168,84 zł |
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
ISBN: 9780521000628 / Angielski / Miękka / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its beginnings to the present day. The alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology are all represented and special attention is paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the...
This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science...
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190,76 zł |
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The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography
ISBN: 9780521402583 / Angielski / Twarda / 942 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Biography is an endlessly fascinating subject for a wide variety of readers. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography is the most up-to-date and comprehensive, single-volume, biographical reference of living and dead Americans available. The book contains 9,000 entries written for general readers in fluid narrative style. Each entry is self-contained and does not assume any historic or geographic knowledge. What sets this book apart is its breadth of coverage--living and dead, famous and forgotten American figures, of diverse careers, from colonial times to the present day--and its...
Biography is an endlessly fascinating subject for a wide variety of readers. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography is the most up-to-date and...
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499,74 zł |
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
ISBN: 9780521806022 / Angielski / Twarda / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its beginnings to the present day. The alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology are all represented and special attention is paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the...
This volume is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science...
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444,40 zł |
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 9: 1891-1939, Gil-Las
ISBN: 9780522842739 / Angielski / Twarda / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1966 the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
Since 1966 the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men a...
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248,26 zł |
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 11: 1891-1939, Nes-SMI
ISBN: 9780522843804 / Angielski / Twarda / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1966 the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
Since 1966 the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men a...
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248,26 zł |
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 14: 1940-1980 Di-Kel
ISBN: 9780522847178 / Angielski / Twarda / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides Australians with fascinating, concise and informative descriptions of men and women from all walks of life who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation. Volume 14 continues the story of the compelling post-war years.
Provides Australians with fascinating, concise and informative descriptions of men and women from all walks of life who contributed their vision and e...
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248,26 zł |
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 15: 1940-1980 Kem-Pie
ISBN: 9780522848434 / Angielski / Twarda / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1966 the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
Since 1966 the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men a...
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248,26 zł |
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 16: 1940-1980, Pik-Z
ISBN: 9780522849974 / Angielski / Twarda / 644 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume 16 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940 to 1980. The subjects come from all walks of life - from premiers, generals and bishops, through artists, actors, farmers and authors, to prostitutes, thieves and murderers.
Volume 16 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940 to 1980. The subjects come from all walks...
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248,26 zł |
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The Wilderness World of John Muir
ISBN: 9780618127511 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Muir's extraordinary vision of America comes to life in these fascinating selections from his personal journals. As a conservationist, John Muir traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt, he convinced the president of the importance of a national conservation program, and he is widely recognized for saving the Grand Canyon and Arizona's Petrified Forest. Muir's writing, based on journals he kept throughout his life, gives our... John Muir's extraordinary vision of America comes to life in these fascinating selections from his personal journals. As a cons... |
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72,98 zł |
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