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Urban Identity and the Atlantic World
ISBN: 9781349344253 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The constant flow of people, ideas, and commodities across the Atlantic propelled the development of a public sphere. Chapters explore the multiple ways in which a growing urban consciousness influenced national and international cultural and political intersections.
The constant flow of people, ideas, and commodities across the Atlantic propelled the development of a public sphere. Chapters explore the multiple wa...
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201,24 |
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A Companion to Assyria
ISBN: 9781444335934 / Angielski / Twarda / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Companion to Assyria is the first text in English in over fifty years to present a synthesis of the most recent scholarly contributions that have so substantially reshaped our image of ancient Assyria, with chapters from key international scholars.
A Companion to Assyria is the first text in English in over fifty years to present a synthesis of the most recent scholarly contributions that ...
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675,11 |
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The Origins of the Irish
ISBN: 9780500293300 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. About eighty million people today can trace their descent back to the occupants of Ireland. But where did the occupants of the island themselves come from and what do we even mean by "Irish" in the first place? This is the first major attempt to deal with the core issues of how the Irish came into being. J. P. Mallory emphasizes that the Irish did not have a single origin, but are a product of multiple influences that can only be tracked by employing the disciplines of archaeology, genetics, geology, linguistics, and mythology. Beginning with the collision that fused the two... About eighty million people today can trace their descent back to the occupants of Ireland. But where did the occupants of the island themselves co... |
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65,37 |
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Cataclysms of the Earth: The Hab Theory Reloaded
ISBN: 9781939149701 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This classic book on cataclysmic pole shifts first appeared in 1967 when it was an instant bestseller. Quickly it fell out of print, but it is now back in this deluxe edition. The book inspired the popular 1976 book The HAB Theory, about a series of global cataclysms. Chapters include: Evidence of Careenings of the Globe; Mechanics of the Great Deluge; Man: The Past, The Present, and the Future; The Cause of Gravitation; Sir Isaac Newton on Gravitation; Physical Evidence Refuting the Universal Mutual Attraction of Masses Theory; The Growth of the Theory of Gravitation Repulsion; Dynamic...
This classic book on cataclysmic pole shifts first appeared in 1967 when it was an instant bestseller. Quickly it fell out of print, but it is now bac...
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69,17 |
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Tales of Titans: Founding Fathers, Woman Warriors & WWII, Vol. 3
ISBN: 9780998337524 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By GOLD AWARD Winning author Rich DiSilvio Volume III features Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin, Sybil Ludington, James Armistead Lafayette, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman,... By GOLD AWARD Winning author Rich DiSilvio |
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46,20 |
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Semiramis' Legacy: The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily
ISBN: 9781474414258 / Angielski / Twarda / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC author, is the only one to have written a comprehensive history (the Bibliotheca Historica or Historical Library) in which more than cursory attention is paid to Persia. The Bibliotheca Historica covers the entire period from Persia's prehistory until the arrival of the Parthians from the East and that of Roman power throughout Asia Minor and beyond from the West, around 750 years after Assyrian rule ended.
Diodorus' contribution to our... There are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC au...
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710,17 |
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Sexuality in World History
ISBN: 9781138241718 / Angielski / Twarda / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines sexuality in the past, and explores how it helps explain sexuality in the present. The subject of sexuality is often a controversial one, and exploring it through a world history perspective emphasizes the extent to which societies, including our own, are still reacting to historical change through contemporary sexual behaviors, values, and debates. The study uses a clear chronological structure to focus on major patterns and changes in sexuality both sexual culture and sexual behaviors in the main periods of world history, covering topics including:
The sexual... This book examines sexuality in the past, and explores how it helps explain sexuality in the present. The subject of sexuality is often a controversia...
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857,10 |
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Sexuality in World History
ISBN: 9781138241732 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines sexuality in the past, and explores how it helps explain sexuality in the present. The subject of sexuality is often a controversial one, and exploring it through a world history perspective emphasizes the extent to which societies, including our own, are still reacting to historical change through contemporary sexual behaviors, values, and debates. The study uses a clear chronological structure to focus on major patterns and changes in sexuality-both sexual culture and sexual behaviors-in the main periods of world history, covering topics including:
- The sexual... This book examines sexuality in the past, and explores how it helps explain sexuality in the present. The subject of sexuality is often a controversia...
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200,76 |
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Five Hundred Years Of Printing
ISBN: 9780486814452 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A concise and scholarly but entertaining account of the relation between printing and civilization." -- British Printer.
This highly readable survey traces the history of printing with movable type from its 15th-century beginnings in Gutenberg's workshop to the technical advances of the 20th century. Observations on type design, book production, bestsellers, censorship, and other topics explore associations between printing and education, language, and literature. S. H. Steinberg's classic study begins with the creative century, from 1450 to 1550, which witnessed the invention... "A concise and scholarly but entertaining account of the relation between printing and civilization." -- British Printer.
This highly readab... |
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62,84 |
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The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations: An Old Testament Myth, Its Origins, and Its Afterlives
ISBN: 9781575064796 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines myths concerning dragons and dragon-slaying throughout proto-Indo-European cultures, ancient Near Eastern and Mesopotamian traditions, Indian mythology, and the Bible.
Examines myths concerning dragons and dragon-slaying throughout proto-Indo-European cultures, ancient Near Eastern and Mesopotamian traditions, Indian...
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313,40 |
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The Viking Stone Age: Birth of the Ax Culture
ISBN: 9781943066209 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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88,63 |
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Sasanian Persia: Between Rome and the Steppes of Eurasia
ISBN: 9781474401012 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Sasanian Empire (3rd-7th centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. This mega-empire withstood powerful opponents in the steppe and expanded further in Late Antiquity, whilst the Roman world shrunk in size. Recent research has revealed the reasons for this success: notably population growth in some key territories, economic prosperity, and urban development, made possible through investment in agriculture and military infrastructure on a scale unparalleled in the late antique world....
The Sasanian Empire (3rd-7th centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central A...
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538,76 |
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"Über das eigentliche Arbeitsgebiet der Geschichte" : Der Briefwechsel zwischen Karl Lamprecht und Ernst Bernheim sowie zwischen Karl Lamprecht und Henri Pirenne1878-1915
ISBN: 9783412021986 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 349 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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277,11 |
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Tekturowy samolot
ISBN: 9788380494336 / Polski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Że też wszystkiego o Los Angeles muszę dowiadywać się z trzech źródeł: z amerykańskich seriali, od Chandlera i od Bukowskiego. I mam coraz mniejszą ochotę pojechać do Ameryki, zwłaszcza do Kalifornii. Na serialowe salony mnie nie wpuszczą, czasy Chandlera przeminęły i prywatny detektyw nie jest już postromantycznym samotnikiem, a detektywów od bandziorów trudno odróżnić. A Bukowski…?
Jaki z niego Amerykanin czy – niechby tylko po matce – Niemiec?! To jest zwykły Polak, który wzorem większości Polaków postanowił zrobić karierę w Ameryce. W dodatku był... Że też wszystkiego o Los Angeles muszę dowiadywać się z trzech źródeł: z amerykańskich seriali, od Chandlera i od Bukowskiego. I mam coraz mn...
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39,90 |
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Tales of Titans: From the Renaissance to the Elctro/Atomic Age, Vol. 2
ISBN: 9780998337500 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By GOLD AWARD Winning author Rich DiSilvio Tales of Titans Vol. II brings great historical figures to life with concise yet compelling essays, coupled with engaging narratives that enlighten readers to the miraculous deeds, and misdeeds, of numerous titans who have significantly shaped Western civilization. Titans featured in this volume: The Medicis, Gutenberg, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Savonarola, Leonardo & Machiavelli, Martin Luther, Queen Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, Galileo, Darwin, Marx, Stalin, Freud, Marconi, Edison, Tesla,... By GOLD AWARD Winning author Rich DiSilvio Tales of Titans Vol. II brings great historical figur... |
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46,20 |
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Mayas, El ciclo desconocido: El enigma de la pirámide de Palenque
ISBN: 9781482656435 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. El libro explora de forma elegante el mundo arqueologico maya y nos adentra en el suspenso de las profecias apocalipticas. Basado en hechos reales y en una extensa documentacion el autor recrea en la ficcion la hipotesis de las predicciones mayas como eje de cambios planetarios venideros.Dos protagonistas desgranaran los misterios profeticos mayas: el Doctor Eugene Smith, un prestigioso arqueologo y el fotografo Jacob Burke. Ambos coincidiran en un viaje desde Estados Unidos hacia Mexico con el fin de explorar el mundo maya. Juntos encontraran en Chiapas el Templo de las Inscripciones, el...
El libro explora de forma elegante el mundo arqueologico maya y nos adentra en el suspenso de las profecias apocalipticas. Basado en hechos reales y e...
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97,10 |
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Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible
ISBN: 9780691178370 / Angielski / Miękka / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review "Convincingly makes the case that finance is a change-maker of change-makers."--Financial Times In the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes and jobs, and undermines governments and banks. In Money Changes Everything, leading financial historian William Goetzmann argues the exact opposite--that the development of finance has made the growth of civilizations possible. Goetzmann explains that... " A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review "Convincingly makes the case that finance is a c... |
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93,01 |
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Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World
ISBN: 9780143129691 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of Time's 12 Books for the History Buffs on Your Holiday Gift List The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biography of the city at the center of civilizations past and present. For more than two millennia Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across the shores of Asia. The history of this city--known as Byzantium, then Constantinople, now Istanbul--is at once glorious, outsized, and astounding. Founded by the Greeks, its location blessed it as a center for trade but also made it a target of...
One of Time's 12 Books for the History Buffs on Your Holiday Gift List The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biograp...
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80,92 |
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A Frayed History: The Journey of Cotton in India
ISBN: 9780199474639 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book documents the history of cotton, its patterns of cultivation, the expanding use of hybrid varieties, and their consequences on the increasing distress of cotton growing farmers and weavers in India. It takes a look at the changing trends in how cotton has been perceived and used. A comprehensive study of cotton farming, this book explores the loss of local varieties of cotton and cotton-weaving traditions. The authors argue that cotton growing and weaving cannot be understood in isolation from the forces of rapid economic globalization, and underline the neglect faced by the...
This book documents the history of cotton, its patterns of cultivation, the expanding use of hybrid varieties, and their consequences on the increasin...
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204,75 |
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Making the Union Work: Scotland, 1651-1763
ISBN: 9781138848559 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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710,17 |
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