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• Rok vydání 2022

\nA concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to…

An imaginative retelling of London's history, framed through the experiences of Indigenous travelers who came to the city…

\nA new look which fundamentally overturns our understanding of this famously \"out of touch\" queen\n…

\nA fascinating study of the root motivations behind the political activities and philosophies of Putin\'s government in…

\nA prominent scholar explores King Arthur\'s historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character…

A well-rounded, well-informed critique of the Pacific island nation of Japan, its society, economy, demography, and politics…

Produkt Heroic Failure and the British - Barczewski , Stephanie zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Yale University…

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A comprehensive bilingual representation of French poetic achievement in the twentieth century, from the turn-of-the-century…

An analysis of the social changes and political debates that shaped 19th-century American high schools. It reveals what…

An innovative anthology that offers a global perspective on how people think about predicting the future of life on Earth…

When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken?…

This rewritten and updated edition takes account of recent Kantian literature. It includes a new discussion of the 'Third…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nMore than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely…

• Rok vydání 2019

A timely exploration of the allusive, sculptural fiber work of an important contemporary South African artist…

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• Rok vydání 2024

A new approach to the challenges surrounding artificial intelligence that argues for assessing AI actions as if they came…

\nA fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies—from ciphers to…

A discussion of the many-faceted relationship between aesthetic theory and architecture. It analyzes the relationship…

An examination of Irish Gothic art from the years 1169 to 1550. It looks at what survives of Gothic art in Ireland and…

Takes readers inside Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie's private collection of contemporary British art, an intended gift to the…

The authors of this text critically review the psychoanalytic literature on human development and provide an original…

This survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and…

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For more than a thousand years, Greeks in all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods.…

Were Jonah's experiences true to the history of ancient Israel? Were they meant to be read comically, philosophically,…

What did Napoleon Bonaparte mean to the British people? This engaging book reconstructs the role that the French leader…

\nA major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical…

\nThe first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster\n…

• Rok vydání 2025

A multifaceted response to issues concerning personal privacy and government power by writers, artists, and others…

Explores the status and authority of law and the nature of political allegiance through close readings of three classic…

A reading of the letters between Mozart and his father, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the…

Produkt Cost of Accidents - Calabresi, Guido zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Yale University Press.…

Igor Stravinsky was a towering composer of the twentieth century and closely linked to dance. His early commissions for…

How the son of an innkeeper with a flair for making money became the richest commoner in nineteenth-century England, and…

A work of literary theory which explores the wilderness of positions that grew out of the collision between Anglo-American…

Written by the author who is internationally regarded as a dean of New Testament scholars.…