• Čeština

This edition offers a new translation of a selection of the Buddha's most important sayings reflecting the full variety of…

• Rok vydání 2025

Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War combines brilliant narrative and penetrating analysis; his writing has had more…

\nThe story of the \'long Renaissance\' for a new generation-from Giotto and Dante in thirteenth-century Italy, to the…

'I sing of knights and ladies, of love and arms, of courtly chivalry, of courageous deeds.' So begins Ariosto's Orlando…

This groundbreaking investigation into the lives of London's underclass was undertaken by Henry Mayhew in the 1850s. His…

• Rok vydání 2016

• Rok vydání 2022

\nAdamson and Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world\'s richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of…

A team of some of the world\'s most distinguished First World War historians chart the causes, course, and profound…

\nAnne Curry tells the story of Agincourt, one of the most iconic battles in English history - how it was fought, how it has…

\nThe Oxford History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the…

\nThe story of Thermopylae, the famous last stand of the Greco-Persian Wars: how it was fought, how it has been remembered,…

\nThe story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each…

• Počet stran 576
• Rok vydání 1993
• Angličtina

Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English,…

\nAn edited volume mapping the history of the book, from the Ancient World through to the rapidly changing world of the book…

Democracy and Nazism: Germany Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With…

The Cold War 1945-1991 Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With step-by-step…

The Tudors: England Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With step-by-step exam…

Tsarist and Communist Russia Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With…

A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st…

• Počet stran 480
• Rok vydání 2023

World War Two re-assessed for a new generation, from the 1930s through to the beginnings of the Cold War. A stimulating and…

An updated new edition of Michael Howard's classic history of war in European history, from medieval times to the 21st…

Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient…

What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most…

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the stone age to the Roman…

Famous throughout history for their doomed stand at Thermopylae, and immortalised by contemporary Athenian writers who…

For any student studying the question of what civilisation actually is this is valuable reading. John Bulwer, Euroclassica…

• Rok vydání 2025

\nThe Natural History of Selborne (1789) is written as a series of letters, which describe with wit and precision the flora…

• Počet stran 192
• Rok vydání 2018

Allen C. Guelzo's Reconstruction: A Concise History is a gracefully-written interpretation of Reconstruction as a spirited…

The Making of Modern Britain Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With…

Revolution and Dictatorship Russia 1917-53 Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series.…

The story of the highly controversial First World War campaign that nearly destroyed Churchill\'s reputation for good and of…

This authoritative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek…

• Rok vydání 2021

A Supernatural War reveals the surprising stories of extraordinary people in a world caught up with the promise of occult…

\nThe Oxford History of the Reformation is the story of one of the truly epochal events in world history, and how it helped…

\nA thought-provoking assessment and documentation of one of the most terrible periods in history - the rise and fall of the…

This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nA unique new account of New Labour in power-drawing on a mass of previously unpublished contributions from most of the…

Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for…

A journey through the life and thought of George Orwell, from public school satirist and imperial policeman to Animal Farm…

Samurai: A Concise History provides a dynamic look at the life and times of the samurai. Although this warrior class…

\nThe Oxford History of Science offers readers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nThe Human Factor tells the dramatic story about the part played by political leaders - particularly the three very…

The Third Macedonian War ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's…

The Mabinogion is one of the great epics of medieval literature. Weaving together Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance,…

\nA fascinating, accessible, and up-to-date history of the Ancient Greeks. Covering the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic…

The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains,…