This work provides an exploration of the history of South Africa, from the earliest known human habitation of the region to…

• Rok vydání 2022

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

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• Rok vydání 2025

An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and…

• Rok vydání 2025

The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised Selected by Foreign Affairs as one of…

\nA new portrait of Betty Friedan, the author and activist acclaimed as the mother of second-wave feminism\n…

• Rok vydání 2020

This first complete account of the Lakota Indians traces their rich and often surprising history from the early sixteenth to…

• Rok vydání 2015

The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining…

\nThe surprising story of Iran\'s transformation from America\'s ally in the Middle East into one of its staunchest…

A uniquely personal yet deeply informed exploration of the hidden history of class in American life…

• Rok vydání 2024

The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III’s rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the…

\nA lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by…

• Rok vydání 2018

A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion This…

• Rok vydání 2023

A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor England Kniha 9780300273328 Tudor…

• Rok vydání 2025

A vivid new history of how medieval people around the world perceived the moon When they gazed at the moon, medieval people…

\nA feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy\n…

A biography of the influential jazz pianist, Bill Evans. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life,…

\nAn investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we live\n…

Offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War II, challenging the common belief that the…

Encompassing the period from Rome\'s founding in the eighth century BC through Justinian\'s rule in the sixth century AD,…

The untold story of the crises and compromises that united a continent…

\nThe gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the…

\nA new edition of a seminal work-one that explores crucial changes within Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth…

• Rok vydání 2022

The first comprehensive history of the 1921 Cairo Conference which reveals its enduring impact on the modern Middle East…

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• Rok vydání 2009

Presents the history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book presents an account of the military…

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

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• Rok vydání 2022
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A lively new biography of Tutankhamun―published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern discovery The…

A major new biography of Edith Tudor Hart, the photographer and Soviet agent who recruited Kim Philby Edith Tudor Hart has…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nThe first in a ground-breaking two-volume history of Henry III\'s rule, from when he first assumed the crown to the moment…

This new edition of Frank Ledwidge's eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes…

An enthralling account of the entwined histories of Britain, Spain, and their empires in the Americas…

Written by a mamber of the French resistance who became an important literary figure in postwar France, this moving memoir…

\nA provocative manifesto, arguing for a new understanding of the Jews\' peoplehood\n…

From an acclaimed archaeological writer, a worldwide history of huntingHunting is one of humanity’s most ancient and…

A study of King James II and his reign, drawing on a wide array of primary sources from France, Italy and Ireland, as well…

• Rok vydání 2024

Groundbreaking research that utilizes archaeological discoveries and ancient texts to revolutionize our understanding of the…

• Rok vydání 2015

The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the…

• Rok vydání 1989

Originally published as Le Gout de l'archive. Editions du Seuil, 1989. Collection La Librairie du XXIe siecle sous la…

\nA spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American…

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• Rok vydání 2023
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A fascinating journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s…

• Rok vydání 2019

A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the…

Offers a comprehensive history of ancient Greece. This title brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the…

• Rok vydání 2018

WINNER OF THE 2018 WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Centuries on, what the Reformation was and what it accomplished remain deeply…

A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present Iran's revolution in 1979 shook the world. The…

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• Rok vydání 2023

A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks Grimoires, textbooks of magic…

How Africa’s most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic "Peterson, an expert…