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‘A richly entertaining history of the ways in which, for 3,000 years, the church has tied itself in knots over sex (and love…

Celebrates Wales and things Welsh. This study it reflects the bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and…

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Dawn of Everything, A New History of Humanity od výrobce Penguin Books Ltd.…

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A journalist pulls a random day in history from a hat to see if he can make a worthwhile story from what happened, and the…

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Brendan Simms's formidable, game-changing history of Europe In this marvelously ambitious and exciting book, Brendan Simms…

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One of the world's most celebrated historians and journalists uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic…

Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes…

Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman - defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's…

'History writing at its compulsive best' A. N. Wilson This is a history of the ideas that shaped not only London, but…

• Rok vydání 2009

With long hair in the wind, beards and bandanas flapping, earrings, chain whips and Harleys flashing chrome, the Hell's…

Shanghai in the wake of the First World War was one of the world's most dynamic, brutal and exciting cities. Threatened from…

Brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered, introvert continent after the…

With eloquent simplicity, one of the world\'s last Native American Medicine Men demonstrates how traditional tribal wisdom…

\nIt was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central…

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''A history that somehow manages to be at once succinct and sweeping: essential reading for anyone interested in this most…

"Splendid...the definitive history of the hedge fund, a compelling narrative full of larger-than-life characters and…

From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the…

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No period in British history retains more resonance and mystery than the sixteenth century. Here, the author sees the key to…

Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century. This…

This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the…

Traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its…

• Rok vydání 2001

In The Metamorphoses, Ovid draws on Greek mythology, Latin folklore, and tales from Babylon and the East to create a series…

Presents general reader's history of the ancient mediterranean that combines a grasp of the scholarship of the day with a…

A guide to the surnames that offers an insight into the place of origin, the occupations - and even the personality traits -…

The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. This book provides an insight into…

There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. This account brings the reader…

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The Death of Yugoslavia is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia,…

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Presents an introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia and its civilizations, incorporating archaeological and…

In an epic series of battles, the mighty empires of Carthage and Rome vied for supremacy of Mediterranean - before the…

Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel. This is a…

• Rok vydání 2004

One of the world's foremost historians presents a fresh look at the greatest war of ancient Greece and a pivotal moment in…

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Penguin: The pacy, sensitive and formidably argued history of the causes of the First World War, from acclaimed historian…

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The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us…

For decades, the British and Irish had 'got used to' a situation without parallel in Europe: a cold, ferocious, persistent…

Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth…

Renowned historian, and author of "A Short History of Byzantium", John Julius Norwich's classic history of Venice "A History…

A six-volume history of the Second World War.…

A remarkable micro-history from the author of The Sleepwalkers and Revolutionary SpringNow part of the Russian Baltic…

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Stalin, like Hitler and other tyrants, won and held power because he had collaborators - hangmen. Drawing on newly released…