In this worthy addition to the Elite series, Ian Heath transports us to the time of the Vikings examining their epic…

A unique, valuable collection of the most important historical essays on comedy, from antiquity to the presetn, divided into…

Fully illustrated, this book investigates the articulated plate armour worn by Roman legionaries. First named by Renaissance…

The A-Z of the International Art Market provides a comprehensive and straight-forward guide to terms commonly used in the…

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The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans.…

Seventeen hundred years ago, the emperor Constantine marched on Rome to free Italy from the tyrant Maxentius and reunify the…

In 1778 Great Britain set in motion a series of events which led to the second British southern invasion of the American…

Osprey's overview of the First Battle of Ypres of World War I (1914-1918). In the autumn of 1914 the original British…

The first day of the battle of the Somme is still on record as the largest number of deaths in any one day in any war. This…

On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combined attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA)…

Multimodal Discourse outlines a new theory of communication for the age of interactive media. Gunther Kress and Theo Van…

A comprehensive analysis of Second World War dress practice and appearance, this study places dress at the forefront of a…

Kniha 9781472596369 Critical Semiotics GENOSKO GARY…

Kniha 9781859739952 Beads and Bead Makers Lidia D Sciama…

Kniha 9781838606718 Maurice Thorez John Bulaitis…

Kniha 9781859733400 Women Who Become Men Antonia Young…

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Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need…

During the middle decade of the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of Americas…

Written by a leading mental skills coach and a contributing editor to Runner's World, this is a practical guide to building…

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A 25th anniversary edition of the number one, multi-million copy international bestseller that taught us how emotional…

A writer will change and grow many times in their writing life. This Journal Workbook aims to champion this journey. It…

More troubled and troubling than "King Henry IV Part 1," the play continues the story of King Henry's decline and Hal's…

Drawing on extensive primary source documentation, this lively study of US air assault operations and North Vietnamese…

This is a crucial new study on one of the seminal events in military history dispelling many of the myths surrounding…

Much of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in…

An illuminating biography of one of the most famous--and most famously unfinished--buildings in the world, the Sagrada…

Known by its pilots as the "last of the gunfighters" due to its four 20mm Colt cannons, the F-8 Crusader enjoyed much…

This volume is the first of its type to be devoted exclusively to the Zerstorer day fighter aces, spanning the war years…

In 1811, the French again took the offensive in the peninsula. Soult moved to Badajoz and Massena advanced to relieve…

Despite myth, the Japanese carrier force was not destroyed at Midway but survived to still prove a threat in the Pacific…

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Offers an account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Poltava in 1709, at which Peter the Great's newly…

States Versus Markets shows that globalization is not a novel phenomenon but a recurrent process whereby markets have, since…

Kniha 9781856495288 Traffic in Women Siriporn Skrobanek,etc.,Nattaya Boonpakdi,Chutima Janthakeero…

Kniha 9781350056176 Emergence of a National Market in Spain, 1650-1800 Guillermo Sarrion…

Kniha 9780567685285 Reading Revelation as Pastiche Michelle Fletcher…

Kniha 9780826471673 Language: Key Concepts in Philosophy Jose Medina…

Kniha 9781350126756 Bloomsbury Handbook of Electronic Literature Joseph Tabbi…

Furedi, a high profile thinker, sets out a controversial and powerful vision of a new politics of morality beyond the stale…

A. S. Neill was probably the most famous school teacher of the twentieth century. His school, Summerhill, founded in 1921,…

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THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN,…

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Over half a century after the defeat of the Third Reich the complexities of Nazi ideology are still being unravelled. This…

Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines--the major political factions in the city…

Featuring full-color artwork and drawing upon an array of sources, this is the story of the clash between Athenian and…

This is an expert assessment of the realities of close-quarter infantry combat between German and Polish troops during the…

Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern…

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A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of mathsSunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the…

There are dramatic differences in health between countries and within countries. But this is not a simple matter of rich and…