Cycling and the British. A Modern History, Paperback - ***

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr. Neil (De Montfort University, UK) CarterNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 15...

What is the kimono? Everyday garment? Art object? Symbol of Japan? As this book shows, the kimono has served all of these roles, its meaning changi...

DescriptionA masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventiona...

DescriptionIn the early 20th century, Argentina possessed one of the world's most prosperous economies, yet since then Argentina has suffered a ser...

This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization o...

Contributor(s): Author: Michael M. GunterThe Kurds are America's most reliable allies in the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, in a region whos...

Reducere. In this sweeping history, Alexander Kitroeff shows how the Greek Orthodox Church in America has functioned as much more than a religious institutio...

Reducere. What role does Qatar play in the Middle East, and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the ruling Al-Thani family shaped Qatar fr...

A history and consideration of the way of life on Ireland's offshore islands, shattering cheerful illusions of life at the edge of Europe, past and...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Provides an analysis of British rivers, exploring the physical formation of rivers; the characteristics of environments; analysis of the social, ec...

Bringing together the world's leading scholars on the subject, Military Education and the British Empire explores distinct national narratives with...

The world of five famous paintings by the likes of Constable and Turner come to life when Katie jumps through the frame and into the picture! A bea...

A richly illustrated catalogue accompanying a major British Museum exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Sport and the Military: The British Armed Forces 1880–1960 - Tony Mason, Eliza Riedi

The new edition of this best-selling text includes a new section on the final years of the Labour government after Blair's resignation and a new ch...

How did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockw...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A week on a beach, a day at a spa, a hike in the hills -- tourism is taken for granted today, but over the past 500 years, it has played a signific...

Curating empire explores the diverse roles played by museums and their curators in moulding and representing the British imperial experience. This ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Michael (Independent Scholar, UK) DillonIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: 512Publication ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Michael (Independent Scholar, UK) DillonIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: 512Publication ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Randi GreenModern history completes and updates the previous four books, giving the remaining pieces of the puzzle to grasp...

A history of the modern concept of water that traces how a scientific abstraction has helped to produce a global crisis.Publisher: University of Br...

DescriptionHow do Caribbean writers see the British countryside? Do they feel included, ignored, marginalised? In Topographies of Caribbean Writing...

Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew t...

The story of how humiliation has been used as a means of coercion and control in the modern age - from the shaving of the heads of alleged women co...

Daniel Whittingham presents the first comprehensive study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwe...

How the suppression of the slave trade and the "disposal" of liberated Africans shaped the emergence of modern humanitarianismPublisher: Yale Unive...