Sinaia, land of the Elites. Architecture and history

Sinaia, land of the Elites. Architecture and history + Carnetel de notite cu magnet - Dan ManeaThe book surprises by the novel perspective an archi...

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A passionate account of how the gulf between France's metropolitan elites and its working classes are tearing the country apart Christophe Guilluy,...

Mexico: The land of Charm is a beautiful and fascinating visual tour of the popular universe of Mexican Vintage Prints, from the Mexican Revolution...

Aeron Davis looks at the growing crisis of leadership in Britain today. He argues that increasingly self-interested elites are not only damaging so...

As the Nazis staged their takeover in 1933, instances of antisemitic violence began to soar. Hermann Beck examines the types of antisemitic violenc...

Reducere. Written from an Indian perspective, this text provides a history of the Lumbee Indians of southwestern North Carolina. Sections cover: the colonial...

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 ...

Jesse James and other infamous outlaws were part of a larger organization, centuries old, that has affected U.S. history from the small, rural stre...

Reducere. Founded in 1834 by a small group of Quakers protesting human slavery in the South, Westfield and Washington Township served as an important home st...

DescriptionThe Short Story of Architecture is a new and innovative guide to the subject of architecture that explores 50 key buildings, from the Gr...

Reducere. Taken mainly from Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. 60 halftones from photographs; 98 drawings, maps, and sketches.

This book, "Lays from the land of the Gael", by Anna Louisa Hildebrand, is a replication. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so th...

Reducere. DescriptionA compelling survey of Texas houses that draw both on the heritage of pioneer ranches and on the twentieth-century design principles of ...

Reducere. Merriam Press Military History. Lika is a region of Croatia known for its soldiers and poverty. This history of Lika has been divided into four epo...

Founded in 1834 by a small group of Quakers protesting human slavery in the South, Westfield and Washington Township served as an important home st...

"The American people sees itself advance across the wilderness, draining swamps, straightening rivers, peopling the solitude, and subduing nature, ...

Reducere. A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America's leading intellectuals, Land of Promise recounts the epic story o...

Reducere. The Lie of 1652 debunks the 'empty-land' myth and claims of a 'Bantu invasion', while outlining 220 years of war and resistance. It recounts the hi...

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 ...

The idea that politicians lie more than they used to is tested against recent and earlier history in this look back over the fibs and foibles of th...

Reducere. The Lay of the Land features fifteen nature sketches written from Sharp's personal observations of the land and its inhabitants over a number of ye...

The Lay of the Land features fifteen nature sketches written from Sharp's personal observations of the land and its inhabitants over a number of ye...

DescriptionThe Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book ...

DescriptionCombining a fascinating, thought-provoking and - above all - readable text with over 800 photographs, plans, and sections, this exciting...

Contributor(s): Author: Joel BrinkleyA generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of P...

Leading scholars combine theory and case studies to reveal how elite corporations are increasingly influencing how public education provision and s...

Reducere. In America the El Camino Real was an important road that began in Mexico City, where the king's representative would be, and ended at the north end...

Reducere. In 1966, North Carolina tourism moguls Grover, Harry, and Spencer Robbins began exploring ways to utilize their new ski facilities atop Beech Mount...

Reducere. The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge--a ...

Reducere. DescriptionNow with a new design and updated content, including three brand-new chapters plus a new preface and a postscript from the author. An an...

Examines the ways that accountability offers an effective interpretive lens to the social, cultural, and institutional struggles of both the elites...

For the first time in British history, both major political parties are controlled by what are inverted elites: well-born, privately educated men (...

Reducere. DescriptionGrowing up 'European' in 1930s and '40s South Africa, Joan leads a privileged life ... though marred by family tragedy. After she escape...

Reducere. Apprentice healer Lassair isn't too alarmed when a travelling peddler relates a grisly tale of a red-bearded giant breaking into a woman's home and...

Reducere. Henry Matthews brings to life the ancient cities of Sicily. He illuminates the history of the island from the Greek migrations in the 8th century B...

Reducere. This investigative feat tells the shocking, heartbreaking story of uranium mining on the Navajo reservation and its terrible legacy of sickness and...

Reducere. DescriptionEverything you want to know about the history of architecture is included in this comprehensive guided tour. Author Carol Strickland bri...

Reducere. Indigenous peoples cancelled by a burgeoning empire. Devastating earthquakes level ancient monuments. Marauding invaders loot and pillage art treas...

A history of food in Australia spanning 65, 000 years.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Paul van ReykIllustration(s): 110 illustrations, 80 in co...

Reducere. Much of the focus on the Dakota people in Minnesota rests on the tragic events of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War and the resulting exile that sent the ma...

DescriptionIn this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to...

Reducere. A contemplation of nature and the animals of the woodlands, The Lay of the Land encapsulates and effuses the poetic beauty of the forests, woods an...

A comprehenisive introduction to architecture and architectural history. This new addition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William CrononForeword by: John DemosAfterword by: William CrononThe book that launched environmental history now updated. ...

Reducere. Incorporated in 1886 by midwestern settlers known as the Indiana Colony, the City of Pasadena has grown into a world-famous tourist destination rec...

Reducere. Crossroads of the continent, Land of Lincoln, hub of commerce--or, as Charles Dickens viewed it, a landscape "oppressive in its barren monotony"--I...