The Capital and the Colonies. London and the Atlantic Economy 1660-1700, Paperback - ***

Between 1660 and 1700, London established itself as the capital and commercial hub of a thriving Atlantic empire, accounting for three quarters of ...

Countering stereotypes of Restoration poetry as the topical preoccupations of elite London-based men, this book demonstrates how the period establi...

Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? And what explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Rev...

Reducere. This book shows that the first generation of Africans taken to English and Dutch colonies before 1660 were captured by pirates from these countries...

By the former editor of the London Times, a vivid, evocative, and deeply knowledgeable history of this unique world capital. London: a settlement f...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Karel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) DavidsIllustration(s): 10 bw illusNumber of pages:...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Alexander LiptonIllustration(s): 66 figures, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 134 x...

In September 1781, the captain of the British slave ship Zong ordered 133 slaves thrown overboard, enabling the ship's owners to file an insurance ...

Reducere. At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalisation is the ...

By combining millions of data points with stunning design, this geographer and designer duo investigate how flights stack over Heathrow, who lives ...

Tapping into the political power of magic and astrology for social, community, and personal transformation. In a cross-cultural approach to underst...

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Reducere. English edition.Das Kapital (Capital) is a truly revolutionary book; it was forged during the political and industrial revolutions of the nineteent...

Contributor(s): Author: Karl MarxOne of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, "Capital" is an incisive ...

Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail. 'I can think of few b...

Publisher: ABC-CLIOAuthor(s): John OhiorhenuanNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 1989Dimensions: 160 x 235 x 26Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

A major ITV drama. An intricate, gritty and believable crime novel from an ex-detective with the Met's murder squad - an explosive debut.Publisher:...

DescriptionFilms for the Colonies examines the British Government's use of film across its vast Empire from the 1920s until widespread independence...

It all started in London. More than fifty years ago, a generation of teens created something that would change the face of music forever. London, R...

Publisher: Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonAuthor(s): Sahil Jai DuttaNumber of pages: 224Collection: Goldsmiths Press / PERC PapersPublication date:...

This brilliant new guide for Londoners reveals hidden rivers, wooded lakes and Art Deco lidos, all within an hour of the capital on public transpor...

Explore sixty of London's most surprising, secret and fascinating places.Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Mark DalyIllustration(...

With previously unpublished photographs, this book documents the variety offered by the local railway scene.

An illustrated guide to the workhouses in London and the South East (Middlesex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire)

Reducere. A comprehensive survey of capitalism's colonialist roots and uncertain future Those who control the world's commanding economic heights, buttressed...

Discover the truth about the billion-dollar online economy that made the internet's best known starsPublisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): Symeon (Aut...

Concerned with rhetoric's role in shaping knowledge, culture, and society, this book shows how writers of both sexes engaged the discourse of learn...

Reducere. The West and the World engages students and provokes discussion by presenting the past through the prism of current and perennial issues. Interpret...

This revisionary account of the Oromo people and the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia transforms our perception of the country's development, rebuttin...

Reducere. Karl Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts written in the modern era. Since 1867, when the first of its three volumes was published, it...

Reducere. Karl Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts written in the modern era. Since 1867, when the first of its three volumes was published, it...

Recent years have witnessed a revival of interest in the history of the Huguenots, and new research has increased our understanding of their role i...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Sebastian MallabyNumber of pages: 496Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 243 x 46Cover type: HardbackRed...

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Reducere. In Uneven Development, a classic in its field, Neil Smith offers the first full theory of uneven geographical development, entwining theories of sp...

An audacious epilogue arms humanists with the argument that, in order to save the planet from unsustainable growth, we need to read more novels.

An explanation and analysis of Marx's }Capital{, clarifying the key arguments and exploring how these ideas transpose to the contemporary experienc...