The English and their History

Paris, 1200, Paperback - John Baldwin

174,99 RON 187,99 RON

Reducere. Paris in 1200 was a city in transition. The great cathedral of Notre Dame was halfway through its construction and walls were being built to enclos...

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Divinely Praising Upon the Pearl of Creation: Distinguished Collection of Arabic Salawats and Urdu Nasheeds with Translation, Paperback - Nurjan Mirah

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. Description"Divinely Praising Upon the Pearl of Creation" is a distinguished collection of supplications and praisings upon the Prophet Muhammad (p...

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The English and Their History, Paperback - Robert Tombs

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. Named a Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, Times Literary Supplement, The Times, Spectator, and The Economist The English first materialized ...

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Lenape Country: Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn, Paperback - Jean R. Soderlund

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. In 1631, when the Dutch tried to develop plantation agriculture in the Delaware Valley, the Lenape Indians destroyed the colony of Swanendael and k...

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A History of Belarus, Paperback - Lubov Bazan

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionRare materials on Belarus are a potential treasure trove for the English language reader. A blank spot on the map for many, Belarus is a...

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Sounds Like Teen Spirit: Stolen Melodies, Ripped-off Riffs, and the Secret History of Rock and Roll, Paperback - Tim English

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. Sounds Like Teen Spirit provides hundreds of pairings of songs that appear to have "borrowed" their melodies from earlier songs. Readers wil discov...

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The Love Letters of Great Men - The Most Comprehensive Collection Available, Hardcover - Prince Albert

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. "Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them" said Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This English Rose book is the mos...

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An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and Other Indo-European Languages, Paperback - Dr Ali Nourai

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionWords are the elements of a language that also serve as a mirror reflecting the cultural history and development of a people. Tracing wo...

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Japanese Mini Truck: An Introduction to All Things Kei Truck, Paperback - Mark Roehrig

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. The utilitarian capabilities of a Japanese mini truck are remarkable, making it one of most versatile vehicles on the planet. Small enough in statu...

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Stories of Slavery in New Jersey, Hardcover - Rick Geffken

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. Dutch and English settlers brought the first enslaved people to New Jersey in the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolutionary War, slaver...

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The Torah, Hardcover - Rodney Mariner

171,99 RON 234,99 RON

Reducere. A classic early 20th century translation by the Jewish Publication Society is graced by reproductions of ancient frescoes, medieval illuminated man...

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The Exiles: Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London, Hardcover - Daria Santini

171,99 RON

DescriptionLondon, 1934. Austrian actress Elisabeth Bergner dominated the British theatre scene, poet and director Berthold Viertel shot two succes...

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Latin American Philosophy for the 21st Century: The Human Condition, Values, and the Search for Identity, Paperback - Jorge J. E. Gracia

171,99 RON 184,99 RON

Reducere. This excellent collection is the most complete anthology of Latin American philosophers in English available today. Leading philosophers from sever...

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Not Like a Native Speaker: On Languaging as a Postcolonial Experience, Paperback - Rey Chow

170,99 RON

Although the era of European colonialism has long passed, misgivings about the inequality of the encounters between European and non-European langu...

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Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army, Paperback - Meirion Harries

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the r...

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Loac Essentials Volume 14: Barney Google, 1928, Hardcover - Billy Debeck

170,99 RON

Laugh at some of the most famous sequences of the biggest and funniest cartoon stars of comics history, reprinted here for the first time. This boo...

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Immigrant England, 1300-1550, Paperback - Jonathan Mackman

170,99 RON

Immigrant England tells the story of thousands of people who migrated to later medieval England. The book draws on uniquely rich evidence about the...

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Pewabic Pottery: A History Handcrafted in Detroit, Hardcover - Cara Catallo

169,99 RON 181,99 RON

Reducere. At the height of America's Arts and Crafts movement, Detroit neighbors Horace J. Caulkins and Mary Chase Perry pooled their talents together to fou...

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Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia: A Tenth-Century Traveler from Baghad to the Volga River, Paperback - Ahmad Ibn Fadlan

169,99 RON 181,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ahmad Ibn FadlanThis is the first English translation of the famous Risala, letters by the tenth-century traveler Ibn Fadla...

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Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone, Paperback - Anatoly Liberman

168,99 RON 180,99 RON

Reducere. Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the sci...

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Choctaw Genesis: 1500-1700, Paperback - Patricia Kay Galloway

168,99 RON 180,99 RON

Reducere. Starting with the basic archaeological evidence and the written records of early Spanish and English visitors, Patricia Galloway traces the likely ...

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Countdown to D-Day: The German Perspective, Hardcover - Peter Margaritis

167,99 RON

DescriptionIn December 1943 with the rising realization that the Allies are planning to invade Fortress Europe, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is assig...

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Laboring Women: Reproduction and Gender in New World Slavery, Paperback - Jennifer L. Morgan

167,99 RON

When black women were brought from Africa to the New World as slave laborers, their value was determined by their ability to work as well as their ...

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Revolt in the Desert, Paperback - T. E. Lawrence

167,99 RON 179,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionAn epic account of the Great War in the Middle East T. E. Lawrence-Lawrence of Arabia-needs no introduction. His renowned work about his...

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Anglo-Native Virginia: Trade, Conversion, and Indian Slavery in the Old Dominion, 1646-1722, Paperback - Kristalyn Marie Shefveland

167,99 RON

The 1646 Treaty of Peace with Necotowance in Virginia fundamentally changed relationships between Native Americans and the English settlers of Virg...

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Tainos and Caribs: The Aboriginal Cultures of the Antilles, Paperback - Sebastian Robiou Lamarche

167,99 RON 179,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis book was published originally in Spanish under the title Ta nos y caribes, las culturas abor genes antillanas. Since its publicatio...

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The Vulgar Tongue: Green's History of Slang, Hardcover - Jonathon Green

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. Once the language of thieves and beggars, slang is an ever present part of today's culture for people across the strata. It allows us to connect to...

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Prairie County, Hardcover - Bill Sayger

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. Prairie County was aptly named when it was organized in 1846, as a large portion of its southern end was covered with prairie grass at the time. In...

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Lafourche Parish, Hardcover - Clifton P. Theriot

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. Lafourche is a parish rich in history and culture known for its close-knit, family-centered communities. The towns and communities of Lafourche wer...

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Selected Prose 1909-1956, Paperback - Ezra Pound

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. In making this selection, writes William Cookson in his introduction to this paperback edition of early and out-of-print writings, my aim has been ...

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Morristown, Hardcover - Joan M. Williams

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. For many Americans, Morristown evokes pictures of ragged troops huddled in log huts, shivering in the bitter cold of winter--but there is more to t...

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North Shore of O'Ahu, Hardcover - Joseph Kennedy

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. The North Shore of O'ahu has been recognized as a special place for as long as people have been on the island. Once the site of the largest heiau, ...

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Jean M'Barai The Trepang Fisherman, Paperback - Georges Baudoux

166,99 RON

Between 1860 and 1910, over 60, 000 Pacific South sea islanders were lured from their villages: tricked, transported, forced to work in the harsh q...

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Partisan Diary: A Woman's Life in the Italian Resistance, Hardcover - Ada Gobetti

166,99 RON

Ada Gobetti's Partisan Diary is both diary and memoir. From the German entry into Turin on 10 September 1943 to the liberation of the city on 28 Ap...

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Germanna Road: Three Hundred Year History of Lower Orange County, Virginia, with Particular Attention to the Alexandria Tract and Lak - Peter G. Raine

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. This is a history of the land and the landowners along Germanna Road and connecting roads, from the Rapidan River to Wilderness Run. The chapters t...

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Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Drama, 2nd Edition, Paperback - Peter Saccio

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionFar more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval hist...

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Patria: Puerto Rican Revolutionary Exiles in Late Nineteenth Century New York, Paperback - Edgardo Melendez

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Patria: Puerto Rican Revolutionaries in Nineteenth Century New York examines the activities and ideals of Puerto Rican revolutionary exiles in New ...

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Confederate South Carolina: True Stories of Civilians, Soldiers and the War, Hardcover - Karen Stokes

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. The Civil War never left South Carolina, from its beginning at Fort Sumter in 1861 through the destructive, harrowing days of Sherman s march throu...

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Tudor History: A Captivating Guide to the Tudors, the Wars of the Roses, the Six Wives of Henry VIII and the Life of Elizabeth I, Hardcover - Captivat

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Tudors, then keep reading...Four captivating manuscripts in one book: The Tudors: A Captivat...

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Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words, Paperback - Jeremy Mynott

164,99 RON

Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people in town and co...

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History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family: Particularly Descendants in America, Paperback - Alpheus Harlan

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. ALPHEUS HARLAN'S CLASSIC TOME "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family in America" is not only a must-have keepsake for everybody with the last ...

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Roberto Burle Marx Lectures: Landscape as Art and Urbanism, Paperback - Gareth Doherty

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. Essential lectures on the art of landscaping from Roberto Burle Marx, described by the New York Times as "the designer most responsible for our uto...

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The History of Playing Cards: Anecdotes for Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune Telling & Card Sharping, Paperback - Ed S. Taylor

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. The History of Playing Cards offers a comprehensive look at the history and usage of cards, tracing their movements through India, China, the Middl...

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History of Scotland: A Captivating Guide to Scottish History, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace, Hardcover - Captivating History

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Scotland, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace, then keep reading...Three capti...

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On the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Paperback - Ryan Grant

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. St. Robert Bellarmine was one of the best known of the Counter-Reformation theologians by both friend and foe. His apologetic writings were the mos...

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White Men's Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism, Hardcover - Peter Irons

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. A searing--and sobering--account of the legal and extra-legal means by which systemic white racism has kept Black Americans 'in their place' from s...

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Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age, Paperback - Tim Clarkson

159,99 RON

Analyses the political relationships between the Clyde Britons and their Anglo-Saxon neighbours; explains how the kingdom of Strathclyde, or Cumbri...

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Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop, Hardcover - Karl Whitney

159,99 RON

DescriptionAfter discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, K...

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The Winning of the West, Vol. III (in four volumes): The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 - Theodore Roosevelt

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. "During the past three centuries the spread of the English-speaking peoples over the world's waste spaces has been not only the most striking featu...

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Outlaw for Life!: Secrets of the Notorious Waterloo Outlaws MC, Paperback - Johnny Powers

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

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Two Centuries of Silence, Paperback - Avid Kamgar

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. How Farsi language broke its two centuries of silence. This book is the translation of Do Gharn Sokoot, into English by an Iranian scientist and sc...

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English History: A Captivating Guide to the History of England and the Victorian Era, Hardcover - Captivating History

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

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History & Genealogy of the Harlan Family in America (Vol 2): Volume 2 - Senator James Harlan to 20th Century, Paperback - T. L. Harlan

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionALPHEUS HARLAN'S CLASSIC TOME "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family in America" is not only a must-have keepsake for everybody wit...

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In the Somerset Hills: The Landed Gentry, Hardcover - William a. Schleicher

158,99 RON

After the Civil War, a class of industrialists and financiers amassed great fortunes while building the infrastructure of an expanding nation. Much...

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Buf: Oswald Mosley and British Fascism, Paperback - James Drennan

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. Oswald Mosley was an English aristocrat who made his mark on British politics as the founder and leader of the British Union of Fascists. A man of ...

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Belair Stud: The Cradle of Maryland Horse Racing, Hardcover - Kimberly Gatto

158,99 RON

From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Althoug...

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Lives of the Great Gardeners, Hardcover - Stephen Anderton

157,99 RON

Throughout history, great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers...

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Cliffsnotes Cset Multiple Subjects 4th Edition, Paperback - Btps Testing

157,99 RON

Test prep for California's CSET Multiple Subjects test, now aligned to Common Core Common Core meets California's CSET Multiple Subjects exam in th...

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The Tao of Craft: Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition, Paperback - Benebell Wen

157,99 RON

For the first time in English, Benebell Wen reveals the rich history and theoretical principles underlying the ancient practice of crafting Fu tali...

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Archipelago: An Atlas of Imagined Islands, Hardcover - Huw Lewis-Jones

157,99 RON

DescriptionWhat is it about islands that is so alluring, and why do so many people find these self-contained worlds irresistible? Utopia and Atlant...

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Heroes of Coastal Command: The Raf's Maritime War 1939 - 1945, Hardcover - Andrew D. Bird

157,99 RON

DescriptionThirty was the number of minutes it took for one Coastal Command crew to sink two U-boats. This remarkable achievement was carried out b...

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Defenders of the Norman Crown: Rise and Fall of the Warenne Earls of Surrey, Hardcover - Sharon Bennett Connolly

157,99 RON

In the reign of Edward I, when asked Quo Warranto - by what warrant he held his lands - John de Warenne, the 6th earl of Surrey, is said to have dr...

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German Prisoners of the Great War: Life in a Yorkshire Camp, Hardcover - Anne Buckley

157,99 RON

In Munich in 1920, just after the end of the First World War, German officers who had been prisoners of war in England published a book they had wr...

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The Viking Great Army and the Making of England, Hardcover - Dawn Hadley

157,99 RON

When the Viking Great Army swept through England between 865 and 878 CE, the course of English history was forever changed. The people of the Briti...

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Crusaders and Revolutionaries: de Montfort, Hardcover - Darren Baker

157,99 RON

One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prom...

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The Ghost of Galileo: In a Forgotten Painting from the English Civil War, Hardcover - J. L. Heilbron

157,99 RON

In 1643/4 the once-famous Francis Cleyn painted the unhappy young heir of Corfe Castle, John Bankes, and his tutor, Dr Maurice Williams. The painte...

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Andre Bazin's New Media, Paperback - Andre Bazin

155,99 RON

DescriptionAndr Bazin's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests r...

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Philology: The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities, Paperback - James Turner

155,99 RON

Many today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only ...

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The Montaukett Indians of Eastern Long Island, Paperback - John A. Strong

155,99 RON 166,99 RON

Reducere. Although the Montaukett were among the first tribes to establish relations with the English in the seventeenth century, very little has been writte...

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The Nostalgic Imagination: History in English Criticism, Paperback - Stefan Collini

155,99 RON

This unusual book explores the historical assumptions at work in the style of literary criticism that came to dominate English studies in the twent...

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