The Oxford History of Life-Writing. Volume 7: Postwar to Contemporary, 1945-2020, Hardback - ***

This volume is devoted to life-writing in English from 1945 to the present day, a period in which life-writing became an increasingly popular and a...

The Oxford History of the Reformation is the story of one of the truly epochal events in world history, and how it helped create the world we live ...

Attending closely to the politics of form, the sixteen essays range across 'literary', 'middlebrow' and 'popular' genres, including espionage thril...

This is the most authoritative account of life in Medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full cove...

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the r...

DescriptionSince its first publication to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, this Oxford History has established itself as the ...

Abstraction in Post-War British Literature explores the ways in which writers and thinkers responded to non-representational art in the decades fol...

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership,...

Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to under...

Reducere. A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century. The Oxford Hist...

Reducere. Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Richard (Professor of musicology, Professor of musicology, University of California, Berkeley) Tar...

Volume five of this monumental series commences with coverage of the final fierce air-sea battles over the Aegean which preceded the advance northw...

The Oxford History of Western Music, College Edition, Second Edition, immerses students in the engaging story of the Western musical tradition. By ...

Reducere. In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and histo...

Reducere. The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented international study of the identity and historical influence of one of the world...

DescriptionAs the seat of Hitler's government, Berlin was the most frequently targeted city in Germany for Allied bombing campaigns during World Wa...

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupNumber of pages: 732Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 222 x 168 x 60Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lec...

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupNumber of pages: 732Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x 222 x 69Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lec...

Publisher: Arkose PressIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 658Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 164 x 241 x 44Cover typ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Mike AmezcuaIllustration(s): 32 halftonesNumber of pages: 320Collection: Historical Studies of...

Featuring black and white photographs and posters from post-war Germany - some beautiful, some revelatory, some shocking - Aftermath evokes an imme...

Writing a War of Words is the first investigation of a valuable archive of war-time notebooks documenting changes to the English language on the Ho...

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 ...

Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published i...

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust considers the gendered dimension of the phenomenon of writing as a means of speaking to or for others and for...

With the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era, Kenneth J. Ruoff has expanded upon and updated The People's Emperor, his study o...

Reducere. This is the hardback version. Goddess... Legend... Icon... You thought you knew her...but never before like this. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) surviv...

This book examines the ideas and practices underpinning state removal of children. Early twentieth century Spanish juvenile courts were involved in...

This study explores Beckett's representation of physical pain in his theatre plays in the long aftermath of World War II, emphasising how the issue...

In this illuminating study, Steven E. Nash chronicles the history of Reconstruction as it unfolded in the mountains of western North Carolina. Nash...

Reducere. This is the HARDBACK version. Goddess... Legend... Icon... You thought you knew her... but never like this. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) survived a c...

The 250th anniversary of the founding of Rutgers University is a perfect moment for the Rutgers community to reconcile its past, and acknowledge it...

Using a rich array of oral histories and archival sources, Tomboys and Bachelor Girls provides the first detailed academic study of lesbian identit...

DescriptionThe fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its sur...

Reducere. Drawing on never before used archival materials, Replacing the Dead exposes the history of Soviet and Russian abortion policy. It is not unusual fo...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Sam LebovicNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 26Cover type: Har...

How did writing histories of the world change after the discovery of America? Focusing on a set of case studies, this book explores creative works ...

Reducere. After World War II, the United States was the strongest, most powerful nation in the world. Life was safe and secure--but many women were unhappy w...

Reducere. In Fighting and Writing Luise White brings the force of her historical insight to bear on the many war memoirs published by white soldiers who foug...

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 ...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Jackson BetzIllustration(s): 200+ colour photosNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

A lively history of flash photography from the nineteenth century to the present that covers diverse topics like race, poverty, and the paparazzi. ...

This book is a social history of popular history in Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1970s. It considers how ordinary people ...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressIllustration(s): 7 black & white photographs, 1 music exampleNumber of pages: 272Collection: Music in Americ...