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The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing on the work of sociolinguists and others, Burke uses the…
The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing on the work of sociolinguists and others, Burke uses the…
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
‘This will sweep you away for the summer. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story’ Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Deverill seriesISTANBUL, 1921Before the Occupation, Nur’s city was a tape…
‘This will sweep you away for the summer. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story’ Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Deverill seriesISTANBUL, 1921Before the Occupation, Nur’s city was a tape…
From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the fascinating story of America’s first battle over the environment.In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an America…
From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the fascinating story of America’s first battle over the environment.In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an America…
Представьте, что вы просыпаетесь каждый день, и вас никто не помнит. Это не сон – это реальность, в которой оказался главный герой. Он борется за свое место в мире, который постоянно его отрицает. Погрузившись в пучину забытья, он должен найти способ…
Представьте, что вы просыпаетесь каждый день, и вас никто не помнит. Это не сон – это реальность, в которой оказался главный герой. Он борется за свое место в мире, который постоянно его отрицает. Погрузившись в пучину забытья, он должен найти способ…
The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disr…
The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disr…
A compelling portrait of 1960s America that takes as its starting point the brutal events of 11 March 1963, the day on which the lives of three complete strangers – a black handyman, an Italian-American carpenter and a second-generation Jewish housew…
A compelling portrait of 1960s America that takes as its starting point the brutal events of 11 March 1963, the day on which the lives of three complete strangers – a black handyman, an Italian-American carpenter and a second-generation Jewish housew…
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements. Inc…
This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements. Inc…
In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopédie. The book opens with an assessment of different s…
In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopédie. The book opens with an assessment of different s…
The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. New expanded edition of a classic book, originally published to great critical acclaim from Ray…
The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. New expanded edition of a classic book, originally published to great critical acclaim from Ray…
A lyrical, haunting, multi-generational memoir of one family’s tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present.The Chalabis are one of the oldest and most prominent families in Iraq. For centuries they have occupied positions of honour and respo…
A lyrical, haunting, multi-generational memoir of one family’s tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present.The Chalabis are one of the oldest and most prominent families in Iraq. For centuries they have occupied positions of honour and respo…
Честолюбивые планы герцога Йоркского рассыпались прахом, сам он казнен врагами, а его голова в бумажной короне насажена на штырь над крепостной стеной. Король Генрих VI все еще в плену, но королева Маргарет во главе победоносной разноплеменной армии …
Честолюбивые планы герцога Йоркского рассыпались прахом, сам он казнен врагами, а его голова в бумажной короне насажена на штырь над крепостной стеной. Король Генрих VI все еще в плену, но королева Маргарет во главе победоносной разноплеменной армии …
A timely and provocative account of the fall of New Labour, the rise of Corbyn, and what it means for the left in Britain.‘Lewis Goodall is one of the most exciting voices in British politics right now’ Emily Maitlis‘Hugely illuminating, thought-prov…
A timely and provocative account of the fall of New Labour, the rise of Corbyn, and what it means for the left in Britain.‘Lewis Goodall is one of the most exciting voices in British politics right now’ Emily Maitlis‘Hugely illuminating, thought-prov…
Three classic novels of the Second World War by the ‘greatest war novelist of our time’, together in one e-bundle for the first time.During the years 1939-45 Europe was in the midst of a titanic struggle for supremacy, involving man and machine. The …
Three classic novels of the Second World War by the ‘greatest war novelist of our time’, together in one e-bundle for the first time.During the years 1939-45 Europe was in the midst of a titanic struggle for supremacy, involving man and machine. The …
Двадцать лет работы в КБ Королева пролетели как один день. Мне нравилась моя работа, и многоразовую космическую систему “Энергия-Буран” по праву считаю своим детищем. Все рухнуло с “перестройкой” Горбачева. В возрасте сорока девяти лет я оказался без…
Двадцать лет работы в КБ Королева пролетели как один день. Мне нравилась моя работа, и многоразовую космическую систему “Энергия-Буран” по праву считаю своим детищем. Все рухнуло с “перестройкой” Горбачева. В возрасте сорока девяти лет я оказался без…
The bestselling author of ‘Maharanis’ recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history.Germaine de Stae…
The bestselling author of ‘Maharanis’ recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history.Germaine de Stae…
From the author of ‘Edge of Empire’ comes a fascinating, thought-provoking and alternative history of the American Revolution – that of those Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire.George Washington's triumphant entrance into New York Cit…
From the author of ‘Edge of Empire’ comes a fascinating, thought-provoking and alternative history of the American Revolution – that of those Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire.George Washington's triumphant entrance into New York Cit…
Война – странное место. Время здесь как будто сжимается в сотни раз. Мне казалось, что я прожил целую жизнь. Меня пытались убить, и я убивал сам, чтобы выжить. Грязь не пачкала, а очищала, героические свершения казались обыденностью. Кто-то скажет, ч…
Война – странное место. Время здесь как будто сжимается в сотни раз. Мне казалось, что я прожил целую жизнь. Меня пытались убить, и я убивал сам, чтобы выжить. Грязь не пачкала, а очищала, героические свершения казались обыденностью. Кто-то скажет, ч…
Завоевать город - не так уж и сложно. Куда сложнее завоевать людские сердца. В наше время, если ты желаешь получить в свои руки силу - тебе надо не только быть великим оратором, воином, дипломатом и стратегом, а ещё и чуточку волшебником. За человеко…
Завоевать город - не так уж и сложно. Куда сложнее завоевать людские сердца. В наше время, если ты желаешь получить в свои руки силу - тебе надо не только быть великим оратором, воином, дипломатом и стратегом, а ещё и чуточку волшебником. За человеко…