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  • af James Hawes
    125,95 kr.

  • af James Hawes
    95,95 kr.

  • af John Hirst
    107,95 kr.

    A wise, illuminating little book' Sydney Morning Herald'An entertaining, learned piece of historical compression' The Age'Great stuff . . . the book as a whole is constantly thought-provoking' Courier Mail'Beautifully and sparely constructed, yet rich in fact, feeling and detail -- sweeping, challenging and funny' James Button'The balance of analysis and description, generalisation and specific instance, is beautifully maintained' ABRDescribing the birth of European civilisation from an unlikely mixture of three elements - classical learning, Christianity and German warrior culture - The Shortest History of Europe begins with a rapid historical overview from the ancient Greeks to the dawn of the modern era.In each later chapter, the author returns to explore in more detail one aspect of Europe's remarkable history: its political evolution; its linguistic boundaries and their defining influence; the crucial role played by power struggles between Pope and Emperor; and the great invasions and conquests that have transformed the continent. Along the way we meet a cast of highly distinctive characters, from pious knights to belligerent popes, from German romanti spouting folklore to French revolutionaries imitating their Roman heroes.Written with clarity, feeling and wit, The Shortest History of Europe is a tour-de-force of compression: it will be read in an afternoon, but remembered for a lifetime.

  • af David Downing
    107,95 kr.

  • af John Zubrzycki
    125,95 kr.

  • af Hannelore Cayre
    93,95 kr.

  • af Lesley Downer
    145,95 kr.

  • af Ian Goldin
    100,95 - 145,95 kr.

  • af David Downing
    107,95 kr.

  • af Sheila Fitzpatrick
    107,95 - 125,95 kr.

  • - Life in China's Surveillance State
    af Kai Strittmatter
    152,95 kr.

  • af Sheila Fitzpatrick
    123,95 kr.

  • af Linda Jaivin
    123,95 kr.

  • af Colin Jones
    138,95 kr.

  • af Andrew Leigh
    100,95 kr.

  • af Andrew Ford
    167,95 kr.

  • af Joe Posnanski
    147,95 kr.

  • af Ross King
    167,95 kr.

  • af Gwynne Dyer
    147,95 kr.

  • af David Baker
    100,95 - 145,95 kr.

  • af John Zubrzycki
    117,95 kr.

  • af David Safier
    172,95 kr.

  • af John Keane
    107,95 kr.

  • af Aleksandr Skorobogatov
    107,95 kr.

  • af Stephen Bates
    125,95 kr.

  • af James Heneage
    117,95 kr.

  • af Linda Jaivin
    95,95 kr.

  • af James Hawes
    107,95 kr.

    EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES THROUGH 80 EXTRAORDINARY CREATIONS, FROM BEOWULF AND THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY TO BANKSY, STORMZY, AND BEYONDA companion book to the landmark BBC series, Brilliant Isles tells the story of these islands through art, music, buildings and literature - the creations of visionaries, mavericks and rule-breakers who responded to their times and shaped the future. Whether read cover-to-cover or dipped into, this is a vibrant, surprising and witty guide to a unique culture, by one of our sharpest writers'Hawes's view of English history is sharp and vivid and extremely persuasive'PHILIP PULLMAN'At last a chance to get to grips with the entire history of England, and all in a few hours!'MAIL ON SUNDAY'An engaging, informative sprint through the story of our little island'INDEPENDENT'thorough and absorbing... [Hawes] brings the story right up to date, able to step back from the current madness with admirable clarity NEW EUROPEAN'A fantastic read. I would recommend it to anyone.'PAT KENNY, Newstalk Ireland'Such a thought-provoking read...

  • af Penny Phillips
    87,95 - 125,95 kr.

  • af S.E. Lister
    107,95 kr.

    The people of an ancient city awaken one night to find the earth beneath them trembling. At the Emperor's Palace, though, the feasting goes on. Even as the omens multiply, the High Priest insists that the gods' favour can be bought as it always has been - with gold and ritual sacrifice.Only the Augur - fearless, ageless, a prophetess who was once the power behind the throne - can see what is coming.Around her, an unlikely resistance gathers: Saba and Aemilia, her two young acolytes, stolen from distant homelands long ago; Myloxenes, the truth-seeking son of the High Priest, in flight from his savage father; and Antonus, pain-wracked and exiled, raising his family far from the depravity of the Palace he once called home.City of Ruins is a tour-de-force of imagination and literary craft from a young author whose star is rising. The setting is ancient, yet its conflicts, fears - and its hopes - are our own.

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