Knihy o historii od nakladatelství Yale University Press

An Economist Best History Book 2017 "History as it should be written."-Barry Cunliffe, Guardian "Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  472 Kč

  Do 3 – 7 dnů

Not one inch. With these words, Secretary of State James Baker proposed a hypothetical bargain to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev after the fall of the Berlin Wall: if you let your part of Germany go, we will move NATO not one inch eastward...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  527 Kč

  Skladem 1 ks

E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but on the sweep of human experience, the extent of human achievement, and the depth of...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  278 Kč

  Skladem 2 ks

This book, the most thoroughly researched and accurate history of Czechoslovakia to appear in English, tells the story of the country from its founding in 1918 to partition in 1992—from fledgling democracy through Nazi occupation, ...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  499 Kč

  Skladem 1 ks

A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaks. The World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreak...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  521 Kč

  Do 3 – 7 dnů

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  349 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

A description and analysis of Czechoslovakia`s 1993 separation. The account reveals that the split was a process manufactured by ruthlessly pragmatic Czech right-wing political forces and abetted by a populist and opportunist Slovak leadership...

• Knihapevná vazba
  885 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

The dramatic story of a man who stood at the center of British intelligence operations, the ultimate spymaster of World War II: Thomas Kendrick...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  382 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 in the Social and Behavioral Sciences category...

• Knihapevná vazba
  1 715 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  474 Kč

  Skladem 1 ks

What can be done consistent with the First Amendment to ensure that American voters can make informed election decisions and hold free elections amid a flood of virally spread disinformation...

• Knihapevná vazba
  634 Kč

  Skladem 2 ks

The fascinating story of a hugely popular instrument, detailing its rich and varied history from the Middle Ages to the present...

• Knihapevná vazba
  1 098 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

A definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity Mescaline became a popular sensation in the mid-twentieth century through Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  382 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  313 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  303 Kč

  Skladem 1 ks

A penetrating account of how unchecked capital mobility is damaging international cooperation, polarizing the economic landscape, and ultimately reshaping the global order When it comes to the afflictions of the global economy...

• Knihapevná vazba
  679 Kč

  Více než 30 dní

In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus’s complicated road to nationhood and its politics and economics since it gained...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  382 Kč

  Do 3 – 7 dnů

A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical...

• Knihapevná vazba
  877 Kč

  Do 3 – 7 dnů

The first full-length, archive-based history of Soviet Central Television's production and programming in the decades before perestroika...

• Knihabrožovaná vazba
  888 Kč

  Skladem 1 ks

The first comparative, comprehensive history of Nazi mass killing - showing how genocidal policies were crucial to the regime's strategy to win the war...

• Knihapevná vazba
  785 Kč

  Skladem 1 ks