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Colonialism
A Moral Reckoning
NOVEDAD!!- Bloomsbury Academic, 2024
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 224 páginas
PVP: 24,60 €
ISBN 978-1-4729-6410-6
EAN 9781472964106
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NOVEDAD!!- Harper Collins, 2023
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 350 páginas
PVP: 24,00 €
ISBN 978-0-00-851164-7
EAN 9780008511647
A new assessment of the West's colonial record In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the 'End of History' - that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever.Now however, with Russia rattling its sabre on the borders of Europe and ...
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- Granta Books, 2023
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 488 páginas
PVP: 16,25 €
ISBN 978-1-78378-502-5
EAN 9781783785025
A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip. Spanning the globe and five centuries, Accidental Gods introduces us to a new pantheon: of man-gods, deified politicians and imperialists, militants, mystics and explorers. From the conquistadors setting foot ...
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Alexandria
The Quest for the Lost City
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 352 páginas
PVP: 16,80 €
ISBN 978-1-5266-0382-1
EAN 9781526603821
'Not all lost cities are real, but this one was.'The extraordinary story of Alexander the Great's lost city, and a quest to unravel one of the most captivating mysteries in ancient history. 'Superb ... impeccably researched, but with the pace and deftly woven plot complexity of a John le Carre novel ...utterly brilliant' William Dalrymple, ...
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- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 1344 páginas
PVP: 44,00 €
ISBN 978-0-297-86967-2
EAN 9780297869672
From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family. We begin with the footsteps of a family walking along a beach 950,000 years ago. From here, Montefiore takes us on an exhilarating epic journey ...
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Sweat
A History of Exercise
- Bloomsbury USA, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 256 páginas
PVP: 21,25 €
ISBN 978-1-62040-230-6
EAN 9781620402306
From Insomniac City author Bill Hayes, "who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and make you glad he did" (SF Chronicle)-a cultural, scientific, literary, and personal history of exercise, now in paperback.Exercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and fads from HIIT to spin classes to hot ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 400 páginas
PVP: 19,25 €
ISBN 978-1-399-80356-4
EAN 9781399803564
The Mongols have long been viewed in the West as violent barbarians who plundered and wrecked the societiesthey invaded. But in fact the Mongol Empire was highly sophisticated, and through their conquests they built a new world order. Within the space of a single generation, they swept across the Middle East, tied Europe and Asia ...
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- Reaktion Books, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 240 páginas
PVP: 22,50 €
ISBN 978-1-78914-674-5
EAN 9781789146745
'There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum', writes Andreas Viestad in Dinner in Rome. From the table of a classic Roman restaurant, Viestad takes us on a fascinating culinary exploration of The Eternal City, and global civilization. Food, he argues, is history's secret driving force. Viestad finds deeper meanings ...
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- Harper Collins USA, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 13,25 €
ISBN 978-0-00-839390-8
EAN 9780008393908
Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Occasionally they explode violently. A few slip away almost unnoticed. Often the cause of death is either got too greedy' or Napoleon turned up'. Now and then they just ...
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Antwerp
The Glory Years
- Penguin UK, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 288 páginas
PVP: 19,00 €
ISBN 978-0-14-198246-5
EAN 9780141982465
This rich history of Antwerp was a Times Book of the Year and Radio 4 Book of the WeekEven before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp. Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York, somewhere anything could happen or at ...
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- Hodder & Stoughton, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 368 páginas
PVP: 36,50 €
ISBN 978-1-4736-7779-1
EAN 9781473677791
A Spectator Book of the Year'A terrific storyteller' New York Times'A book of beauty and beguiling rhythm that offers unsettling lessons about our present-day world of borders' The Times'Thoughtful, lyrical yet ambitiously panoramic . . .an important, generous and beautifully-written book' William DalrympleThe ground-breaking story of Nomadic peoples on the move across history. Humans have ...
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- Profile Books, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 576 páginas
PVP: 36,75 €
ISBN 978-1-78125-835-4
EAN 9781781258354
'Ian Morris has established himself as a leader in making big history interesting and understandable' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and SteelGeography is Destiny tells the history of Britain and its changing relationships with Europe and the wider world, from its physical separation at the end of the Ice Age to the first flickers ...
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- Carlton Books, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 352 páginas
PVP: 13,25 €
ISBN 978-1-78739-642-5
EAN 9781787396425
'A brilliant and important book ... Five Stars!' Mark Dolan, talkRADIO'An important new book' Daily Express An alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time. Lincoln did not believe all men were created equal.The Aztecs were not slaughtered by the Spanish Conquistadors. ...
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- Headline, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 272 páginas
PVP: 16,25 €
ISBN 978-1-4722-8191-3
EAN 9781472281913
Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book.' Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster'Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the ...
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- Penguin Books Ltd, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 400 páginas
PVP: 18,25 €
ISBN 978-0-241-44451-1
EAN 9780241444511
An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process.It's easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors, accidents, and emotions gone awry. It's also easy to forget that war ...
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- Hodder & Stoughton, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 514 páginas
PVP: 20,75 €
ISBN 978-1-5293-8220-4
EAN 9781529382204
Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat.In Free Speech, Jacob Mchangama traces the riveting legal, political, and cultural history of this idea.Through captivating ...
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- Random House, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura
PVP: 26,50 €
ISBN 978-1-5247-5918-6
EAN 9781524759186
A provocative, incisive look at the building of social movements--from the 1600s to the present--and how current technology is undermining them"A bravura work of scholarship and reporting, featuring amazing individuals and dramatic events from seventeenth-century France to Rome, Moscow, Cairo, and contemporary Minneapolis."--Louis Menand, author of The Free WorldWe tend to think of revolutions as ...
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Ten Cities That Led The World
From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity
- Hodder & Stoughton, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 19,75 €
ISBN 978-1-5293-5643-4
EAN 9781529356434
Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made.Through ten unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores how urban centres lead civilisation forward, enjoying a moment of glory ...
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- Penguin UK, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 336 páginas
PVP: 14,75 €
ISBN 978-0-241-37051-3
EAN 9780241370513
'An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps'Not merely an horologist's delight, but an ingenious meditation on the nature and symbolism of time-keeping itself' Richard HolmesThe measurement of time has always been essential to human ...
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The Fabric of Civilization
How Textiles Made the World
- Basic Books, 2021
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 30,25 €
ISBN 978-1-5416-1762-9
EAN 9781541617629
The story of humanity is the story of textiles-as old as civilization itself. Textiles created empires and powered invention. They established trade routes and drew nations' borders.Since the first thread was spun, fabric has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel traces this surprising history, exposing the hidden ways ...
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