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Tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. This title reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses a range of subject including the political s..
30.46£
Brand: OUP Oxford
Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st century has brought a powerful tide of geopolitical, economic, and democratic shocks. Their fallout has l..
24.56£
Brand: Stanford University Press
A symbol of the "new Japan" displayed at World's Fairs, depicted in travel posters, and celebrated as the product of a national spirit of innovation, the Tokaido Shinkansen-the first bullet train, dubbed the "dream super-express"-represents the bold..
31.49£
A book for the social historian as well as the old-car buff, this entertaining study examines the social, economic, and cultural impact made on the state by the introduction of the automobile. Includes information on the Good Roads movement and cont..
15.96£
Brand: Orion
Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised..
28.43£
First Impressions: A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were ..
30.51£
Brand: University of Oklahoma Press
Americans who now endure the inconveniences of crowded airports, packed airplanes, and missed connections might not realize that flying was once an elegant, exhilarating adventure. In this colorful history, Daniel L. Rust traces the evolution of com..
79.71£
Brand: University of Oklahoma Press
A first-rate ornithologist, Margaret Morse Nice (1883-1974) pioneered field studies on song sparrows and advocated for women's active role in the sciences. Yet her nontraditional path toward scientific progress, as well as her gender, meant that she..
50.54£
Brand: Princeton University Press
The best-selling author of Why the West Rules-for Now examines the evolution and future of human values Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who..
24.83£
Brand: Hachette Book Group USA
Perpetually covered in ice and snow, the mountainous Antarctic Peninsula stretches southwardd towards the South Pole where it merges with the largest and coldest mass of ice anywhere on the planet. Yet far from being an otherworldly "Pole Apart," th..
22.73£
Brand: Princeton University Press
The untold story of how hereditary data in mental hospitals gave rise to the science of human heredityIn the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their adm..
27.77£
Recounts the history of the Good Roads Movement that arose in progressive-era Alabama, how it used the power of the state to achieve its objectives of improving market roads for farmers and highways for automobilesGetting Out of the Mud: The Alabama..
78.58£
'The pride in who we are is not part of our past, it defines our present and our future' - The Queen From Big Ben to James Bond, from the Battle of Hastings to the Beatles, from William Shakespeare to the Royal Family, our tiny island nation has a f..
13.80£
Brand: Hardie Grant Books
In Great World Wonders, travel enthusiast and writer Michael Turtle offers a curated guide to the best UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe, each with a fascinating tale and insight into our shared humanity. Opulent palaces let us peek int..
32.75£
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
In the early nineteenth century, despite 600 years of allegiance to the English Crown, a majority of Guernseymen still spoke a Franco-Norman dialect and retained cultural affinities with France. By the eve of World War I, however,insular society had..
50.85£
Brand: Granta Publications
'Following a personal tragedy, Will Buckingham propels himself out, alone, into the world, to explore what it means to be a stranger - the joys and pitfalls, the perennial truths. A glorious book, fabulously learned and funny, and filled with all ma..
13.65£
Brand: The History Press
At what time was Guy Fawkes discovered underneath the Palace of Westminster? Just when was Einstein's Theory of Relativity proved? What time was on the clock when Titanic sunk? When was President John F. Kennedy assassinated? All these questio..
15.31£
Brand: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
This comprehensive and compelling visual encyclopaedia tells the story of our world in true depth and detail, from the origins of life on Earth right up until the 21st century.Human endeavour and achievement is charted and celebrated from every angl..
76.68£
Brand: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Discover history's significant events since 3000 BCE through a detailed and dynamic, book-long, timeline! Perfect for history buffs and trivia enthusiasts alike.See history's most decisive moments, as and when they happened, and where they all took ..
71.84£
Brand: Nobrow Ltd.
Since horses were first domesticated thousands of years ago, these iconic animals have been a part of human history--they've plowed our fields, pulled our carts, fought in our wars and been our beloved companions.Journey through the history of human..
18.11£
Brand: Fonthill Media Limited
Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Companies responsible for major technological leaps often become household n..
21.34£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperorsFor millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their autho..
39.80£
Brand: Draft2digital
Este breve ensayo genealógico de carácter rectificativo desea visibilizar y hacer entender al lector los errores y defectos analíticos presentes en la versión oficial, o aceptada hasta ahora, sobre el origen del linaje Ortiz de la Renta en Puerto Ri..
12.89£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
This book examines India's foreign intelligence culture and strategic surprises in the 20th century.The work looks at whether there is a distinct way in which India 'thinks about' and 'does' intelligence, and, by extension, whether this affects the ..
149.92£