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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NEW STATESMAN AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'In this searing book, Priya Satia demonstrates, yet again, that she is one of our most brilliant and original …

This 250-year old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and the industrial history of …

Ökad östersjöfart ökade antalet haverier, men gav arbete åt kalkbrukets varv. Bruksägare lyckades få även lindrigt skadade fartyg utdömda som totalförluster, som sedan billigt …

This acclaimed history illuminates the horrifying episode of Salem with visceral clarity, from those who fanned the crisis to satisfy personal vendettas to the four-year-old …

Drawing examples from some of the classic works in the discipline, Miles Fairburn examines the nature, varieties, schools and evolution of social history.Intended for advanced …

Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp …

Before the 1970s, for anything but basic arithmetic, a pen and paper was needed, and complex calculations required a slide rule or logarithm tables. Electronic calculators were in …

Dette er en lydbok som samler de fleste forestillinger i folketroen. Her møter du vetter, hulderfolk, spøkelser og annet skrømt, og hører hvordan folk i århundrer har prøvd å …

Gorgeous Collector's Edition. The period of the first Ancient Greek peoples, the Mycenaean civilization, from the 1700s BCE, through to the Greek Dark Ages and the rise of …

"Boken borde vara obligatorisk läsning inom skolväsendet." Hemvärnet"ger en isande inblick i mordbyråkratins kärna." Östersunds-Posten"ett ohyggligt men viktigt dokument för den …