C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
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Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
After discovering that her grandmother had pro-German sympathies, Ann Shukman resolved to investigate her grandfather Walter Runciman’s 1938 Mission to Prague. This government-sponsored British delegation sought to broker peace between the Czechoslovak republic and its…738 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
In the tumultuous aftermath of the Arab uprisings, Tunisia charted a unique path that has earned it praise as ''a beacon of hope'' in a troubled region. Since the 2011 revolution, it has embraced a…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
‘The Gaza I knew, and whose length and breadth I’ve travelled, has ceased to exist.'Jean-Pierre Filiu, acclaimed historian of Gaza, is intimately familiar with the land's people and places; he speaks the local dialect. But…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
Henrik Meinander paints a brisk and bold picture of the history of Finland from integrated part of the Swedish kingdom to autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian empire, gradually transformed and maturing into a conscious…627 Kč KoupitBiography, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
A Holocaust survivor. A legal visionary. A global voice for justice.At age nine, Theodor Meron witnessed the unthinkable: ghettos, camps, and the murder of his family during the Holocaust. Decades later, he would shape international…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
A Twist in the Tail takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history, following the trail of a small but mighty fish: the anchovy. Whether in ubiquitous Roman garum, convenient British…627 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, Psychology
From classical Greece to Roe v. Wade, a long-overdue history of abortion.An ancient entertainer unable to work while pregnant; a medieval holy woman performing a ''miraculous termination''; a Reformation-era abortion provider prosecuted as a witch;…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
Decolonisation has lost its way. Originally a struggle to escape the West''s direct political and economic control, it has become a catch-all idea, often for performing "morality" or "authenticity;" it suffocates African thought and denies…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
Investigates how Chinese state entities have compromised British business and politics at the highest levels.In the 2010s, as China slid deeper into authoritarianism and the UK veered towards political uncertainty, the two countries declared a…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
From the 1850s, as the United States pushed west, Chinese migrants met ordinary Americans for the first time. Alienation and xenophobia lost the US this chance for cultural and economic enrichment—but America gave the Chinese…990 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
From the Gulf War to Gaza, a compelling critique of how and why Washington ensnared itself so destructively in the Middle East.After Hamas'' shocking 2023 attack on Israel, the United States stood firmly behind Israel''s…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, Psychology
A courageously personal exploration of gender identity across Muslim cultures, from the West to South Asia. From an early age, Leyla Jagiella knew that she would be defined by two things: being Muslim and being…660 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
Animism'' is now an important term for describing ways in which some people understand and engage respectfully with the larger-than-human world. Its central theme is our relationship with our other-than-human neighbours, such as animals, plants,…627 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
Another India tells the story of the world''s biggest religious minority. Weaving together vivid biographical portraits of a wide range of Indian Muslims--elite and subaltern, secular and clerical, activist and apolitical--it brings the experience of…660 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
Calls for an imaginative surge to fix our battered societies, fusing bold ideas and practical experiment.As the world confronts the fast catastrophe of Covid and the slow calamity of climate change, we also face a…429 Kč Koupit
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