A visual exploration of the movements of peoples, cultures, and ideas that brings a human perspective to a global phenomenonDiscover how the migration of peoples has shaped the modern world.<...
'Dennis Duncan has done a great service to all bibliophiles by writing this scholarly, witty and affectionate history' Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and LeavesMost of us give litt...
First published in 1938, this charming book introduces the British high street. Shops include the family butcher, the cheesemonger, the baker and confectioner and the oyster bar, as well as special...
The Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it remains controversial. It is often seen as the fountainhead of modern values such as...
Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than one per cent of the country's population, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarized 'd...
Turn your inner voice from critic to coachAs humans, we all have a special ability that is unique to our species: an inner voice. It helps us focus, achieve our goals and reflect on lif...
‘Dame Anna Wintour might be one of the best-known and most successful journalists on the planet. But it wasn’t always like that. When she started out on Vogue she was often so miserable...
This book consists of five chapters. In the first chapter, we look at early Sm?ti cosmogonies presented in MS 1 and MDhP 175–176, 240. It is argued that the creation of the world is seen as a...
Polska - skrawek Europy położony między Bałtykiem a Tatrami, kraj o skomplikowanej przeszłości, wielokrotnie dźwigający się z ruin i walczący o swoje samostanowienie. Liczne zabytki historii materi...