Although China's great empire lasted for longer than any other, no country has suffered so great an imbalance between the fame of its art and obscurity of its history. The names of the great dynast...
The people of Central Europe cannot be separated from European history; they cannot exist outside it; but they represent the wrong side of this history; they are its victims and outside...
Weather moves and changes every day. It is temporary and yet we can study it, create forecasts and prepare for it - whether that's for sunny skies, heavy rain or blustery winds. In this book, you w...
Exquisite . . . A genuine, melancholy masterpiece' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A journalistic marvel' JAMES MEEK'A powerful, unforgettable book' NADIFA MOHAMMEDThis is the story of a ...
This work is a fascinating attempt to probe deep into the socio-cultural ramifications of the visual artefacts of ancient India, which has a rich heritage of iconographic treasures of varying sizes...
In recent decades human beings have altered the planet beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.5 billion-year history. We have become a force on a par with earth-shattering asteroids and planet...
Afropean. Here was a space where blackness was taking part in shaping European identity ... A continent of Algerian flea markets, Surinamese shamanism, German Reggae and Moorish castles. Yes, all t...
Książka dopowiadająca wątki wystawy „After Year Zero”, przygotowanej przez Annett Busch i Anselma Franke w 2013 roku w berlińskim Haus der Kulturen der Welt, a w 2015 rozbudowanej w Muz...
Słownik zawiera polskie odpowiedniki lub objaśnienia ponad 17 000 terminów angielskich z zakresu geologii, a także pokrewnych dziedzin oraz górnictwa, wiernictwa i przeróbki ko...
From the author of Another Kyoto and Lost Japan, a rich, personal exploration of the culture and history of Bangkok, and an essential guide for anyone visiting the cityAlex Kerr has spe...
Following in the footsteps of great explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, Arabia is Levison Wood’s account of his most complex expedition yet: circumnavigating the Arabia...
The inspiring story of one man's record-breaking cycle around the world.On Monday 18th September 2017, Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. 78 days, 14 hours and...
Australia (Australia)Wspaniały gmach Opery w Sydney, słynna piaskowcowa skała Uluru i malownicze krajobrazy Gór Błękitnych. Wycieczka po niezwykłym Kanionie Królewskim w P...
Austria (Austria)Z dwustronnie laminowaną, wygodną w składaniu mapą samochodową Austrii podróż po tym kraju będzie prawdziwą przyjemnością. Oprócz aktualnych informacji dr...
Discover the secrets of geology, from the ancient wonder of fossilized plants and animals through to the curious beauty of minerals and crystals. Basher Science: Rocks and Minerals is a compelling ...
Diversity of social, political, and cultural problems that modern Asian countries face encourages research intended to explain their sources and consequences. What is more, their multiformity means...
Białystok to miasto wyjątkowe, ze stosunkowo krótką, ale bogatą, wielokulturową i skomplikowaną przeszłością. We współczesnym mieście trudno znaleźć dowody na prawdziwość tego twierdz...
FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'Professor Alice Roberts'In Helen Cz...
In 1970, Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens, a physician and leftist politician, was elected the President of Chile. Involved in political life for nearly 40 years, Allende adopted a policy of nati...
Ciekawe spojrzenie na czasy komunizmu w Europie i Rosji, jego transformację oraz rolę elit politycznych w tym procesie. Autor przybliża ideologię, omawia pojęcia oraz wytyka słabości "nowych d...