People s history of london

People's History of London

The global city of revolutionaries and radicals in exile, in a new history-from-below.

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People's History Of Civilization

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London Underground

Paperback edition of an extraordinary collection of black and white photographs of LondonÂ’s Underground

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Worst Street in London

The first book to reveal the remarkable and tragic story of London’s Dorset Street - the worst street in London

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History of King Richard the Third: by Sir George Buc, Master of the Revels

Reconstruction of George Buc’s study and defence of the life and reign of Richard III.

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London's River Tales for Children

Stories of people who worked and lived on and by the Thames and its hidden tributaries flowing through London

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Young People's History Of The United States

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Young People's History Of The United States

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Young People's History Of The United States

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People's History of the Vampire Uprising

In this wildly original debut - part social-political satire, part international mystery - a new virus turns people into something inhuman, upending s

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Blue Badge Guide's London Quiz Book

This is the first in a series of regional quiz books written exclusively by Blue Badge guides – â€Britain’s best guides’ – local

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Young People's History Of The United States, Vol.2

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History of Life in 100 Fossils The Natural History Museum

A fascinating history of life presented through the world’s key fossils, with specimens from London’s Natural History Museum and the Smithsonian in Washington DC....

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History of London in 50 Lives

Meet 50 of the English capitalÂ’s most eccentric, revolutionary, bloodthirsty, ingenious and generally extraordinary characters

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People's Games

Now, in The PeopleÂ’s Games, John Scally tells the compelling stories of the men and women behind the rich history of Gaelic Games. Since the introd

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Painted People - Matt Lodder

<p>In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing ‘an art without a history’. ‘No-one’, it went on, ‘has made it the business of his life to study the development of tattooing.’ </p> <p>Until now.</p> <p>Painted People is a beguiling and intimate look at an untold history of humanity.</p> <p>The earliest tattoos yet ide...

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The BBC: A People´s History - Hendy David

Anotace: `Thorough and engaging ... you can`t understand England without understanding the BBC` New York Times`Fascinating and informative` Daily Telegraph`A dramatic tale of innovation and determination` GuardianIn 1922, a tiny group of men and women came together to found the BBC, using what had been a weapon of war - Marconi`s wireless - to remake culture for the good...

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21st Century Voices Of A People's History Of The United States

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Who Made England?

ItÂ’s true: just over 1,000 years ago, English people lived in several smaller countries all over the island of Britain. A Saxon king called Alfred is

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Oxford World´s Classics The History of the English People 1000-1154 Oxford University Press

nové vydání klasické anglické četby ...

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Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch

Anotace: The first of the Sunday Times Bestselling Peter Grant series. My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - w...

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Bloody Brilliant People

â€Sometimes, 1+1 = changing the world. Cathy Newman’s witty, warm history on the power of determined couples will make you look at your relatio

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The October Man: A Rivers of London Novella - Aaronovitch Ben

Anotace: Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany's oldest city. So when a man is found dead with, his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth. Fortunately this is Germany, where there are procedures for everything. Enter Investigator Tobias Winter, whose aim is to get in, deal with the problem,...

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Oxford World´s Classics - Religion/Anthropology The Ecclesiastical History of the English People Oxford University Press

nové vydání klasické anglické četby ...

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Maps of London and Beyond

A spectacular, large-format collection of Adam DantÂ’s fine art maps giving a unique view of our history and life today.

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1980s London

This portrait of a fascinating era in London’s history will be of interest to all those who remember the 1980s or know London well.

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Indian Cultures as Heritage

One of IndiaÂ’s preeminent historians examines the role of history in contemporary society.

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Cork: A Potted History

An accessible history of Cork from its beginnings to the present day, following a walking trail highlighting the cityÂ’s significant events and people

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London House

Uncovering a dark family secret sends one woman on the journey of a lifetime---through the history of Britain’s WWII spy network and glamorous 19

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Loving London

Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. London is a city which is full of surprises and there’s always something to see and do in this exciting capital. If you like art or nature, sport or culture, food or museums then this is the place for you! So, what are you waiting for? Let’s start our journey no...

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A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson

Anotace: Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill B...

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It's a London Thing

This book tells the history of the London black music culture that emerged in post-colonial London at the end of the twentieth century; the people who

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London Seance Society - Penner Sarah

Anotace: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed a Most Anticipated book by Good Housekeeping, Washington Post, Bookpage, CrimeReads, Readers Digest, Popsugar, LitHub, E! News, Goodreads, and more"Penner brings history to vivid life in this atmospheric and evocative whodunnit." --Nita Prose, author of The MaidFrom the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apot...

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Empire of Pain : The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Keefe Patrick Radden

Anotace: The highly-anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, bestselling author of Say Nothing.The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions - Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations in the arts and the sc...

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Black Britain : A Photographic History - Gilroy Paul

Anotace: People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited Great Britain for centuries. Professor Paul Gilroy has assembled a living visual history of their social life in the modern British Isles. Published in association with Getty Images,this volume faeture 321 b&w photographs, commentary by Paul Gilroy and a preface from Professor Stuart Hall.

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Asian Britain - A Photographic History - Nasta Susheila

Anotace: Unique and arresting photographic history of South Asians in Britain (namely in Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford, Glasgow and London`s East End ), from 1858 to the present Includes rich and rarely seen images from archives in Britain, India and the US. Published in partnership with the British Library and Getty Images. With a preface by Razia Iqbal.

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The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History Taylor & Francis Ltd

This 9th edition of Martin Gilbert’s Atlas of Jewish History spans over four thousand years of history in 192 maps, presenting a vivid picture of a fascinating people and the trials and tribulations which have haunted their story. This new edition now includes an additional 38 of Martin Gilbert’s maps, across the whole range of Jewish history, originally published across ...

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The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History Taylor & Francis Ltd

This 9th edition of Martin Gilbert’s Atlas of Jewish History spans over four thousand years of history in 192 maps, presenting a vivid picture of a fascinating people and the trials and tribulations which have haunted their story. This new edition now includes an additional 38 of Martin Gilbert’s maps, across the whole range of Jewish history, originally published across ...

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Liberty over London Bridge

The first complete history of Southwark, LondonÂ’s stubbornly independent community over the Thames

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London's West End

The first history of the West End of London, showing how the nineteenth-century growth of theatres, opera houses, galleries, restaurants, department s

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Soundtrack: Willis Christopher - The Personal History Of David - CD (9029686087)

Hudební CD - Soundtrack k filmu The Personal History of David Copperfield z roku 2019. The Personal History of David Copperfield je film skotského režiséra Armanda Iannucciho. Ten je rovněž spolu se Simonem Blackwellem autorem scénáře, který vznikl na motivy románu David Copperfield od Charlese Dickense. Seznam stop My Own Story / Baby Davy / Yarmouth / Last Days of Inn...

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All Good People Here - Flowers Ashley

Anotace: What really happened to January Jacobs?A MYSTERIOUS COLD CASE...Twenty-five years ago, January Jacob`s parents awoke to find their daughter`s bed empty, a horrifying message spray-painted onto their wall. Hours later, January`s body was found discarded in a ditch. Her murder was never solved. But the town remembers.A DANGEROUS OBSESSION...Journalist Margot Davie...

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Millennium People - Ballard J.G.

Anotace: Violent rebellion comes to London`s middle classes.As he searches for the truth behind the Heathrow bomb that killed his ex-wife, psychologist David Markham infiltrates a shadowy protest group based in the comfortable Chelsea Marina. Led by a charismatic doctor, it aims to rouse the docile middle classes and to free them from the burdens of civic responsibility....

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Prague In Black And Gold: The History Of A City - Demetz Peter

Anotace: From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devestation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buiding...

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The Story of China : A portrait of a civilisation and its people - Wood Michael

Anotace: China`s story is extraordinarily rich and dramatic. Now Michael Wood, one of the UK`s pre-eminent historians, brings it all together in a major new one-volume history of China that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand its burgeoning role in our world today.China is the oldest living civilisation on earth, but its history is still surprisingly ...

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Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations - Prashad Vijay

Anotace: Essays on acts of US imperialism, from the 1953 Iran coup to the 2019 ouster of Evo MoralesWashington Bullets is written in the best traditions of Marxist journalism and history-writing. It is a book of fluent and readable stories, full of detail about US imperialism, but never letting the minutiae obscure the larger political point. It is a book that could easi...

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Homelands: A Personal History of Europe - Updated with a New Chapter - Garton Ash Timothy

Anotace: `Tremendously enjoyable ... thoughtful, honest, open, self-deprecating` Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times`Readers could hardly wish for a wiser guide ... panoramic ... defiantly hopeful` Financial TimesDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.Timothy Garton Ash, our great...

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The World of Ice & Fire - The Untold History - Martin George R. R.

Anotace: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN HISTORY OF WESTEROS AND THE LANDS BEYOND WITH HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF ALL-NEW MATERIAL FROM GEORGE R. R. MARTIN If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin s masterwork the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World o...

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LOVING LONDON - Angela Tomkinson

Anotace: Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. London is a city which is full of surprises and there´s always something to see and do in this exciting capital. If you like art or nature, sport or culture, food or museums then this is the place for you! So, what are you waiting for? Let´s start our ...

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Dagestan - History, Culture, Identity Taylor & Francis Ltd

Dagestan: History, Ethnography, Identity provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Dagestan, a strategically important republic of the Russian Federation which borders Chechnya, Georgia and Azerbaijan, and its people. It outlines Dagestan’s rich and complicated history, from 5th c ACE to post USSR, as seen from the viewpoint of the Dagestani people. Chapters f...

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Armenian Genocide: History, lessons, consequences - Igor Bondarenko; John Akopov

Anotace: Armenian Genocide: History, Lessons, Consequences, is based upon archival documents and numerous academic publications. The book examines the background and causes of the mass exterminations of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. The study analyzes the territorial, demographic, physical, cultural, psychological and other losses s...

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Armenian Genocide: History, lessons, consequences - Igor Bondarenko; John Akopov

<p>Armenian Genocide: History, Lessons, Consequences, is based upon archival documents and numerous academic publications. The book examines the background and causes of the mass exterminations of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. The study analyzes the territorial, demographic, physical, cultural, psychological and other losses su...

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Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World´s Network of Corruption - Alley Patrick

Anotace: *****`Reads like a John le Carre novel but is, in fact, very real.` - The Big Issue`Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn`t all true.` - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding`Global Witness are fearless.` - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop`Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of t...

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Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World´s Network of Corruption - Patrick Alley

<p>*****'Reads like a John le Carre novel but is, in fact, very real.' - The Big Issue'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn't all true.' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Global Witness are fearless.' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop'Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of th...

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Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers - Paul Morland

<p>The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have determined which countries are superpowers and which languish in relative obscurity, which economies top the international league tables and which are at best also-rans.The same forces that have shaped our past and present are sha...

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The World: A Family History - Montefiore Simon Sebag

Anotace: THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST`S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARFrom the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family. We begin with the footsteps of a family walking along a beach 950,000 years ago. From here, Mont...

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The Good, The Bad and The History - Taylor Jodi

Anotace: BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY`S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR. `Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes` Reader review `The characters make me come back time and time again` Reader review `I have not found another author who can tell a story involving time travel as well` Reader review St Mary`s is under investiga...

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An Encyclopedia of Tolkien : The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien´s World - David Day

<p>A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, and creatures--as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In this beautifully illustrated, leather-bound volume, best-selling author and Tolkien sc...

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Dust: The thrilling dystopian series, and the #1 drama in history of Apple TV (Silo) - Howey Hugh

Anotace: The much-anticipated final instalment of the Wool trilogy.`The next Hunger Games.` The Sunday Times`Thrilling, thought-provoking and memorable ... one of dystopian fiction`s masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.` Daily Express________________In the aftermath of the uprising, the people of Silo 18 are coming to terms with a new order. Some...

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Wool: The thrilling dystopian series, and the #1 drama in history of Apple TV (Silo) - Howey Hugh

Anotace: NOW THE NO.1 DRAMA IN THE HISTORY OF AppleTV+, SILO.An epic story of survival at all odds and one of the most anticipated books of the year, soon to also be a major Apple TV series.`Thrilling, thought-provoking and memorable ... one of dystopian fiction`s masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.` DAILY EXPRESS_____________In a ruined and ho...

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