What is public history globally

What Is Public History Globally?

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Ethical Public Leadership Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion, and spirituality, this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader. Throughout the book, author Stephen M. King develops a more holistic and interdisciplinary understanding of ethical and moral leadership, requi...

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Ethical Public Leadership Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion, and spirituality, this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader. Throughout the book, author Stephen M. King develops a more holistic and interdisciplinary understanding of ethical and moral leadership, requi...

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Nightmare in Yemen

The author is donating his royalties from this book to the Sheba Organisation. NIGHTMARE IN THE YEMEN, written in conjunction with Neil M. C. Sinclair, a well-known local historian and the author, is the true story of what happened to an otherwise well-meaning father of five children who had the misfortune to discover his private life written bold a...

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The Little Book of Champagne - Orange Hippo!, Orange Hippo!

Anotace: Originally served at the coronations of French kings, Champagne is now popular around the world and sales increase year on year as people discover this delicious, delightful, de-lovely drink. Although Champagne only comes from a small area, there are many producers, ranging from the globally famous houses such as Dom Perignon, Moet & Chandon and Taittinger to th...

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The Little Book of Champagne - Hippo! Orange

<p>Originally served at the coronations of French kings, Champagne is now popular around the world and sales increase year on year as people discover this delicious, delightful, de-lovely drink. Although Champagne only comes from a small area, there are many producers, ranging from the globally famous houses such as Dom Perignon, Moet &amp; Chandon and Taittinge...

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Ancient Rome in Fifty Monuments - Paul Roberts

A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to make their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world. ‘What is worse than Nero? What is better than Nero’s Baths?’ – so wrote the poet Martial in the first century AD, demonstrating the power that buildings have on public consciousness. In ancient Rome, wh...

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Courtiers. The Hidden Power Behind the Crown - Valentine Low

<p>The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times. Valentine Low asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, as Charles III begins his reign, what will happen next? Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers - the tr...

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Courtiers : The Hidden Power Behind the Crown - Valentine Low

<p>The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times. Valentine Low asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, as Charles III begins his reign, what will happen next? Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers - the t...

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Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day (0099592940)

Kniha - autor Peter Ackroyd, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Peter Ackroyd is our preeminent chronicler of London. In Queer City, he looks at the metropolis in a whole new way – through the history and experiences of its gay population. In Roman Londinium the penis was worshipped and homosexuality was considered admirable. The city was dotted with lupan...

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Silverview - le Carré John

Anotace: Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the City for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But after only a couple of months into his new career, Edward, a Polish emigre, shows up at his door with a very keen interest in Julian`s new enterprise and a lot of knowledge about his family history. And when a letter turns up ...

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Silverview - John le Carré

<p>Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the City for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But after only a couple of months into his new career, Edward, a Polish emigre, shows up at his door with a very keen interest in Julian's new enterprise and a lot of knowledge about his family history. And when a letter turns up a...

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The Bitcoin Standard

A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary historyWhen a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized softwar...

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France on Trial

Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize 2023A Telegraph Book of the YearA Times, Spectator and Prospect Book of the YearOne of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twentieth-century French historyFew images more shocked the French population during the Occupation than the photograph of Marshal Philippe Pétain - the great French h...

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A Long Arc: Photography and the American South

<p>Collects over 175 years of key moments in the visual history of the Southern United States, with over two hundred and fifty photographs taken from 1845 to present.</p> <p>The South is perhaps the most mythologized region in the United States and also one of the most depicted. Since the dawn of photography in the nineteenth century, photographers have ...

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Among the Mosques : A Journey Across Muslim Britain - Husain Ed

Anotace: Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam - unique in history - is complex, threatened...

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Among the Mosques

Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam - unique in history - is complex, threatened by rising...

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The Marshmallow Test : Understanding Self-control and How To Master It - Mischel Walter

Anotace: A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life?Walter Mischel`s now iconic `marshmallow test,` one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to li...

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The Marshmallow Test : Understanding Self-control and How To Master It - Walter Mischel

<p>A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test,' one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to l...

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Sorrowland: A Novel - Rivers Solomon

<p>A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2021 A New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2021 The Stonewall Book Award winner of 2022 Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly and more! A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction. Vern?seven months pregnant an...

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Behind the Scenes at the Museum

<p>Take an exclusive tour of the world's most exciting museums and discover their hidden treasures.This behind-the-scenes guide showcases a huge range of incredible artefacts from history and reveals the hard work, care, and effort that goes into collecting, preserving, and storing them. Ever wondered what happens to an astronaut's space suit after it's been worn on...

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Small Mercies - Lehane Dennis

Anotace: `You`ll be lucky if you read a more engaging novel this year` The Times Thriller of the Month April 2023`Small Mercies is thought-provoking, engaging, enraging, and can`t-put-it-down entertainment` Stephen King`A jaw-dropping thriller... a resonant, unflinching story written by a novelist who is simply one of the best around` Gillian FlynnNew York Times bestsell...

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Airport Madness: Time Machine (PC) DIGITAL

You are an air traffic controller at a small grass airfield in 1925. Watch the airport develop over time, into a major international airport in 1970. Airport Madness: Time Machine's theme goes back to the core of what made Airport Madness fun in its beginning in 2008. It offers an airport that grows up over time. We take you back to 1925 and put you into the control tower...

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Airport Madness: Time Machine (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

You are an air traffic controller at a small grass airfield in 1925. Watch the airport develop over time, into a major international airport in 1970.Airport Madness: Time Machine's theme goes back to the core of what made Airport Madness fun in its beginning in 2008. It offers an airport that grows up over time. We take you back to 1925 and put you into the control t...

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The Circle - Eggers Dave

Anotace: Now a Major Motion Picture starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives. When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world´s most powerful internet company, she feels she´s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a ...

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The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir - RuPaul

Anotace: From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspec...

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The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir - RuPaul

<p>From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introsp...

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Small Mercies: ´can´t-put-it-down entertainment´ Stephen King - Lehane Dennis

Anotace: `Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can`t-put-it-down entertainment` Stephen King`A jaw-dropping thriller... a resonant, unflinching story written by a novelist who is simply one of the best around` Gillian FlynnNew York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River - an all-consuming tale of rev...

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Chineasy Travel - Noma Bar

Chineasy® Travel presents over 100 of the most used and useful Chinese characters, phrases and sentences for travellers, wherever they may find themselves in the Chinese-speaking world. Ingeniously illustrated throughout by Noma Bar, this guide breaks down the essentials in six themed chapters, from reading directions and using public transport, to ordering food off a men...

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When the Heavens Went on Sale Intl/E - Vance Ashlee

Anotace: A momentous look at the private companies driving a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon MuskWith the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk`s SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NAS...

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When the Heavens Went on Sale Intl/E - Ashlee Vance

<p>A momentous look at the private companies driving a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NA...

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In Memoriam: THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Alice Winn

<p>It was only because Gaunt knew he might die, that he could be so reckless as to kiss him.In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him, always...

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