Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court?This book explores big questions like these,...
Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world - their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions. Exploring and explaining the most important...
Discover the key themes and big ideas behind the major events and milestones in the history of warfare – from the dawn of civilization to...
Is it right to depose an unjust ruler? Is democracy really the best form of government? And can war ever be justified?Explaining the key milestones...
**CHOSEN BY OPRAH AS ONE OF HER 'BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH'**The international bestselling spiritual book, in a brand new special edition. Eckhart Tolle demonstrates...
From Mongol invasions to modern US-Russia relations--how global geopolitics shift in unforeseeable waysIt has been almost 30 years since Francis Fukuyama proposed that we were...
'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been!' RODERICK BEATONThe greatest...
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the presentThe Story of the Country House is...
*The New York Times bestseller****Updated to include Obama's second term, Trump's first year and a half, climate change, nuclear winter, Korea, Russia, Iran, China, Libya,...
From the award-winning writer and thinker, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications'Courageous and bracing, learned...
Fredric Jameson introduces here the major themes of French theory: existentialism, structuralism, poststructuralism, semiotics, feminism, psychoanalysis, and Marxism. In a series of accessible lectures, Jameson...
One of the Financial Times' Books to Read in 2025 One of Foreign Policy's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 A darkly brilliant, wide-angled vision of...
On the 250th anniversary of America's founding - a landmark history of the US Constitution for a troubling new era.The US Constitution is among the...
Sometimes governments seem clueless. At other times, they are able to project a sense of calm competence. Some decisions leave people confused, whilst others make...
A compilation of the most important written agreements, declarations and statements in history. From Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) to the Declaration of Independence (1776), Scott...
First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in the fields of urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Its innovative combination of...
Cuba is a rare and fascinating place. In a world where revolutionary socialism seems an almost quaint reminder of the Cold War, the island remains...
Instant New York Times Bestseller",Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for the artist...
Urgent and insightful, Tim Judah's account of the human side of the conflict in Ukraine is an evocative exploration of what the second largest country...
The end of our high-growth world was underway well before COVID-19 arrived. In this powerful and timely argument, Danny Dorling demonstrates the benefits of a...
KNIHY PRE KAŽDÉHO s.r.o
