(Izdošanas datums: 16-Aug-2024, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis, ISBN-13: 9781040123478)
British Assam holds an important place in the history of the British Empire in South Asia. This is especially so in the context of colonial frontier- making. It is in this regard that the book examines what it culturally meant to be a hunter, peasant...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Aug-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis, ISBN-13: 9781040123539)
British Assam holds an important place in the history of the British Empire in South Asia. This is especially so in the context of colonial frontier- making. It is in this regard that the book examines what it culturally meant to be a hunter, peasant...Lasīt vairāk
Analyses data from the Bristol Port Books to rewrite the history of trade in Bristol, including the citys early involvement with the slave trade.The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were a transformative period for global commerce, with the princ...Lasīt vairāk
Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available...Lasīt vairāk
A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the YearIt is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldnt be more wrong.In Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers, Anne Somerset masterfully trace...Lasīt vairāk
Daniel OConnor has led a remarkable life as a priest, scholar, missionary and teacher. His ten years as chaplain and lecturer in St Stephens College, Delhi and his years as Principal of the College of the Ascension, Selly Oak established him as one...Lasīt vairāk
Alison Plowden, Haydn Jones, Nigel Lambert, Pauline Letts, Jane Wenham, Nerys Hughes, Madi Hedd, Marjorie Westbury, Roger Delgado, Beryl Calder...
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Dec-2023, MP3, Izdevniecība: BBC Audio, ISBN-13: 9781529917581)
Six gripping dramatised documentaries detailing the history of the turbulent Tudor period.Passion, power, sex and suspicious deaths - the Tudor story is one of drama and dysfunction, and it has kept us enthralled for over 400 years. In these six dram...Lasīt vairāk
Brought to you by Penguin.A powerful, intimate memoir from writer and academic Charlotte Williams exploring the intertwined history of Wales, Africa and the CaribbeanAs the daughter of a white Welsh-speaking mother and black father from Guyana, Charl...Lasīt vairāk
Brought to you by Penguin.A brilliant collection of short stories from Leonora Brito exploring race, identity, and loveLeonora Brito was a writer of exceptional stories. In Dats Love, she soaks up the sights, sounds and colours of Cardiff to boldly...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Jun-2023, MP3, Izdevniecība: Penguin Random House Children's UK, ISBN-13: 9780241628645)
Brought to you by Penguin.An accessible, engaging and essential introduction to the British empire for readers aged 9+, by bestselling author of Empireland, Sathnam Sanghera.Youve probably heard the word empire before. Perhaps because of the Roman...Lasīt vairāk
The Sunday Times BestsellerA new assessment of the Wests colonial recordIn the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the End of History - that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2022, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis, ISBN-13: 9781000800555)
This book explores the intricate and intimate relationship between military organization, imperial policy, and society in colonial South Asia. The chapters in the volume focus on technology, logistics, and state building. The present volume highlight...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2022, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis, ISBN-13: 9781000800548)
This book explores the intricate and intimate relationship between military organization, imperial policy, and society in colonial South Asia. The chapters in the volume focus on technology, logistics, and state building. The present volume highlight...Lasīt vairāk
JG Farrell, Full Cast, Robert Glenister, Alex Jennings, Jim Norton, Samantha Spiro, John Rowe
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Dec-2022, MP3, Izdevniecība: BBC Audio, ISBN-13: 9781529187793)
BBC Radio 4 productions of JG Farrells celebrated historical novels - plus bonus materialAcclaimed author JG Farrell came to fame with his Empire Trilogy, exploring the collapse of British colonialism and its repercussions in three different countri...Lasīt vairāk
Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christies extensive and evocative letters from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition...Lasīt vairāk
Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christies extensive and evocative letters from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Mar-2022, MP3, Izdevniecība: Random House, ISBN-13: 9781529191486)
Brought to you by Penguin. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that interrogates the pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and i...Lasīt vairāk
John Masters, Full Cast, Bill Nighy, Juliet Stevenson, David Collings, Terence Alexander, Michael Cochrane, Gary Bond, Renu Setna, Saeed Jaffrey...
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Feb-2022, MP3, Izdevniecība: BBC Audio, ISBN-13: 9781529143904)
An 18-part serialisation of John Masters chronicles of the Savage family, spanning the years 1825-1946 and set against the backdrop of British rule in IndiaBased on the hugely popular novels of John Masters, this landmark BBC Radio adaptation charts...Lasīt vairāk
A fascinating insight into to an Admirals command during Nelsons time, Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Duckworth, Volume 1: The French Revolutionary War. 1793-1802 edited by John Grainger, assesses Admiral Duckworths prolific career....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 12-Aug-2021, MP3, Izdevniecība: Random House, ISBN-13: 9781473597891)
Brought to you by Penguin. A vital new perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima ManjiWhy was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britains most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly, why is i...Lasīt vairāk
