(Izdošanas datums: 03-Oct-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780241705148)
Both King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, Augustus is one of the great what-ifs of the 18th century. He could have turned the accident of ruling two major realms into the basis for a powerful European state a bulwark against the Russi...Lasīt vairāk
From the acclaimed author of The Pursuit of Glory and Frederick the Great, a riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony - and his catastrophic reign. Its been a superb year for histo...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Oct-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780241705148)
Both King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, Augustus is one of the great what-ifs of the 18th century. He could have turned the accident of ruling two major realms into the basis for a powerful European state a bulwark against the Russi...Lasīt vairāk
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George I was not the most charismatic of the Hanoverian monarchs to have reigned in England but he was probably the most important. He was certainly the luckiest. Born the youngest son of a landless German duke, he was taken by repeated strokes...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Dec-2017, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780141976839)
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Tim Blannings incisive short biography examines Georges life and career as a German prince, and as King. Fifty-four years old when he arrived in London in 1714, he was a battle-hardened veteran who put his long experience and deep k...Lasīt vairāk
Highly readable and deeply researched - Andrew Roberts Masterful ... brilliantly brings to life one of the most complex characters of modern European history - Sunday Telegraph It is sure to be the standard English-language...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Mar-2016, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Random House USA Inc, ISBN-13: 9781400068128)
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Tim Blanning, a master of combining the fields of political, economic, social, and intellectual history, is just the writer to bring us both Fredericks military triumphs--he consolidated a kingdom of scattered territories into one formidable nation...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Sep-2015, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9781846141829)
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Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, dominated the 18th century in the same way that Napoleon dominated the start of the 19th - a force of nature, a caustic, ruthless, brilliant military commander, a monarch of exceptional energy and talent. This bo...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Aug-2012, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Random House USA Inc, ISBN-13: 9780812980141)
Evaluates the lesser-known Romantic revolution as a fundamental and far-reaching period while revealing the range of modern cultural axioms it inspired, from views about genius and sexuality to theories about dreams and the subconscious. &...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 04-Oct-2011, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Modern Library, ISBN-13: 9780679643593)
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A succinct chronicle by the prize-winning author of The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture evaluates the lesser-known Romantic Revolution as a fundamental and far-reaching period while revealing the range of modern cultural axioms it i...Lasīt vairāk
From great composers and celebrated masters hired by notable patrons to the rock stars of today, the history of music and the celebrity status received by some its creators are reviewed, along with specific chapters dealing with nationalism, sex, and...Lasīt vairāk
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Examines how everything from the cult of the romantic to technology and travel all fed the inexorable rise of music in the West, making it the most dominant and ubiquitous of the art forms....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 04-Dec-2008, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9781846141782)
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The power and prestige of music in the modern world has given its practitioners extraordinary wealth and moral authority. This book deals with the subject of the rise of music and musicians in the West from poorly-paid balladeers to music-masters emp...Lasīt vairāk
Three decades ago, Francois Furet famously announced that the French Revolution was over. Napoleons armies ceased to march around Europe long ago, and Louis XVIII even returned to occupy the throne of his guillotined brother. And yet the Revolution...Lasīt vairāk
An accessible chronicle of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the Battle of Waterloo features vivid coverage of such events as the Enlightenment period, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic era. Reprint. Chronicles...Lasīt vairāk
Presents one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered, introvert continent after the 30 Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. This title explores an era of unpre...Lasīt vairāk
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An accessible chronicle of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the Battle of Waterloo features vivid coverage of such events as the Enlightenment period, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic era. Chronicles European...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Apr-2007, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780713990874)
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Sheds light on one of the dynamic periods in Europes history: from the desolate, battered and introvert continent of the end of the Thirty Years War to the overwhelmingly dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. T...Lasīt vairāk