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29 produkter
After Tamerlane
The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2008
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
192 kr
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Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis.All built empires they hoped would last forever: all were destined to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in his magnificent book, their empire building created the world we know today. From the …
Unfinished Empire
The Global Expansion of Britain
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
167 kr
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A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John DarwinThe British Empire shaped the world in countless ways: repopulating continents, carving out nations, imposing its own language, technology and …
The Empire Project
The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2011
452 kr
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The British Empire, wrote Adam Smith, 'has hitherto been not an empire, but the project of an empire' and John Darwin offers a magisterial global history of the rise and fall of that great imperial project. The British Empire, he argues, was much more than a group of colonies ruled over by a …
The Prospect of Global History
Av James Belich, John Darwin m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
581 kr
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The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of …
Splicing Handbook
Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes, Second Edition
Häftad, 2000
247 kr
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After Tamerlane
The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
Av John Darwin
E-bok, 2007
108 kr
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Tamerlane was the last of the 'world conquerors': his armies looted and killed from the shores of the Mediterranean to the frontier of China. Nomad horsemen from the Steppes had been the terror of Europe and Asia for centuries, but with Tamerlane's death in 1405, an epoch of history came to an end. …
Unlocking the World
Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam, 1830-1930
Av John Darwin
E-bok, 2020
108 kr
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From the acclaimed historian of global empire, the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world orderSteam power transformed our world, initiating the complex, resource-devouring industrial system the consequences of which we live with today. It …
Prospect of Global History
Av Chris Wickham, Margret Frenz m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
319 kr
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The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of …
Prospect of Global History
Av Chris Wickham, Margret Frenz m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
319 kr
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The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of …
The Prospect of Global History
Av Belich Et Al, James Belich m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1089 kr
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The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of …
Dominions and India Since 1900
Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire and Commonwealth, Volume VI
Av John Darwin, Frederick Madden m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
953 kr
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The sixth volume in Greenwood's ongoing series, this book is the first of three fine volumes to cover the twentieth century and the last stages in decolonization of the British Empire. It is concerned with the original five Dominions, the apparently inappropriate association of the Irish Free State …
Dependent Empire, 1900-1948
Colonies, Protectorates, and Mandates Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire and Commonwealth Volume VII
Av John Darwin, Frederick Madden m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
953 kr
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The penultimate volume in this documentary series covers the first part of the 20th century processes of decolonization within the British Empire, concluding with the independence of Ceylon, the first of the non-European-settled colonies. It also illustrates constitutional developments in the West …
Britain and Decolonisation
The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World
Av John Darwin
Inbunden, 1988
2044 kr
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As the greatest imperial power before 1939 Britain played a leading role in the great post-war shift in the relationship between the West and the Third World which we call 'decolonisation'. But why did decolonisation come about and what were its effects? Was nationalism in colonial societies or …
Britain and Decolonisation
The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 1988
575 kr
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As the greatest imperial power before 1939 Britain played a leading role in the great post-war shift in the relationship between the West and the Third World which we call 'decolonisation'. But why did decolonisation come about and what were its effects? Was nationalism in colonial societies or …
The Empire Project
The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970
Av John Darwin
Inbunden, 2009
1828 kr
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The British Empire, wrote Adam Smith, 'has hitherto been not an empire, but the project of an empire' and John Darwin offers a magisterial global history of the rise and fall of that great imperial project. The British Empire, he argues, was much more than a group of colonies ruled over by a …
End of the British Empire
The Historical Debate
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2006
597 kr
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Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire three centuries old, which had reached its greatest extent as late as 1921, was transformed into …
Britain, Egypt and the Middle East
Imperial policy in the aftermath of war 1918–1922
Av John Darwin
E-bok, 1981
1212 kr
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Britain, Egypt and the Middle East
Imperial policy in the aftermath of war 1918–1922
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 1981
878 kr
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Britain and Decolonisation
The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World
Av John Darwin
E-bok, 1988
626 kr
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As the greatest imperial power before 1939 Britain played a leading role in the great post-war shift in the relationship between the West and the Third World which we call ''decolonisation''. But why did decolonisation come about and what were its effects? Was nationalism in colonial societies or …
Splicing Handbook
Techniques for Traditional and Modern Ropes and Wires
E-bok, 2013
298 kr
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The only handbook devoted to splicing today''s ropes, this bestselling reference covers every kind of splicing project a boater will ever need. Featuring step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes as well as …
Splicing Handbook
Techniques for Traditional and Modern Ropes and Wires
E-bok, 2013
298 kr
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The only handbook devoted to splicing today''s ropes, this bestselling reference covers every kind of splicing project a boater will ever need. Featuring step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes as well as …
After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2009
303 kr
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Ultrasilence
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2022
121 kr
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From the provincial peccadilloes of Prestwich in Manchester to coffee houses and bars by the Bosporus in Istanbul, John Darwin explores life's three stages of arriving, staying for a bit, and then leaving. A poetic reflection on the ennui of the everyday, intermittent pleasures, and the quest to …
Unlocking the World
Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam, 1830-1930
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2022
142 kr
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From the acclaimed historian of global empire, the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world orderSteam power transformed our world, initiating the complex, resource-devouring industrial system the consequences of which we live with today. It …
Unfinished Empire
The Global Expansion of Britain
Av John Darwin
E-bok, 2012
108 kr
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A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John DarwinThe British Empire shaped the world in countless ways: repopulating continents, carving out nations, imposing its own language, technology and …
Visul imperial
Ascensiunea și căderea puterilor globale. 1400–2000
Av John Darwin
E-bok, 2021
119 kr
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Tamerlan, otomanii, mogulii, confederațiile Manchu, englezii, sovieticii, japonezii și naziștii. Toți au ridicat imperii menite să dureze pentru totdeauna; toți au eșuat în aceste demersuri. Dar, după cum demonstrează John Darwin în acest volum superb, edificarea acestor imperii a dus la nașterea …
I Meet Myself Returning
Av John Darwin
Häftad, 2019
114 kr
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"Whichever way I takeI meet myself returning."A poetic journey from the mills and moors of the industrial north to the meals and mosques of the Byzantine middle-east and back again. I Meet Myself Returning is about finding your feet in our convoluted world and letting them take you to a place to …
