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22 produkter
Story of the Jews
Finding the Words (1000 BCE – 1492)
Häftad, 2014
160 kr
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It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents – from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It …
History of Britain - Volume 1
At the Edge of the World? 3000 BC-AD 1603
Häftad, 2009
327 kr
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Change - sometimes gentle and subtle, sometimes shocking and violent - is the dynamic of Simon Schama's unapologetically personal and grippingly written history of Britain, especially the changes that wash over custom and habit, transforming our loyalties. What makes or breaks a nation? To whom do …
American Future
A History From The Founding Fathers To Barack Obama
Häftad, 2009
214 kr
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The American Future traces the history of a country whose most enduring trait is its capacity for self-renewal, especially at times of disaster. Examining issues of power, race and immigration, religious fervour and prosperity, this masterful portrait of the world's most controversial superpower …
Rough Crossings
Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution
Häftad, 2009
236 kr
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Rough Crossings is the astonishing story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence. With gripping, powerfully vivid story-telling, Simon Schama follows the escaped blacks into the …
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble
Writing on Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill and My Mother
Häftad, 2011
215 kr
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Passionate, provocative, entertaining and informative, Scribble, Scribble, Scribble ranges far and wide: from cookery and family to Barack Obama, from preaching and Shakespeare to Victorian sages, from Charlotte Rampling and Hurricane Katrina to 'The Fate of Eloquence in the Age of The Osbournes'.
Belonging
The Story of the Jews 1492–1900
Häftad, 2018
188 kr
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A passionate history of Judaism; a world unfolding across many continents and five centuries by one of our greatest and internationally bestselling historians.Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. From the Jews’ expulsion from Spain in 1492 …
Hang-Ups
Essays on Painting (Mostly)
Häftad, 2005
225 kr
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Pre-eminent author and art historian Simon Schama has written widely on art for many years to great acclaim. In Hang-Ups, a personal selection of his articles from, amongst others, The New Yorker, appears in Britain for the very first time. Brilliantly and lucidly written by one of the most …
History of Britain - Volume 1
At the Edge of the World? 3000 BC-AD 1603
E-bok, 2011
170 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Change - sometimes gentle and subtle, sometimes shocking and violent - is the dynamic of Simon Schama's unapologetically personal and grippingly written history of Britain, especially the changes that wash over custom and habit, transforming our loyalties. What makes or breaks a nation? To whom do …
History of Britain - Volume 2
The British Wars 1603-1776
E-bok, 2012
170 kr
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Simon Schama explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries.From the beginning of July 1637, battles raged on for 200 years - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning …
History of Britain - Volume 3
The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
E-bok, 2012
170 kr
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The final stage of Simon Schama's epic voyage around Britain spans centuries, crosses the breadth of the empire and covers a vast expanse of topics - from the birth of feminism to the fate of freedom.The Fate of the Empire asks crucial questions about the nature of empire, journeying from …
Rough Crossings
Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution
E-bok, 2010
204 kr
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Rough Crossings is the astonishing story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence. With gripping, powerfully vivid story-telling, Simon Schama follows the escaped blacks into the …
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble
Writing on Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill and My Mother
E-bok, 2011
143 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Passionate, provocative, entertaining and informative, Scribble, Scribble, Scribble ranges far and wide: from cookery and family to Barack Obama, from preaching and Shakespeare to Victorian sages, from Charlotte Rampling and Hurricane Katrina to 'The Fate of Eloquence in the Age of The Osbournes'.
American Future
A History From The Founding Fathers To Barack Obama
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The American Future traces the history of a country whose most enduring trait is its capacity for self-renewal, especially at times of disaster. Examining issues of power, race and immigration, religious fervour and prosperity, this masterful portrait of the world's most controversial superpower …
Power of Art
E-bok, 2023
167 kr
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* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are …
Story of the Jews
Finding the Words (1000 BCE – 1492)
E-bok, 2013
133 kr
Lägg i varukorg
It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents – from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It …
Hang-Ups
Essays on Painting (Mostly)
E-bok, 2010
170 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Pre-eminent author and art historian Simon Schama has written widely on art for many years to great acclaim. In Hang-Ups, a personal selection of his articles from, amongst others, The New Yorker, appears in Britain for the very first time. Brilliantly and lucidly written by one of the most …
Belonging
The Story of the Jews 1492–1900
E-bok, 2017
147 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A passionate history of Judaism; a world unfolding across many continents and five centuries by one of our greatest and internationally bestselling historians.Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. From the Jews’ expulsion from Spain in 1492 …
Art
Vintage Minis
E-bok, 2019
62 kr
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‘Great art has dreadful manners……The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merciless and wily, the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock and proceed in short order to re-arrange your …
Art
Vintage Minis
Häftad, 2019
78 kr
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‘Great art has dreadful manners……The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merciless and wily, the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock and proceed in short order to re-arrange your …
History of Britain - Volume 2
The British Wars 1603-1776
Häftad, 2009
334 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Simon Schama explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries.From the beginning of July 1637, battles raged on for 200 years - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning …
History of Britain - Volume 3
The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
Häftad, 2009
334 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The final stage of Simon Schama's epic voyage around Britain spans centuries, crosses the breadth of the empire and covers a vast expanse of topics - from the birth of feminism to the fate of freedom.The Fate of the Empire asks crucial questions about the nature of empire, journeying from …
Power of Art
Häftad, 2009
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are …
