Metamorfosen

Emanuele Coccia

ISBN: 9789490334376 | Paperback

Het blijft een fascinerend fenomeen: een rups verandert in een vlinder, maar hun lichamen hebben vrijwel niets gemeen. Het silhouet, de anatomie, de m... Meer informatie

Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

Paul (A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University, and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge) Cartledge

ISBN: 9780199601349 | Paperback

A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in abou... Meer informatie

Het leven van de planten

Emanuele Coccia

ISBN: 9789083172729 | Paperback

Spreken doen we er nauwelijks over en ook zelden kennen we hun namen. Lang heeft de filosofie geen oog gehad voor de flora, haar over het hoofd gezien... Meer informatie

Due vite

Trevi, Emanuele

ISBN: 9788854522633 | Paperback

«L’unica cosa importante in questo tipo di ritratti scritti e cercare la distanza giusta, che è lo stile dell’unicità». Così scrive Emanuele Trevi in ... Meer informatie

La casa del mago

Trevi, Emanuele

ISBN: 9788833316659 |

Nel memorabile incipit di questo libro, la madre di Emanuele Trevi, allora bambino, riferendosi al padre pronuncia più volte un'istruzione enigmatica:... Meer informatie

A Brief History Of Time

Stephen (University of Cambridge) Hawking

ISBN: 9780857501004 | Paperback

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? This book examines these questions. It b... Meer informatie

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Edward (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, and Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge) Craig

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198861775 | Paperback

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores import... Meer informatie

Disorder

Helen (Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University) Thompson

ISBN: 9780198865018 | Paperback

Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century explains the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade: why politics has been so difficul... Meer informatie

The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction

Michael (, Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge) Hoskin

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192803061 | Paperback

An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is g... Meer informatie

The Grand Design

Leonard Mlodinow ; Stephen (University of Cambridge) Hawking

ISBN: 9780553819229 | Paperback

A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished bel... Meer informatie

Politics of the Past

David (University of Cambridge) Cowan

Reeks: Modern British Histories

ISBN: 9781009340281 | Hardcover

The inter-war period (1918–1939) is still remembered as a period of mass deprivation – the 'hungry thirties'. But how did this impression emerge? Poli... Meer informatie

Making and Remaking Empire in Early Qajar Iran

Assef (University of Cambridge) Ashraf

ISBN: 9781009361552 | Hardcover

Focusing on the formation of the Qajar empire in Iran, this book draws attention to continuities between the Safavid and Qajar periods. By situating t... Meer informatie

Cultivating the City in Early Medieval Italy

Caroline (University of Cambridge) Goodson

ISBN: 9781108733458 | Paperback

Concentrating on a period of social, economic, and political change in the Italian peninsula, Caroline Goodson demonstrates the centrality of food-gro... Meer informatie

The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War: Volume 2, Escalation and Stalemate

Andrew (University of Cambridge) Preston

Reeks: The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War

ISBN: 9781107105102 | Hardcover

Volume II examines the escalation of the Vietnam War and its development into a violent stalemate in the years between 1963 and 1968. Essential readin... Meer informatie

African History: A Very Short Introduction

John (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Parker ; Richard (Honorary Professor of History, University of Aberystwyth) Rathbone

ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie

Protestant Empires

Ulinka (University of Cambridge) Rublack

ISBN: 9781108794978 | Paperback

Protestantism during the early modern period is predominantly presented as a European story. Through its wide geographical and chronological scope, th... Meer informatie

Making the Holy Roman Empire Holy

Vedran (University of Cambridge) Sulovsky

Reeks: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series

ISBN: 9781009203487 | Hardcover

This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empi... Meer informatie

Friends, Neighbours, Sinners

Carys (University of Cambridge) Brown

Reeks: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

ISBN: 9781009221337 | Paperback

Friends, Neighbours, Sinners shows the crucial role of religious difference in shaping English culture and society after 1689. By throwing into relief... Meer informatie

Propaganda and Ideology in the Russian–Ukrainian War

Jon (University of Cambridge) Roozenbeek

Reeks: Contemporary Social Issues Series

ISBN: 9781009244015 | Hardcover

Drawing on tens of thousands of historical and legal documents, Jon Roozenbeek offers the first comprehensive analysis of the key role of propaganda i... Meer informatie

Politics and ‘Politiques' in Sixteenth-Century France

Emma (University of Cambridge) Claussen

Reeks: Ideas in Context

ISBN: 9781108928335 | Paperback

During the French Wars of Religion, the nature and identity of politics was the subject of passionate debate and controversy. Exploring early modern F... Meer informatie