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  • - A Cultural History
    af Chris Moss
    173,95 kr.

    Like Siberia and the Sahara, Patagonia has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. This book is a cultural history of Patagonia, looking at myths and legends it has inspired.

  • - A Cultural and Literary History (Cities of the Imagination)
    af Bob Dent
    173,95 kr.

    For more than fifty years prior to the Second World War, Budapest was one of the outstanding cultural capitals of Central Europe, on a par with, and in some ways in advance of Vienna and Prague. This book presents its rich and often turbulent history, its unique thermal baths, its excellent public transport system, its street cafes, and more.

  • - A Cultural and Literary History
    af Jonathan Boardman
    173,95 kr.

    This title is a new, revised edition of Jonathan Boardman's cultural and literary history of Rome.

  • - Its Scenes and Sagas
    af S. Baring-Gould
    153,95 kr.

  • af Andrew (Director of Commonwealth Key Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresourses) Beattie
    173,95 kr.

    The fabled city on the banks of the River Nile, once home to pharaohs and emperors, now forms a focal point of the Islamic faith and of the Arab world.

  • - A Cultural and Literary History
    af John Dougill
    173,95 kr.

    A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage.

  • - 1500 Years of African and Asian Travel Writing
     
    173,95 kr.

    A critical anthology of African and Asian travel writing, revealing the contribution made to the genre by non-European travellers and writers.

  • - A Cultural and Literary History
    af Louise Mckinney
    173,95 kr.

    A cultural and literary history of New Orleans, covering the city's Creole traditions and reputation for gastronomy and festivities.

  • - A Cultural History
    af Andrew (Director of Commonwealth Key Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresourses) Beattie
    173,95 kr.

    Presents a cultural history of the Alps, tracing the mountain range's development from a remote, impoverished wilderness to today's tourist playground. This book examines the myths and legends attached to the Alps, as well as their enduring appeal to ideologists, artists and writers.

  • - Fiction, Journalism and Travel Writing
    af Charles Dickens
    198,95 kr.

    An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others.

  • - A Cultural and Literary History
    af Richard Tames
    173,95 kr.

    A cultural and literary history of London, looking at the capital's development from Roman times to its modern-day role, as financial and tourist metropolis.

  • - Inside the Boat Country
    af Justin Wintle
    153,95 kr.

    An account of what Justin Wintle found in post-war Vietnam, and how for three months he played cat and mouse, with those charged with keeping him in line, while developing a profound love for more ordinary Vietnamese and the astonishing landscapes they inhabit. This book describes a heaven and hell country, full of the pain of war.

  • af David Horan
    178,95 kr.

    Following in the footsteps of historic figures and writers who have lived in Oxford, David Horan reveals the many dimensions, social and cultural, of a city where tradition and modernity interconnect. He explores both the historic and contemporary faces of Oxford.

  • af Andrew Beattie
    153,95 kr.

  • af Austin Clarke
    153,95 kr.

    An autobiographical account of growing up in colonial Barbados during and after the Second World War.

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    153,95 kr.

  • - A Cultural and Literary History
    af Siobhán Kilfeather
    173,95 kr.

    Two particular dates dominate popular imaginings of Dublin: 16 June 1904 when James Jouce and Nora Barnacle first - walked out - together; and Easter Monday 1916, when Pearse and Connolly led a small force against the British and began the struggle that led through civil war to independence for part of Ireland.