British football`s greatest grounds desk calendar, Bayly, Mike
Автор: Bayly Mike Название: British Football`s Greatest Grounds: One Hundred Must-See Football Venues ISBN: 1785316478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785316470 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 31680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: British Football`s Greatest Grounds offers a bucket list of places to watch football in England, Wales and Scotland as chosen by fans across the world. With beautiful colour images of each ground, this unique book is part guide, part love letter to the history, people and places that showcase the best of our unique football landscape.
Автор: Bayly Christopher, Harper Tim Название: Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia ISBN: 0674057074 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674057074 Издательство: Harvard University Press Цена: 39230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In September 1945, after the fall of the atomic bomb--and with it, the Japanese empire--Asia was dominated by the British. Governing a vast crescent of land that stretched from India through Burma and down to Singapore, and with troops occupying the French and Dutch colonies in southern Vietnam and Indonesia, Britain's imperial might had never seemed stronger.
Yet within a few violent years, British power in the region would crumble, and myriad independent nations would struggle into existence. Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper show how World War II never really ended in these ravaged Asian lands but instead continued in bloody civil wars, anti-colonial insurrections, and inter-communal massacres. These years became the most formative in modern Asian history, as Western imperialism vied with nascent nationalist and communist revolutionaries for political control.
Forgotten Wars, a sequel to the authors' acclaimed Forgotten Armies, is a panoramic account of the bitter wars of the end of empire, seen not only through the eyes of the fighters, but also through the personal stories of ordinary people: the poor and bewildered caught up in India's Hindu-Muslim massacres; the peasant farmers ravaged by warfare between British forces and revolutionaries in Malaya; the Burmese minorities devastated by separatist revolt. Throughout, we are given a stunning portrait of societies poised between the hope of independence and the fear of strife. Forgotten Wars vividly brings to life the inescapable conflicts and manifold dramas that shaped today's Asia.
Автор: Bayly Sami Название: A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures: An Illustrated Encyclopedia ISBN: 1615198245 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781615198245 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 17430.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: From the frightening murder hornet to the fierce wolverine--a visual trove of the most dangerous animals on the planet, from the author of the beloved A Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures Sharks, snakes, and spiders get all the attention, but many of the most terrifying animals on the planet are probably ones you didn't know were so dangerous--like the otherworldly blue dragon, a tiny sea slug that can unleash a powerful sting, or the lethal mosaic crab, armed with a toxin 1,000 times deadlier than cyanide. And some creatures get rather creative when it comes to warding off predators--which is what makes them so amazing to read about. Take the adorable greater slow loris: This primate prepares to strike by first licking its venom-filled armpits! Before you run and hide, award-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly shows how, once you understand why these animals have adapted to be so dangerous, you'll learn to appreciate their scarier sides. They're only trying to survive! And with so many of these species threatened or endangered, they're counting on us to learn to love and protect them . . . from a safe distance! Publisher's note: A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures was previously published in Australia under the title The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals.
