constructing civilizations
Constructing Civilizations
First published in 1984 as a hardback, this paperback edition aims to raise questions, and suggest approaches to exploring social data, and offer topics for future exploration
506 Руб.
Constructing Civilizations
First published in 1984 as a hardback, this paperback edition aims to raise questions, and suggest approaches to exploring social data, and offer topics for future exploration
506 Руб.
Binet Laurent Civilizations
Vers l'an mille : la fille d’Erik le Rouge met cap au sud avec son mari, quelques hommes, du betail et des chevaux. 1492 : Colomb ne decouvre pas l'Amerique. 1531 : les Incas envahissent l'Europe. Ce qui a manque aux Incas pour resister aux conquistadors : le cheval, le fer, les anticorps. Dans Civilizations, les Vikings les leur ont apportes. Quelques siecles plus tard, Atahualpa debarque dans l'Europe de Charles Quint. Il trouve un continent dechire par les querelles religieuses et dynastiques. Mais surtout, des populations brimees, affamees, au bord du soulevement – des allies. Voici le recit d’une autre mondialisation, telle qu'au fond il s'en est fallu d'un rien pour qu'elle l'emporte et devienne realite. L’esprit ironique et la virtuosite mimetique de l’ecrivain eclatent dans ce renversement de l’histoire. Le Monde des livres. Une fresque vertigineuse. Le Figaro litteraire. Intelligent, vif, moderne. Un fantastique plaisir de lecture ! Historia. GRAND PRIX DU ROMAN DE L’ACADEMIE FRANCAISE.
2587 Руб.
Lem Stanislaw The Cyberiad
A charming, mind-bending and anarchic book of imagined civilizations 'Most cosmic civilizations long for things, in the depths of their souls, they would never openly admit to...' Trurl and Klapaucius are 'constructors' - they travel around the universe creating machines of astonishing inventiveness and power and visiting a bewildering variety of violent, peculiar and morose civilizations. The Cyberiad is oddly reminiscent of Gulliver's Travels, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Phantom Tollbooth and Alice in Wonderland. Charming, mind-bending and anarchic, it is perhaps Lem's greatest work. This edition includes all of Daniel Mroz's hallucinatory original illustrations.
2421 Руб.
Grace N. B. 24/7. Science Behind the Scenes. Mystery Files. Mummies Unwrapped! The Science of Mummy-Making
Mystery Files examines the science and technology behind the most fascinating unsolved mysteries-from Bigfoot to lost civilizations to UFOs-and more!
1572 Руб.
Inha Jung. Constructing the Socialist Way of Life
Что архитектурные чертежи рассказывают о Северной Корее.Жилье и городское планирование составляют ключевой элемент материальной основы Северной Кореи. В послевоенную эпоху в стране предпринимались попытки социализировать все типы жилых пространств на основе политической идеологии: от небольших квартирных комнат до городских условий. Идея о том, что политические силы Северной Кореи промывают мозги своему народу, как показывают свидетельства многих перебежчиков, поверхностна.Эта книга, исследуя отечественную культуру и повседневную жизнь, призвана охватить реальную жизнь северокорейцев, которые во многом поддерживают уникальную политическую систему страны. Для этого используются рисунки, карты и схемы, полученные из различных архивов. Хотя это нейтральные формы общения, они также передают истинные намерения северокорейских архитекторов и планировщиков, скрытые за заявлениями политических лидеров.What Architectural Drawings Reveal about North KoreaHousing and urban planning constitute a key element of the material foundation of North Korea. In the post-war era, the country attempted to socialize all types of living spaces based on political ideology, from small apartment rooms to urban set- tings. The idea that North Korea’s political forces are brainwashing their people is, as the testimonies of many defectors reveal, superficial.Exploring domestic culture and daily life, this book aims to capture the actual lives of North Koreans, who have largely supported the unique political system of the country. To this end, it uses drawings, maps, and diagrams obtained from various archives. While these are neutral forms of communication, they also convey the actual intentions of North Korean architects and planners hidden behind the claims of political leaders.
3990 Руб.
Inha Jung. Constructing the Socialist Way of Life
Что архитектурные чертежи рассказывают о Северной Корее. Жилье и городское планирование составляют ключевой элемент материальной основы Северной Кореи. В послевоенную эпоху в стране предпринимались попытки социализировать все типы жилых пространств на основе политической идеологии: от небольших квартирных комнат до городских условий. Идея о том, что политические силы Северной Кореи промывают мозги своему народу, как показывают свидетельства многих перебежчиков, поверхностна. Эта книга, исследуя отечественную культуру и повседневную жизнь, призвана охватить реальную жизнь северокорейцев, которые во многом поддерживают уникальную политическую систему страны. Для этого используются рисунки, карты и схемы, полученные из различных архивов. Хотя это нейтральные формы общения, они также передают истинные намерения северокорейских архитекторов и планировщиков, скрытые за заявлениями политических лидеров. What Architectural Drawings Reveal about North KoreaHousing and urban planning constitute a key element of the material foundation of North Korea. In the post-war era, the country attempted to socialize all types of living spaces based on political ideology, from small apartment rooms to urban set- tings. The idea that North Korea’s political forces are brainwashing their people is, as the testimonies of many defectors reveal, superficial.Exploring domestic culture and daily life, this book aims to capture the actual lives of North Koreans, who have largely supported the unique political system of the country. To this end, it uses drawings, maps, and diagrams obtained from various archives. While these are neutral forms of communication, they also convey the actual intentions of North Korean architects and planners hidden behind the claims of political leaders.
4650 Руб.
Barenboim P., Sidiqi N. Bruges, the Bridge between Civilizations
The year 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the Roerich Pact, and this new book of .the Society of Friends of the City of Bruges is being made available to the international .public. The first International Conference dedicated to the promulgation of the Roerich .Pact established “Union International pour le pact Roerich” (Bruges, Belgium) .on September 13-15, 1931. The Second International Conference of the Roerich Pact .(Bruges) established “Foundation Roerich pro Pace, Arte, Scientiae et Labore” in August .1932. Bruges played an important role in the history of the Roerich Pact.
203 Руб.
Haywood John The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Informatively written, and ideal for both students and the general reader, it plots the rise and fall of empires, the nature of different societies and the evolution of technology.
4769 Руб.
Barenboim P., Sidiqi N. Bruges, the Bridge between Civilizations
The year 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the Roerich Pact, and this new book of .the Society of Friends of the City of Bruges is being made available to the international .public. The first International Conference dedicated to the promulgation of the Roerich .Pact established “Union International pour le pact Roerich” (Bruges, Belgium) .on September 13-15, 1931. The Second International Conference of the Roerich Pact .(Bruges) established “Foundation Roerich pro Pace, Arte, Scientiae et Labore” in August .1932. Bruges played an important role in the history of the Roerich Pact.
203 Руб.
Shestakov Alexei A Voyage on the Sea
How did people of ancient civilizations imagine the sea? What was its role in life of people and states of modern age? What invariably attracts artists in the 'free waves'? The answers to these and many other questions are given in this album with numerous colored illustrations and captivating commentaries of art historians.
2143 Руб.
Shestakov A. The Hermitage. A Voyage on the Sea
How did people of ancient civilizations imagine the sea? .What was its role in life of people and states of modern age? .What invariably attracts artists in the 'free waves'? .The answers to these and many other questions are given in this album with numerous colored illustrations and captivating commentaries of art historians.
2199 Руб.
Stilton Geronimo Time Warp
When pirate cats threaten Mouse Island, Professor von Volt sends Geronimo Stilton and his friends back through time to ancient Greece, Atlantis, and Stonehenge to try and find out how ancient civilizations were able to find peace and avoid war - only to find that the key to peace was under their whiskers the whole time.
3617 Руб.
Shestakov A. The Hermitage. A Voyage on the Sea
How did people of ancient civilizations imagine the sea? .What was its role in life of people and states of modern age? .What invariably attracts artists in the 'free waves'? .The answers to these and many other questions are given in this album with numerous colored illustrations and captivating commentaries of art historians.
2199 Руб.
Lakhous Amara Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
A small culturally mixed community living an apartment building in the center of Rome is thrown into disarray when one of the neighbors is murdered. An investigation ensues and as each of the victim’s neighbors is questioned, the reader is offered an all-access pass into the most colorful neighborhood in contemporary Rome. Each character takes his or her turn center-stage, “giving evidence,” recounting his or her story—the dramas of emigration, the daily equivocations of immigration, the fears and misunderstandings of a life spent on society’s margins, abused by mainstream culture’s fears and indifference, preconceptions and insensitivity. What emerges is a touching story that is common to us all, whether we live in Rome or in Los Angeles. This novel is animated by a style that is as colorful as the neighborhood it describes and is characterized by seemingly effortless equipoise that borrows from the cinematic tradition of the commedia all'italiana, as exemplified by directors such as Federico Fellini and Mario Monicelli. At the heart of this bittersweet comedy told with affection and sensitivity is a social reality that we tend to gloss over and a surprisingly exact anthropological analysis of this reality that cannot fail to fascinate.
1822 Руб.
Millard Anne The Ancient Worlds Atlas
From the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history in this illustrated guide to see where and how ancient peoples lived. From North America to New Zealand, this book takes you on a trip around the world and through history to visit ancient cities and empires, showing who lived where and explaining the unique features of each civilization. The Ancient Worlds Atlas is a pictorial guide to past civilizations, covering big history topics for curious kids aged 9-12 years. What was it like to live in the crowded city of Rome? Why did the Egyptians build pyramids? When did Samurai warriors first ride into battle? How did sailors first navigate the Pacific Ocean? Which Chinese emperor has a palace with 1,000 bedrooms? Find out the answers to these fascinating questions and much more in this lavishly illustrated guide to past civilizations.
3230 Руб.