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I Embrace You With All My Revolutionary Fervor
An extraordinary selection of the letters of Che Guevara
'Always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world'
Che Guevara was an inveterate letter writer and diarist throughout his short but extraordinary life. This selection of his letters begins with his youthful motorcycle travels around Latin America as a wide-eyed medical student, and goes on to cover the Cuban Revolutionary War - including his letter to Castro after its success - his subsequent role as a government leader, travels to the Congo and finally Bolivia at the end of his life. Together they map the emergence of a dedicated revolutionary, but also reveal him as a master narrator: honest and insightful, with a razor-sharp wit, an iron will and, in his intimate writings to his family, a great capacity to express affection for those closest to him.
Russia: Myths and Realities
Russia is the largest country in the world, with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. Over a thousand years this multifaceted nation of shifting borders has been known as Rus, Muscovy, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union. Thirty years ago it was reinvented as the Russian Federation.
Russia is not an enigma, but its past is violent, tragic, sometimes glorious, and certainly complicated. Like the rest of us, the Russians constantly rewrite their history. They too omit episodes of national disgrace in favour of patriotic anecdotes, sometimes more rooted in myth than reality.
Expert and former ambassador Rodric Braithwaite unpicks fact from fiction to discover what lies at the root of the Russian story.
Apokalypsy
Apokalyptická a prorocká literatúra sa v stredoveku tešila v európskom teologickom prostredí mimoriadnej obľube. Otázky týkajúce sa prichádzajúcej katastrofy, ale aj následnej budúcnosti a najmä budúceho politického času, boli v centre stredovekého myslenia. Kniha Apokalypsy je prvým súvislejším prehľadom kľúčových textov apokalyptickej literatúry, ktorá formovala modernú politickú teológiu. Texty ako Sibyla Tiburtinská, Pseudo-Metodova apokalypsa či Danielove vízie, ktoré sme doteraz poznali len v gruzínskych, arménskych, syriackych, staroslovanských, gréckych a latinských verziách, sa konečne dočkali nie len slovenského prekladu, ale aj kritickej analýzy. Vďaka tejto analýze Michal Havran odkryl politické i náboženské motivácie ich autorov a ukázal, ako je apokalyptická literatúra úzko prepojená s politickou propagandou, túžbou získať kontrolu nad budúcnosťou a vybaviť panovníka či vládcu metafyzickým poslaním Mesiáša. Apokalyptické vízie a ich zneužívanie ako nástroja tematizovania dejín, spoločenskej mobilizácie a politickej propagandy, sú pritom aktuálne dodnes.
Lacná kniha The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War (-50%)
The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense - economic and political, artistic and personal.
In The Free World, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar and critic Louis Menand tells the story of American culture in the pivotal years from the end of World War II to Vietnam and stresses the rich flow of ideas across the Atlantic.
How did elitism and an anti-totalitarian scepticism of passion and ideology give way to a new sensibility defined by experimentation and loving the Beatles? How was the ideal of 'freedom' applied to causes that ranged from anti-communism and civil rights to radical acts of self-creation via art and even crime? With the wit and insight familiar to readers of The Metaphysical Club, Menand takes us inside Hannah Arendt's Manhattan, the Paris of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and the post-war vogue for French existentialism, structuralism and post-structuralism.
He also shows how Europeans played a vital role in promoting and influencing American art and thought, revealing how America's once neglected culture became respected and adored. With unprecedented verve and range, this book offers a masterly account of the main characters and minor figures who played part in shaping the post-war world of art and thought.
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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War
The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense - economic and political, artistic and personal.
In The Free World, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar and critic Louis Menand tells the story of American culture in the pivotal years from the end of World War II to Vietnam and stresses the rich flow of ideas across the Atlantic.
How did elitism and an anti-totalitarian scepticism of passion and ideology give way to a new sensibility defined by experimentation and loving the Beatles? How was the ideal of 'freedom' applied to causes that ranged from anti-communism and civil rights to radical acts of self-creation via art and even crime? With the wit and insight familiar to readers of The Metaphysical Club, Menand takes us inside Hannah Arendt's Manhattan, the Paris of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and the post-war vogue for French existentialism, structuralism and post-structuralism.
He also shows how Europeans played a vital role in promoting and influencing American art and thought, revealing how America's once neglected culture became respected and adored. With unprecedented verve and range, this book offers a masterly account of the main characters and minor figures who played part in shaping the post-war world of art and thought.
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The Viking Great Army and the Making of England
The hidden story of a little-known but transformative period in the formation of England as a nation.
The Viking Great Army that swept through England between AD 865 and 878 altered the course of British history. Since the late 8th century, Viking raids on the British Isles had been a regular feature of life, but the winter of 865 saw a fundamental shift that would change the political, economic and social landscape forever. Instead of making quick smash-and-grab summer raids for silver and slaves, Vikings now remained in England for the winter and became immersed in its communities. Some settled permanently, acquiring land and forming a new hybrid Anglo-Scandinavian culture. The Viking army was here to stay. Its presence was a catalyst for new towns and new industries, while transformations in power politics would ultimately see the rise of King Alfred the Great and make Wessex the pre-eminent kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England.
Drawing on the most up-to-date discoveries and the latest scientific techniques, the authors' recent research at the Viking Great Army's winter camp at Torksey in Lincolnshire has revolutionized what we know about its size, activities and social makeup, as has the wealth of newly recovered evidence from metal-detectorists. Unfolding like a great detective story, this account traces the movements of the Great Army across the country, piecing together a new picture of Viking Age England in unprecedented detail, from swords, coins, jewelry and the burials of great warriors to the everyday objects that ordinary farmers and craftsmen discarded. It is the definitive story of a vital period in British history.
Children of the Night
Balanced precariously on the shifting fault line between East and West, Romania's past is one of the great untold stories of modern Europe. The country that gave us Vlad Dracula, and whose citizens consider themselves descendants of ancient Rome, has traditionally preferred the status of enigmatic outsider. But it has experienced some of the most disastrous leaderships of the last century.
After a relatively benign period led by a dutiful King and his vivacious British-born Queen, the country oscillated wildly. Its interwar rulers form a gallery of bizarre characters: the corrupt and mentally unbalanced King Carol; the fascist death cult led by Corneliu Codreanu; the vain General Ion Antonescu. After 1945 power was handed to Romania's tiny communist party, under which it experienced severe repression, purges and collectivisation. Then in 1965, Nicolae Ceausescu came to power. And thus began the strangest dictatorship of all.
Antwerp: The Glory Years
This rich history of Antwerp was a Times Book of the Year and Radio 4 Book of the Week
Even before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp.
Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York, somewhere anything could happen or at least be believed: killer bankers, easy kisses, a market in secrets and every kind of heresy. For half the sixteenth century, it was the place for breaking rules - religious, sexual, intellectual.
In Antwerp, things changed. One man cornered all the money in the city and reinvented ideas of what money meant. Another gave Antwerp a new shape purely out of his own ambition. Jews fleeing the Portuguese Inquisition needed Antwerp for their escape, thanks to the remarkable woman at the head of the grandest banking family in Europe.
Thomas More opened Utopia there, Erasmus puzzled over money and exchanges, William Tyndale sheltered there and smuggled out his Bible in English until he was killed. Pieter Bruegel painted the town as The Tower of Babel.
But when Antwerp rebelled with the Dutch against the Spanish and lost, all that glory was buried and its true history rewritten. The city that unsettled so many now became conformist. Mutinous troops burned the city records. Michael Pye sets out to rediscover the city that was lost and bring its wilder days to life using every kind of clue: novels, paintings, songs, schoolbooks, letters and the archives of Venice, London and the Medici. He builds a picture of a city haunted by fire, plague and violence, but learning how to be a power in its own right in the world after feudalism.
This is the Antwerp which was the proud 'exception' to all of Europe.
In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century
Today, Southeast Asia stands uniquely exposed to the waxing power of the new China. Three of its nations border China and five are directly impacted by its claims over the South China Sea. All dwell in the lengthening shadow of its influence: economic, political, military, and cultural. As China seeks to restore its former status as Asia's preeminent power, the countries of Southeast Asia face an increasingly stark choice: flourish within Beijing's orbit or languish outside of it. Meanwhile, as rival powers including the United States take concerted action to curb Chinese ambitions, the region has emerged as an arena of heated strategic competition.
Drawing on more than a decade of on-the-ground experience, Sebastian Strangio explores the impacts of China's rise on Southeast Asia, the varied ways in which the countries of the region are responding, and what it might mean for the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
Zákon pěti klasů
Hlavním tématem knihy je uměle vyvolaný hladomor, který na Ukrajině propukl ve 30. letech minulého století poté, co Sovětský svaz připojil Ukrajinu ke svému území a zavedl zde bolševický režim. Jedním z výsledků bylo i tak zvané „rozkulačení“, tedy zlikvidování soukromého vlastnictví půdy a snaha o vytvoření centralizovaného zemědělství. Na Ukrajině tento proces přerostl v šílenství a teror.
Krvavé země
Mezi dvěma říšemi, Hitlerovou a Stalinovou, se nachází krvavá země, území dnešního Polska, Ukrajiny, Běloruska a pobaltských států, oběť největší demografické a humanitární katastrofy, jakou kdy člověk v lidských dějinách způsobil. Necelá dvě desetiletí stačila, aby zde v důsledku politiky dvou vůdců zahynulo čtrnáct milionů lidí. Širokoúhlý záběr této syntetické monografie je v dějinách daného území novinkou. Příčinu sledu katastrof vysvětluje ze zvláštního postavení těchto zemí v Evropě, z motivů dvou totalitních ideologií, ze záměrů a metod dvou diktátorů a jejich vzájemných souvislostí.
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Breath of Japan (Bilingual edition)
The publication presents large-format works by 14 Japanese artists that fascinate us with their aura of mystery. These impressive works, created between the 1950s and the present day, fuse poetry, penmanship and painting to produce an aesthetic which also inspires the Western world.
How can we visualize the interpretation of a wise Zen aphorism, a haiku or a description of nature? Some 30 artworks by Japanese Sho artists focus on the close relationship between image and writing, painting and poetry. In the dance of the paintbrush as the China ink is applied to the paper we experience dynamism, rhythm and artistic shading. Thoughtful essays decode the sign language, calligraphy and penmanship as well as the aura of universality of the lavishly illustrated works.
Cairo 1921
The first comprehensive history of the 1921 Cairo Conference which reveals its enduring impact on the modern Middle East
Called by Winston Churchill in 1921, the Cairo Conference set out to redraw the map of the Middle East in the wake of the First World War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The summit established the states of Iraq and Jordan as part of the Sherifian Solution and confirmed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine-the future state of Israel. No other conference had such an enduring impact on the region.
C. Brad Faught demonstrates how the conference, although dominated by the British with limited local participation, was an ambitious, if ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to move the Middle East into the world of modern nationalism. Faught reveals that many officials, including T. E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, were driven by the determination for state building in the area to succeed. Their prejudices, combined with their abilities, would profoundly alter the Middle East for decades to come.
How the Word Is Passed
Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - which offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping a nation's collective history, and our own.
It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers.
A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our most essential stories are hidden in plain view - whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth or entire neighbourhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women and children has been deeply imprinted.
How the Word is Passed is a landmark book that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of the United States. Chosen as a book of the year by President Barack Obama, The Economist, Time, the New York Times and more, fans of Brit(ish) and Natives will be utterly captivated.
Smrt Evropy
Základem tématu i děje nové Junkovy knížky jsou pevná a nezpochybnitelná historická fakta. Projekt Wotanův oštěp, který z nich vychází, je však holý nesmysl, stejně jako je další líčení alternativního konce Hitlerovy říše fikcí, kterou by si nikdo soudný nikdy nemohl přát a také my ji čtenářům nenutíme. Přesto je možné přijmout tuto autorovu konstrukci jako reálné varování českého čtenáře před hrozbou dnes již zcela nezpochybnitelnou, protože se takto nabízená licence může proměnit v neblahou realitu našeho mateřského kontinentu až příliš snadno. Jak by se skutečně mohlo stát v duchu závěru knihy: nepotrestají nás bohové, ale potrestáme sami sebe. Už za to, že soudobá euroatlantická civilizace nemá šanci obstát, je-li tolik oslabena zevnitř programovou nesvorností, hlásáním falešných ideí a bůhví odkud řízeným rozsevem civilizačních chorob, ničících běžného Evropana na těle i na duchu.
The Utopians
Santiniketan-Sriniketan in India, Dartington Hall in England, Atarashiki Mura in Japan, the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in France, the Bruderhof in Germany and Trabuco College in America: six experimental communities established in the aftermath of the First World War, each aiming to change the world.
The Utopians is an absorbing and vivid account of these collectives and their charismatic leaders and reveals them to be full of eccentric characters, outlandish lifestyles and unchecked idealism.
Dismissed and even mocked in their time, yet, a century later, their influence still resonates in progressive education, environmentalism, medical research and mindfulness training. Without such inspirational experiments in how to live, post-war society would have been a poorer place.
Nové britské obrázky
Volné pokračování knihy Britské obrázky, která vyšla v roce 2007. Autor, spolupracovník Radiožurnálu a České televize, působil čtvrt století jako redaktor českého vysílání BBC. V knize nastavuje britské společnosti kritické zrcadlo doplněné fotografiemi. Brexit považuje za největší pochybení Spojeného království od druhé světové války, ale jako liberální demokrat naprosto respektuje výsledek rozhodnutí britských voličů. Nicméně ukazuje, že skotští voliči měli jiný názor než Angličané. Rozebírá vyhlídky Spojeného království v pobrexitovém kontextu a zvláštní pozornost věnuje Skotsku a Severnímu Irsku. Britskou monarchii považuje za garanta historické kontinuity.
Nabízí procházku po několika historických pamětihodnostech Londýna a zastavuje se v Chartwellu, venkovském sídle válečného ministerského předsedy Winstona Churchilla. Nutně se neslučuje s kritiky premiéra Borise Johnsona, jehož životopis Winstona Churchilla považuje za vynikající. Johnsona vidí jako nejschopnějšího britského politika vedle skotské první ministryně Nicoly Sturgeonové. Jednou z kapitol je pak úvaha o věčnosti pojímaná z křesťanského hlediska.
Mezi osobnostmi, s nimiž natočil rozhovory pro BBC, byl sir Nicholas Winton, zachránce stovek hlavně židovských dětí z Československa před začátkem druhé světové války.
India: A History in Objects
An authoritative visual history of one of the world's oldest and most vibrant cultures, drawing on South Asian art and artefacts from prehistory to the present.
Arranged chronologically, and abundantly illustrated with expertly selected objects, this superb new overview connects today's India with its past. Early chapters uncover prehistoric objects from 1.5 million years ago, examine artefacts from the Indus Civilization, and follow the emergence and transmission of Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as the incoming religions of Zoroastrianism, Islam and Christianity. During the medieval era, skills related to temple-building and sculpture-production in stone and bronze developed. From this remote period up to the present day, pilgrimage has been an important part of the spread of social, political and religious ideas. With the rise of the Mughals, the last Muslim dynasty of India, India once more became a leading economic power. The development of a distinct Mughal style can be traced in paintings, hardstone carving and metalwork. Following the advent of Europeans in India in the early Mughal period, trade in spices, textiles and other luxury goods increased. Later, in the 19th century, under British rule, much of South Asia became part of a national and international trade complex that saw Indian goods exported throughout the world. Modernism and political independence in the 20th century saw the fresh assertion of Indian culture through cinema, dance and music.
An extraordinary range of history and culture is presented here, from the splendour of dynastic empires to the rural, and tribal life of the subcontinent. This is a compelling visual history of some of the world's oldest cultures.
The Return of Geopolitics
From Mongol invasions to modern US-Russia relations--how global geopolitics shift in unforeseeable ways
It has been almost 30 years since Francis Fukuyama proposed that we were entering into an era of triumph for Western liberalism he called "the end of history." Today this notion seems absurd. Political and military "strong men" once again hold sway over large portions of the globe; emerging world superpowers revive "Great Game"-style geopolitics; and worldwide catastrophes destabilize what were once thought stable borders. The essays in this volume give the reader purchase on the seemingly quickening pace of history by considering specific areas of geopolitics today, as well as historical moments when the global situation seemed to shift decisively.
Contributors include: Jeremy Black, Philip Bobbitt, Michael Broers, Roger Crowley, Gregory Feifer, Noah Feldman, Jonathan Fenby, David Frum, Gabriel Gorodetsky, Peter Heather, Josef Joffe, Anna-Lena Laurén, John H. Maurer, Sean McMeekin, Walter Russell Mead, Richard Miles, Fraser Nelson, Richard Overy, Lincoln Paine, Andrew Preston, Morris Rossabi, Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Norman Stone, Barry Strauss and Mikael Wigell.
V kategórii Svetové dejiny sa vám naskytne jedinečná príležitosť poznať udalosti, civilizácie, kultúry a osobnosti, ktoré formovali celý náš svet od jeho úplných počiatkov až po súčasnosť.
Poznajte vzostupy a pády veľkých impérií, od starovekého Egypta, cez Rímsku ríšu až po Britské impérium. Skúmajte revolúcie, vojny, vedecké objavy a kultúrne premeny, ktoré ovplyvnili dejiny ľudstva.
Táto kategória obsahuje knihy, ktoré vám priblížia nielen politický a spoločenský vývoj rôznych kontinentov a národov, ale aj významné kultúrne, náboženské a vedecké prelomy v dejinách sveta. Či už máte záujem o obdobie renesancie v Európe, dynastie v Číne, starovek v Mezopotámii alebo modernú históriu 20. storočia, v tejto kategórii sa ponúra do bohatstva svetových dejín.
Pridajte sa k nám na ceste objavovania minulosti a porozumenia udalostiam, ktoré formovali svet, v ktorom žijeme dnes.
