Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: A collection of studies on the history of the classical arts and culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, written by one of Britain's foremost political historians, taking in subjects as diverse as religion, manifestos and the myth of the America cowboy.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 324) Аннотация: Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention — the creation of Welsh and Scottish 'national culture'; the elaboration of British royal rituals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the origins of imperial…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: An engaging and provocative survey of our current globalised world from one of Britain`s foremost political historians.