Discover the story of flags and banners - their history, their meanings and how they are used. Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the history of flags around the world. Superb color photographs give the reader a unique "eyewitness" insight into the story of flags -- from the earliest heraldic banners to the national flags of today. See the flag of a Chinese pirate ship, the banners of medieval knights and the standards of modern generals, the flags of the French and Russian revolutions, and the national flags of 160 different countries.
The Long Nineteenth Century: A History of Germany, 1780-1918
In the late eighteenth century, German-speaking Europe was a patchwork of principalities and lordships. Most people lived in the countryside, and just half survived until their late twenties. By the beginning of our own century, unified Germany was the most powerful state in Europe. No longer a provincial "land of poets and thinkers," the country had been transformed into an industrial and military giant with an advanced welfare system. The Long Nineteenth Century: A History of Germany, 1780-1918, is a masterful account of this transformation.
"A collection of new knots, projects and designs. Suzen has always loved arts and crafts and her jewellery now incorporates knots from all over the world and from all periods of history."
In the earlier volumes of this survey of the historical transformations of those imagined forms that I am calling the "masks" of God, through which men everywhere have sought to relate themselves to the wonder of existence, the myths and rites of the Primitive, Oriental, and Early Occidental worlds could be discussed in terms of grandiose unitary stages. For in the history of our still youthful species, a profound respect for inherited forms has generally suppressed innovation.
Just a collection of Michael Jackson's interviews from years 1978-2006. This is a huge amount of information about the star, 240 pages in total. A real must for every fan and people interested in pop culture and history. Great source for learning spoken English, too.
