„Jeremy Black” – książki

Równie przystępne, co kompleksowe wprowadzenie do tematu wojny, ukazujące w zarysie dzieje konfliktów od antyku po współczesność. W czterdziestu krótkich rozdziałach Jeremy Black rozpatruje wojnę jako globalne zjawisko, nie ogranicza swojego spojrzenia jedynie do Europy i Stanów Zjednoczonych, lecz przygląda się także konfliktom, które rozgrywały się w Azji czy Afryce. Obok innowacji militarnych zmieniających oblicze wojen autor zwraca uwagę na społeczne i kulturowe aspekty konfliktów, podkreślając, jak duże znaczenie ma choćby ich różne postrzeganie przez poszczególne kultury. Wykorzystując zebraną wiedzę, Black podejmuje także próbę zarysowania możliwego kształtu przyszłych konfliktów zbrojnych. Jeremy Black, professor emeritus historii na University of Exeter. Autor licznych prac z zakresu historii wojskowości, w tym ponad 180 książek. Znawca brytyjskiej polityki zagranicznej i dyplomacji międzynarodowej.

A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy. Once described as "that metropolis of dress and debauchery" by the Scottish poet David Mallet, Paris has always had a reputation for a peculiar joie de vivre, from art to architecture, cookery to couture, captivating minds and imaginations across the Continent and beyond. In Paris: A Short History, historian Jeremy Black examines the unique cultural circumstances that made Paris the vibrant capital it is today. Black explores how Paris has been shaped throughout time, starting in the first century BCE, when the city was founded by the Parisii. From a small Gallic capital conquered by the Romans, Paris transformed into a flourishing medieval city full of spectacular palaces and cathedrals, including Sainte-Chapelle and Notre-Dame de Paris. During the illustrious reigns of Louis XIV and XV, Paris became one of the most beautiful and cosmopolitan capitals in the world, before the Revolution tore French society apart, changing the city forever. The Belle Époque brought new ideas and architecture to the city, including the iconic Eiffel Tower, before the destruction of World War I and II launched a massive regeneration project. Black completes his history by exploring present-day Paris and its role as the seat of a leading power on the world stage, and its future as the host of the 2024 Olympic Games. Paris: A Short History deftly demonstrates that the history of Paris is about more than just a city: it is the history of a culture, a society, and a state that has impacted the rest of the world through centuries of changing fortunes.

The nineetenth century was a period of striking developments, and subject to a great pressure of change. This process of change is the primary focus of the book. Organised into a series of thematic chapters, Black and MacRaild`s wide-ranging text offers the reader an analysis of numerous spheres of human history: politics, empire and warfare, economy, society and population, religion and culture. The book also offers considered treatment of Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with a truly British (as opposed to English) perspective maintained throughout. With numerous illustrations, helpful explanatory tables, boxes and textual inserts, as well as a list of further reading with each chapter, Ninteetenth Century Britain is an excellent introductory text book for students of this most vital period in British history.

The course of history rarely changes so swiftly and decisively as on the battlefield. In this masterly overview, an international team of historians reconstructs and analyses seventy key clashes from 490 BC to the 21st century and appraises their impact on the world order. Their studies encompass not only the great land battles, but sieges such as Constantinople and Tenochtitlan; naval battles at Trafalgar and Tsushima; and aerial struggles including the Battle of Britain. Truly global in scope, the collection marches from the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, where the German tribes annihilated a Roman army, to Hakata Bay in 1281, where the Japanese defeated the Mongols, to the heart of the American Civil War at Gettysburg in 1863 and beyond. Together they show how technology and tactics advance in tandem as battlefield commanders respond to advances in mobility, communications and firepower, how certain principles endure ? and how victory in battle may not win the war. Illustrated with over 80 specially commissioned battle plans, this is an essential introduction to some of the great battles in history.

Despite being relatively brief, this very readable history covers environmental, political, social, economic, cultural and artistic elements, and is very open to regional variations and to the extent that the history of the peninsula and of its political groupings was far from inevitable. Its tone is accessible, supported by boxes providing supplemental information, and is perfect for travellers to Spain.

A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding our past but also the present day. In this panoramic history, Jeremy Black tells how slavery was first developed in the ancient world, and reaches all the way to the present in the form of contemporary crimes such as trafficking and bonded labour. He shows how slavery has taken many forms throughout history and across the world ? from the uprising of Spartacus, the plantations of the West Indies, and the murderous forced labour of the gulags and concentration camps. Slavery helped to consolidate transoceanic empires and helped mould new world societies such as America and Brazil. Black charts the long fight for abolition in the nineteenth century, looking at both the campaigners as well as the harrowing accounts of the enslaved themselves. Slavery is still with us today, and coerced labour can be found closer to home than one might expect.

Jeremy Black`s publication is interesting, informative and thought provoking...The text represents excellent value for money and I will have no hesitation recommending it. - Alfred Regan, South Devon College. The thematic structure is valuable. Up-to-date and concise histories of key areas. - Dr Terry Wyke, Manchester Metropolitan University

Jeremy Black dokonuje interesującego i szczegółowego przeglądu wszystkich najważniejszych kryzysów, konfliktów i wojen 20-lecia pozimnowojennego; od pierwszej wojny w Zatoce Perskiej do dzisiejszego Afganistanu; od wewnętrznych konfliktów etnicznych do zmagań z terroryzmem międzynarodowym; od zagrożeń wynikających z proliferacji broni masowego rażenia do zagrożeń cybernetycznych. „Jestem przekonany, że jej lektura może zarówno być interesująca i pożyteczna dla profesjonalistów, jak i dobrze służyć potrzebnej u nas powszechnej edukacji na rzecz bezpieczeństwa”. Prof. Stanisław Koziej