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Plant Fever
The World on the Windowsill
Edited by Pernille Leth-Espensen Gertrud Oelsner Anette Vandsø
Plant Fever. The World on the Windowsill uncovers the hidden story of how plants from tropical and subtropical regions found their way into Danish hom…
249,95 kr. -
Seconds to Midnight
A History of Nuclear Weapons
Seconds to Midnight is a concise history of nuclear weapons, tracing their development from the scientific breakthroughs of the 1930s to the Cold War…
299,95 kr. -
Thomas Bartholin
Physician and Anatomist
(book + e-book)
The Danish physician and anatomist Thomas Bartholin (1616–1680) was one of the most diligent communicators of scientific knowledge of his time. He is…
449,95 kr. -
Carl Nielsen. A Cultural Biography
(book + e-book)
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) occupies a prominent place among the European modern composers of the early twentieth century, representing the generation of…
399,95 kr. -
From Homer to Hatzi-Yavrouda
Aspects of Oral Narration in the Greek Tradition
Edited by Marianthi Kaplanoglou George Katsadoros Birgit Olsen Christos Zafiropoulos
(book + e-book)
From Homer to Hatzi-Yavrouda – Aspects of Oral Narration in the Greek Tradition provides a multidisciplinary discussion of the concept of orality in t…
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Mongolian and Siberian Shamans
Costumes and Paraphernalia at the National Museum of Denmark
The costumes and ritual equipment presented in this work were obtained from shamans in Mongolia and Siberia, and today represent a unique cultural wor…
420,00 kr. -
The South Sea Island
A Geography of Pleasure
(book + e-book)
When the first European explorers ventured into the unknown Pacific Ocean, their minds were filled with tales of remote, paradisiacal islands. Hopeful…
449,95 kr. -
A History of Denmark from the Viking Age to the 21st Century
Edited by Mary Hilson Bjørn Poulsen Thorsten Borring Olesen
(book + e-book)
Beginning with the emergence of a Danish kingdom during the Viking Age, this book provides an introduction to the history of Denmark as a political en…
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Horror and Harm
Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585
(book + e-book)
Horror and Harm: Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585 offers a transcription and translation from German into modern Eng…
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Animation between Magic, Miracles and Mechanics
Principles of Life in Medieval Imagery
(book + e-book)
When it comes to images, we are all animists. Deep down, we all know that images can – at least potentially – be alive or come to life. Nowadays, we m…
349,95 kr. -
Hama on the Rebel River
A Syrian Town in the 1930s through the Eyes of Danish Archaeologists
(book + e-book)
The Danish Archaeological Expedition to Hama in Syria in the 1930s discovered an ancient town lived in for thousands of years. Members of the Expediti…
199,95 kr. -
Culture and Conflict
Nation-Building in Denmark and Scandinavia, 1800–1930
Edited by Sine Krogh Karina Lykke Grand Thor J. Mednick
(book + e-book)
Cultural differences are often the trigger for conflict – whether politically motivated or arising from dissonant understandings of national culture.…
399,95 kr.