Penguin, 1978. — 368 p. — ISBN: 0-87196-402-3. Presents a systematic survey of population growth and fluctuation in all parts of the world from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. — 334 p. — ISBN10: 1137518499; ISBN13: 978-1137518491 — (Studies in Economic Transition). This book examines the demographic development of Russia from the late Russian Empire to the contemporary Russian Federation, and includes discussions of marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, and inter-regional migration. In this pioneering study, the...
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2001. — 763 s. Mija niespełna 20 lat od ukazania się poprzedniego wydania podręcznika. Autor zwlekał z nowym wydaniem, mniemając, że kolejne pokolenie uczonych winno dostarczyć nową wersję wiedzy w zakresie nauk pomocniczych historii. Tak się nie stało, bo i kształt metodologiczny, i zadania tej warstwy nauki historycznej nie uległy zasadniczym...
Oxford University Press, 2013. - 144 p. In this Very Short Introduction, Prof Lord John Krebs provides a brief history of human food, from our remote ancestors 3 million years ago to the present day. By looking at the four great transitions in human food - cooking, agriculture, processing, and preservation - he considers a variety of questions, including why people like some...
Villeneuve d’Ascq, 2011. — 567 p. Les sceaux médiévaux offrent une innombrable collection d’images que les historiens de l’art ont, jusqu’ici, trop peu exploitée. Cet ouvrage tente d’appréhender la sigillographie comme un domaine d’étude à part entière de l’histoire de l’art et d’analyser ce processus d’appropriation. Fruit d’un colloque interdisciplinaire (Histoire de l’art,...
Singapore: Spink & Son's, 2019. — 76 p. This small but interesting auction includes a nice group of Burma covers of which the star item is a rare mixed franking 1856 entire from Akyab to London bearing 1854 1a. in combination with 1855 8a. Following on is Labuan with 1879 set of four handstamped Specimen, five covers from the Japanese Occupation period and a fine section of...
London: Spink & Son's, 2018. — 116 p. The Dr. Paul Ramsay Collection of handpainted envelopes. Spink are proud to offer this fine collection, generously donated by Dr. Ramsay to the Royal Philatelic Society London to assist with the cost of moving and refurbishing their new offices. The sale includes what is considered to be the earliest hand painted envelope, an 1842 "Going!...
London: Spink & Son's, 2019. — 256 p. A fantastic offering this June over 225 lots ranging from British Civil War period financial documents including a letter signed Charles I on the eve of Civil War, a large collection of letters addressed to the Kings of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies including letters signed Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI on the eve of revolution, an...
London: Spink & Son, 2019. — 237 p. Following the excitement of our spectacular evening sale, the captivating Dr Erik Miller collection continues with his second portion taking us on a journey through Medieval England onto the Restoration with some exquisite coins along the way. The third portion features Miller's final love - Roman coins, and what a superb showing there is!...
Singapore: Spink & Son's, 2019. — 56 p. This small sale of 56 lots includes some of the great rarities from this period. Starting with the 1854 issue there are items from all three of the settlements, Malacca, Penang and Singapore. Among the covers there is the earliest recorded use of Indian stamps in the Straits Settlements, the second earliest use of the 4a. and the earliest...
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