A comprehensive history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary. schovat popis
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Tato série nabízí stručné a poutavé historické přehledy vybraných zemí. Každá kniha je navržena tak, aby sloužila jako dostupný úvod do historie pro studenty i širší veřejnost. Díky ilustracím a jasnému výkladu jsou tyto svazky ideální pro cestovatele, obchodníky a každého, kdo se chce rychle zorientovat v historii daného regionu. Jedná se o cenný zdroj pro získání základního porozumění klíčovým historickým událostem a vývojům.
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