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Voices of Dissent: An Essay
A powerful history of the long tradition of political dissent in India published at a moment when the very idea of dissent is under attack.
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Transformation Of Ireland 1900-2000
Presents the history of Ireland (1900-2000). This book examines politics and political parties. It deals with the North in a comprehensive way, focusi
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Prints of a New Kind
Explores the creation and circulation of political caricatures in early US history. Includes a catalog of caricature prints published between 1789 and
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Cultural Representations of Piracy in England, Spain, and the Caribbean Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book examines the concept of piracy as an instrument for the advancement of legal, economic, and political agendas associated with early modern imperial conflicts in the Caribbean. This interdisciplinary volume is ideal for researchers working in piracy studies, early modern history, and imperial history....
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Austria, Hungary, and the Habsburgs
These essays by the leading historian of the Austro-Hungarian empire explore the political and religious history of the Habsburg lands, Europe's only
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How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when representative democracy became a political option for Arabs - and how the West denied the
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How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when representative democracy became a political option for Arabs - and how the West denied the
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Dalits in the New Millennium
The book premises that despite the long history of violence and discrimination against Dalits, their lives have transformed with the political and eco
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How Belfast Got the Blues
Highly original and fascinating cultural and political history told through Belfast's popular music scene in the 1960s in the context of Northern Irel
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Encyclopedia of Military Science
The Encyclopedia of Military Science provides a comprehensive, ready-reference on the organization, traditions, training, purpose, and functions of today's military. Entries include coverage of the duties, responsibilities, and authority of military personnel and an understanding of strategies and tactics of the modern military and how they interface with political, socia...
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Nazis In The Metro
From France’s leading political crime writer comes a novel that delves into the country’s radical political movements on both the left and the right, in the wake of a brutal attack. When André Sloga, an apparently washed-up novelist with a history of baiting the system, is assaulted and left for dead in the basement of his apartment building, the freelance private eye Gab...
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Acts of Resistance
In Acts of Resistance, Amber Massie-Blomfield writes about the artists who have treated the protest site as their canvas and contributed to movements that have transformed history - from the musicians in Auschwitz to the four-year Siege of Sarajevo, from the to ACT UP's 1989 invasion of the New York Stock Exchange, to the Niger Delta and indigenous communities in Bolivia....
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Disturbing the Peace - Václav Havel
Anotace: An intimate history of Czechoslovakia under communism; a meditation on the social and political role of art, and a triumphant statement of the values underlying all the recent revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe.
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The Success of Small States in International Relations Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Success of Small States in International Relations highlights the normality and power of small states in international relations. The text unpacks the nature and character of small state success, while also looking critically at thirteen episodes in modern history where small states, singly or collectively, emerged victorious in confrontations with larger states. This...
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Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion
Upheaval and chaos approaches the ancient Empire of the Raven. In the world of Eclisse, the ruling Empire of Estellion is besieged by a scourge of embittered zealots from the swamp nation of Kaysan, erased from history by the Empire’s hubris. As the Empire struggles against nigh-endless invaders and ruthless political machinations, its heroes must fight to restore t...
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The Sovereign Individual
Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization.Fe...
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Bismarck´s War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe - Rachel Chrastil
<p>Less than a month after it marched into France in summer 1870, the Prussian army had devastated its opponents, captured Napoleon III and wrecked all assumptions about Europe's pecking order. Other countries looked on in helpless amazement. Pushing aside further French resistance, a new German Empire was proclaimed (as a deliberate humiliation) in the Palace of Ve...
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Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations - Schama Simon
Anotace: A new and vibrant cultural history, investigating the tangled and complex history of pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama. With the devastating effects of Covid-19 still rattling the foundations of our global civilization, we live in unprecedented times - or so we might think. But pandemics have been a constant presence thro...
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Near East since the First World War
Primarily a political history, but also containing summaries of economic and social change in the region since World War I, this excellent survey of t
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Empire: Enter the battlefields of Ancient Greece in the epic new novel from the multi-million copy bestseller - Conn Iggulden
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERJOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE'The master historical storyteller' DAILY EXPRESS'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes' THE TIMES on the Golden Age series'The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance...
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Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900-1550
Scandinavia in the Middle Ages covers the entire Middle Ages and integrates all areas of Scandinavia political, religious, cultural and social history
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Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age
An accessible introduction to one of the most remarkable epochs in European history and an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the political,
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German Right in the Weimar Republic
Significant recent research on the German Right between 1918 and 1933 calls into question received narratives of Weimar political history. Exploration
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Arabic Thought beyond the Liberal Age
This volume offers a fundamental overhaul and revival of modern Arab intellectual history. It reassesses Arabic cultural production and political thou
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Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers - Paul Morland
<p>The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have determined which countries are superpowers and which languish in relative obscurity, which economies top the international league tables and which are at best also-rans.The same forces that have shaped our past and present are sha...
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Catherine the Great and Potemkin
History's greatest love story, Catherine the Great and Potemkin is a sweeping epic of sex, love, power, conquest and extravagance on a magnificent Russian scale. Not only was their romance wildly passionate, but they were also probably the most successful political partnership of all, outstripping Antony and Cleopatra or Napoleon and Josephine. Their secret letters, which...
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Wealth of Nations - Smith Adam
Anotace: Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book. First published in London in March 1776, it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith`s contemporaries and became an immediate bestseller. That edition sold out quickly and...
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Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
<p>Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book. First published in London in March 1776, it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith's contemporaries and became an immediate bestseller. That edition sold out quickly and ...
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Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion (PC)
Upheaval and chaos approaches the ancient Empire of the Raven.In the world of Eclisse, the ruling Empire of Estellion is besieged by a scourge of embittered zealots from the swamp nation of Kaysan, erased from history by the Empire’s hubris. As the Empire struggles against nigh-endless invaders and ruthless political machinations, its heroes must fight to restor...
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Labour in the Suburbs Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book is the first comprehensive economic, social and political study of the London suburb of Croydon from 1900 up to the present day. Labour in the Suburbs will be of interest to the general reader as well as students of modern British history with special interests in electoral sociology, political representation and suburbanisation. It provides a template against ...
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The Language Wars - Hitchings Henry
Anotace: The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values - to do with morality, politics and class. THE LANGUAGE WARS examines the present state of the conflict, its history and its future. Above all, it uses the past as a way of illumina...
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The Language Wars - Henry Hitchings
<p>The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values - to do with morality, politics and class. THE LANGUAGE WARS examines the present state of the conflict, its history and its future. Above all, it uses the past as a way of illumin...
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Structures of Governance in Song Dynasty China, 960-1279 CE
Charles Hartman presents a groundbreaking revisionist history of the political culture of Imperial China as dominated by a struggle between 'technocra
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The Twelve Caesars - Graves Robert
Anotace: An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius` The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, revised with an introduction and notes by James B. Rives.As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, ...
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The Twelve Caesars - Robert Graves
<p>An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, revised with an introduction and notes by James B. Rives. As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian,...
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Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman and the Free
Free as in Freedom interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the f
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The Siberian World Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Siberian World provides a window onto the expansive and diverse world of Siberian society, offering valuable insights into how local populations view their environments, adapt to change, promote traditions, and maintain infrastructure.The Siberian World will be of interest to scholars from many disciplines, including, Indigenous studies, anthropology, archaeology, geo...
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Nazis in the Metro - Daeninckx Didier
Anotace: From France´s leading political crime writer comes a novel that delves into the country´s radical political movements on both the left and the right, in the wake of a brutal attack. When André Sloga, an apparently washed-up novelist with a history of baiting the system, is assaulted and left for dead in the basement of his apartment building, the freelance priva...
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The Whispering Dead - Darcy Coates
<p>USA Today bestseller and rising queen of atmospheric horror Darcy Coates returns with a ghost story that will haunt you long after the final page. She hears them whispering...Homeless, hunted, and desperate to escape a bitter storm, Keira takes refuge in an abandoned groundskeeper's cottage. Her new home is tucked away at the edge of a cemetery, surrounded on all...
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The Pentecostal World Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Pentecostal World provides a comprehensive introduction toa vibrant and diverse expression of contemporary Christianity.Itexplores howglobal flows of Pentecostalism are grounded in local histories and expressions as well as the various modes of their worldwide reproduction.It is essential reading for students and researchers in anthropology, history, political science...
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The Cure at Troy - Seamus Heaney
<p>Seamus Heaney's version of Sophocles's Philoctetes tells of the wounded hero marooned upon an island by the Greeks during the Siege of Troy. As the conflict comes to a climax, the Greeks begin to realise they cannot win the Trojan war without Philoctetes's invincible bow, and turn back to seek his help.The Cure at Troy dramatises the conflict between personal int...
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Kazakhstan: Snow Leopard at the Crossroads Taylor & Francis Ltd
This volume examines the experience of Kazakhstan’s transition over the past 30 years, explaining the political and economic performance of the country since the end of the USSR, through the country’s institutions, policy choices and external environment. The subject matter is made accessible to a broad academic audience: to scholars in political science, economics and th...
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The Devil´s Alternative - Forsyth Frederick
Anotace: `Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.` When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political information. But the Politburo has other ideas: t...
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The Devil´s Alternative - Frederick Forsyth
<p>'Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.' When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political information. But the Politburo has other ideas: th...
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Post-Western Histories of Architecture Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book seeks to provide an alternative post-Western perspective to the history of contemporary architecture. It puts forward detailed critical analyses of various areas of the world, including Europe, Latin America, Africa, China, Australia, India and Japan, where particular movements of architecture have developed as active ‘political acts’....
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The Russian Idea” in International Relations Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Russian Idea in International Relations identifies different approaches within Russian Civilizational tradition — Russia’s nationally distinctive way of thinking — by situating them within IR literature and connecting them to practices of the country’s international relations. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Russian foreign policy, Russia–Wes...
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The Russian Idea” in International Relations Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Russian Idea in International Relations identifies different approaches within Russian Civilizational tradition — Russia’s nationally distinctive way of thinking — by situating them within IR literature and connecting them to practices of the country’s international relations. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Russian foreign policy, Russia–Wes...
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Women in Asia under the Japanese Empire Taylor & Francis Ltd
Contributors to this book provide an Asian women’s history from the perspective of gender analysis, assessing Japanese imperial policy and propaganda in its colonies and occupied territories and particularly its impact on women. Tackling topics including media, travel, migration, literature, and the perceptions of the empire by the colonised, the authors present an eclect...
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The Iconic British House - Dominic Bradbury
<p>A definitive survey of the finest examples of residential architecture in Britain from 1900 to the present, featuring the major architects of the 20th century and leading emerging talents. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the architectural history and heritage of Britain. This has been driven by many important political, cultural and so...
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The Kremlin´s Chinese Advance Guard Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book is a comprehensive historical study of the Bolshevik system of ideological and political indoctrination of a substantial number of Chinese revolutionaries, who studied in Comintern international institutions in Soviet Russia from the October Revolution of 1917 to the Great Terror of the late 1930s. Shedding light on an under-explored aspect of the early history ...
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The Forgotten Legion : (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 1) - Kane Ben
Anotace: The Forgotten Legion - fighting for honour, freedom and revengeRomulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior ...
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House of Ash and Shadow - Stone Leia
Anotace: From USA Today bestselling author Leia Stone, House of Ash and Shadow is the first book in the addictive Gilded City series, about a girl who must battle curses, dark powers, and her own heart. This world of dazzling fae magic and romantic pining is perfect for fans of Wednesday and Holly Black.Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a devastating curse: a ...
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House of Ash and Shadow - Leia Stone
<p>From USA Today bestselling author Leia Stone, House of Ash and Shadow is the first book in the addictive Gilded City series, about a girl who must battle curses, dark powers, and her own heart. This world of dazzling fae magic and romantic pining is perfect for fans of Wednesday and Holly Black.Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a devastating curse: a s...
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The Prince, 1. vydání - Niccolò Machiavelli
<p>Niccolo Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics.As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolo Machiavelli knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. The Prince, his tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works,...
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America Is Not the Heart - Elaine Castillo
<p>How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already on her third. Her uncle, Pol, who has offered her a fresh start and a place to stay in the Bay Area, knows not to ask about the first and second. And his younger wife, Paz, has learned enough about the might and ...
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The Aztec Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Stories and Legends - Townsend Camilla
Anotace: The essential guide to the world of Aztec mythology, based on Nahuatl-language sources that challenge the colonial history passed down to us by the Spanish. How did the jaguar get his spots? What happened to the four suns that came before our own? Where was Aztlan, mythical homeland of the Aztecs? For decades, the popular image of the Mexica people - better k...
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The Aztec Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Stories and Legends - Camilla Townsend
The essential guide to the world of Aztec mythology, based on Nahuatl-language sources that challenge the colonial history passed down to us by the Spanish. How did the jaguar get his spots? What happened to the four suns that came before our own? Where was Aztlan, mythical homeland of the Aztecs? For decades, the popular image of the Mexica people – better known today ...
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Čas oponou trhnul/ Time Pulled the Courtain
Tato monografie Dagmar Hochové je ohraničena dvěma daty. Z února roku 1948 pochází výmluvný snímek s přemalovaným antikomunistickým nápisem, z listopadu 1989 pak pohled na zaplněné Václavské náměstí. Na svých fotografiích, vznikajících v dlouhém období totality, Hochová zachytila nejen převratné události našich dějin či osobnosti vysoké politiky popřípadě disentu, ale pře...
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Češi v Americe a česko-americké vztahy v průběhu pěti staletí / Czechs in America and Czech American relations in the course of five centuries - Ivan Dubovický
<p>Publikace přináší základní přehled česko-amerických vztahů od počátků v 16. století až po dnešek. Zvláštní pozornost je věnována historii českého masového přistěhovalectví do USA, rozvoji české komunity na půdě Spojených států a významu, jaký američtí Češi sehráli ve vztazích obou zemí, a to zejména v kritických obdobích českých dějin. Publikace je bohatě ilustr...
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Big Reveal, An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag HarperCollins Publishers Inc
â€Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us—the infinite ways in which gender, good taste, and art can be lived.†–Sasha VelourThis book is a quilt, piecing together memoir, history, and theory into a living portrait of an artist and an art....
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