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Revolution Betrayed(2004) TROTSKY, LEONTrotsky was among the leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution, but within a decade he had been forced into exile by Stalin. In this blistering indictment of Stalin's political doctrine, Trotsky foresaw the inevitable collapse of the Soviet Union and the betraVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Transformation Of Ireland 1900-2000(2005) FERRITER, DIARMAIDPresents the history of Ireland (1900-2000). This book examines politics and political parties. It deals with the North in a comprehensive way, focusing on the social and cultural aspects, not just the obvious political and religious divisions.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Spanish Civil War(2003) THOMAS, HUGHWhat was it that roused left-wing sympathizers from all over the world to fight against Franco between 1936 and 1939? This title presents the objective and unbiased analysis of a passionate struggle where fascism and democracy, communism and Catholicism wVezava: Mehka30,84 € -
Vertigo Years(2009) BLOM, PHILIPPA panorama of Europe, 1900-1914, describing the cultural, economic and political life before the First World War.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Edwardians(2006) HATTERSLEY, ROYFollowing on from the success of A N. Wilson's THE VICTORIANS, Roy Hattersley's major new appraisal of Edwardian Britain is his finest book to dateVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Born Red(1987) GAO, YUANThis is a personal account of the Cultural Revolution. As a student, the author was caught up in dramatic events as, with jeers and chants, students-turned-Red Guards held mass rallies. The interplay between the perceptions of father and son offer an addiVezava: Mehka46,56 € -
Invention of Decolonization(2008) SHEPARD, TODDIn this account of the Algerian War's effect on French political structures and notions of national identity, Todd Shepard asserts that the separation of Algeria from France was truly a revolutionary event with lasting consequences for French social...Vezava: Mehka51,67 € -
Britain's Gulag(2014) ELKINS, CAROLINEOnly a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom.Vezava: Mehka28,26 € -
Constantinople(2006) MANSEL, PHILIP'Without question one of the best books ever written by an Englishman on the Turks' William DalrympleVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Last Days of Detroit(2014) BINELLI, MARKOnce America's capitalist dream town, the Silicon Valley of the Jazz Age, Detroit became the country's greatest urban failure, having fallen the longest and the furthest.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Australia(2001) KNIGHTLEY, PHILLIP,CRAWFORD, R MPart history, part travelogue, part memoir, this book tells the inspiring story of how a one time British colony of convicts turned itself into a prosperous and confident country. This book describes Australia's journey through the eyes of ordinary peopleVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road(2006) HOPKIRK, PETER'Difficult to put down ... irresistible' Daily TelegraphVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ghosts of Happy Valley(2014) BARNES, JULIETThe Ghosts of Happy Valley is a mesmerising blend of travel narrative, social history and personal quest.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Nazism 1919–1945 Volume 2(2000)Volume 2 of this series of documents with commentary covers the domestic aspects of the regime between 1933 and 1939: the political stystem, the economy and society, propaganda and indoctrination, policies towards youth and women, the SS system of terror,Vezava: Mehka60,57 € -
Setting the East Ablaze(2006) HOPKIRK, PETER'A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution' Evening StandardVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
After the Reich(2008) MACDONOGH, GILESIn the chaos after the Reich an astonishing 2.5 million ordinary citizens were killed. This harrowing history uncovers the extraordinary stories of real German people from all walks of life in the aftermath of the Second World WarVezava: Mehka21,02 €






