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One hundred years after the deportations and mass murder of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and other peoples in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, the history of the Armenian genocide is a victim of historical distortion, state-sponsored falsification, and deep...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-02-23
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This history of America’s recent past focuses on the importance of the United States’ interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush. Provides a substantial account of the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-02-23
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The 20th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology and communication...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-23
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In The Assassin's Accomplice, historian Kate Clifford Larson tells the gripping story of Mary Surratt, a little-known participant in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, and the first woman ever to be executed by the federal government of the United States. Surratt, a...
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Basic Books
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2011-02-22
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Als profilierter Kulturpolitiker reformierte Friedrich Thiersch das bayerische Bildungswesen. Seit 1825 setzte Thiersch sich intensiv für die Unterstützung des griechischen Freiheitskampfes ein und spornte durch umfangreiche Publikationen die bayerischen, aber auch...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-02-21
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Hat Amerika eine andere Auffassung vom Krieg als Europa? Eine mögliche Antwort darauf ergibt sich aus der Analyse der nordamerikanischen Kriegsliteratur. Die gesellschaftliche Haltung zur Gewalt entwickelt sich parallel zu ihrer Darstellung in Büchern und Gedichten....
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-02-21
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"A must for anyone interested in the Roman Empire and its impact on world history."—Tony Robinson, star of Blackadder and Time Team This entertaining and informative guide is the perfect introduction to the amazing world of ancient Rome and its emperors, epic wars,...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-18
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The history of an extremist Islamic sect in the 11th-12th centuries whose terrorist methods gave the English language a new word: assassin.The word 'Assassin' was brought back from Syria by the Crusaders, and in time acquired the meaning of murderer. Originally it was...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2011-02-17
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Stalinist Society offers a fresh analytical overview of the complex social formation ruled over by Stalin and his henchmen from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.
Drawing on declassified archival materials, interviews with former Soviet citizens, old and new memoirs,...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-02-17
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Stalinist Society offers a fresh analytical overview of the complex social formation ruled over by Stalin and his henchmen from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.
Drawing on declassified archival materials, interviews with former Soviet citizens, old and new memoirs,...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-02-17
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The Balkans has long been a place of encounter among different peoples, religions, and civilizations, resulting in a rich cultural tapestry and mosaic of nationalities. But it has also been burdened by a traumatic post-colonial experience.The transition from traditional...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-02-17
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A brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subjectIn this immensely readable and wide-ranging book, Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East, beginning with the...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2011-02-17
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The Oxford History of Historical Writing is a five-volume series that explores representations of the past from the beginnings of writing to the present day and from all over the world. Volume I offers essays by leading scholars on the development and history of the...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-02-17
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What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet common sense. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking and fresh look at how managers can turn...
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John Murray Business
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2011-02-16
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Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-16
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Like Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, Clive Ponting's book studies the relationship between the environment and human history. It examines world civilisations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-02-15
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Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of terror shattered an imperial world...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-02-15
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Black Sea is a homage to an ocean and its shores, from the earliest times to the present. It explores the culture, history and politics of the volatile region which surrounds theBlack Sea. Ascherson recalls the world of Herodotus and Aeschylus; Ovid's place of exile on...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-02-15
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In May 2003 journalist Rory McCarthy went to Iraq to cover what was claimed to be the triumphant rebuilding of the country after the American invasion. Two years later he left a place teetering on the brink of civil war, whose inhabitants longed for the Americans to...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-02-15
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The Crimean War is full of resonance - not least, the Charge of the Light Brigade, the Siege of Sevastopol and Florence Nightingale at Scutari with her lamp. In this fascinating book, Clive Ponting separates the myths from the reality, and tells the true story of the...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-02-15
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