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Homage to Catalonia
By George Orwell
Paperback
Published 30-Mar-2000
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Describes the hopes and cynical betrayals of the author's experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War.
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People Speak
By Colin and David Firth and Horspool
Hardback
Published 13-Sep-2012
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A powerful, inspiring and refreshing take on British history
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Savage Continent
By Keith Lowe
Hardback
Published 05-Apr-2012
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The Second World War might have officially ended in May 1945, but in reality it rumbled on for another 10 years. This book describes a continent still racked by violence, where large sections of the population had yet to accept that the war was over.
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Pursuit of Italy
By David Gilmour
Paperback
Published 05-Apr-2012
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Traces the whole history of the Italian peninsula. This title is full of stories and observations from personal experience, and is peopled by many of the great figures of the Italian past, from Cicero and Virgil to Dante and the Medici, from Cavour and Verdi to the controversial political figures of the twentieth century.
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1000 Years of Annoying the French
By Stephen Clarke
Paperback
Published 20-Jan-2011
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Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? This book looks at what has really been going on since 1066.
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Age of Revolution
By Eric J Hobsbawm
Paperback
Published 01-Jan-1988
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The first volume of Hobsbawm's classic and universally acclaimed trilogy on the 19th century, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great
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Renaissance
By Jerry Brotton
Paperback
Published 27-Apr-2006
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Provides a wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance, seeing the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. This book guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, and literature, to advances in science, trade and travel.
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Edge of Empires
By Donald Rayfield
Hardback
Published 25-Sep-2012
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Georgia is the most Western-looking state in today's Near or Middle East. This book begins with the first intimations of the existence of Georgians in ancient Anatolia and ends with today's volatile President Saakashvili. It also deals with the country's struggles with the empires which have tried to control, fragment or even exterminate it.
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In Defence of the Terror
By Sophie Wahnich
Hardback
Published 25-Jul-2012
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Provocative reassessment of the Great Terror as a price worth paying.
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Hundred Years War
By Jonathan Sumption
Paperback
Published 04-Oct-2012
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When Edward III died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who was destined to grow into an unstable adult presiding over a divided nation. Meanwhile France entered upon one of the most glittering periods of her medieval history. This book presents a tale of contrasting fortunes.
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