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Karl Marx
By Francis Wheen
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Published 03-Aug-2000
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A major biography of the man who, more than any other, made the twentieth century. Written by an author of great repute.
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Rule of Empires
By Timothy H Parsons
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Published 08-Nov-2012
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A grand account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent twentieth-century embodiment, The Rule of Empires explores the historical reality of subjugation and exposes the true limits of imperial power.
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Comrades
By Robert Service
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Published 02-May-2008
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Robert Service's critically acclaimed and compellingly readable history of world communism
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Marxism and Literary Criticism
By Terry Eagleton
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Published 13-Jun-2002
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Without doubt the most important work on literary criticism that has emerged out of the tradition of Marxist philosophy and social theory since the 19th century.
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Why Read Marx Today?
By Jonathan Wolff
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Published 28-Aug-2003
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Wolff argues that we can detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of future society; he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society. He shows that the value of such does not depend on their views being true, but on features such as their originality, insight and systematic vision.
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How to Read Marx
By Peter Osborne
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Published 03-Oct-2005
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Ghosts of Empire
By Kwasi Kwarteng
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Published 02-Aug-2012
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This fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatism
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Empire
By Jeremy Paxman
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Published 07-Jun-2012
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The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. This title describes the selection process for colonial officers, the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer's wife and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum.
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Imperialism
By Vladimir Lenin
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Published 26-Aug-2010
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Explains the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism.
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To the Ends of the Earth
By T M Devine
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Published 05-Jul-2012
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The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. This title offers an account of the Scots as a 'global people', charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern world.
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