History & current affairs
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After Tamerlane (Paperback)
The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
af: John Darwin
Sprog:EngelskTamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis - all built empires they hoped would last forever: all were destined to fail. This book shows ho...
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Pre-Industrial Societies (Paperback)
Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World
af: Patricia Crone
Sprog:EngelskHere, Patricia Crone offers a blueprint for a world now lost, outlining the common features of Islamic, Indian, Chinese and pre-Medieval European societies. The book concentrates on such issues as the...
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The End (Hardback)
Hitler's Germany, 1944-45
af: Ian Kershaw
Sprog:EngelskThe last months of the Second World War were a nightmarish time to be alive. Unimaginable levels of violence destroyed entire cities. Millions died or were dispossessed. This title describes these fin...
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Storm of Steel (Paperback)
af: Ernst Junger
Sprog:EngelskA memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism that illuminates the horrors as well as the fascination of total First World War, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary Ger...
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Dark Continent (Paperback)
Europe's Twentieth Century
af: Mark Mazower
Sprog:EngelskPresenting the history of Europe's brutal century, this book provides an account of a continent locked in a struggle between tolerance and racial extermination, imperial ambition and national self-det...
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (Paperback)
Sprog:EngelskEn del af Harper Perennial Modern Classics serienThe best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption....
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The Obamas (Paperback)
A Mission, a Marriage
af: Jodi Kantor
Sprog:EngelskWhen Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. This title takes us inside the White House as they grapple with their roles, change the ...
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The Tudors (Paperback)
Henry VII to Henry VIII
af: G. J. Meyer
Sprog:EngelskFor the first time in decades, a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule England. Acclaimed historian G. J. Meyer reveals the flesh-and-bone ...
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Feud in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Hardback)
af: Bjorn Poulsen
Sprog:EngelskWe tend to think of a feud as being a long established state of hostilities, especially between families or clans, which normally manifests itself in revengeful violence. This title presents some of t...
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