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How and why Palestinian statelessness persists are the central questions of Seth Anziska’s groundbreaking book, which explores the complex legacy of the agreement brokered by President Jimmy Carter. Combining astute political analysis, extensive original research, and interviews with diplomats, military veterans, and communal leaders, Preventing Palestine offers a bold new interpretation of a highly charged struggle for self-determination.
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A people's history of Scotland by Chris BamberyThis book captures the history that matters today, stories of freedom fighters, suffragettes, the workers of Red Clydeside, and the hardship and protest of the treacherous Thatcher era. With riveting storytelling, Chris Bambery recounts the struggles for nationhood. He charts the lives of Scots who changed the world, as well as those who fought for the cause of ordinary people at home, from the poets Robbie Burns and Hugh MacDiarmid to campaigners such as John Maclean and Helen Crawfurd.
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The restless kings: Henry II, his sons and the wars for the Plantagenet crown by Nick BarrattPresents the tumultuous struggle for supremacy between the first Plantagenet king, Henry II, and his four sons - a drama that tore apart the most powerful family in western Europe and shaped the future of two nations. Although the key events took place over 800 years ago, their significance still resonates today. Whether you're looking for the root causes of Brexit or tension in the Middle East, their origins can be found in the actions of the Angevin kings of England.
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Destroying Yemen: What chaos in Arabia tells us about the world by Isa BlumiThis book offers the first in-depth historical account of the transnational origins of this war, placing it in the illuminating context of Yemen's relationship with major powers since the Cold War. Bringing new sources and a deep understanding to bear on Yemen's profound, unwitting imbrication in international affairs, this explosive book ultimately tells an even larger shock-doctrine story of today's political economy of global capitalism, development, and the war on terror as disparate actors intersect in Arabia."
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The death of Hitler: The final word by Jean-Christophe BrisardA dramatic and revelatory new account of the final days in Hitler's bunker, based on new access to previously unseen Soviet archives. These detail the Soviets' incredible hunt to recover Hitler's body: the layout of the bunker, plans for escaping, eyewitness accounts of the Fuhrer's final days, and human remains.
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The rage: The vicious circle of Islamist and far-right extremism by Julia EbnerThis book explores the interaction between the 'new' far right and Islamist extremists and considers the consequences for the global terror threat. By looking at extremist movements both online and offline, Ebner shows how far right and Islamist extremists have succeeded in penetrating each other's echo chambers as a result of their mutually useful messages. Based on first-hand interviews, this book introduces readers to the world of reciprocal radicalisation and the hotbeds of extremism that have developed, with potentially disastrous consequences, in the UK, Europe and the US.
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The third revolution: Xi Jinping and the new Chinese state by Elizabeth C. EconomyAfter three decades of reform and opening up, China is closing its doors, clamping down on Western influence in the economy, media, and civil society. At the same time, President Xi Jinping has positioned himself as a champion of globalization, projecting Chinese power abroad and seeking to reshape the global order. Herein lies the paradox of modern China; the rise of a more insular, yet more ambitious China that will have a profound impact on both the country's domestic politics and its international relations. In The Third Revolution, eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the world's most populous country.
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| American like me: Reflections on life between cultures by America Ferrera (editor) A powerful collection of 32 first-person essays written by immigrants or children of immigrants, including Al Madrigal, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Michelle Kwan, and Roxane Gay. Want a taste? "We live as citizens of a country that does not always claim us or even see us, and yet we continue to build, to create, and to compel it toward its own promise." |
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Walls: A history of civilization in blood and brick by David FryeA survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society. For over ten thousand years, much of humankind has lived inside walls behind walls behind still more walls. Walls have protected us and divided us, but have they also affected the way we think, work, and create? In a brisk and compulsively readable narrative of invasions, empires, kings, and khans, David Frye presents a bold new theory: walls haven't just influenced the course of history; they have profoundly shaped the human psyche. The history of walls becomes more than a tale of bricks and stone; it becomes the story of who we are and how we came to be.
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Lady of the house: Elite 19th century women and their role in the English country house by Charlotte FurnessThe true stories of three genteel women who were born, raised, lived and died within the world of English country houses. Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville was the second child of the infamous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who married her aunt's lover, raised his illegitimate children and reigned supreme as Ambassadress over the Parisian elite. Lady Mary Isham lived at Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire with her family where despite great tragedy, she was responsible for developing a house and estate whilst her husband remained 'the silent Baronet.' Elizabeth Manners, Duchess of Rutland, hailed from Castle Howard and used her upbringing to design and build a castle and gardens at Belvoir suitable for a duke and duchess that inspired a generation of country house interiors.
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Torn from the world: A guerrilla's escape from a secret prison in Mexico by John Gibler This book offers a rare glimpse into chronic injustice, underground resistance movements, and the practice of forced disappearance and torture in contemporary Mexico. This is the true story of a young indigenous Mexican man and member of an insurgent guerrilla movement who was "disappeared" and tortured and interrogated for months before making, and surviving, a suicidal escape attempt.
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For the first time, Icy Graves uses a selection of the tragic losses of such famous explorers as Arthur Farrant, Belgrave Ninnis and Robert Falcon Scott to plot the forward progress of Antarctic exploration and sensitively tells, often in their own words, the stories of the men and women who have fallen in what Sir Ernest Shackleton called the "White Warfare of the South."
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Provides first-person accounts of what life is like for today's Rwandan teenagers and what they have learned from their parents, one generation removed from the ethnic-based genocide in 1994 when the Hutu killed 800,000 Tutsis in the largest and swiftest genocide since World War II. Here their moving first-person accounts combined with Hatzfeld’s arresting chronicles of everyday life form a testament to survival in a country devastated by the terrible crimes and trauma of the past.
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The abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Theresa May by Peter HitchensIn this devastating, pessimistic, though critically-timed revised edition of his classic book, Peter Hitchens describes and regrets the abolition of Britain. In the years since Peter Hitchens first wrote The Abolition of Britain, he argues, there has been an acceleration in the decay of society and culture. Fewer people read; universities have become less and less free; more churches are closing; language has become more homogenised; the city skyline is emblematic of the triumph of Mammon; the monarchy is merely hanging on and immigration is at an unprecedented and unsustainable level, a fact accepted even by those who first welcomed its growth.
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The darkening web: The war for cyberspace
by Alexander Klimburg
A cybersecurity expert's revelatory examination of the 21st-century international rivalry to dominate cyberspace explores how the internet has become a tool of warfare and exploitation, sharing cautionary insights into how global powers are creating and disseminating distorted versions of reality to advance national interests.
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Into the hands of the soldiers: Freedom and chaos in Egypt and the Middle East by David D. KirkpatrickNew York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick arrived in Egypt with his family less than six months before the uprising first broke out in 2011. As revolution and violence engulfed the country, he lived through Cairo's hopes and disappointments alongside the diverse population of his new city. This is a heartbreaking story with a simple message: the failings of decades of autocratic rule are the reason for the chaos we see across the Arab world. Understanding the story of what happened in those years can help readers make sense of everything taking place across the region today; from the terrorist attacks in North Sinai to the bedlam in Syria and Libya.
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| The spy and the traitor: The greatest espionage story of the Cold War by Ben MacintyreThis book is about the disillusioned KGB operative-turned double agent Oleg Gordievsky, whose work on behalf of MI6 helped end the Cold War. Oleg was the son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions but grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal and philistine. He took his first posting for Russian intelligence in 1968 and eventually became the Soviet Union's top man in London, but from 1973 on he was secretly working for MI6. |
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Going to the mountain: Life lessons from my grandfather, Nelson Mandela by Ndaba Mandela An intimate look at one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known through the eyes of a child whose life he changed forever. To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply 'Granddad.' Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven, and how the two of them slowly, cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways.
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Auschwitz: A doctor's eyewitness account by Miklós NyiszliWhen the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz. A Jew and a medical doctor, Dr. Miklos Nyiszli was spared from death for a grimmer fate: to perform “scientific research” on his fellow inmates under the supervision of the infamous “Angel of Death”: Dr. Josef Mengele. Nyiszli was named Mengele’s personal research pathologist. Miraculously, he survived to give this terrifying and sobering account.
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| The library book by Susan OrleanIn April 1986, a devastating fire engulfed the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, destroying over one million books and leading to the building's seven-year closure. Was it an accident...or arson? This "love letter to libraries everywhere" offers an immersive blend of true crime, journalistic reportage, history, and biography, culminating in a sweeping tribute to the library as an enduring cultural institution. |
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Israel by Ilan Pappé This book seeks to update analysis of the political history, contemporary politics, economics and foreign policy of Israel. The first part provides a general history around its political development. The second part focuses on three contemporary aspects of present day Israel: its political economy, its culture and its international relations. An epilogue describes Israel's complex international image today and its impact on the state and its future. This book offers a fresh perspective on developments both on the ground and in recent scholarship.
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The fourth age: Smart robots, conscious computers, and the future of humanity by Byron ReeseA timely assessment of the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence and robotics in human life traces how technology arrived at this point and how such topics as artificial life, machine consciousness, extreme prosperity and technological warfare will be hotly debated issues of the near future.
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Nursing Churchill: Wartimelife from the private letters of Winston Churchill's nurse by Jill Rose In February 1943, 68-year-old Prime Minister Winston Churchill was stricken with pneumonia. Doris Miles, from St. Mary's Hospital in London, was appointed as his private nurse. Her observations show a very human and seldom-seen side of the great man and include many amusing anecdotes. She describes with wry humour their arguments and conversations, and life at Downing Street and Chequers. This is a poignant and insightful collection of letters that shows an ordinary person's perspective of Churchill through a crucial period of the war, as well as how the war affected those at home, unfiltered by the lens of history.
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Ribbons among the Rajahs: A history of British women in India before the Raj by Patrick WheelerFrom the mid-eighteenth century onwards, British women started travelling in any numbers to the East Indies, mostly to accompany husbands, brothers or fathers. Very little about them is recorded from the earlier years, about the remarkable journeys that they made and what drove them to travel those huge distances. Some kept journals, others wrote letters, and for the first time Patrick Wheeler tells their story in this fascinating and colourful history, exploring the little-known lives of these women and their experiences of life in India before the Raj.
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