Waitangi Day in Christchurch
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For the record
by David Cameron
A former British prime minister explains how he helped transform the UK economy while reforming education and welfare, legalizing gay marriage and spearheading environmental policies, as well as offering his views on the EU referendum and the future of Britain’s place in the world following Brexit.
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A short history of London by Simon JenkinsFrom the prehistoric occupants of the Thames Valley to the preoccupied commuters of today, Simon Jenkins brings together the key events, individuals and trends in London's history to create a matchless portrait of the capital. Based in part on his own witness of the events that shaped the post-war city, he shows above all how London has taken shape over more than two thousand years. This is narrative history at its finest, from the most ardent protector of our heritage..
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Potosí : the silver city that changed the world
by Kris E. Lane
In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world's greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico or "Rich Hill" and the Imperial Villa of Potosí instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. Potosí is the first interpretive history of the fabled mining city's rise and fall. It tells the story of global economic transformation and the environmental and social impact of rampant colonial exploitation from Potosí's startling emergence in the 16th century to its collapse in the 19th.
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A history of the Middle East
by Peter Mansfield
A new and revised edition of a classic work follows the historic struggles of the Middle East and includes updates on such recent events as the turbulence in Afghanistan, the U.S. presence in Iraq, and the rise of Islamic Jihad. Mansfield draws on his experience as a journalist and historian to explore two centuries of history in this volatile area of the world, which has been torn by conflicts, both cultural and economic, for more than 4,000 years.
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Latinx: The new force in American politics and culture
by Ed Morales
"Latinx" is the gender-neutral term that covers the largest racial minority in the United States, and the poorest but fastest-growing American group, whose political empowerment is altering the balance of forces in a growing number of states. In this groundbreaking discussion, Ed Morales explains how Latinx political identities are tied to a long Latin American history of mestizaje, translatable as "mixedness" or "hybridity", and that this border thinking is both a key to understanding Latinx cultures and a challenge to America's infamously black-white racial regime.
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Fifteen million years in Antarctica
by Rebecca Priestley
In 2011 Priestley visited the wide white continent for the first time, She is to travel south twice more, spending time with Antarctic scientists – including paleo-climatologists, biologists, geologists, glaciologists – exploring the landscape, marvelling at the wildlife. Writing against the backdrop of Trump’s America, extreme weather events, and scientists’ projections for Earth’s climate, she grapples with the truths we need to tell ourselves as we stand on a tightrope between hope for the planet, and catastrophic change.
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Britain B.C. : Life in Britain and Ireland before the Romans
by Francis Pryor
A radical re-examination of Britain and Ireland before the coming of the Romans, based on compelling new evidence recently uncovered by aerial photography, coastal erosion and advanced scientific techniques. This reveals a much more sophisticated life among the Ancient Britons than has been previously supposed.
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The King over the water: The complete history of the Jacobites
by Desmond Seward
Few novels can boast such a colourful cast of characters from the brilliant, mercurial Viscount Bolingbroke and the stiff, impossible Lord George Murray to the the half-mad Charles XII of Sweden and the suave and wily Cardinal Alberoni, not to mention one of the most well-known historical figures of all time Bonnie Prince Charlie. Desmond Seward brings them all to life in this vivid, sweeping narrative, full of insight, anecdote and analysis.
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When Reagan sent in the Marines: The invasion of Lebanon
by Patrick J. Sloyan
What it's about: On October 23, 1983, a bombing at the Marine barracks in Beirut killed 241 Americans, resulting in the largest single-day loss of Marine life.
Why it's significant: This gripping account reveals how the Reagan administration's incompetence led to the disaster and how the bombing subsequently inspired Osama bin Laden to attack America.
About the author: The late Patrick J. Sloyan won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for his reporting on the Gulf War.
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The Berlin Wall: August 13, 1961 - November 9, 1989
by Frederick Taylor
Frederick Taylor tells the story of the post-war political conflict that led to a divided Berlin and unleashed an East-West crisis, which lasted until the very people the Wall had been built to imprison breached it on 9 November 1989. Taylor weaves together history, original archive research and personal stories.
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Silk Roads: Peoples, cultures, landscapes
by Susan Whitfield
'The Silk Roads' situates the ancient routes against the landscapes that defined them, to reveal the raw materials that they produced, the means of travel that were employed to traverse them and the communities that were formed by them. Organized by terrain, from steppe to desert to ocean, each section includes detailed maps, a historical overview, thematic essays and features showcasing iconic art objects, buildings and archaeological discoveries.
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