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History and Current Events November 2020
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An analysis of the political, economic, cultural and technological factors that contributed to America’s decline and inadvertently paved the way for Trump’s presidency.
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In the early eighteenth century, Newstead Abbey was the residence of William, 4th Baron Byron, a popular amateur composer and artist, and his teenage wife Frances. But by the end of the century, the building had become a crumbling ruin and was inherited by Lord Byron, the Romantic poet, soldier, and adventurer in 1798. The scandalous story of the Byrons, and the myths that began to rise around it, would his influence his life and poetry for posterity.
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Hitler's first hundred days: When Germans embraced the Third Reich by Peter FritzschePeter Fritzsche closely examines the events of these days, the elections and mass arrests, the gunfire and bonfires, the patriotic rallies and anti-Jewish boycotts, to understand both the terrifying power that the National Socialists exerted over ordinary Germans, and the powerful appeal of the new era they promised.
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Away from chaos: The Middle East and the challenge to the West by Gilles KepelA sweeping political history of the global ramifications of Middle East politics. Starting with Arab nationalism in the postwar era and tracing the international ripple effects of local conflicts in the region up to the present, Kepelhas writes of long-term chaotic events throughout the Middle East while incorporating on-the-ground observations and personal experiences from the politicians and civilians who lived through them.
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JFK: Coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik LogevallFredrik Logevall has spent seven years searching for the "real" JFK. The result is a sweeping two-volume biography that contextualizes Kennedy amidst the roiling American century. Beginning with the three generations of Kennedy men and women who transformed the clan from working-class Irish immigrants to members of Boston's political elite, this volume spans the first thirty-nine years of JFK's life.
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Imperial China: The definitive visual history by Abigail MitchellCovering more than 5,000 years of history and featuring images of artefacts not previously seen outside of China, this definitive visual guide will captivate readers with the key events that shaped Chinese history and laid the foundations of the modern nation.
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The author provides a chronicle of the transformation of Southern Rhodesia into Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe's dictatorship and a fascinating and unique insight into the background of this African leader.
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Russia by Dmitri TreninLeading Russia scholar Dmitri Trenin takes readers on a journey from revolution to post-war devastation, perestroika to Putin's stabilization of post-communist Russia.
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