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General & World History
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A Coup in Turkey : A Tale of Democracy, Despotism and Vengeance in a Divided Land€19.99The most dramatic, revealing and little-known story in Turkey's history - which illuminates the nation 'Through the spellbinding career of a single, ill-fated leader, Jeremy Seal illuminates a bitterly divided country' Colin Thubron 'Read this book if you're interested in Turkey.
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The Penguin History of Modern Russia : From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century (5th Ed.)€23.99Robert Service's The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century provides a superb panorama of Russia in the modern age. Russia's recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror and two world wars, and the country is still undergoing huge change.
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Outrages : Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love€19.99The bestselling author of The Beauty Myth, Vagina and The End of America chronicles the struggles and eventual triumph of John Addington Symonds, a Victorian-era poet, biographer, and critic who penned what became a foundational text on our modern understanding of human sexual orientation and LGBTQ+ legal rights.
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As Good As Dead : The Daring Escape of American POWs from a Japanese Death Camp€17.99The heroic story of eleven American POWs who defied certain death in World War II, As Good as Dead is an unforgettable account of the Palawan Massacre survivors and their daring escape.
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine : A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance€14.99The twentieth century for Palestine and the Palestinians has been a century of denial: denial of statehood, denial of nationhood and denial of history. The Hundred Years War on Palestine is Rashid Khalidi's powerful response.
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Trinity : The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History€15.99Trinity" was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945.
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Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire (Hardback)Special Price €24.99 Regular Price €29.99
Ultimately, Human Shields unsettles our common ethical assumptions about violence and the law and urges us to imagine entirely new forms of humane politics.
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Treasures of World History : The Story Of Civilization in 50 Documents€37.99A spirited examination of world history, told through 50 key documents, by two celebrated historians and journalists.
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The Virus in the Age of Madness€12.25The author of American Vertigo serves up an incisive look at how COVID-19 reveals the dangerous fault lines of contemporary society.
