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Books
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The Last Emperor of Mexico : A Disaster in the New World€15.99
In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. He had been lured into the voyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III.
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future€13.99
Vaclav Smil is neither a pessimist nor an optimist, he is a scientist; he is the world-leading expert on energy and an astonishing polymath. This is his magnum opus and a continuation of his quest to make facts matter.
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The Black Jacobins : Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution€16.99
In 1791, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the slaves of San Domingo rose in revolt.
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Whatever Happened to Tradition? : History, Belonging and the Future of the West€13.99
The West feels lost. Brexit, Trump, the coronavirus: we hurtle from one crisis to another, lacking definition, terrified that our best days are behind us. The central argument of this book is that we can only face the future with hope if we have a proper sense of tradition - political, social and religious.
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Collapse : The Fall of the Soviet Union€19.99
Collapse sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances—and the fragility of authoritarian state power.
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We, the Oppressors€18.99
'I thought I had a pretty good sense of how colonialism shapes modern society, but Dr Davy has shown me that understanding these things is a lifetime's work.
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The Longest Story : How humans have loved, hated and misunderstood other species€16.99
The history of humanity's relationship with other species is baffling.
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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity€15.99
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts.
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Stalin's War€24.99
In this remarkable, ground-breaking new book Sean McMeekin marks a generational shift in our view of Stalin as an ally in the Second World War.
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Africa Is Not A Country€18.99
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.