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Books
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Fatherland : A Memoir of War, Conscience and Family Secrets€12.99
What do we owe the past? How to make peace with a dark family history? Burkhard Bilger hardly knew his grandfather growing up. His parents immigrated to Oklahoma from Germany after World War II, and though his mother was an historian, she rarely talked about her father or what he did during the war.
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The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes : Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe€15.99
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life told through her unique scrapbook. In 1838, Anne Sykes was given a diary on her wedding day. Using it to collect snippets of fabric, she created a record of her life and times.
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The Disappeared : Forced Disappearances in Ireland 1798-1998€19.99
This book, the first of its kind, uncovers the extent to which ‘forced disappearances’ were part of the violent political conflicts that blighted Ireland for 200 years.
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The Russo-Ukrainian War€12.99
Do you know what is at stake in Ukraine? Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our times. A riveting, enlightening account, this is present-minded history at its best.
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Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe€17.99
Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the pre-modern era. Her art addresses issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women's problematic access to political power. Her forceful paintings with their vigorous female protagonists have excited modern audiences, especially feminists.
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Personality and Power : Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe€17.99
One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history? The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were re-shaped and wars fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms.
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The Story of Russia : 'An excellent short study'€12.99
From the great storyteller of Russia, a spellbinding account of the stories that have shaped the country's past - and how they can inform its present. No other country has been so divided over its own past as Russia. None has changed its story so often.
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Pax : War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age (Paperback)€20.99
The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness.
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A Little History of Dublin€16.99
Irish village. Viking town. English city. Proud European capital. A Little History of Dublin is a high-speed history of life in the Irish capital.
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Russia : Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 (Paperback)€12.99
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era.