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A new account of a country with a rich history, which has played a key role in the development and expansion of themodern world, Portugal in European and World History shows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the modern European ideal.

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The postcards in this fascinating volume trace the Wall from its beginnings as a simple stretch of barbed wire, to the daunting final structure containing over 300 watchtowers. Haunting images include Allied and East German soldiers coldly observing one another with binoculars and John F. Kennedy in 1963 declaring his solidarity with all Berliners.

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The Bolshevik revolution of 1917 was one of the most important events of the 20th century. It has been studied from many angles, but never before from the visual perspective of postcards. This is a unique visual record capturing the fading splendour of monarchy and the mood of revolution which swept through the country.

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The First World War was unique in being fought largely in trenches. Men ate, slept, fought, sang, prayed, and died there. This book brings together a collection of postcards which portray this strange subterranean world and provides a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of the men who fought one of the most gruesome wars in history.

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In the totalitarian states of the twentieth century, state-sanctioned art performed a key function, giving visual dimension to abstract political ideology. This book presents fifty postcards from the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China, between 1920s and the 1970s, providing a fascinating look at the art of power and its expression.

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A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone These regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty.

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The twentieth century has seen perhaps more political upheaval and change than any other period. This book draws together a unique collection of images of the individuals who influenced and shaped the course of the century in the political arena. The result is a fascinating and unique insight into the iconography of political power.

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Offers a radical new perspective on Britain's devolved literary cultures by focusing on Manchester's vibrant, multicultural literary scene. -- .

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A collection of essays that uses questions, hypotheses and concepts drawn from postcolonial theory to understand the culture and politics of post-devolution Wales.

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'Postcolonialism Revisited' examines the ways in which postcolonial theory may be usefully adopted and adapted in order to provide an illuminating reading of Welsh writing in English, and how the Anglophone literature in Wales challenges many of the assumptions and dogmas of postcolonial theory.

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Broadcast live, Rosa Lincoln takes to the stage at her brothers memorial service with a bomb concealed beneath her clothes.

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This book is the chance to find out how the world works today. It tells the whole story of how history has evolved into our present period, Postmodernity, in terms of the social, political and cultural dynamics of each period, and explains why scientists have proposed the term 'Anthropocene' as a name for the next period.

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Reveals the dark and threatening world of contemporary Berlin after the wall came down - a city of two halves flooded with new money and in the throes of economic transformation, ripe with opportunity for the forces of organised crime.

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A major new history of British-American rivalry with France during the twentieth century, and how it has shaped relations between the three countries today.

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The captivating memoirs of a Political heavyweight, detailing more than 40 years in government.

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In Power Trip Damian McBride writes candidly about his experiences at the heart of government, and provides the first genuine insider's account of Gordon Brown's time as Chancellor and Prime Minister.

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With scandalous new chapters, this is the paperback edition of the political book of 2013.

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Nothing could shake William Denning's resolve to leave the army and return to the States. Nothing, except one of the largest diamond hauls ever - which, in the wrong hands, on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, was a potentially lethal force. In the Swiss mountains, Denning discovered not only a jewellery robbery at stake, but a ruthless world.

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The latest volume in a series that presents examples of preaching excellence, this book addresses the difficult and essential area of preaching a prophetic word - without being filled with 'musts', 'oughts' and 'shoulds'. These sermons are visionary and speak in ways that offer radical comfort as well as radical challenge.

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This book reveals the desperate plight of the poor, neglected, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to "cherish" and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalized and ignored them. -- .

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Commentary and devotional meditations on The Rule of St. Benedict.

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Preparing for Life is a reminder to, particularly, Muslim parents about their unique and entrusted role in preparing their children for life with universal human and Islamic values.

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