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What started as a military coup within Portugal in 1974 turned into a profound attempt at social change. This is the compelling story of what happened, as seen through the eyes of a deeply commited participant.

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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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An examination of how history and politics can change the face of a city, this work shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. It highlights Ireland's colonial history and the significance of architecture in the evolution of national identity.

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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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Posthegemony is an investigation into the origins, limits, and possibilities for contemporary politics and political analysis. Jon Beasley-Murray grounds his theoretical discussion with accounts of historical movements in Latin America, from Columbus to Chvez, and from Argentine Peronism to Peru's Sendero Luminoso.

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Howard Zinns unique take on this vital period in U.S. history.

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A timely and instructive reconsideration of South America's recent 'progressive' era.

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In 1940, Phoenix was a small, agricultural city of sixty-five thousand, and the Navajo Reservation was an open landscape of scattered sheepherders. Forty years later, Phoenix had blossomed into a metropolis of 1.5 million people and the territory of the Navajo Nation was home to two of the largest strip mines in the world. Five coal-burning power p

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Based on the author's own conversations with President Karzai and other Afghan politicians, as well as prominent international representatives, this title presents a Norwegian diplomat's account of his two years at the United Nations. It offers an account of contemporary Afghanistan, and critiques military and civilian operations in Afghanistan.

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Precarious Prescriptions brings together essays that place race, citizenship, and gender at the center of questions about health and disease. Exploring the interplay between disease as a biological phenomenon, illness as a subjective experience, and race as an ideological construct, this volume helps us better understand the long and fraught history of health care in America.

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Explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and with the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Unlike other works, the emphasis here is upon people rather than preturbations and eclipses.

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Focuses on how to manage one of the central unknowns: the prospect of change in North Korea's leadership. This title outlines three scenarios of succession - managed, contested, and failed - and offers policy recommendations for dealing with potentially fractious leadership change.

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"A reissue of the 1974 report for the House Committee on the Judiciary updated to cover presidents Nixon through Obama"--

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The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his other acclaimed books about the American presidency, Fred Greenstein assesses the personal strengths and weaknesses of presidents from George

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"Pretensions to Empire" deals with current affairs.

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Begins with the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and culminates with a case for the impeachment of George W Bush. This collection provides a critical perspective on Bush's presidency. It also includes a dissection of the Republican propaganda mill's octopus-like network and its role in the neoconservative ascent to power.