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Discover 366 fun and surprising stories about Welsh history and culture that most history books leave out each linked to a specific day of the year.

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Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle.This is a unique exploration of many of the places and events which define a countrys history.

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This account charts the remarkable rise of utopian communalism in the 60's and 70's, as thousands rejected the traditional ways of living as laid out by the state and the market economy.

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The Cold War was a turbulent time to grow up in. Family ties were tested, friendships torn apart and new beliefs forged out of the ruins of old loyalties. In this book, through 12 stories of childhood and early adulthood in Australia during the Cold War years, writers from different backgrounds explore how global political events affected the intimate space of home, family and friendship.

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An account on the ninetieth anniversary of the 'dark ship' that tells the story of the Iolaire, the astonishing commitment of the people of Lewis to the war against the Kaiser, its sickening end, and the way of life the disaster effectively destroyed.

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Award-winning filmmaker and historian Rachel Landers wrestles with the evidence to unravel this complex cold case in forensic detail, exposing corruption, conspiracy theories and political intrigue - and a prime suspect.

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What dark impulses lurk in our minds that can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions of unarmed human beings caught in the crossfire of political, cultural, or ethnic hostilities This book addresses this question. It explores the motives that have provided the psychological underpinnings for genocidal killings.

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This book traces the history of witchcraft and magic from 1736 to the year 1951, when the passing of the Fraudulent Mediums Act finally erased the concept of witchcraft from the statute books.

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This book revisits women's workplace protest from an historical perspective to deliver a new account of working-class women's political identity in England between 1968 and 1985. -- .

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An accessible, diverse, and international history of the working class.

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It seems that not even world war could stop crime in Sydney. In fact, World War Noir confirms that war and crime - in the form of sex, drugs, alcohol, racketeering and other illicit activities - go hand in hand.

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Provides an overview of Australian Aboriginal history from creation stories involving the Dreaming through to Aboriginal cultural and political activity in the 21st century. This book covers various regions of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands, and different periods of recorded history.

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A unique and deeply affecting memoir of a child's survival in the Roma and Sinti holocaust

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The extraordinary story of how the West tried to reverse the Russian Revolution.

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Beginning with the surprise discovery of an unfinished quilt, this groundbreaking history examines slavery along the Atlantic seaboard, following the cotton that fueled New England's textile mills-and the humanity behind it.

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[Previously published as The Great Grisby]

In this charming bestiary of exceptional dogs, Mikita Brottman reflects on the role dogs play in our world, all explored through her relationship with her dog Grisby and many other examples of the dogs of great writers and artists from literature, lore, and life.

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Auschwitz: The Complete Guide brings the history, cultural impact and modern-day travel experiences of Auschwitz together in a single volume for the very first time.

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A lively and insightful cultural history of the coveted yellow fruit, as well as a gripping narrative about the infamous rise and fall of the United Fruit Company.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

The most comprehensive photographic study of an extraordinary metropolis offers some 560 pages of aerial views, street scenes, portraits, and more to trace its history as political and cultural capital. Quotes from famed Berlin icons and connoisseurs, from Marlene Dietrich to John F. Kennedy and David Bowie, accompany the images.

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The secret history of how the CIA used American unions to undermine working class militancy at home and abroad during the Cold War.

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Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition.