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Druett relates a true account of one of the bloodiest mutinies and murders of the nineteenth century--the seizure of a Massachusetts whaleship by three Pacific Island natives.

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A beautifully observed history of the home front during the Napoleonic Wars from one of Britain's greatest historians.

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Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'.

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A people's portrait of a period of momentous change in Irish history.

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A people's portrait of a period of momentous change in Irish history.

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Informal empire is a key mechanism of control that explains much of the configuration of the modern world. This book traces the broad outline of westernization through elite formations around the world in the modern era. It explains why the world is western and how formal empire describes only the tip of the iceberg of British and American power.

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The biography of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp - a classic and utterly compelling study of evil

Only four men commanded Nazi extermination (as opposed to concentration) camps.

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As Sweet shows us in this brilliant study, many of the concepts that strike us as terrifically new - political spin-doctoring, extravagant publicity stunts, hardcore pornography, anxieties about the impact of popular culture upon children - are Victorian inventions.

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Collins Gem Babies Names is number one in the best-selling stakes. Meet its Irish cousin! This detailed guide to over 2000 of the most popular Irish first names is the ideal gift for anyone wishing to choose an Irish name for their child, or is interested in finding out a bit more about their own name.

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From the sex worker to the lorry driver, the hedge fund manager to the veteran-turned-teacher, this is the story of work in twenty-first-century Britain, as told by workers themselves.

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A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community.

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A highly topical and accessible exploration of the Caribbean Islands, their history and peoples.

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The story of art collective Gran Fury-which fought back during the AIDS crisis through direct action and community-made propaganda-offers lessons in love and grief.

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A classic clarion call from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, with a new introduction by Jill Lepore

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In this powerful book, Salmn reveals the deep relationship between people and plants by exploring 80 plants of importance to American Indians.

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With a new introduction, this 100th-anniversary edition of Jailed for Freedom - the firsthand account of the courageous campaign of militant suffragists who fought with their lives for the right to vote - serves as an inspiring and instructive example for social movements today that continue to seek justice and change.

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From the author of Hiding in the Spotlight, the story of the Kharkov trials, forgotten by history, which sought justice for the thousands killed the Ukraine, a place also overlooked in the annals of the Holocaust

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The late New York Times critic and author offers a memoir and history of post-World War II Greenwich Village.

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An extraordinary journey of discovery through Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, revisting these places in the immediate aftermath of the uprisings and talking to the people whom he meets.

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A study into the history of working class labour organisations and their effectiveness, by one of the great Marxist historians of the 20th century

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An illuminating commentary on court life from the Tudors to the present day.