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History's People
What difference do individuals make to history? Are we all swept up in the great forces like industrialisation or globalisation, or is the world we inhabit shaped just as much by …
Paris 1919
A landmark work of narrative history, Paris 1919 is the first full-scale treatment of the Peace Conference in more than twenty-five years. It offers a scintillating view of those …
Oamenii istoriei
„Un tur extraordinar de bine ghidat printr-o relatare dramatica, profund revelatoare, despre acei oameni care fie din întâmplare, fie cu premeditare au creat lumea noastra de …
War that Ended Peace
WINNER of the International Affairs Book of the Year at the Political Book Awards 2014Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2013The First World War followed a period of …
Razboiul care a pus capat pacii. Drumul spre 1914
Cum a renun?at Europa la pace ?i a ales Primul Razboi Mondial„O stralucita expunere a lungului, atât de lungului mar? catre catastrofa europeana din 1914.“ – MAX HASTINGSCarte …
Extraordinary Canadians:Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock's satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town captures "e;the Empire forever"e; mentality that marked Anglo-Canadian life in the early decades of …
Lessons of the holocaust
Although difficult to imagine, sixty years ago the Holocaust had practically no visibility in examinations of the Second World War. Yet today it is understood to be not only one of …
Women of the Raj
The apparent glamour of the Indian Raj continues to fascinate long after the British quit the subcontinent. But along with the beauty of the Indian landscape and the privilege of …
Rhyme of History
As the 100th anniversary of World War I approaches, historian Margaret MacMillan compares current global tensionsrising nationalism, globalizations economic pressures, sectarian …
Fauritorii pacii
„O fascinanta lucrare de istorie" – Tony Blair, GuardianRecomandata de editorii ziarului New York TimesCarte distinsa cu premiile SAMUEL JOHNSON • DUFF COOPER • HESSELL-TILTMAN • …
Uses and Abuses of History
The past is capricious enough to support every stance - no matter how questionable. In 2002, the Bush administration decided that dealing with Saddam Hussein was like appeasing …