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Fascismby: David Downing
Tyrants, dictators, monarchs, ballots, petitions, protests, - what do these have to do with you? History is studded with moments of high drama and periods of deep conflict - street battles, mass demonstrations and civil wars - as people have fought for the form of government they wanted. This... |
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Communismby: David Downing
Tyrants, dictators, monarchs, ballots, petitions, protests, - what do these have to do with you? History is studded with moments of high drama and periods of deep conflict - street battles, mass demonstrations and civil wars - as people have fought for the form of government they wanted. This... |
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Dictatorshipby: David Downing
Tyrants, dictators, monarchs, ballots, petitions, protests, - what do these have to do with you? History is studded with moments of high drama and periods of deep conflict - street battles, mass demonstrations and civil wars - as people have fought for the form of government they wanted. This... |
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Democracyby: Eileen Rackham
These fascinating books trace the history and development of some of the great political movements and economic forces which still dominate in the 21st century. Expert authors explore the backgrounds to these ideas, defining them in simple terms. Biographical and quotation panels give the details... |
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Rebels, Traitors Amd Turncoats of Londonby: Travis Elborough
If you're a king or a queen, there's nothing quiet like thinking up the most hideous form of execution for a traitor! What you want is a good plot against one's royal self, followed by instruments of torture, topped off (quite literally) by a beheading or possibly some hanging, drawing and... |
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Clothes of the Ancient Worldby: Christine Hatt
From the earliest times, people have worn clothes, not just for warmth, but to show their status or role in a group. The books in this series look at how clothing and fashion have developed, from the earliest civilizations to modern times. |
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Clothes of the Early Modern Worldby: Christine Hatt
Today, as in earliest times, people wear clothes not only for warmth and comfort, but to show their position in society or simply to look good and attract a partner. This series looks at how fashions changed during the 300 years from the early 1500s to the late 1700s. This was a time of great... |
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Clothes of the Medieval Worldby: Christine Hatt
From the earliest times, people have worn clothes, not just for warmth, but to show their status or role in a group. The books in this series look at how clothing and fashion have developed through the ages |
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Calendarsby: Brian Williams
The titles in this handsome new series provide a lively, easy to understand history of time and our gradual comprehension, measuring and recording of it. The information in the books links many areas of study: from astronomy, history and maths to civilisations and comparative religion. Each title... |
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Thomas Edisonby: Paul Mason
Thomas A. Edison - the man who first recorded sound, the creator of the first electric power supply and the genius behind over a thousand other inventions. Follow Edison's life story, from growing up in a small town in Ohio, to running the largest private laboratory in the USA, and find out about... |
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