20th Century History - 1900 to 2000
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- 20th Century History - 1900 to 2000
- 20th Century History - 1900 to 2000
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French Cinema: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Dudley Andrew
9780198718611 It is often claimed that the French invented cinema, and although their prominence may have been supplanted by Hollywood today, the French film industry remains both prolific and highly lauded. Exploring the entire French cinematic oeuvre, Andrew teases out the distinguishing themes, to bring the defining features of French cinema to light. |
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The Age of Interconnection: A Global History of the Second Half of the Twentieth Century£30.99 Jonathan Sperber
9780190918958 |
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The Oxford History of Modern China£12.99 Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
9780192895202 Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower in what promises to be the 'Chinese century'. |
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The Twentieth Century: A World History£16.99 R. Keith Schoppa
9780190497361 |
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The Cold War: A Very Short IntroductionSecond Edition £8.99 Robert J. McMahon
9780198859543 Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War. |
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The Oxford History of Britain: 2021 editionUpdated Edition £12.99 Kenneth O. Morgan
9780198841111 A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century. |
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1931: Debt, Crisis, and the Rise of Hitler£12.99 Tobias Straumann
9780198816195 In 1931,Tobias Straumann reveals the story of the fatal crisis, demonstrating how a debt trap contributed to the rapid financial and political collapse of a European country, and to the rise of the Nazi Party. |
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Modern Brazil: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Anthony W. Pereira
9780198812081 Anthony Pereira introduces the country and idea of Brazil, from its depiction in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, to Brazil's colonial past, and the country's transformation from a poor agricultural outpost to an integral part of the 21st century global order. Throughout he considers the economic, political, and social challenges the country faces. |
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Boom Cities: Architect Planners and the Politics of Radical Urban Renewal in 1960s Britain£22.99 Otto Saumarez Smith
9780198865193 In this volume, Otto Saumarez Smith recounts the fraught history of the urban development of British city centres in the 1960s, uncovering the planning philosophy, and the political, cultural, and legislative background that created the conditions for these transformations to occur across the country. |
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Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice£14.99 Mary Fulbrook
9780198811244 Reckonings documents how Holocaust victims have sought justice over the decades and the haunting disparity between crime and punishment. |
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Northern Ireland: A Very Short IntroductionSecond Edition £8.99 Marc Mulholland
9780198825005 From the Plantation of Ulster to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have been engaged in conflict. This book explores the pivotal moments in Northern Irish history - the rise of republicanism in the 1800s, Home Rule, the growth of Sinn Fein, and the DUP, before bringing the story up to date. |
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Nazi Germany: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Jane Caplan
9780198706953 Nazi Germany may have only lasted for 12 years, but it has left a legacy that still echoes with us today. This book discusses the emergence and appeal of the Nazi party, the relationship between consent and terror in securing the regime, the role played by Hitler himself, and the dark stains of war, persecution, and genocide left by Nazi Germany. |
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Concentration Camps: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Dan Stone
9780198723387 Nazi concentration camps are by no means the only examples of these 'extreme institutions'; Dan Stone sets out the fuller story, from the Boer War to Bosnia. He shows how different regimes have used concentration camps at times of crisis to control populations that appeared threatening, and examines their role in consciousness and identity. |
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Shrinking the Earth: The Rise and Decline of American Abundance£12.99 Donald Worster
9780190849856 |
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Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence Through the German Dictatorships, Vol. 1: Imperialism through Nazism£17.99 Mary Fulbrook
9780198799528 An innovative study of the ways in which Germans of different ages and life stages lived through the violent eruptions of the two world wars, and through the rise of Nazism, looking at the ways in which this shaped, not merely German society, state, and economy, but also the character of the German people. |
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Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence Through the German Dictatorships, Vol. 2: Nazism through Communism£17.99 Mary Fulbrook
9780198799535 An innovative study of the ways in which Germans of different ages and life stages lived through the move from the Nazi dictatorship to the communism that succeeded it, looking at the ways in which this shaped, not merely German society, state, and economy, but also the character of the German people. |
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Concentration Camps: A Short History£12.99 Dan Stone
9780198790709 Dan Stone presents a global history of concentration camps, and considers the importance of these institutions to modern consciousness and identity. Tracing camps from their origins in in early-twentieth century colonial warfare, he discusses their evolution throughout the last century, and the complex questions their use raises. |
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The Russian Revolution, 1905-1921£23.99 Mark D. Steinberg
9780199227631 A new history of the Russian Revolution, exploring how people experienced it in their own lives, from Bloody Sunday in 1905 to the final shots of the civil war in 1921. The Russian Revolution, 1905-1921 focuses on human experience to address key issues of inequality, power, and violence, and ideas of justice and freedom. |
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Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Anna Cento Bull
9780198726517 This Very Short Introduction considers the history of Italy from the Risorgimento (the movement leading to Italian Unification in 1861) to the present. It also discusses Italy's political system and style of government; economic modernisation; emigration, internal migration and immigration; and the modern Italian culture and lifestyle. |
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Public Health: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Virginia Berridge
9780199688463 This Very Short Introduction outlines the nature of public health in our world today and places public health in its historical context from the earliest times, analysing in particular the changes in public health regulation through the nineteenth century and the twentieth and twenty first centuries. |
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