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Niall Ferguson
[Paperback 2008]
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Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. Description: A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the... more
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Norman Lowe
[Paperback 1997, 3rd Edition]
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Book Summary of Mastering Modern World History This best-selling is ideal for first examinations in history. It meets the requirement of Modern History. It is a complete, readable, self-contained course, for individual study or classroom use, and requires no previous knowledge. The third edition includes new material in all chapters... more
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[Paperback 2009]
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Lucidly written by two of India s well-known historians, this book presents a comprehensive overview of world history from the last decade of the nineteenth century to present times. Using the two world wars as their principal focal points but without in any way being euro-or West-centric, the book chronicles... more
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About the Book : Postcolonial writing originating from Africa, Asia, and South America in the mid-twentieth century has constantly examined, negotiated with, and reacted to the overarching experience of colonial subjugation. This book, in its seven thematically organized chapters, lucidly elucidates complex concepts and formulations of postcolonial literature and theory... more
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Frantz Fanon
[Paperback 1968]
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Frantz Fanon's seminal work on the trauma of colonization made him the leading anti-colonialist thinker of the twentieth century. Written at the height of the Algerian war for independence from French colonial rule and first published in 1961, it analyses the role of class, race, national culture and violence in... more
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Charles Van Doren
[Paperback 1992]
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A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great... more
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Edward W Said
[Paperback 1994]
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Investigates the relationship between culture and the imperialism of the West, combing the masterpieces of the Western tradition from Mansfield Park to Aida to find evidence that the concept of empire-building was embedded in the imagination of the West. 20,000 first printing. Tour. A landmark work from the intellectually auspicious... more
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Jared Diamond
[Paperback 2013]
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In his runaway bestseller "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Jared Diamond brilliantly examined the circumstances that allowed Western civilizations to dominate much of the world. Now he probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to fall into ruin, and what can... more
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David Graeber
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About the Book : Must we always repay our debts?Wasnt money invented to replace ancient barter systems?Apparently not, according to Yale-bred anthropologist David Graeber.In a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom, Graeber radically challenges our understanding of debt. He illustrates how, for more than 5000 years long before the invention of... more
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Neil Mac Gregor
[Paperback 2012]
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This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them. The book's range is enormous. It... more
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Erik S Reinert
[Paperback 2008]
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In this refreshingly revisionist history, Erik S. Reinert shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment--rather than through free trade. Yet when our leaders lecture poor countries on the right path to riches they do so in almost perfect ignorance of the fact... more
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National Geographic
[Hardcover 2005]
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The world history book to define all others, "National Geographic Visual History of the World" is a classic in the making. No other volume offers such a comprehensive and richly illustrated chronicle of world events, from the construction of the Pyramids to the overthrow of the Taliban. Readers see how... more
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W B Marsh ,
Bruce Carrick
[Paperback 2003]
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A fascinating compendium of historical tales, organized by the days of the year. Read about the day Jesse Owens humiliated the Nazis at the Olympic Games, American aviatrix Amelia Earhart vanished in flight, Leonardo Da Vinci died in a king's arms, and many more.... more
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P F Clarke
[Paperback 2009]
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About the Book: 'I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.' - Winston Churchill's famous statement in November 1942, just as the tide of the Second World War was beginning to turn, pugnaciously proclaimed his loyalty to the world-wide... more
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Lawrence James
[Paperback 1998]
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Lawrence James explores the two hundred years the British were in India. An association that ended in 1947, when the British departed, leaving a divided country. "This is a wonderful book about the British presence in India... it will remain unsurpassed in our generation as a scholarly survey for the... more
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Ariel Durant Will Durant
[Paperback 2010]
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A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, "The Lessons of History "is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Will and Ariel Durant. With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, the Durants take us on a journey through history, exploring the... more
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Stanley A Wolpert
[Paperback 2009]
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Ranging from the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, this text provides a vivid behind-the-scenes look at Britain's decision to divest itself from the crown jewel of its empire. Wolpert, a leading authority on Indian history, paints memorable portraits of all the key... more
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Ian Crofton
[Hardcover 2012]
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