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En los albores de la década de los setenta, se presentaron dos opciones políticas nítidamente opuestas. Pedro optó por aquella que mejor encapsulaba la esencia del legado heredado de sus antepasados, defensores de la libertad y la democracia, quienes contribuyeron a edificar una sociedad que otorgaba oportunidades en función del esfuerzo individual, en contraposición a la utopía forzada del socialismo. En medio del tumulto de la Guerra Fría,...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la Révolution française de 1789 en moins d'une heure !
Tournant crucial de l'Histoire de France, la Révolution française inaugure une ère fortement troublée. Alors que le pays est en crise et que les finances restent désespérément vides, Louis XVI convoque les États généraux le 5 mai 1789. Pensant pouvoir trouver de nouvelles pistes pour assainir l'économie française, le roi doit faire...
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Suivez le parcours atypique de Catherine Théot, connue pour ses prédictions et incarcérée à la Bastille, jusqu'à l'aube de la Révolution française...
Le destin de la Mère de Dieu est à la fois inattendu et étonnant. Née le 5 mars 1716 à Barenton en Normandie, Catherine Théot prétendit dès son adolescence être la Mère de Dieu. À Paris, elle est vite remarquée pour ses prédictions, notamment des persécutions religieuses... Réputée...
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Saints and spies, pirates and philosophers, artists and intellectuals: they all criss-crossed the grey North Sea in the so-called "dark ages," the years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of Europe's mastery over the oceans. Now the critically acclaimed Michael Pye reveals the cultural transformation sparked by those men and women: the ideas, technology, science, law, and moral codes that helped create our modern world. This is...
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"Until the adventure that I am about to relate, I had been a tolerably well-behaved North Carolina boy." In 1914 Ben Muse, then 16-years-old and just out of high school, decided he had been behaving himself for too long. He left his family home in Durham, North Carolina, and head for Mexico City to observe and report on the Mexican Revolution, then at its height. While there he managed to meet the Primer Jefe, Venustiano Carranza, and watched his...
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An Irish Volunteer is, based on the true stories of Joe Plunkett and Grace Gifford. Joe is an eccentric, mystical poet and the Catholic son of a count. He joins a secret rebel organization of writers, professors, philosophers, and activists in a revolution against the British Empire. Theirs is a desperate bid for Ireland's freedom in 1916, as World War I rages in Europe. After hundreds of years of oppression, starvation, and abuse at the hands of...
88) The Cultural Revolution: A Captivating Guide to a Decade-Long Upheaval in China Unleashed by Mao
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cultural Revolution, then keep reading...The Cultural Revolution, known in full as the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," was launched by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China, as a means of quashing capitalism in China. He wanted to ensure that the desire for a communist government would remain strong in the country long after his death. Like other previous leaders who...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. 'Remember, remember, the fifth of November'. The gunpowder plot is a famed tale of treachery that continues to fascinate and capture the imagination four hundred years on.
The Gunpowder Plot in an Hour reveals the elaborate background to the infamous plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and James I, the ultimate act of treason. This compelling and engaging account of one of the most famous...
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When women are erased from history, what are we left with?
Between 1912 and 1922, Ireland experienced sweeping social and political change, including the Easter Rising, World War I, the Irish Civil War, the fight for Irish women's suffrage, the founding of the Abbey Theatre, and the passage of the Home Rule Bill. In preparation for the centennial of this epic decade, the Irish government formed a group of experts to oversee the ways in which the...
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Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he is portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, the pivotal social transformation that the revolution accomplished would not have occurred.
Clifford D. Conner argues that what was unique about Marat...
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This is popular history about one of the most feared men in history, a man who is still venerated in much of his homeland and who played such a large part in shaping the political landscape of the modern world. Up to sixty million people perished under Stalin's murderous rule and his life and crimes will fascinate the general reader.
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¿Qué lugar tienen los esclavos de origen africano en la narrativa identitaria argentina, más allá de las pintorescas estampas de la colonia y la independencia, con vendedoras ambulantes y abnegados soldados negros? Tendemos a creer que la mayoría de ellos murieron en defensa de una revolución que les había "otorgado" la libertad. Y que los escasos sobrevivientes y sus hijos se integraron democráticamente a un país que —a diferencia de lo...
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Conversations About History, Volume 1, includes the following 5 carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring leading historians. This collection includes a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. Each book is broken into chapters with a detailed introduction and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
1. Embracing Complexity - A Conversation with historian David Cannadine, Princeton University....
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With Impression, Soleil Levant, exhibited in 1874, Claude Monet (1840-1926) took part in the creation of the Impressionism movement that introduced the 19th century to modern art. All his life, he captured natural movements around him and translated them into visual sensations. Considered the leader of Impressionism, Monet is internationally famous for his poetic paintings of water lilies and beautiful landscapes. He leaves behind the most well-known...
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The revolutions of the late 18th century and early 19th century were fought all over the western world. From America to France to Saint-Domingue, all of the revolutionaries sought the same thing-independence from tyranny. However, the tyranny confronted by the different revolutionaries was different. On the small island of Saint-Domingue, the tyrants were the slave owners, people who not only denied them freedom, but felt justified in killing their...
97) Start of the French Revolution: The History and Legacy of the Seminal Events that Began the Uprising
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*Includes pictures
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As one of the seminal social revolutions in human history, the French Revolution holds a unique legacy, especially in the West. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. But history remembers the...
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Embark on a Timeless Journey through Romania's Rich History!
Are you ready to explore the complex and riveting tale of a nation that has shaped and been shaped by the forces of history?
This comprehensive book on Romanian history offers a fascinating look into the lives, struggles, and triumphs of the people who have called this land home.
From the ancient civilizations that once dominated the region to the creation of a modern, united nation,...
99) The Revival
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This 2 in 1 combo contains the following titles:
1 - Age of Enlightenment: Finally…finally, humanity began to wake up. Finally, they decided to take science, knowledge, politics, development, multiple angles and perspectives, and the details of our everyday lives a bit more seriously. For centuries, raw and primal urges and principles had taken hold of conquerors, officials, and governments. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Humanity...
100) Mao Zedong
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Introducing a new book that will take you on a journey through the life and times of one of the most revolutionary leaders in modern history. Follow the path of Mao Zedong, as he rises to power and ultimately falls from grace. A complex man with a complicated legacy, Mao's story is told with both power and simplicity, as we explore the key events that shaped his life and the tumultuous era in which he lived.
Key features of this gripping book include:
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