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A compelling introduction to the fathers of America's presidents After so much literature about first ladies and first families, here finally is a fascinating book focused on the fathers of our pres……続きを見る

From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most important Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of ……続きを見る

You may be familiar with the tremendous life achievements of José Sarria, an integral player in the gay rights movement, but never before have you heard the intimate details of his incredible life a……続きを見る

Mohammed is the perfect pattern of an Islamic sacred life. So Mohammed's political life is the perfect model of Islamic politics. Everything that Islam does or says about the non-Muslim is political……続きを見る

MOHAMMED AND THE UNBELIEVERS is based upon the life of Mohammed. The definitive official life of Mohammed is written by Ibn Ishaq is called the Sira. Mohammed's life is one of the great stories in h……続きを見る

Few politicians have enraged opponents, frustrated colleagues and polarized Canadians like Svend Robinson ー but few embraced the causes he did. Over his twenty–five years as a New Democrat MP, Robi……続きを見る

From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received ……続きを見る

Unfinished Agenda offers an inside look at the Black Power Movement that emerged during the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties. A political memoir that teaches grass-roots politics and inspires or……続きを見る

This concise account of the life and career of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881--1938), the formidable "founder of modern Turkey", offers a substantial revaluation of a key figure in modern history, and ……続きを見る

For nearly 40 years "among the glades of Epping Forest" Churchill found a base for his parliamentary life. This book relates with anecdotal and archival evidence the attempt to unseat him after what……続きを見る

How did Bismarck, Germany’s greatest nineteenth century leader, extend and maintain his power? This new Profile examines his strengths as statesman and all the facets of his political career. His ma……続きを見る

In 1826, Thomas Jefferson was laid to rest at Monticello beside his wife and daughters. His epitaph, which he composed, reads, "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of America……続きを見る

Rassis, profeet, egoïs, kampvegter, held – wie was Eugène Terre’Blanche, hierdie boer van Ventersdorp wat ’n bekroonde eenbedryf en gedigte geskryf het? ’n Boer wie se moord wêreldnuus geword het? I……続きを見る

Jeb Bush: Aggressive Conservatism in Florida describes the rise of John Ellis (Jeb) Bush, the second son of former President George H.W. Bush, to political power in Florida. It examines the conserva……続きを見る

Machiavelli is usually understood as a thinker who separated morality from politics or who championed Roman, pagan morality over conventional, Christian morality. Belliotti argues, instead, that Mac……続きを見る

Few figures in the past quarter-century have played a more significant role in American foreign policy than Colin Powell. He wielded power at the highest levels of the most important foreign policy ……続きを見る

Starting Over traces the remarkable political career of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen. Once considered a likely presidential candidate, Allen became a YouTube sensation afte……続きを見る

Already a leader of the Republican party when the Civil War began, Henry Wilson had distinguished himself as the most important Congressional figure on military and antislavery and pro-black legisla……続きを見る

The son of a prominent Chinese government official and general and the former schoolmate of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chi Wang personally experienced one of the most tumultuous periods in Chine……続きを見る

Theodore Roosevelt (1857–1919) was the most literary of American Presidents, writing scores of books, including Through the Brazilian Wilderness and African Game Trails. He was also the most active ……続きを見る

John H. McClendon III's CLR James's Notes on Dialectics: Left Hegelianism or Marxism-Leninism? is the first-ever book devoted exclusively to James's 'magnum opus,' Notes on Dialectics: Hegel-Marx-Le……続きを見る

More than any other public figure, Václav Havel has reflected on the opportunities and dilemmas facing humankind as a result of the Communism's collapse. His life serves as an example of responsible……続きを見る

Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scho……続きを見る

The social conscience of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845) developed as he operated a brewery in Spitalfields, nineteenth-century London’s poorest parish. His interest and research on penal disci……続きを見る

The Life of an Activist is a non-fiction narrative that describes key steps on how to become and evolve into an effective activist and community leader. The book describes social movements and provi……続きを見る

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INTRODUCTORY Immediately after Lincoln's re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spo……続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il a été relu et corrigé.   Extrait : Quand les historiens décrivent la terre, mon cher Sossius Sé……続きを見る

From stationmaster's daughter to wife of one of Jamaica's mot charismatic prime ministers, Beverley Manley's life has been an odyssey. As a young girl, starved of her mother's love because she was ……続きを見る

Once described as the ‘prime minister who wanted to be a priest’, George Price was one of the most enigmatic and secretive leaders of the modern Caribbean and Central American sub-region. Little is ……続きを見る