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Raúl Prebisch was a leader in economic development theory and international economic policy, an institution builder, and an international diplomat. The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch provides the f……続きを見る

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Julius Malema has risen to prominence and power with meteoric speed. From impoverished origins in a Limpopo township, he has, before the age of 30, amassed the political and economic power to comman……続きを見る

Experience the drama of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination through this curated selection of eyewitness reports, medical records, and moreーfor fans of Killing Lincoln On April 14, 1865, Good Friday, t……続きを見る

Extrait : "Armand-Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu, la terreur de l'Europe, le fléau de la Maison d'Autriche, et le plus grand homme d'État de notre siècle, et peut-être même de la monarch……続きを見る

Long considered a classic, Benjamin P. Thomas's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography takes an incisive look at one of American history's greatest figures. Originally published in 1952 to wide acclaim, this ……続きを見る

The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics. Alex Salmond has be……続きを見る

The rise of Barack Obama is one of the great stories of this century: a defining moment for America, and one with truly global resonance. This is the book of his phenomenal journey to election. Thro……続きを見る

Condamnez-moi comme vous voulez, mais l’Histoire m’acquittera. 16 octobre 1953. À mes chers compatriotes, qui m’ont fait l’immense honneur de m’élire au parlement, je vous informe que……続きを見る

From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty. Ro……続きを見る

Winner, ISHS Certificate of Excellence Award, 2016 Presenting fifty Abraham Lincoln storiesーsome familiar and beloved, some fresh and unexpectedーLooking for Lincoln in Illinois: Lincoln’s Springfi……続きを見る

A New York Times bestseller. He was the unlikeliest of presidential candidates - dismissed by opponents as a movie actor, a right-winger trying to undo the work of liberals stretching back to Frankl……続きを見る

"Have No Fear reminds us what it meant to live under a system where segregation was important enough to kill for and where being treated with dignity and respect was a whites-only entitlement." --Th……続きを見る

Este livro conta a história de vida de um homem que fez carreira no quadro político do Estado Novo, um apoiante de primeira linha de Marcello Caetano, arrojado, inquieto e destemido, empenhado numa ……続きを見る

Any look at Stephen Harper and the new Conservative party requires an examination of the evangelical Christian legacy coming out of both the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties. I……続きを見る

A diverse collection of essays about a civil rights leader who played a major role in the desegregation of South Carolina The Spirit of an Activist chronicles the life and distinguished career of Is……続きを見る

Experience extensive and convincing historical evidence of reincarnation. Abraham Lincoln's history ceased with his tragic assassination - but did his story really end there? According to the great ……続きを見る

When 18-year-old Mary Hazard touched down in post-war Putney to begin her nurse’s training, she could never have known that it was the beginning of a colourful career that would still be going 60 ye……続きを見る

Pandora's Daughters looks at eight prominent women leaders in modern India who have achieved great power in the male-dominated world of Indian politics, examining their traits and personalities, tac……続きを見る

Joachim Gauck hat einen langen Weg zurückgelegt, vom oppositionellen Pastor in der DDR über den oftmals angefeindeten, aber auch hochgelobten Beauftragten für die Stasi-Akten bis schließlich zum von……続きを見る

This is a story of an American president with an enigmatic background. Born on August 4,1961 in the island state of Hawaii, Barack Obama was born to an unlikely couple whose paths crossed on a unive……続きを見る

How much are your principles really worth? What price is too much to pay? In the abstract these seem like easy questions to answer. On a purely philosophical level, there can be only one response. B……続きを見る

THE purpose of the writer of this little book is merely to tell the story in outline of the career of the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. The modesty of General Pershing ha……続きを見る

This comprehensive biography of Eduardo René Chibás (1907–1951) traces the life and times of Cuba’s most popular and charismatic politician during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chibás, whose admir……続きを見る

For decades, a great number of Americans saw Alger Hiss as an innocent victim of McCarthyism--a distinguished diplomat railroaded by an ambitious Richard Nixon. And even as the case against Hiss gre……続きを見る

The most essential writings of America’s heroic Civil War president, complete with detailed notes, a chronology of Lincoln’s life and political career, and an introduction by the novelist Gore Vidal……続きを見る

Over the course of his long and controversial career, Joschka Fischer evolved from an archetypal 1960s radical--a firebrand street activist--into a shrewd political insider, operating at the heights……続きを見る

Yasir Arafat stands as one of the most resilient, recognizable and controversial political figures of modern times. The object of unrelenting suspicion, steady admiration and endless speculation, Ar……続きを見る

English merchantmen, longing for some share in the riches of the New World, go out to trade in Guinea, in the Azores, in New Spain: and are answered by shot and steel. 'Both policy and religion,' as……続きを見る

In respect to the heroes of ancient history, who lived in times antecedent to the period when the regular records of authentic history commence, no reliance can be placed upon the actual verity of t……続きを見る