CK - Political 8

Elsie Levy was born in the Jewish East End of London, came to Sydney with her family when she was 14, and joined the Communist Party of Australia when she was a young woman. In this book, her son ex……続きを見る

Ted Docker was an Australian of Irish descent who as a young man wanted to change the world, joining first the Industrial Workers of the World and then helping form the Communist Party of Australia.……続きを見る

A whole country watched him become leader of the political party One Nation in Queensland. Then a whole country watched as he was brought to his knees, forced to resign from a foreign media set up t……続きを見る

Em junho de 2019, quando comandava o navio de salvamento humanitário Sea-Watch 3, Carola Rackete tomou a corajosa decisão de ignorar a proibição do governo italiano e levar 40 pessoas resgatadas do ……続きを見る

Tamara Danz, die früh verstorbene Rock-Sängerin der Gruppe »Silly«, ist bis heute eine Legende. Zu ihrem zehnten Todestag 2006 wurde in Berlin eine Straße nach ihr benannt. Alexander Osang, der das ……続きを見る

Knapp zweieinhalb Millionen Frauen und Männer sind seit der Wiedervereinigung in den »wilden Osten« gegangen: aus beruflichen Gründen, der Liebe wegen oder aus purer Abenteuerlust. So wie Rainald Gr……続きを見る

Il 1981 fu un anno importante. Importante per me, perché ancora una volta mi liberavo dalle catene dimettendomi dal mio impiego e scrivendo, per mia figlia, che sarebbe nata di lì a poco, o perlomen……続きを見る

This original collection gathers a remarkably diverse body of literature about John Brown, the strident anti-slavery leader. Besides a selection of letters by the abolitionist himself, the book incl……続きを見る

Serial poisoners, crimes of passion, brutal slayings and infanticide; this new book examines the stories and subsequent trials behind the most infamous cases of British female killers between the ea……続きを見る

A seriously amusing collection of short stories based on the escapades of mayors in European cities and towns as personally experienced by the author. The thirteen stories vary between the informati……続きを見る

In his introduction to the world at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, then state senator Barack Obama insisted, “There is not a liberal America and a conservative Americaーthere is the United……続きを見る

This book covers the life and experiences of Lester Patrick, an African American born and raised in North Carolina during the Jim Crow and segregation periods of our country's history. It covers som……続きを見る

We may think we know Sarah Palin from all the coverage she has received in the political arena, but one-side depictions but media coverage is limited and, Sarah would even say, biased. OUR SARAH is ……続きを見る

Two veteran Time magazine reporters present the shocking, fascinating account of one of the greatest espionage scandals of our time -- the story of Robert Hanssen, one of the most mysterious traitor……続きを見る

Chuck Todd's gripping, fly-on-the-wall account of Barack Obama's tumultuous struggle to succeed in Washington. Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 partly because he was a Washington outsider. Bu……続きを見る

“Cruel, merciful; peace-loving, a fighter; despising Negroes and letting them fight and vote; protecting slavery and freeing slaves.” Abraham Lincoln was, W. E. B. Du Bois declared, “big enough to b……続きを見る

In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen historica……続きを見る

The First Adman reveals the untold story of how modern advertising was pioneered 200 years ago by the entrepreneur, self-publicist and dodgy Member of Parliament, Thomas Bish. Royalty and politician……続きを見る

A historian's personal journey into the complex questions of immigration, home and nation From Ireland to London in the 1950s, Derry in the Troubles to contemporary, de-industrialised Manchester, Jo……続きを見る

Frankreichs Wiedergeburt und Europas großen Auftritt auf der Weltbühne: Nichts Geringeres verspricht Emmanuel Macron, der jüngste Staatspräsident der französischen Geschichte. Mit seinem unerschrock……続きを見る

Outspoken, accomplished, and frequently controversial, Bermudian physician and political leader Ewart Brown, MD, has been a longtime champion of racial equality, human rights, and economic and socia……続きを見る

THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A blockbuster . . . Essential reading' GUARDIAN 'Packed with hair-raising revelations' OBSERVER The definitive behind-the-scenes story of Trump's final year in o……続きを見る

As agitadoras começa quando Harriet Tubman ainda é escrava e Frances Seward e Martha Wright são jovens mulheres que se opõem a seus papéis tradicionais. Termina décadas mais tarde, depois que os fil……続きを見る

The turbulent career of William Goebel (1856–1900), which culminated in assassination, marked an end-of-the-century struggle for political control of Kentucky. Although populism had become a strong ……続きを見る

A collection of the New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America, including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more From the pages of the ……続きを見る

Das Phänomen des "Ausbrennens" ist bei Menschen, die langjährig in der sozialen Arbeit tätig sind, häufig gut bekannt. Dies müsste nach Meinung der Autoren nicht sein. Sie setzen sich mit dem "Ausbr……続きを見る

The most famous memoir of its kind and a key text in the anti-slavery movement, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass tells the striking and emotionally charged story of one man’s journey from……続きを見る

《政府論》分為上下兩篇，上篇主要是針對英國當時一位非常有名的作家菲爾默所持「君權神授論」的論戰，帶有很強的針砭時弊之意味，可歸之為「破」；洛克在下篇的重點是「立」，闡釋了他主要的政治思想。歷來人們在……続きを見る

Otto von Bismarcks Buch 'Gedanken und Erinnerungen' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in das Leben und die Gedanken des berühmten preußischen Staatsmanns. In diesem Werk reflektiert Bismarck über……続きを見る

**Winner of the Gulf South Historical Association's Michael V. R. Thomason Book Award The sweeping story of an ambitious and once-powerful southern family** From Reconstruction through the end of Wo……続きを見る