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Bite-Sized Chunks eBook Series

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  • The 20th Century in Bite-Sized Chunks

    by Nicola Chalton, Meredith MacArdle ...
    Series Book 4 - Bite-Sized Chunks
    A rich, complex and absorbing subject, it’s hard to find the history of the twentieth century in one accessible book ... until now.From two World Wars to astonishing scientific progress and social upheaval, the twentieth century saw unprecedented change. In this concise history of a century like no other, authors Nicola Chalton and Meredith MacArdle guide us through a hundred years that ... Read more

    Was R147,65 Now R128,21

  • The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks

    by Nicola Chalton, Meredith MacArdle ...
    Series Book 8 - Bite-Sized Chunks
    Since ancient times, we have tried to make sense of our universe by observing objects far beyond our abilities to see or touch – from the smallest atom to the farthest star.This book covers, in chronological order, all the key discoveries and remarkable minds in each scientific field, including Aristotle’s geocentric model of the cosmos, Darwin’s theory of evolution, Newton’s theory of gravity and ... Read more

    Was R147,65 Now R128,21

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  • The Rhyme of History

    Lessons of the Great War

    by Margaret MacMillan ...
    As the 100th anniversary of World War I approaches, historian Margaret MacMillan compares current global tensions-rising nationalism, globalization’s economic pressures, sectarian strife, and the United States’ fading role as the world’s pre-eminent superpower-to the period preceding the Great War. In illuminating the years before 1914, MacMillan shows the many parallels between then and now, ... Read more

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  • Winter Is Coming

    Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped

    by Garry Kasparov ...
    For readers of Putin's People by Catherine Belton comes the stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship led by Vladimir Putin - and how the world is now paying the price.**'Brave, trenchant and convincing' Sunday Times'Ferocious and unforgiving' Financial Times**The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong ... Read more

    R192,84

  • Tragedy and Hope

    A History of the World In Our Time

    by Carroll Quigley ...
    TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century. With clarity, perspective, and cumulative impact, Professor Quigley examines the nature of that transition through two world wars and a worldwide economic depression. As an interpretative historian, he tries to show ... Read more

    R128,33

  • History of the Twentieth Century

    by Martin Gilbert ...
    A chronological compilation of twentieth-century world events in one volume—from the acclaimed historian and biographer of Winston S. Churchill.The twentieth century has been one of the most unique in human history. It has seen the rise of some of humanity's most important advances to date, as well as many of its most violent and terrifying wars. This is a condensed version of renowned historian ... Read more

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  • On Western Terrorism

    From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare

    by Noam Chomsky, Andre Vltchek ...
    Series series Chomsky Perspectives
    Noam Chomsky discusses Western power and propaganda with filmmaker and investigative journalist Andre Vltchek.This book is the perfect introduction to Chomsky's political thinking, and makes a refreshing read for anyone who is uneasy about the West's wider role in the world.Beginning with the New York newsstand where Chomsky started his political education as a teenager, the discussion broadens ... Read more

    R179,73 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Shock of War

    Civilian Experiences, 1937-1945

    by Sean Kennedy ...
    Series Book 2 - International Themes and Issues
    In The Shock of War: Civilian Experiences, 1937-1945, Sean Kennedy shifts the reader's focus from the battlefields of the Second World War to the civilian experience. This short yet comprehensive history complements existing studies of the war that document diplomatic and military operations. While many of these studies acknowledge the significance of the conflict for civilians, The Shock of War ... Read more

    R290,25

  • A Short History of the Twentieth Century

    by John Lukacs ...
    The great themes woven through John Lukacs's spirited, concise history of the twentieth century are inseparable from the author's own intellectual preoccupations: the fading of liberalism, the rise of populism and nationalism, the achievements and dangers of technology, the continuing democratization of the globe, and the limitations of knowledge. ... Read more

    R368,33

  • America and the Imperialism of Ignorance

    US Foreign Policy Since 1945

    by Andrew Alexander ...
    American incomprehension of the outside world has been the chief problem in international affairs since the end of World War II. In America and the Imperialism of Ignorance, veteran political journalist Andrew Alexander constructs a meticulous case, including evidence gleaned from the steady opening up of Soviet archives, demonstrating why this is so. From starting the Cold War to revisiting ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War

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    Edited by Hew Strachan ...
    Series series Oxford Illustrated History
    The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on, in poetry, in prose, in collective memory and political culture. By the time the war ended in 1918, millions lay dead. Three major empires lay shattered by defeat, those of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans. A fourth, Russia, was in the throes of a revolution that helped define the ... Read more

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  • The Unprevented War

    Why the First World War Was Fought

    by Bill Price ...
    The Unprevented War Why the First World War Was Fought   Contents Introduction An Assassination in Sarajevo The European Scene Alliances and Armaments The Road to War From Crisis to War An Unprevented War Why the War was Fought Further Reading   The First World War was one of the defining events o... ... Read more

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