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Great and Relevant History Books
Barbarism and Civilization: A History of Europe in our TimeBarbarism and Civilization: A History of Europe in our Time by Bernard Wasserstein
Buy new: £17.74 / Used from: £10.99
fantastic new history of europe's 20th century. a very readable addition to the great (hobsbawm, mazower, ferguson etc.) histories of europe in the last 100 years
Mandela: A Critical LifeMandela: A Critical Life by Tom Lodge
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £1.95
fascinating biography of the world's greatest leader
The Changing Face of China: From Mao to MarketThe Changing Face of China: From Mao to Market by John Gittings
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £4.23
china and how it has changed since Mao. Essential. Unavoidable
A History of Modern BritainA History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr
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great history of britain by one of britain's greatest journalists
The Oxford Companion to Black British History (Oxford Companions)The Oxford Companion to Black British History (Oxford Companions)
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important reference in the bicentenary year of the abolition of the slave trade
Enlightenment Contested: Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man 1670-1752Enlightenment Contested: Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man 1670-1752 by Jonathan I. Israel
Buy new: £21.00 / Used from: £18.00
major reassessment of the enlightenment - essential for history students
We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (A Council on Foreign Relations Book)We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (A Council on Foreign Relations Book) by John Lewis Gaddis
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reassessment of the cold war which provoked a huge historiographical debate. essential.
The Fall of Mussolini: Italy, the Italians, and the Second World WarThe Fall of Mussolini: Italy, the Italians, and the Second World War by Philip Morgan
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new interpretation of one of the 20th century's most controversial leaders
Fleeing Hitler: France 1940Fleeing Hitler: France 1940 by Hanna Diamond
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very personal insight into the french occupation
Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy (Short Oxford History of the Modern World) by Judith M. Brown
Buy new: £22.70 / Used from: £14.36
really good textbook of modern indian history. great for students, and really interesting read.
Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political EconomyModern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy by Sugata Bose
Buy new: £16.08 / Used from: £13.99
groundbreaking revisionist history of south asia. great on partition. and a really good textbook.
Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in IndiaShameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India by Stanley Wolpert
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an interesting look at the last years of the Indian raj.
Simon Schama's Power of ArtSimon Schama's Power of Art by Simon Schama
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great new book by schama
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple
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already a classic
After Hitler: Recivilizing Germans, 1945-1995After Hitler: Recivilizing Germans, 1945-1995 by Konrad H. Jarausch
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great book on how germany rebuilt itself in the second half of the twentieth century
The International Struggle Over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005The International Struggle Over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005 by David M. Malone
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a very relevant bit of history that is often ignored.
Democracy in Iran: History and the Quest for LibertyDemocracy in Iran: History and the Quest for Liberty by Ali Gheissari
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democracy in iran - its history and the possibility of a future
Fatherlands: State-building and Nationhood in Nineteenth-century Germany (New Studies in European History)Fatherlands: State-building and Nationhood in Nineteenth-century Germany (New Studies in European History) by Abigail Green
Buy new: £38.00 / Used from: £47.52
insightful analysis of the development of nationalism. fascinating and relevant.
Mao: The Unknown StoryMao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
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great biography of a notorious leader. brilliant writing.
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New WorldInhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World by David Brion Davis
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rise and fall of slavery
A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution, 1891-1924A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 by Orlando Figes
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great work on the russian revolution.
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
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very readable but comprehensive account of the spanish civil war
Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since HippocratesBad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates by David Wootton
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unusual approach to the history of medicine
Young StalinYoung Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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StalingradStalingrad by Antony Beevor
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