Télécharger le livre :  How the West Lost the Peace
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When the Berlin Wall was stormed and the Soviet Union fell apart, the West and above all the United States looked like the sole victors of history. Three decades later, the spirit of triumph rings hollow. What went wrong? In this sequel to his award-winning history of...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2023-04-25

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Télécharger le livre :  The Scent of Empires
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Can a drop of perfume tell the story of the twentieth century?Can a smell bear the traces of history? What can we learn about the history of the twentieth century by examining the fate of perfumes? In this remarkable book, Karl Schlögel unravels the interconnected...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2021-04-27

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Télécharger le livre :  What Is at Stake Now
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Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, world peace is at risk again. The United States has withdrawn from the disarmament treaty with Russia, Europe is disintegrating, China is surging forward and a wave of nationalism and populism is destabilizing established...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2020-09-28

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Télécharger le livre :  Troublemakers
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The political crises and upheavals of our age often originate from the periphery rather than the center of power. Figures like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning acted in ways that disrupted power, revealing truths that those in power wanted to keep...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-07-12

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Télécharger le livre :  Society of Fear
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From the rise of terrorism to the uncertainties associated with economic crisis and recession, our age is characterized by fear. Fear is the expression of a society on unstable foundations. Most of us feel that our social status is under threat and our future prospects...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2017-12-08

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Télécharger le livre :  Munich 1919
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Munich 1919 is a vivid portrayal of the chaos that followed World War I and the collapse of theMunich Council Republic by one of the most perceptive chroniclers of German history. Victor Klemperer provides a moving and thrilling account of what turned out to be a...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2017-06-23

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