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Dictionary of Contemporary World History | |||
| From 1900 to the Present Day | History | |||
| Jan Palmowski | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2008 774 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0199295670 | ||||
| Published Price £25.00 | Our Price £7.99 | |||
| From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from the Entente Cordiale to the Kyoto protocol, from the Somme to September 11, this is an essential work of reference for students, teachers and anyone interested in modern history or current affairs. More than 2,600 concise but detailed entries cover nations, conflicts, political and military leaders, treaties and summits, global and national organizations and campaign groups. For this third edition, all entries have been thoroughly updated, many with web links accessible via a companion website. | ||||
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Hell's Cartel | |||
| IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine | History | |||
| Darmuid Jeffreys | ||||
| Bloomsbury 2008 406 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0747580928 | ||||
| Published Price £20.00 | Our Price £7.99 | |||
| Described by a Nuremberg prosecutor as 'the magicians who made the fantasies of Mein Kampf come true', the directors of six leading German chemical companies formed a cartel in 1925 which epitomized the military-industrial complex and became directly involved in the Holocaust. In telling the extraordinary story of IG Farben, Jeffreys reflects on how these companies, with their international reputation for expertise in the manufacture of chemicals ranging from drugs to explosives, fell under Hitler's influence. | ||||
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More Than Just a Game | |||
| Football v Apartheid | History | |||
| Chuck Korr; Marvin Close | ||||
| Collins 2008 318 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0007278799 | ||||
| Published Price £17.99 | Our Price £6.99 | |||
| Described by Desmond Tutu as adding 'a compelling dimension to our understanding of the struggle against apartheid', this is the story of how the political prisoners of South Africa's infamous Robben Island turned football into an active force in their struggle for freedom. For nearly 20 years, despite torture, regular beatings and backbreaking labour, these men defied all odds and played organized league football - with strict adherence to FIFA rules - in one of the most brutal places on earth. | ||||
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