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		Tractor in the Pasture
		Rusting Icons of Rural America		History
		Lee Klancher
		Motorbooks 2003 128 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0760308764
		Published Price £13.99		Sale Price £4.99
	Taken together, the author's short essays, powerful quotes from some of the great writers from our time, and scenic photography from around the world capture the fading days of America's rural landscape. In particular, 140 images of forgotten tractors are a symbol of a time of change in rural America.
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		The Rebellious Slave
		Nat Turner in American Memory		History
		Scot French
		Houghton Mifflin 2004 379 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0618104488
		Published Price $26.00		Sale Price £3.99
	The Nat Turner Rebellion in Virginia, 1831, was the bloodiest slave uprising in American history. Described at the time as a 'fanatic preacher' and rebel leader, Nat Turner was caught, tried and executed. This study places the contested history and enduring memory of the Rebellion within the broader context of the black freedom struggle. Examining literature ranging from the so-called Confessions of Nat Turner (published in 1831) to William Styron's 1967 novel of the same name, French charts the evolving image of Nat Turner, the rebellious slave, as an American icon.
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		Nigeria
		Moving to Independence, 1953-1960		History
		Martin Lynn (Edited by)
		Stationery Office 2001 801 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0112905986
		Published Price £150.00		Sale Price £24.00
	This is Part II of the 2 volume work which presents documents covering the period from wartime Colonial Office debates over indirect rule leading to the 1947 Richards Constitution, through the 1954 Lyttelton Constitution to independence in 1960.
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		Nigeria
		Managing Political Reform, 1943-1953		History
		Martin Lynn (Edited by)
		Stationery Office 2001 643 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0112905978
		Published Price £150.00		Sale Price £24.00
	This is Part I of the 2 volume work which presents documents covering the period from wartime Colonial Office debates over indirect rule leading to the 1947 Richards Constitution, through the 1954 Lyttelton Constitution to independence in 1960.
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		The Games of '36
		A Pictorial History of the 1936 Olympics in Germany		History
		Stan Cohen
		Pictorial Histories 1996 236 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1575100096 277x215mm
		Published Price $19.95		Sale Price £2.99
	Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Olympics in Berlin and the winter games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, this is a record of a remarkable sporting year. Steeped in controversy, threatened by political boycotts and tainted with racism, these were the first Olympics to be televised and saw athletes Jesse Owens and Sonja Henie become international stars. Illustrated with contemporary photographs, this book portrays a world attempting to embrace the Olympic spirit on the threshold of war.
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		Blood Against the Snows
		The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty		History
		Jonathan Gregson
		Fourth Estate 2003 226 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1841157856
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	Nepal's Crown Prince Dipendra normally amused himself by shooting rats and cats in the palace grounds. But on the evening of June 1 2001, Dipendra turned his automatic weapons on the King, Queen, Princess and seven other members of the royal family. Then he killed himself. This account of the massacre examines what led up to the bloodbath, its aftermath, and the effect that the tragedy has had on the small mountain kingdom.
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		Romantics at War
		Glory and Guilt in the Age of Terrorism		History
		George P Fletcher
		Princeton University Press 2002 256 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0691006512
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	The war on terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice... These phrases are commonplace now, but we rarely stop to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice. In this book, George Fletcher, a leading American legal thinker, brings much needed clarity to the debates on how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism and combines insights from history, philosophy, literature and law to place these debates in cultural context.
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		Churchill and the Great Republic
				History
		Martin Gilbert; Allen Packwood; Daun van Ee
		Giles 2004 96 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1904832008
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	An account of Churchill's relationship with the USA, reflecting in his own words his lasting admiration for the land, people and institutions of the country focusing on his efforts to gain US support for Britain in the early years of WWII.
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		The Great Tibetan Stonewall of China
		The Status of Tibet in International Law and International Policy on Tibet		History
		Martyn Berkin
		Barry Rose 2000 402 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1902681118
		Published Price £43.50		Sale Price £9.99
	A survey of the status of Tibet in international law and international policy on Tibet with a supplement containing constitutional documents and basic treaties, with chapters on its relations to the United Nations, China and Britain.
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		Empire and Revolution
		The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War		History
		John Mason Hart
		California University Press 2002 680 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0520223241
		Published Price £32.50		Sale Price £12.99
	John Hart's sweeping chronicle of the economic and social relations between the United States and Mexico begins in 1865 with the activities of an elite group of financiers and industrialists who, sensing opportunities for wealth to the south, began to develop Mexico's infrastructure. Concentrating less on traditional political history than on the hidden interactions between Americans and Mexicans, the study follows that relationship through to 2000 and offers insights into how the USA became a global empire.
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		A World to Gain
		The Battle for Global Domination and Why America Entered WWII		History
		Thomas Toughill
		Clairview 2004 214 pages		Qty
		Paperback 1902636511
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	A study of why President Roosevelt brought American into World War II and how in the process he made the US the most powerful country in the world focusing on Roosevelt's advisors such as William Donovan, the President's Spymaster.
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		Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
		The Logic of Withdrawal		History
		Anthony Arnove
		New Press 2006 192 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1595580794
		Published Price £14.99		Sale Price £4.99
	Against American policy, Arnove argues that the continuing occupation is the major source of instability in Iraq as well as a reckless strategy for the world generally. Foreword by Howard Zinn.
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		From the Front
		The Story of War		History
		Michael S Sweeney
		National Geographic 2003 320 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0792269195 277x235mm
		Published Price £30.00		Sale Price £7.99
	Only in the last 150 years has the story of warfare been told as it unfolded, by a group of courageous men and women who experienced the heat of battle armed with only with notebooks and cameras. This history of war correspondence takes us from the imperial adventure of the Crimea to the internecine horrors of Iraq, by way of Passchendale, Guernica, Iwo Jima and the Tet Offensive. Visually gripping and written with the urgency of journalists under fire, it focuses on the true face of war and the extraordinary people who risk their lives to report it.
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		A Bitter Revolution
		China's Struggle with the Modern World		History
		Rana Mitter
		Oxford University Press 2004 384 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0192803417
		Published Price £18.99		Sale Price £2.99
	China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early 20th century the situation was very different. Rana Mitter returns to a pivotal moment in Chinese history - the patriotic demonstration against the Paris Peace Conference at the Tian'anmen Gate, Beijing, on 4 May 1919 - and traces 'the ghosts' of what happened that day through the 20th century. Eschewing the rise of the Communist Party as his narrative focus, Mitter argues for a more diverse way of looking at Chinese politics, past and future.
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		The Clash of Fundamentalisms
		Crusades, Jihads and Modernity		History
		Tariq Ali
		Verso 2002 160 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1859846793
		Published Price £15.00		Sale Price £6.99
	Published a few months after September 11th 2001, this is Tariq Ali's wide-ranging attempt to explain why it is misguided to portray the American Empire as an emancipatory project. He writes of the history which led up to the attacks on New York and Washington, as well as the use of disinformation and censorship in what he identifies as a clash of religious and imperial fundamentalisms, the former nurtured by despair, the latter based on an ability to use disproportionate military force.
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