The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills & clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those struggles. He takes us on a historical journey from Palestine to Pakistan, from Cuba to Indo-China & reframes mid-20th century history by forcing us to look away from the Cold War to the hot wars that continue to afflict us. The result is a dazzling work of history, which examines the death of colonialism with passion, insight & genuine understanding of what it feels like to be caught in the middle of realpolitik. ...

The collapse of Western colonial empires in the twenty years after the Second World War led to a series of vicious struggles for power
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This book is about Africa in recent times. The author follows the disparate paths of African liberation through the 1980s to peace in Namibia & the victory of the Eritrean guerrillas in the 1990s. His journeys take him to some of the farthest reaches of a vast & active continent
- to Angola where South African troops are locked in battle with the government & the Cuban army, to Mozambique, where a local prophet leads a bullet-proof militia against a murderous rebel movement, to a wall in the Sahara built by an obstinate king. Throughout, the author bears witness to the local & the particular, tracing the stories of men & women caught up in the turmoil of war.
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Scores of small wooden boats can be seen tied up at wharves & moorings or hauled onto the shores of the eastern coastline of North America. Many vessels are no longer being built, & may vanish. This lovingly compiled volume documents 20 types of vessels, preserving forever their beauty & practicality. ...

” Small World” is a biting, very funny satire in which Parr looks at tourism worldwide, exposing the increasingly homogenous `global culture` where in the search for different cultures those same cultures are destroyed. Parr`s larger-than-life troupe of tourists are ultimately bemused victims of consumerism, locked into our insatiable craving for `the new`. ...

Smallthorne & East Tunstall in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the eastern edge of Tunstall & northern part of Burslem, including Smallthorne & Bradeley. Features include NSR Potteries Loop Line with Tunstall station, NSR Tunstall Branch, Pinnox Sidings, electricity works, tramways, Tunstall Park, Globe Pottery, Scotia Bank Works, Bycars Brick & Pipe Works, Burslem Park, St Werburga's church, Stanfield Sanatorium, Nettlebank Wharf, Bank Top, Smallthorne area, St Saviour's church, cemetery, Old Council Offices, old collieries, Bradeley area, etc. The 1898 version has an 1892 directory of Smallthorne on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Smallthorne & East Tunstall in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the eastern edge of Tunstall & northern part of Burslem, including Smallthorne & Bradeley. Features include NSR Potteries Loop Line with Tunstall station, NSR Tunstall Branch, Pinnox Sidings, electricity works, tramways, Tunstall Park, Globe Pottery, Scotia Bank Works, Bycars Brick & Pipe Works, Burslem Park, St Werburga`s church, Stanfield Sanatorium, Nettlebank Wharf, Bank Top, Smallthorne area, St Saviour`s church, cemetery, Old Council Offices, old collieries, Bradeley area, etc. The 1898 version has an 1892 directory of Smallthorne on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Smallthorne & East Tunstall in 1922 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the eastern edge of Tunstall & northern part of Burslem, including Smallthorne & Bradeley. Features include NSR Potteries Loop Line with Tunstall station, NSR Tunstall Branch, Pinnox Sidings, electricity works, tramways, Tunstall Park, Globe Pottery, Scotia Bank Works, Bycars Brick & Pipe Works, Burslem Park, St Werburga`s church, Stanfield Sanatorium, Nettlebank Wharf, Bank Top, Smallthorne area, St Saviour`s church, cemetery, Old Council Offices, old collieries, Bradeley area, etc. The 1898 version has an 1892 directory of Smallthorne on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The feisty heroines of these five folk tales all share one important quality: they are extremely SMART! The smart heroines of these folk tales come from different countries around the world & can outwit anyone
- a crafty king, a mean old farmer, an angry squire & even a ghost!
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Ever wanted to project your favourite movie onto the wall while you’re snuggled up in bed using just your phone? Or thought it would be cool to show your mates funny fail videos but sometimes there’s just too many of them to crowd around a small screen? Smartphone Projector has been designed by Luckies of London to create intimate screenings any time, any place. Whether you want to set up visuals for a house party or simply watch music videos with your friends, Smartphone Projector is the answer. Go hands free, put your feet up & view at up to 8 x magnification. Get more from your smart phone with the original, lo-fi, D.I.Y Smart Phone projector. Light, compact & portable it’s the coolest way to use smart technology! Quite simply a cinema in a box! Please note that this product is intended as a fun gift & is not suitable for commercial or professional projections. It functions by reflecting the image on your phone through a glass lens which will mean any text will appear in reverse. ...