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Shows how the British cultivated the Hashemite Sherifs of Mecca more as an alternative focus during the First World War for Muslim loyalty from the Ottoman Sultan, who as... Læs mere
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Ninety years after the Conference, what Weizmann said and did there is an essential part of our understanding of how this small, but critical, part of the world evolved out of the deliberations.
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Austria is often overlooked as one of the successor states to the Habsburg Empire. The Socialist politician Karl Renner (1870 1950) was prime minister of the government that took... Læs mere
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The highest profile Polish representative at the Conference was the pianist and politician Ignacy Paderewski (1860-1941), the most famous Pole in the world, whose image had done much to promote the Polish cause in the West.
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The Great War profoundly affected both New Zealand and its Prime Minister William Massey (1856-1925). Farmer Bill oversaw the dispatch of a hundred thousand New Zealanders,... Læs mere
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Jan Smuts was one of the key figures behind the creation of the League of Nations; Wilson was inspired by his ideas, including the mandates scheme. He pleaded for a magnanimous peace, warning that the treaty of Versailles would lead to another war.
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Featuring interviews with the MPs, journalists and officials close to the centre of Britain's biggest political crisis since the Profumo Affair, this is the story of what really happened during the expenses scandal of 2009.
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Bealport is a portrait of a place, at once sympathetic, mordant, unsparing, comic, tragic and universal, and of a way of life that is passing. It is a novel of a town, and to no small degree of every town in America and beyond.
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This book is an exhilarating journey through Turkey s history and a perceptive look at the interactions between secularism, religion, and multi ethnicity.
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With historical background and personal memories and associations van den Brink put down a lively description of Spain, its culture and traditions both in the city and the countryside.
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In this detailed biography, Rudiger Goerner masterfully depicts Kokoschka's multifaceted life and long career.
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This is a fascinating account of unexplored corners of one of the nation's best-known buildings, from the minutiae of decoration and diplomacy to the drama of terrorist bombs and political bombshells.