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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
This book is a collection of profiles and sketches of some of the most important and influential people from the erstwhile Hyderabad State during the first half of the 20th century, which marked the last decades of its existence as a distinct entity under the British Raj.
A new biography of Gokhale that brings into consideration current questions within Indian historiography, this book is a timely and welcome addition to the fields of intellectual history, the history of political thought, Colonial history and Indian and South Asian history.
Part revisionist history, part treasure hunt, this is the forgotten story of Ethiopia's 'Elgin Marbles' and a young prince taken out of Africa to live in Victorian Britain
This book focuses on varied forms of self-referential storytelling or life writing and its emergence as a democratic and inclusive genre, both globally and in India, and its intersections with history, fiction, memory, truth and identity.
This book presents a nuanced narrative on Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's (1817-1898) life and his invaluable contribution to the democratic consciousness in India.... Læs mere
Covering the life of Josephus Henry Barsden from his birth to 16 years of age, the Barsden memoirs cover events from a Sussex... Læs mere
A powerful love letter to yoga and an urgent manifesto for its recovery from Nadia Gilani, writer and pioneering yoga teacher.
This book paints a revealing picture of a time when Britain was losing its empire. It draws on letters written at the period by an airman recalling his vivid memories and experiences from the Canal Zone, Kenya during Mau Mau times, Cyprus and Jerusalem.
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Akbar Ahmed, by revealing Jinnah's human face alongside his heroic achievement, makes this statesman both accessible to the current age and renders his greatness even clearer than before.
The most distinguished member of the Indian Civil Service in the twentieth century, William Hailey was also an expert on African colonial administration. This life as a witness to and participant in the process of colonialism, nationalism and decolonisation.