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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.
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Crime, Justice and Society in Colonial Sri Lanka (1987) examines Sri Lanka’s justice system under British rule, and concentrates on two of its aspects: the effectiveness of the administration of law and order, and the relationship between crime and social change.
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In the half century preceding imperial control approximately eight hundred Britons lived and travelled in East and Central Africa. Prelude to Imperialism (1965) examines their relations with and attitudes to African tribal societies.
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Race, Power and Social Segmentation in Colonial Society (1987) studies Guyanese society after slavery and specifically examines the area of social classes and ethnic groups. It also focuses on the theoretical issues in the debate on pluralism versus stratification.
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The English and Colonial Bars in the Nineteenth Century (1983) explores the impact of a changing society on the legal profession. It also examines the role of the inns of court as forging members of the governing elite and considers the structure of the colonial legal profession.
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In Defence of British India (1984) illustrates the problems arising from the British need to defend an Indian empire. The strategies devised by Britain to counter the expansion of European empires into the Middle East are known as the Great Game.
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Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization (1984) is a key collection of essays that analyse from many sides the growth and demise of Western imperialism. They examine imperial history, the experience of imperialism, and offer new thoughts on British decolonization.
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This book is an indispensable reading for the history of the early modern Mediterranean, self-narratives, Venice, the Ottoman... Læs mere
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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.
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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.
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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.