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Series
Blackwell readers in anthropology volume 9
Publisher
Blackwell Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
85) The Cold War
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The East-West struggle for supremacy from 1945 to 1989 shaped the lives of hundreds of millions and brought the world to the brink of disaster on several occasions. More than two decades on, the debate over its causes and dynamics is far from over. Drawing on the latest archival evidence and scholarly research, prize-winning historian John Lamberton Harper provides a concise, briskly-written assessment of the Cold War. Why did it start, and eventually...
93) On borrowed time: a stunning new collection of essays from Australia's leading public intellectual
Author
Publisher
Black Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book is designed to provide readers with the background and building blocks they need in order to answer for themselves the critical questions about what is taking place around the world and why. It explains what makes each region of the world tick, the many challenges globalization presents, and the most influential countries, events, and ideas. Its aim is to help readers become more informed, discerning citizens, better able to arrive at sound,...