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Books > History > World history
Timothy Snyder opens a new path in the understanding of modern
nationalism and twentieth-century socialism by presenting the often
overlooked life of Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz, an important Polish
thinker at the beginning of the twentieth century. During his brief
life in Poland, Paris, and Vienna, Kelles-Krauz influenced or
infuriated most of the leaders of the various socialist movements
of Central Europe and France. His central ideas ultimately were not
accepted by the socialist mainstream at the time of his death.
However, a century later, we see that they anticipated late
twentieth-century understanding on the importance of nationalism as
a social force and the parameters of socialism in political theory
and praxis. Kelles-Krauz was one of the only theoreticians of his
age to advocate Jewish national rights as being equivalent to, for
example, Polish national rights, and he correctly saw the struggle
for national sovereignty as being central to future events in
Europe. This was the first major monograph in English devoted to
Kelles-Krauz, and it includes maps and personal photographs of
Kelles-Krauz, his colleagues, and his family.
In May 2022 Bradford was awarded the honour of being UK City of
Culture 2025. Bradford is one of the most fascinating places in the
country. This history provides a unique reference of what Bradford
has already achieved and how it can now build on that foundation.
It grew in the 19th century from a small market town to one of the
UK's largest cities. It built its new wealth on factory production
of woollen goods, a classic case study of the Industrial
Revolution. This book is no conventional narrative of Bradford's
history. It celebrates each day in the year with some important
story from 1212 to 2020 - the impact of a strong-minded or talented
individual, a critical event of success or disaster, or an
important moment in the development of the city, its buildings or
its institutions. Bradford has experienced good and bad times,
periods of growth, decline and regeneration, and several waves of
immigration. Often rising above adversity and strife, many
individuals have made outstanding contributions to the city and the
nation. They feature businessmen such as Sir Titus Salt and Samuel
Lister, who made large fortunes through hard work and innovation,
and creative giants with international reputations such as JB
Priestley and David Hockney. Many mill-owners became very wealthy,
but many more workers suffered from poverty and ill-health. Not for
nothing did Friedrich Engels describe Bradford as a 'stinking hole'
or TS Eliot refer to silk hats on Bradford millionaires in his most
famous poem. The stories cover a wide range of topics - industry,
commerce, politics, arts, leisure, sport, education, health etc.
They include social issues such as the extreme poverty and squalor
in the 19th century and women's rights and multi-culturalism in the
20th. The accent, however, is on the positive - the unusual, the
brave, the eccentric and the amazing. Never before have such
stories about everyday life in and around Bradford across the
centuries been brought together in one volume. Martin Greenwood has
built a remarkable kaleidoscope of life in his home city from
medieval times to the current day.
The tour guide is designed specifically for the enthusiast wanting
to explore and discover more about Israel's military history. But
instead of simply reading about historical events this guide takes
the traveller to the battle sites themselves throughout Israel. The
guide is in chronological order starting with the First World War
and taking you through selective events in history up to 2006. From
a geographical perspective the tour will take you from southern
Israel through the Jordan Valley and on to the Golan Heights in the
north by the Syrian and Lebanese border.
This book: covers the essential content in the new specifications
in a rigorous and engaging way, using detailed narrative, sources,
timelines, key words, helpful activities and extension material
helps develop conceptual understanding of areas such as evidence,
interpretations, causation and change, through targeted activities
provides assessment support for A level with sample answers,
sources, practice questions and guidance to help you tackle the
new-style exam questions. It also comes with three years' access to
ActiveBook, an online, digital version of your textbook to help you
personalise your learning as you go through the course - perfect
for revision.
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