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Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Art Deco Fashion:
Masterpieces of Art highlights artworks from fashion illustrators
of the era that was characterized by the allure of modernity,
progression, women's liberation, and luxury - leading to the short
hemlines and androgyny of the Flapper, the outdoorsy Sporty girl
and Silver Screen goddesses. Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful
introduction to the Art Deco movements and its influence upon
fashion, the book features all the best known Art Deco fashion
masterpieces, including works by renowned artists such as Georges
Barbier, Paul Iribe and Erte.
Situated at the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East has
confounded the ambition of conquerors and peacemakers alike.
Christianity, Judaism and Islam all had their genesis in the region
but with them came not just civilisation and religion but also some
of the great struggles of history. A Short History of the Middle
East makes sense of the shifting sands of Middle Eastern History,
beginning with the early cultures of the area and moving on to the
Roman and Persian Empires; the growth of Christianity; the rise of
Islam; the invasions from the east; Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes;
the Ottoman Turks and the rise of radicalism in the modern world
symbolised by Islamic State.
London,1999. Michael Keats is mourning the death of his wife,
killed in a hit and run accident in Northern Italy. His discovery
that she had been having an affair devastates him and he sets out
to find the identity of her lover. That journey leads him to the
villages of the Valtellina, where he becomes embroiled in a crime
of treachery and revenge. The brutal repercussions of the war are
still reverberating, and as Michael uncovers the truth of his
wife's affair, he reveals five decades of duplicity and deception.
Around 180 CE in the lavish ampitheatres of the Roman Empire,
trained gladiators would enter the arena, ready to fight to the
death. Armed with a weapon, the gladiator would face his opponent;
a wild animal ready to strike, or a condemned criminal looking to
save his own life. The duel would begin and the bloodthirsty
spectators would cheer, applauding every severed limb and spurt of
blood. There could be only one outcome in the gladiatorial arena -
one dead body, and one victorious champion. The barbaric Roman
gladitorial duels were a million miles away from the relatively
sophisticated pistol duels of the 18th century. A gentleman's duel
would be proposed following a dispute, no matter how trivial, and
the two opponents would meet in the 'Field of Honour' at dawn,
armed with a gun. The duellers would stand back-to-back with loaded
pistols, and at the drop of a handkerchief, they would walk ten
paces then turn, and fire. The last man standing would win the
argument.
London,1999. Michael Keats is mourning the death of his wife,
killed in a hit and run accident in Northern Italy. His discovery
that she had been having an affair devastates him and he sets out
to find the identity of her lover. That journey leads him to the
villages of the Valtellina, where he becomes embroiled in a crime
of treachery and revenge. The brutal repercussions of the war are
still reverberating, and as Michael uncovers the truth of his
wife's affair, he reveals five decades of duplicity and deception.
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Claude Monet
Masterpieces of Art features all of the popular works of this
insightful and experimental artist, from his first inklings as an
Impressionist to his later flirtations with Abstract Expressionism.
With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to the life and art of one
of the most famous artists in the world, the book goes on to
showcase his key works in all their glory.
What is Europe? Firstly, of course, it is a continent made up of
countless disparate peoples, races and nations, and governed by
different ideas, philosophies, religions and attitudes.
Nonetheless, it has a common thread of history running through it;
welded together by the continent's great institutions, such as the
Church of Rome, the Holy Roman Empire, the European Union. Europe,
however, is also an idea. From almost the beginning of time, people
have harboured aspirations to make this vast territory one. The
Romans came close and a few centuries later, the foundations for a
great European state were laid with the creation of the Holy Roman
Empire. Napoleon overreached himself in attempting to create a
European-wide Empire - as did Adolf Hitler. The European Union is a
club of which everyone in Europe wants to be a member; although, as
the rejection of the European Constitution by the French and the
Dutch, and the British situation demonstrates, we Europeans still
cling to our national independence.
'Europe was created by history.' - Margaret Thatcher What is
Europe? Firstly, of course, it is a continent made up of countless
disparate peoples, races and nations, and governed by different
ideas, philosophies, religions and attitudes. Nonetheless, it has a
common thread of history running through it, stitching the lands
and peoples of its past and present together into one fabric. This
narrative is welded together by the continent's great institutions,
such as the Church of Rome, the Holy Roman Empire, the European
Union, individual monarchies, trade organisations and social
movements. At times they have prevented anarchy from destroying the
achievements of the many great men and women the continent has
produced. At other times, of course, it is these very institutions
that have been at the heart of the war and strife that have
threatened to reduce Europe to ruin on numerous occasions. Europe,
however, is also an idea. From almost the beginning of time, men
have harboured aspirations to make this vast territory one. The
Romans came close and a few centuries later, the foundations for a
great European state were laid with the creation of the Holy Roman
Empire - an empire different to any other in that it enjoyed the
approval of God, through the Church in Rome. Napoleon overreached
himself in attempting to create a European-wide Empire - as did
Adolf Hitler. Now, however, Europe is as close as it ever has been
to being one entity. The European Union is an ever-expanding club
of which everyone in Europe wants to be a member, although, as the
recent rejection of the European Constitution by the French and the
Dutch, demonstrates, we Europeans still cling to our national
independence.
The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country,
21st century India is a dynamic nation with a thrusting economy,
made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag.
Its history is a unique story of ancient empires and civilisations,
some dating back to humankind's earliest times. Ancient India was
home to myriad kingdoms with boundaries that were ever changing
while a variety of cultures and religions have flourished over the
millennia as the influence of foreign invaders and occupiers has
come and gone. The country was under foreign rule from the early
1800s until the demise of the British Raj and independence in 1947.
With countless languages and cultures and many religions, India is
one of the world's most diverse nations. From the late 1980s, India
has opened itself to the outside world, encouraging economic reform
and foreign investment and is now courted by the world's leading
economic and political powers, including its one-time enemy, China.
It is now a major power with a burgeoning middle class, having made
substantial strides in areas such as information technology. It has
launched a space programme and, famously, boasts a massive film
industry, its 'Bollywood' films being amongst the most-watched in
the world. Meanwhile, India still has major issues with poverty and
illiteracy and campaigns have been launched to alleviate these
problems. A Short History of India traces the fascinating path from
the India of ancient empires and powerful kingdoms to the
flourishing, vibrant nation that it is today.
'Europe was created by history.' Margaret Thatcher What is Europe?
Firstly, of course, it is a continent made up of countless
disparate peoples, races and nations, and governed by different
ideas, philosophies, religions and attitudes. Nonetheless, it has a
common thread of history running through it; welded together by the
continent's great institutions, such as the Church of Rome, the
Holy Roman Empire, the European Union. Europe, however, is also an
idea. From almost the beginning of time, people have harboured
aspirations to make this vast territory one. The Romans came close
and a few centuries later, the foundations for a great European
state were laid with the creation of the Holy Roman Empire.
Napoleon overreached himself in attempting to create a
European-wide Empire - as did Adolf Hitler. The European Union is a
club of which everyone in Europe wants to be a member; although, as
the rejection of the European Constitution by the French and the
Dutch, and the British situation demonstrates, we Europeans still
cling to our national independence.
The Korean War of 1950-1953 ended in a frustrating stalemate, the
echoes of which reverberate to this day. It was the only conflict
of the Cold War in which forces of major nations of the two
opposing systems - capitalism and communism - confronted each other
on the battlefield. And yet, in the sixty years since it was fought
it has been strangely neglected, perhaps because no one was able to
claim the victor's spoils. The War That Never Ended details the
origins, battles, politics and personalities of the Korean War - a
war that has never ended, and for which no peace treaty was ever
signed.
It began with the horse-drawn carriage and ended with the
aeroplane... An era, beginning in the 1830s and ending with the
death of Queen Victoria in 1901, that saw the British Empire - the
largest ever seen - dominate the world. British ingenuity in the
fields of technological development and the heavy industry of its
Industrial Revolution led to Britain being dubbed 'the workshop of
the world' while its Royal Navy policed the world's oceans helping
to create what has become known as a 'Pax Britannica'. History of
the Victorian Era details the sweeping social and economic changes
that took place during this period but also examines the events of
the time and the lives of the eminent Victorians who contributed so
much to British success - men and women such as Florence
Nightingale, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth
Garrett Anderson and Charles Darwin. History of the Victorian Era
is the story of the greatest period in British history, a period
that still resonates in today's Britain.
During this time of conflict and suspicion, it is perhaps more
important than ever to understand the beliefs and philosophies of
other cultures. A Short Introduction to Religion provides a useful
guide to the world's most popular religions - Christianity, Islam,
Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism - describing their origins and
history, beliefs, worship and sacred writings, but also
investigates many of the smaller and lesser known religions as well
as newer movements such as Scientology, Wicca and Raelism.
Africa. The cradle of civilisation. From the dawn of human time in
prehistoric Africa right through to the so-called 'Arab Spring' of
2011, Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the
sprawling history of this enormous continent. He begins with the
origins of the human race and the development of stone age
technology, through ancient and medieval times and the significance
of the Arab presence, the Muslim states and the trans-Saharan
trade. Kerr continues with the rise and fall of nation states and
kingdoms prior to the arrival of Europeans , Ghana, the Kingdoms of
the Forest and Savanna, Yoruba, Oyo, Benin, Asante, Luba, Lunda,
Lozi and many others, on to the beginning of the slave trade, and
the European conquest and colonization of sub-Saharan Africa, the
'Scramble for Africa'. Finally moving onto the often bitter
struggles for independence from that period of colonization and
exploitation, Kerr concludes with an assessment of Africa in the
21st century.
Capital punishment for murder was suspended in Great Britain in
1965, an Act finally made permanent in 1969, but remained as the
punishment for treason until as recently as 1998, demonstrating how
seriously we take the crime of betraying your country. But even
with the threat of the noose hanging over them, many still chose
the path of treachery during the cataclysmic events of last
century. British Traitors examines the lives and motivations of a
number of the perpetrators of this most heinous of crimes,
following the footsteps of Fascist traitors such as William Joyce
(Lord Haw-Haw) and John Amery to the gallows, investigating what
drove men such as Wilfred Macartney and John Herbert King to betray
their country during the war to end all wars and delving into the
mysterious web of espionage and subterfuge surrounding the
Cambridge Spy Ring that spied for the Soviet Union from the
nineteen-thirties until the early nineteen-fifties. People commit
treason for many reasons - some seek adventure, some seek reward,
some are motivated by political philosophy, while others are sucked
into it by their own foolishness. British Traitors provides a
fascinating look at the lives and impulses of those who chose to
betray their country.
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Bitter Days Behind (Paperback)
Gabriela Goodison; Contributions by Gordon Kerr; Illustrated by George Rodney
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On 8 March, 1965, 3,500 United States Marines of the 9th Marine
Expeditionary Brigade made an amphibious landing at Da Nang on the
south central coast of South Vietnam, marking the beginning of a
conflict that would haunt American politics and society for many
years, even after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January
1973. For the people of North Vietnam it was just another in a long
line of foreign invaders. For two thousand years they had struggled
for self-determination, coming into conflict during that time with
the Chinese, the Mongols, the European colonial powers, the
Japanese and the French. Now it was the turn of the United States,
a far-away nation reluctant to go to war but determined to prevent
Vietnam from falling into Communist hands. A Short History of the
Vietnam War explains how the United States became involved in its
longest war, a conflict that, from the outset, many claimed it
could never win. It details the escalation of American involvement
from the provision of military advisors and equipment to the
threatened South Vietnamese, to an all-out shooting war involving
American soldiers, airmen and sailors, of whom around 58,000 would
die and more than 300,000 would be wounded. Their struggle was
against an indomitable enemy, able to absorb huge losses in terms
of life and infrastructure. The politics of the war are examined
and the decisions and ambitions of five US presidents are addressed
in the light of what many have described as a defeat for American
might. The book also explores the relationship of the Vietnam War
to the Cold War politics of the time.
The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous
country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and
relatively little known in the west. From the beginnings of Chinese
prehistory right through to internet censorship with the 'Great
Firewall of China', Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction
to the sprawling history of this enormous country. A Short History
of China provides an absorbing introduction to more than 4,000
years of Chinese history, telling the stories of the tyrants,
despots, femmes fatales, artists, warriors and philosophers who
have shaped this fascinating and complex nation. It describes the
amazing technological advances that her scientists and inventors
made many hundreds of years before similar discoveries in Europe.
It also investigates the Chinese view of the world and examines the
movements, aspirations and philosophies that moulded it and, in so
doing, created the Chinese nation. Finally, the book examines the
dramatic changes of the last few decades and the emergence of China
as an economic and industrial 21st century superpower, making
Napoleon Bonaparte's words about her ring true: 'Let China sleep,
for when she awakes, she will shake the world'
'Two men can keep a secret ...as long as one of them is dead.'
Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll wasn't originally from the Bronx but his
mean temper and killer instinct made him the chief enforcer in the
Schultz gang. At age 19, he killed an innocent bartender for not
buying Schultz's beer, and it wasn't long before he started raiding
places with his own gang, robbing Schultz's bootlegging empire.
Getting too big for his boots, he shot a !ve-year-old kid by
mistake in a bungled attempt to assassinate Shultz's main man in
Harlem,Joey Rao. Everyone said it was the Mad Dog's last hit. On
the night of February 8, 1932, a man with a Thompson sub-machine
gun walked in and pumped him full of lead. He died in a pool of his
own blood. This book traces the long violent history of gangs and
their hitmen. We journey back in time through the dangerous streets
of Elizabethan London ,into the American Wild West and the blood
spattered alleyways of prohibition Chicago before heading out on
the highway to hell with modern-day motorcyle gangs. Along the way,
we encounter some of the most vicious men who ever lived. Contents
History of gangs: Elizabethan underworld, Wild West, gangs of New
York,; Victorian underworld of London UK gangland: Freddie Foreman,
The Krays, Dave Courtney, The Yardies, Mad Frankie Fraser, Lenny
McLean The Guvnor, Darby Sabini, William Billy Hill, Albert Dimes,
George Cornell, Charlie Richardson, Jack The Hat McVitie US Mafia :
Vincent Mad Dog Coll, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, George Moran, Frank
Costello, Vincent Gigante, John Gotti, Frank Locascio, Albert
Anselmi, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano Motorcycle gangs: Hells
Angels: racketeering, drugs and arms trafficking, extortion, murder
and prostitution. Rival gangs: Bandidos, Outlaws, Pagans.Sonny
Barger, the shooting of Gerry Tobin, Quebec Wars, Gimme Shelter.
Also includes: Razor Gangs of Glasgow, Sicilian Ma!a, Jewish Ma!a,
Russian Ma!a, Japanese Yakuza, Chinese Triads, Jamaican Yardies
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