Budapest: A History of Grandeur and Catastrophe, Paperback - Joe Hajdu

DescriptionBudapest today is a palimpsest of its history and partially crystallized present. Its earlier history is best seen on the Castle Hill of...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Joe HajduIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 234 x 499 x 32Cove...

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Every negotiated settlement between the State of Israel and its Palestinian adversaries has failed to establish a stable and lasting peace. This is...

If I'd known right then that this was the kid who would grow up to break my heart beyond repair, maybe I would've stayed upstairs on the phone with...

Publisher: Museum of Fine Art, Budapest / Hungarian National GalleryIllustration(s): 20 b/wNumber of pages: 80Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 240...

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A stunningly evocative eye-witness account of the revolutions that swept Communism from Eastern Europe in 1989, reissued with a new chapter to coin...

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