Pity the Nation, Paperback

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The 107-year history of an organisation set up in 1908 to create an 'inventory' of Scotland's archaeology and buildings.

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'A thoughtful and passionate defence of her vision of American patriotism' New York TimesFrom the acclaimed historian comes this urgent manifesto o...

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Based on close readings of texts, Zeina Halabi counters the prevalent reading of late 20th-century Arabic literature as a neoliberal, apolitical, f...

Ten years after it was initiated, this book provides the definitive account of the 'age of austerity' from high politics to everyday life and how i...

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The East Indiaman HCS `Halsewell' set sail on 1 January 1786, en route from England to India. Her dramatic demise touched the very heart of the nat...

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A challenging theological study of modern nationalism and the nation-state, evaluated from the viewpoint of Christian ethics.

From the Norman Conquest to the Battle of Bosworth Field - how Britain was invaded and become a nation. The first volume in the stunning four-volum...

Malaysian Murders and Mysteries brings together 42 of the nation's most well-known and notorious cases - and investigates over a century of crimes ...

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Leading historians select and describe the 20 most significant events in British History.

Reducere. Description"A hard-hitting analysis." --Kirkus Reviews Benjamin J. Stein reveals how Michael Milken sold $200 billion of junk bonds, turned corpora...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Compiled by: Bridge EducationThe Most Important People in Korean History presents a comprehensive list of the most influential figu...

50 years on from the Race Relations Act of 1968, this 'state of the nation' book provides an overview and commentary on how things currently stand ...

When Jeanne Nolan, a teenager in search of a less materialistic, more authentic existence, left Chicago in 1987 to join a communal farm, she had no...

Reducere. Now in paperback comes the story of Richard J. Daley, the last of the big city bosses, the patriarch of a political dynasty, and a major national f...

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Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case--and the primary source material for NBC's Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. A succ...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Tyler FederIllustration(s): FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONSNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

Following in the footsteps of such chroniclers of American absurdity as Cormac McCarthy, Joy Williams, and Charles Portis, Robin McLean's Pity the ...

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Valentina's mother had always made it clear to her that her brother, Michael, was the favourite child. So, when the opportunity comes for Valentina...