Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Colombia Colombia David Downing "Discusses Colombia, its history, conflicts, and the reasons why it is currently in the news"--Provided by publisher. OL15044598W
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Yvonne Thorpe,David Downing "Discusses Zimbabwe, its history, conflicts, and the reasons why it is currently in the news"--Provided by publisher. OL15044605W
Potsdam station Potsdam station David Downing,David Downing The third in the 'John Russel' series of novels, set in WWII Berlin. OL15998881W
Conflict Conflict David Downing Partition - Kashmir - War of 1965 - War of 1971 - Nuclear weapons - Kargil conflict of 1999 - September 11. OL21731798W
Zoo station Zoo station David Downing Englishman John Russell is a member of the foreign press corps in Berlin and a first-hand witness to the brutal machinations of Hitler and the Nazi party in the build-up to war during the early month… OL22075158W
Stettin Station Stettin Station David Downing It is November 1941. John Russell is still living in Berlin, still enabled to stay by the American passport inherited from his mother, and still tied to the increasingly dangerous city by his love fo… OL22094455W
Terrorism Terrorism David Downing Looks at the historical background to terrorism and its implications in the world today and its ethical considerations. OL24195496W
The war on terror The war on terror David Downing 'Timelines' details major conflicts of the 20th and early 21st centuries presented as extended timelines. Arranged in chronological order, each spread looks at a key date in the conflict, and feature… OL24307229W
Global business Global business David Downing "What are the benefits of global business? Does global business share its benefits evenly? Can our planet cope with continuing economic growth? We rely on the media to give us information about globa… OL26453993W
Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi David Downing A biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian political and spiritual leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance. OL3500907W
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin David Downing Follows the life of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, who became the first head of the Soviet state. OL3500922W
The war on terrorism The war on terrorism David Downing Chronicles terrorist activity throughout the world in the late twentieth- and early twenty-first centuries, particularly the 9/11 attacks and response to them, emphasizing the causes and solutions. OL3500926W