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The tyrant's novel
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Thomas Keneally |
Thomas Keneally's literary achievements have been inspired by some of history's most intriguing events and characters, but in a rare reversal of time his brilliantly imagined new novel takes us into … |
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Tyrants
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David Wallechinsky |
Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe. Although Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been deposed, North Korea's … |
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Die kollektive Erinnerung von Staatsverbrechen
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Jürgen Schraten |
The book reconstructs the parliamentary discourse on the German unification that took place between 1992 and 1998. Its main question is: Why accepted the German parliament *Deutscher Bundestag* the a… |
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Shatter Me
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Tahereh Mafi |
Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as… |
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The dictator's learning curve
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William J. Dobson |
Its not easy being a dictator these days. Since the end of the Cold War, dictatorships worldwide have been on the decline and those that survive have changed dramatically. This book offers insight in… |
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Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy
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Daron Acemoglu |
"This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political p… |
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Para sentencia
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Omar Prego |
"Esta novela examina los comportamientos humanos provocados por el clima de terror impuestos a los habitantes de una sociedad sometida a un régimen dictatorial. Es una obra bien lograda que conmueve… |
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His own man
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Edgard Telles Ribeiro |
Set against the backdrop of ruthless embassy machinations, glittering parties, covert spy activities, and revealing intimate encounters, HIS OWN MAN offers an extraordinary and seductive protagonist,… |
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Truth and fear
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Peter Higgins |
The city of Mirgorod is losing the war against the Archipelago when Investigator Lom returns, but his attention is focused on being chased by the police and the appearance of the otherworldly Polland… |
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Restore me
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Tahereh Mafi |
Juliette Ferrars thought she d won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the dark… |
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Gaddafi's harem
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Annick Cojean |
Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, “the Guide,” on a visit he was making to her sc… |
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The little green book of Chairman Rahma
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Brian Herbert |
"A revolution has taken over the government of the United States and the environment has been saved. All pollution has been banned and reversed. It's a bright, green new world. But this new world com… |
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Taduno's song
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Odafe Atogun |
"A stunning debut from a fresh Nigerian literary voice: a mesmerizing, deceptively simple, Kafkaesque narrative, resonant of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and lightly informed by the life of Niger… |
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Cuba's revolutionary world
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Brown, Jonathan C. |
On January 2, 1959, Fidel Castro, the rebel comandante who had just overthrown Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, addressed a crowd of jubilant supporters. Recalling the failed popular uprisings of pa… |
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Verbrannte Erde
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Jörg Baberowski |
x, 500 pages ; 24 cm |
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Iberian Military Politics
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José Javier Olivas Osuna |
xiii, 296 pages ; 23 cm |
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O caso das mangas explosivas
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Mohammed Hanif |
Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Commander of the Fury Squadron, is on a mission to avenge his father's suspicious death, which the government calls a suicide. Ali's target is no… |
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Época de Torbellino
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Luis Terrero Melo |
Época de Torbellino, de Luis Terrero Melo es una obra de ficción histórica, de gran dinamismo, espontaneidad y sencillez de personajes que aún inmersos en un mundo agobiante encontraban en el diario … |
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Bend sinister
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Vladimir Nabokov |
<p><b>Book Source:</b> <a href="http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/65702" rel="nofollow">Digital Library of India Item 2015.65702</a></p><p>dc.contributor.author: Nabokov Vladimir<br />dc.date.a… |
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The Authoritarian Dynamic
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Karen Stenner |
What is the basis for intolerance? This book addresses that question by developing a universal theory about what causes intolerance of difference in general, which includes racism, political intolera… |
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