Author: W. E. Gladstone
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Two Voices of the Great Dead. Gladstone and Harcourt on the "temperance" Tyranny
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone
Author: John Morley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110802677X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
First published in 1903, this authorised biography of the Liberal Prime Minister Gladstone provides valuable insights into Victorian political life.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110802677X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
First published in 1903, this authorised biography of the Liberal Prime Minister Gladstone provides valuable insights into Victorian political life.
Democracy and Liberty
Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Ulysses
King Leopold's Ghost
Author: Adam Hochschild
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1760785202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1760785202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
My Early Life
Author: Winston Churchill
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
ISBN: 9780850522570
Category : Prime ministers
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
This memoir was first published in 1930 and describes the author's school days, his time in the Army, his experiences as a war correspondent and his first years as a member of Parliament.
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
ISBN: 9780850522570
Category : Prime ministers
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
This memoir was first published in 1930 and describes the author's school days, his time in the Army, his experiences as a war correspondent and his first years as a member of Parliament.
Imperialism
Author: John Atkinson Hobson
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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The Comedy of Protection
Author: Yves Guyot
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Category : Free trade
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Free trade
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The New Machiavelli
Author: Herbert George Wells
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Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Arrowsmith
Author: Sinclair Lewis
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Category : Medical ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Midwestern physician is forced to give up his profession due to the ignorance, corruption, and greed of society.
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Category : Medical ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Midwestern physician is forced to give up his profession due to the ignorance, corruption, and greed of society.