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  • The Last Heroes

    Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom

    de P Sainath ...
    So who really spearheaded India's Freedom Struggle? Millions of ordinary people-farmers, labourers, homemakers, forest produce gatherers, artisans and others-stood up to the British. People who never went on to be ministers, governors, presidents, or hold other high public office. They had this in common: their opposition to Empire was uncompromising. In The Last Heroes, these footsoldiers of ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Ten Days that Shook the World

    The stirring eyewitness account of an epochal revolution.// By one of the great reporters of all time.// ‘The authenticity of [John Reed’s] writing on the revolution gained from its being a first-hand, eyewitness account. Seen from the streets and barricades, drawn from the meeting halls and fiery debates. Acute powers of observation, aligned always with a sensitivity towards ordinary people. Not ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India’s Poorest Districts

    de P Sainath ...
    Narrado por Gaurav Marwa ...

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    14 hora 36 minutos

    Acclaimed across the world, prescribed in over 100 universities and colleges, and included in part in The Century's Greatest Reportage (Ordfront, 2000), alongside the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Studs Terkel and John Reed, Everybody Loves a Good Drought is the established classic on rural poverty in India. Twenty years after publication, it remains unsurpassed in the scope and depth of ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    The Last Heroes

    Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom

    de P. Sainath ...
    Narrado por Derek Denzil ...

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    6 hora 25 minutos

    'So who really spearheaded India's Freedom Struggle? Millions of ordinary people-farmers, labourers, homemakers, forest produce gatherers, artisans and others-stood up to the British. People who never went on to be ministers, governors, presidents, or hold other high public office.They had this in common: their opposition to Empire was uncompromising.In The Last Heroes, these footsoldiers of ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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  • Origins

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    A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the ... Leer más

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  • Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?

    A Bold Re-appraisal of One of History's Most Famous Battles

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    The Era of Roman Conquest

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  • Portraits

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    “A rich and lovely exploration of art history” from the world-renowned art critic behind Ways of Seeing (Slate)!A diverse cast of artists comes to life in this jargon-free study Zadie Smith hails as “among the greatest books on art I’ve ever read.”One of the world’s most celebrated art writers takes us through centuries of drawing and painting, revealing his lifelong fascination with a diverse ... Leer más

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    Britain's Best-Known Brand

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  • The Manhattan Project

    The Making of the Atomic Bomb

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    The Trials of Lady Chatterley, Tropic of Cancer & Fanny Hill by the Lawyer Who Defended Them

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