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Hace 4 días · The result of Grenville’s endeavours is a very readable and at times stimulating history of the Nazi regime’s gradual destruction of German-Jewish life. The book that Grenville has written, however, is one that is very different from that which might be imagined from the publisher’s title.
Hace 2 días · Hugh Percy (1742–1817) was a British officer during the American Revolutionary War. Percy was popular with his men and led troops during the New York and New Jersey Campaign (1776–1777) and in the occupation of Newport, Rhode Island (December 1777). The following facts and details provide an overview of Percy’s role in the American ...
Hace 3 días · The psychological shock and the political consequences that followed the Weimar hyperinflation were historically overwhelming to German political culture. 86 years later, in 2008, even though most economists and international financial institutions were urging the Germans to consider stimulating their economy, for Germany, this was a step that could not be politically considered.
Hace 4 días · This U.S. oligarchy had taken the British side in the American Revolution, and traded in slaves and opium, operating as enduring assets of the British intelligence apparatus established in the 1780s. See Who We Are, Volume 1, Appendix: “Shelburne, Baring, and Imperial Intelligence.”.
Hace 2 días · Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10719 Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 337 Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 347
Hace 2 días · LONDON (AP) — Two novels that tell complex and surprising stories of migration are among six finalists for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction.. U.S.-French writer Aube Rey Lescure’s debut novel “River East, River West” depicts west to east immigration through the story of Americans in China, while British author Isabella Hammad’s “Enter Ghost” charts a Shakespearean actress’s ...
Hace 2 días · Anne Enright, Kate Grenville and Isabella Hammad shortlisted for Women’s prize for fiction. Kate Grenville Anne Enright Isabella Hammad Monica Ali Jonathan Cape (Person) ‘Each book is gloriously compelling and readers will be captivated,’ said chair of the judges Monica Ali … the shortlisted novels. Photograph: Women's prize.
