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Palgrave Macmillan
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I.B. Tauris
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Sport under Communism
Behind the East German 'Miracle'
Global Culture and Sport Series

Palgrave Macmillan
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At the Edges of Liberalism
Junctions of European, German, and Jewish History
Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History

Palgrave Macmillan
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The Medieval Python
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Palgrave Macmillan
No one working today in Middle English studies or in period-related film and/or documentary can proceed untouched by Terry Jones' thought-provoking views....
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Irish Governance in Crisis

Manchester University Press
Ireland's international reputation changed rapidly from global success story to European problem-case. How did this happen? What are the implications for our...
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The Liberal Unionist Party
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International Library of Political Studies

I.B. Tauris
The Liberal Unionist party was one of the shortest-lived political parties in British history. It was formed in 1886 by a faction of the Liberal party, led by...
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Leila Khaled
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Revolutionary Lives

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Dubbed "the poster girl of Palestinian militancy," Leila Khaled's image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969. The picture of a...
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Jean-Paul Marat
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Pluto Press
Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he has been portrayed as a violent, sociopathic...

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