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    The United Kingdom, 1800-1906

    A sweeping history of nineteenth-century Britain by one of the world's most respected historians."An evocative account . . .[Cannadine] tells his own story persuasively and exceedingly well.” —The Wall Street JournalTo live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing and unprecedented series of changes. Cities grew vast; there were revolutions in transportation, communication, ... Leer más

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  • Queen Elizabeth II

    A Concise Biography of an Exceptional Sovereign

    The life of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's extraordinary and longest-lived monarch The reign of Queen Elizabeth II was exceptional for many reasons: among them her remarkable longevity, her enduring marriage to Prince Philip, her astonishing success in concealing her opinions on virtually any contentious subject, and the many representations of her in many media, which meant she was the most ... Leer más

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  • The Past is Never Dead

    'The past,' William Faulkner once observed, 'is never dead. It's not even past. All of us labour in webs spun long before we were born.' Indeed we do, and this sparkling collection of essays explores some of the many ways in which the past and the present are inextricably linked in modern Britain and beyond.Why are so many great European and British paintings found in American art museums, far ... Leer más

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  • Margaret Thatcher

    A Life and Legacy

    Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister. The longest serving British premier of the twentieth century, Mrs Thatcher has been the subject of both adulation and vilification. In Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy, the leading historian Sir David ... Leer más

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  • The Pursuit of Glory

    The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815

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  • George V (Penguin Monarchs)

    The Unexpected King

    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his flamboyant predecessor Edward VII, inventing the modern monarchy, with its emphasis on frequent public appearances, family values and duty. George V was an effective war-leader and inventor of 'the House of Windsor'. In an era of ever greater media ... Leer más

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  • Churchill

    The Statesman as Artist

    An entirely new perspective on Churchill and his paintings told in his own words and including material never before published, edited and introduced by David Cannadine.Across almost 50 years, Winston Churchill produced more than 500 paintings. His subjects included his family homes at Blenheim and Chartwell, evocative coastal scenes on the French Riviera, and many sun-drenched depictions of ... Leer más

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  • The Undivided Past

    Humanity Beyond Our Differences

    From one of our most acclaimed historians, a wise and provocative call to re-examine the way we look at the past: not merely as the story of incessant conflict between groups but also of human solidarity throughout the ages.Investigating the six most salient categories of human identity, difference, and confrontation—religion, nation, class, gender, race, and civilization—David Cannadine questions ... Leer más

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  • Mellon

    A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each.Andrew Mellon, one of America’s greatest financiers, built a legendary personal fortune from banking to oil to aluminum manufacture, tracking America’s ... Leer más

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    Mellon

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    A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each.Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to become one of America’s greatest financiers. Across an ... Leer más

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    From one of our most acclaimed historians comes an account of human solidarity throughout the ages, provocatively arguing against the received wisdom that history is best understood as a chronicle of groups in conflict.Investigating the six most pervasive categories of human difference—religion, nation, class, gender, race, and civilization—Cannadine asks how determinative each of them has really ... Leer más

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