Historia: särskilda händelser & ämnen

För judarna i Palestina var 1948 året då de vann sin frihet och självständighet. För palestinierna innebar händelserna 1948 att de förlorade sin frihet och stora delar av sitt land. Alltsedan 1948 har historiker tvistat om vad som egentligen hände...

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The seminal work that has redefined our understanding of colonialism and empire, with a preface by the author 'Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious' Observer 'Magisterial' Terry Eagleton In this highly-acclaimed work, Edward Sai...

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I slutet av 1940-talet fördrev Israel närmare en miljon palestinier från sina hem. De stora städerna tömdes på sin arabiska befolkning, nyanlända judiska invandrare flyttade in i deras ställe. 500 palestinska byar försvann från kartan och ersattes...

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I den japanska kulturen har alltid kontrasterna varit drivande. Denna kultur har ¿fascinerat omvärlden i hundratals, om inte tusentals år. Men Japan är ett land som till stor del skapats av migranter inte minst under perioder av folk från Kina och...

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I december 2010 tände grönsakshandlaren Mohammed Bouazizi eld på sig själv i protest mot den tunisiska regimen. Det blev starten för vad som snart kom att kallas för den arabiska våren. Under 2011 föll regimerna i Tunisien, Libyen och Egypten, dem...

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Syrien brinner Hur revolutionen mot Assad blev ett inbördeskrig Andra uppdaterade utgåvan Första upplagan av Syrien brinner kom ut i augusti, men har redan sålt slut. Därför ger vi nu ut en uppdaterad upplaga, med bland annat ett helt nytt efteror...

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'Do not miss this book' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes Everything The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis. Tr...

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A new, updated, revised edition of JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY, the wider history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City, from King David to today. The story of Jerusalem is the story of the world. Jerusalem is the universal city, the c...

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The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal- and forgotten- massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II In December 1937, one of the most horrific atrocities in t...

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Svenskens relation till Det heliga landet är kulturhistoriskt unik. Ända sedan Bibeln började läsas på svenska för snart femhundra år sedan har landets geografi och skriftens legender flätats samman med vår identitet och historiesyn. Hur blev det ...

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A story of staggering scope and drama, Revolusi is the masterful and definitive account of the epic revolution that sparked the decolonisation of the modern world. On a sunny Friday morning in August 1945, a handful of tired people raised a homema...

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'An intelligent, sensitive writer' - Financial Times Palestine has been under attack for three quarters of a century. The 'peace process' that has favoured the two-state solution for more than forty years has now been internati...

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'The next Bill Bryson' New York Times Two tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverb Despite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as highly powerful nations, China, Korea and Japan love to hate ea...

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THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVE...

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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history. Starting with the earliest references...

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  Under andra hälften av 1800-talet blev Japan oerhört populärt i Europa och USA. Konstnärer visade helt nya grepp och motiv, kimonon blev ett modeplagg, porslin dekorerades med japanska strån och insekter, heminredning för den växande medelk...

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'An acerbic, compelling and always accessible account of how opium corrupted the world' TLS 'The writing is sublime, the research thorough, the eye for story superb' Sunday Telegraph When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his...

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I Rött minne - Att minnas och glömma Kinas Kulturrevolution lyfter Tania Branigan fram aldrig tidigare hörda berättelser från individer som överlevt Maos decennium av galenskap, och låter dessa spränga genom fyrtio år av tystnad. Resultatet blir e...

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In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing an art without a history. No-one, it went on, has made it the business of his life to study the development of tattooing. Until now. Painted People is a beguiling and intimate look at an un...

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THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021 'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscove...

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A masterfully researched history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 The defiant spirit of [Iran] is brought to life in this monumental history of the past 500 years.Richard Spencer, The Times (London) A majestic work that goes a long way in unraveling . . ...

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Based on the hit podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse. Across the centuries, we journey from t...

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A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW YORKER AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'An indelible feat of reporting and an urgent read ... It's a privilege to read books like these' Te-Ping Chen, author of Land of Big Numbers 'A p...

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A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2021 * Shortlisted for the 2021 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize * A critically-acclaimed Sunday Times, Spectator and Independent Book of 2020 * Now with colour photography by Michael Turek 'Richl...

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The epic story of Jerusalem told through the lives of the men and women who created, ruled and inhabited it.Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement ...

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An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and 88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels. In this study, defence technology expert Lon Nordeen details the role played by the Harpoon missile in...

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An indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness. 'Took my breath away.' BARBARA...

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This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in China during WWII. Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of...

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With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events, this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country's elected prime minister, ushered in a quarter-century of brutal rule under the Shah, and ...

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Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, gradual...

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