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Epitácio Pessoa: Brazil
Makers of the Modern World: The peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath
by Michael Streeter
To be published in April 2010, on the 91st anniversary of his election as the president of Brazil, while in Paris, this is the story of Epit?cio Pessoa, the Treaty of Versailles and the rise and fall of Brazil’s tumultuous First Republic.
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2010-10-18
9781905791866
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World
History, Politics, Makers of the Modern World
Haus Price: £10.00
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The Tables of the Law
by Thomas Mann
A new translation of one Mann's best known works, with an introduction by Michael Wood. Recounting the early life of Moses Mann breathes new life into this story with his ironic and telling style.
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2010-10-15
978190659846
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UK & Commonwealth
Fiction
Haus Price: £8.00
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Afonso Costa: Portugal
Makers of the Modern World: The peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath
by Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses
To be published in October 2010, on the 100th anniversary of republic, this biography of Afonso Costa described by loyal press as 'the leader of the small nations', considers the political implications of Portugal’s participation in the First World War and of the ‘defeat’ in Paris.
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2010-10-10
9781905791873
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World
History, Makers of the Modern World
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South America
Makers of the Modern World: The peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath
by Michael Streeter
While Brazil declared war on Germany in the First World War, the rest of South America held back. But four – Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay – did break off diplomatic relations with Germany in 1917, in sympathy with US policy and with the Allies in Europe. Their reward was a place at the Paris Peace Conference table and for the first time a chance to play a role on the world stage rather than just in their own backyard.
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2010-10-01
9781906598242
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World
History, Makers of the Modern World
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Theme Song for an Old Show
by Jeffrey Lewis
The third novel in Jeffrey Lewis's 'Meritocracy Quartet' sees Louie rising rapidly to become a producer on a hit show. But the shows ratings soon begin to fall, will it cannibalize for one last big tune-in , or will it be allowed to conclude it's run in dignity?
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2010-10-01
9781906598808
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UK & Commonwealth
Fiction
Haus Price: £6.40
RRP: £7.99
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