Political genre books (413)


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Soldados de Perón : historia crítica sobre los Montoneros

Soldados de Perón : historia crítica sobre los Montoneros by Richard Gillespie ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
El profesor ingles Richard Gillespie nacido en Wigan Lancashire en 1952 residió en la Argentina desde junio de 1975 hasta octubre de 1976 mientras reunía material sobre la izquierda peronista con vistas a su doctorado que recibió en 1979. Fue Junior Research Fellow de Ciencias Políticas del St. John s College adscrito a la Universidad de Oxford y profesor de esta materia en la Universidad de Warwick.

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Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol by Okot p'Bitek EN

Rating: 4.5 (3 votes)
Country: Africa / Uganda flag Uganda
Description:
Two African literary works by Okot P'Bitek available together in the African Writers Series.

273.

Soy Roca by Félix Luna ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Aunque por momentos pueda parecer una novela, éste es un libro de historia que relata la etapa de mayores y más profundas transformaciones de la Argentina en la voz del general Julio A. Roca. Pues es el propio Roca quien cuenta su vida y su trayectoria, lo que permite al autor describir los fascinantes cambios que vivió a lo largo de su existencia quien fuera dos veces Presidente de la Nación y fundador de la Argentina moderna, diera impulso a la ley de Educación Común e incorporara la Patagonia como Territorio Nacional al precio del atropello a sus pu... continue

274.

Split : A Novel by Alida Bremer EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Croatia flag Croatia
Description:
Nazis, spies, romance, and murder collide in prewar eastern Europe in a mesmerizing historical novel by the award-winning author of Oliva's Garden. It's 1936. The seaside-resort village of Split on the Adriatic coast bustles. The tourist spots are booming, passenger steamers dot the harbor, and Jewish émigrés have found tenuous refuge from persecution. But as war in Europe looms, Split is also a nest of spies, fascists, and smugglers--and now, a locale suspiciously scouted by a German Reich film crew. Then one summer morning it becomes the scene of a murder investigation when a corpse is found... continue


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Taduno’s song by Odafe Atogun EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
A stunning debut from a new voice in Nigerian literature: a mesmerizing, Kafkaesque narrative, informed by the life of musical superstar Fela Kuti. The day a stained brown envelope arrives from Lagos, the exiled musician Taduno knows that the time has come to return home. Arriving back in Nigeria full of hope, he soon discovers that his people no longer recognize or remember him or his music, and that his girlfriend, Lela, has disappeared, abducted by government agents. As Taduno unravels the mystery of his lost life and searches for his lost love, he must face a difficult decision: to fight f... continue

277.

Tålamod by Djaili Amadou Amal SV

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
Tre kvinnor. Tre berättelser. Tre sammanlänkade öden. En dag får Ramla veta att hon ska gifta sig med sin pappas äldre affärspartner. Samma dag ska hennes syster Hindou giftas bort med deras våldsamma kusin. För Safira, som sedan länge är gift med mannen Ramla lovats bort till, kastas hela tillvaron omkull. Ingen av dem har tillfrågats, ingen har heller någon väg ut. Munyal -- ha tålamod! lyder istället uppmaningen från en omedgörlig omgivning, där traditioner, familjeband och ekonomiska förh&... continue

278.

Tell Me how it Ends : An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Description:
A damning confrontation between the American dream and the reality of undocumented children seeking a new life in the US.

279.

Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappe EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Israel flag Israel
Description:
In this groundbreaking book, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. This has been updated with a new afterword on the 2023 invasion of Gaza. 1. Palestine was an Empty Land 2. The Jews were a people with out a land 3. Zionism is Judaism 4. Zionism is not Colonialism 5. The Palestinians Voluntarily Left their Homelands in 1948 6. The June 1967 War was a war of 'No Choice' 7. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East 8. The Myths about the Oslo Agreement 9. The Lies we ... continue

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The Aquariums of Pyongyang : Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot EN

0 Ratings
Country: Asia / North Korea flag North Korea
Description:
Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, one man's suffering gives eyewitness proof to an ongoing sorrowful chapter of modern history.