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"Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction outlines the long trajectory of the life of Nelson Mandela. It also considers images, narratives, politics, and more critical revisionist literature on Mandela in an effort to create the iconic image of Mandela. Mandela's life greatly coincides with the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation. The VSI features...
6) Gandhi
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Sterling
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Gandhi's life and thought had enormous impact. Here is a balanced introduction to one of the most revered men in history. Written with extensive access to Gandhi's writings in Indian languages, which most commentators have little or no access, Bhikhu Parekh outlines both Gandhi's major philosophical insights as well as the limitations of his thought.
7) Atheism
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Sterling
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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The author confronts the failure of officially atheist states in the twentieth century, and presents an intellectual case for atheism that rests as much on reasoned and positive arguments for its truth as on negative arguments against religion.
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Sterling
Pub. Date
©2011
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English
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"Since the fall of Soviet Russia, there has been much reflection on the significance of the Russian Revolution, a desperate time in the country's history that paved the way for the horrors of Stalin's regime. Now historian S.A. Smith uses new sources and archives to examine the events of 1917 to 1936 and how they impacted Russian society. Smith examines not only the political chaos, but also the massive economic, social, and cultural changes that...
11) Existentialism
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Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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"A series of concise, engrossing, and enlightening books that explore every subject under the sun with unique insight. One of the twentieth century's most significant philosophical movements, existentialism influenced literature, the arts and humanities, and politics. Here, thomas Flynn examines the philosophy's core beliefs and introduces leading existentialist thinkers, from Nietzsche to Sartre." --Cover, p. 4.
12) The Tudors
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Sterling
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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A history of England's Tutor's monarchy offers an account of the political, religious, and economic changes that occurred under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, while reassessing the reigns of Henry VII, Edward VI, and Philip and Mary.
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