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.Infidel
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by: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

March 03, 2008
It's rare to find autobiography as absorbing as this. Not only because of the author's unusual path from the desert of Somalia to the USA via the Netherlands, but also on account of the absorbing writing style. Clear and descriptive, the narrative of her eventful life had a profound impact on this reader. Born and raised in Somalia, Ayaan spent part of her youth in neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Kenya, recounting what it was like to live there through the eyes of a child.

She gives a lively account of the history of Somalia under the dictatorship of Siad Barre, explaining the clan system and comparing the relaxed Muslim practice in that country with the rigidy of Saudi Arabia and the hypocrisy and racism ... Read More:
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.The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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by: John Pinder, Simon Usherwood

December 13, 2007
The EU is a very complex organisation and Pinder provides a clear, structured description, starting with the historical background of the EU's predecessor organisations, moving through its structure and institutions through to key issues such as budget and CAP, and social policy.

His explanation of the difference between a federal approach and inter-governmentalism is particularly interesting to Brits, and he makes the UK's position and actions (and those of others) clear in context.

The principles underlying the EU's creation, development and functioning are clearly explained.

My major criticism, though, is that so much has happened to the EU since the book's publication - the launch of the ... Read More:
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.The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
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by: Orlando Figes

October 04, 2007
In this book, Figes has diluted and refined his mastery of the art of weaving historical sources together. These family narratives which, without this book, would certainly have been lost, provide a compelling insight into the reality of Soviet Russia - the 'historical' backdrop of dates and movements takes a back seat to the gritty honesty of real people's testimony of what living through this era was actually like.
A fantastic read.
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.Baader-Meinhof Complex
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by: Stefan Aust

November 06, 2008
In this book, Figes has diluted and refined his mastery of the art of weaving historical sources together. These family narratives which, without this book, would certainly have been lost, provide a compelling insight into the reality of Soviet Russia - the 'historical' backdrop of dates and movements takes a back seat to the gritty honesty of real people's testimony of what living through this era was actually like.
A fantastic read.
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.The Fall of Yugoslavia
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by: Misha Glenny

October 31, 1996
Glenny has the skill to keep a reader interested during the whole of the book. Although this book is a few years old now and perhaps abit dated (it doesn't cover the Kosovo conflict and was published a year after the war in Croatia and Bosnia ended) it is still excellent reading for those who know little abit the region.
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.Total War and Historical Change: Europe 1914-1955: Europe, 1914-1955
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by: MARWICK

January 01, 2001
I read this book after hearing about it from the open university, and i wasn't dissapointed. It gives a perspective of the two wars that many historians including teachers never touch upon. The concept of total war is given significant space which will make you rethink the criterea of a so called 'total'war'. It covers the two war with a smooth transition covering some of the post-war aspects of european society. I would highly recommend this book to people of all educational backgrounds be it A-level or degree status.
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.A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics: 1943-1988 (Penguin History)
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by: Paul Ginsborg

September 27, 1990
I read this book after hearing about it from the open university, and i wasn't dissapointed. It gives a perspective of the two wars that many historians including teachers never touch upon. The concept of total war is given significant space which will make you rethink the criterea of a so called 'total'war'. It covers the two war with a smooth transition covering some of the post-war aspects of european society. I would highly recommend this book to people of all educational backgrounds be it A-level or degree status.
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.Putin's Russia
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by: Anna Politkovskaya

October 14, 2004
Anna Politkovskaya hates Akaky Putin. Really hates him. She says so in one of the final chapters, speaking as a Muscovite who has no desire to relive the Soviet union of the 70s and 80s.

This is a brave and shocking book. It is basically several chapters listing the ills of Russia under Putin. It is worth noting at this point that a lot of the troubles started under Yeltsin but Putin's inertia or even condoning of the situation has exacerbated the problems greatly.

It starts with the Russian army, committing horrific crimes in Chechnya in the name of counter-terrorism. One chapter deals with the rape and murder of a village girl by a drunken colonel. What makes this story worthy of note is not the crimes, but the fact that the colonel was actually ... Read More:
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.The Berlin Wall: 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989
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by: Frederick Taylor

September 03, 2007
This book could best be described as schizophrenic. It starts off with a detailed history of Germany going back to the time of the Vikings, and explains the post-war geography of Europe in vivid detail; the Berlin Wall isn't even built until about the half-way stage. Once the wall is built, however, the book feels like it was rushed and over-simplified. There is plenty of description of the many attempts to breakout of East Germany to West Berlin but there is insufficient detail as to why East Germany failed and for all the talk of how the Wall divided families there is little social and human history here which would explain the desperation of the East Germans. The events of November 1989, when the wall was finally pulled down, are rushed through at indecent pace, only about ... Read More:
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.Eastern Europe Since 1945 (Making of the Modern World)
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by: Geoffrey Swain, N. Swain

May 29, 2003
This book could best be described as schizophrenic. It starts off with a detailed history of Germany going back to the time of the Vikings, and explains the post-war geography of Europe in vivid detail; the Berlin Wall isn't even built until about the half-way stage. Once the wall is built, however, the book feels like it was rushed and over-simplified. There is plenty of description of the many attempts to breakout of East Germany to West Berlin but there is insufficient detail as to why East Germany failed and for all the talk of how the Wall divided families there is little social and human history here which would explain the desperation of the East Germans. The events of November 1989, when the wall was finally pulled down, are rushed through at indecent pace, only about ... Read More:
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