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A. J. P. Taylor

    March 25, 1906 – September 7, 1990

    Alan Taylor fue un historiador británico del siglo XX y un académico de renombre que se hizo conocido por millones a través de sus populares conferencias televisivas. Su popularidad se derivó de su habilidad para hacer accesibles los complejos eventos históricos a una amplia audiencia a través de una narración atractiva y clara. Taylor se centró en la historia moderna en su obra, a menudo ofreciendo perspectivas poco convencionales que generaban debate. Su impacto en la popularización de la historia fue significativo, acercando la erudición académica a muchas personas que de otro modo no la habrían encontrado.

    A. J. P. Taylor
    Englilsh History 1914-1945
    The Origins of the Second World War
    The First World War
    The Second World War
    Europe. Grandeur and decline
    Bismarck
    • J.P.Taylor broke new ground in this study, first published in 1955, of one of the most influential figures in Germany's history. Treating Bismarck as a man of his times, he surveys his political policy and actions, as well as investigating the psychology of a man whose life and achievements continue to be a subject of controversy.

      Bismarck
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    • Children use all their senses to develop early learning skills at nursery. Tracing tactile numbers and counting and repeating will gently familiarise children with the shapes and sounds of numbers from 1 to 20.

      Europe. Grandeur and decline
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    • The Second World War

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      A fine copy. As new. Later printing. Paper wrappers. Trade format. 608 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. Excellent overview by one of the most prolific military historians today.

      The Second World War
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    • The First World War

      • 296 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Presents an account of the First World War. This title tells the story of the conflict from the German advance in the West, through the Marne, Gallipoli, the Balkans and the War at Sea to the offensives of 1918 and the state of Europe after the war. Containing photographs and maps, it offers an essential history of the war.

      The First World War
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    • One of the most popular and controversial historians of the twentieth century, who made his subject accessible to millions, A.J.P. Taylor caused a storm of outrage with this scandalous bestseller. Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, he argued provocatively that Hitler did not set out to cause the war as part of an evil master plan, but blundered into it partly by accident, aided by the shortcomings of others. Fiercely attacked for vindicating Hitler, A.J.P. Taylor�s stringent re-examination of the events preceding the Nazi invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 opened up new debate, and is now recognized as a brilliant and classic piece of scholarly research. �Highly original and penetrating � No one who has digested this enthralling work will ever be able to look at the period again in quite the same way� Sunday Telegraph.

      The Origins of the Second World War
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    • This book chronicles three decades largely overshadowed by war and mass unemployment. It was a period that saw in England the formation of a national government, the only genuine incidence of three-party politics, the fruition of campaigns for trades union recognition, women's suffrage, and Irish independence, and abroad withdrawal from the Gold Standard and involvement in collective security. Written in Taylor's customary provocative style, this is historical writing at its best. -;This book begins on 4 August 1914, the day Britain entered the 'Great War', and describes the three decades of unparalleled upheaval and change up to the defeat of Japan in 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War.Twin themes of international conflict and mass unemployment in England predominate - besides giving a full account of foreign and domestic politics which were elaborated to deal with them, Taylor also pays particular attention to the impact of events on everyday lives.This book is an essential work from one of the finest historians of the twentieth century, which no one interested in the affairs of the UK will want to be without. -

      Englilsh History 1914-1945
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    • Bismarck. The Man and the Statesman

      • 288 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Biography of the Prussian Prime Minister and chancellor of Germany focuses on his motives and methods, especially during his rise to power in the 1860s and removal from office in 1890.

      Bismarck. The Man and the Statesman
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    • Este manifiesto, publicado en Londres en 1848, fue redactado por Marx y Engels por encargo del segundo congreso de la Liga Comunista. Además del programa de un partido, es un lúcido análisis de la sociedad capitalista del siglo XIX que, en muchos aspectos, sigue siendo actual. No estamos ante un panfleto sino ante un clásico del pensamiento occidental que ha llegado a ser el libro más difundido tras la Biblia y cuyos planteamientos deben ser conocidos, pues han encarnado los sueños de millones de personas y son parte fundamental de la historia del movimiento obrero.

      El manifiesto comunista
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