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The Irish writer gives a personal and empathetic account of the social upheavals his country has weathered since 1958
This investigation of cold war manoeuvring sees the west as undermining fledgling democracies for geopolitical and economic ends
An incisively argued and thrilling moment-by-moment examination of one of the French Revolution’s most dramatic days
Two books champion rarely heard voices to chart the chaos and convulsions that blighted the country throughout the cold war and beyond
Two books written by Germans assess the final days of the Third Reich — and the rebuilding of a newly divided nation
This family-memoir-cum-travelogue is a paean to tolerance between faiths and communities
This enjoyable survey of female inheritors focuses more on the eccentric and feckless than the enlightened and philanthropic
Two books look at the effects of the attacks and argue they turned the US into a martial state in perpetual conflict
But western intervention has left countries trapped in despotism, making continued instability likely
'The Verge’ takes up the question of the Great Divergence, exploring how for a time, the continent grew faster than the rest of the world
Here’s what to read to explore the country’s troubled history and uncertain future
This look at Cyril Connolly’s 1940s Horizon magazine and the Bloomsbury set skilfully conveys the unravelling of literary London
Three books look at colonial-era crimes and offer insights on the way to defuse this flashpoint in the culture war
The least Joe Biden could do is pay tribute to the sacrifices of the forces who fought alongside the US
Tom Standage’s survey of transport shines a light on our addiction to cars and ponders a future that reins them in
A new book charts the evolution of the vast conglomerate from a single opium trader to quasi-sovereign power
Willingness to engage overseas has waxed and waned over a century
PBS reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon explores the female-led battles of the Kurds in Syria
A galloping account of the trading centre in the 1500s charts its fleeting freedoms, financial freewheeling and eventual fall
From Ottoman diplomats to the man whispering in Stalin’s ear, interpreters have played pivotal roles in history
This account of Mildred Harnack and her husband’s fight against the Nazis from within benefits from access to family documents
This analysis of ‘Old Ironsides’ follows his journey from obscure MP to military mastermind
Two books bring much-needed African viewpoints to the country’s colonial history
This chronicle of the melancholy, isolation and decadence of the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia brings to life a forgotten land
John Shovlin advocates taking a historical perspective on geopolitical rivalries to better understand how they can be a conduit for peace and prosperity
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