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John A. Costello 1891-1976 Compromise Taoiseach


Free Download Anthony J. Jordan, "John A. Costello 1891-1976: Compromise Taoiseach"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 095244478X | PDF | pages: 202 | 12.6 mb
Jordan, Anthony J. John A. Costello, 1891-1976 – Compromise Taoiseach. Dublin, Westport Books, 2007. 21 cm. 200 pages with several illustrations. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Including an interesting, loosely inserted newspaper-clipping on Costello. John Aloysius Costello (20 June 1891 – 5 January 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957, Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1954 and 1957 to 1959 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1926 to 1932. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1933 to 1943 and 1944 to 1969. (Wikipedia)

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China 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution Revisited Can It Happen Again


Free Download Guang Wu, "China 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution Revisited: Can It Happen Again? "
English | ISBN: 161209337X | 2011 | 126 pages | PDF | 4 MB
In many ways, this book is very different from almost all other books on this topic, not because this book does not depend on any individual case, personal sufferings, anecdotes and secret documents, but because its analysis and conclusions are different. For example, the analysis shows that Mao Zedong had no need to launch the Cultural Revolution to defeat Liu Shaoqi because Mao Zedong had many options; the Cultural Revolution was well-designed, well-prepared, well-organized, and well-controlled because . . ; Why the Cultural Revolution was so brutal because . . ; Most surprisingly, the analysis suggests that Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping might co-design the Cultural Revolution because . . Finally, this book discusses the pros for and cons against the reoccurrence of Cultural Revolution in the future.

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The Southern Flank in Crisis, 1973-1976 Series III, Volume V Documents on British Policy Overseas


Free Download Patrick Salmon, "The Southern Flank in Crisis, 1973-1976: Series III, Volume V: Documents on British Policy Overseas"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 0714651141, 0415761557 | EPUB | pages: 608 | 3.3 mb
A fascinating collection of British foreign policy documents covering reactions in Whitehall to political change and revolution in the Mediterranean basin from 1973 to 1976.

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