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Jun 14, 2023 · 5. All Quiet on the Western Front. There had never been a war like World War I, and there had never been a novel like All Quiet on the Western Front. The widespread use of trench warfare combined ...
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- What Is History? by Edward Hallett Carr. Buy on Amazon. Famous for his hefty History of Soviet Russia, E. H. Carr’s foray into historiography (that is, the study of written history) was panned by critics at first.
- The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx. Buy on Amazon. Though first and foremost considered a political theorist, much of Marxist thought can be a means to understand history with attention to economic systems and principles.
- Orientalism by Edward W. Said. Buy on Amazon. A titan of Middle Eastern political and historical study, Edward Said coined the titular phrase ‘Orientalism’ to describe the West's often reductive and derisive depiction and portrayal of "The East."
- Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen. Buy on Amazon. It’s no big secret that the US school curriculum is more than a little biased — governments have a tendency to rewrite history textbooks in their favour, and the US government is no exception, keeping quiet on the grizzly, harrowing details and episodes which made the USA the country it is today.
Sep 13, 2019 · In 1971, Intel released the world’s first micro-processor, heralding the start of the digital age, while the Walt Disney World Resort opens in Florida in the US. In the UK the entire currency changes as decimalisation comes in.
Oct 24, 2018 · Few events captured the public consciousness like the Manson murders and subsequent trial. Even 45 years after Charles Manson’s conviction in 1971, if you write a novel based on him, it is likely to become a bestseller.
Gazetteer of British Ghosts (1971) Genealogia Sursilliana. Getting Even (Allen book) The Great Canadian Comic Books. A Guide to Middle-earth.
Oct 27, 2023 · The information below pulls from our 1971 timeline video, part of Weird History’s Timeline Series. 1971 marked a period of significant events and developments in both the political and cultural arenas throughout the world and would mark the continuation of a decade that made a massive switch from flower power to cultural outrage.
Author. January 3. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Dr. David Reuben. January 10. Civilization. Kenneth Clark. January 17. The Greening of America.
