Author: Alfred Slote
Publisher: New York : Paperback Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Author: Michael Harrold
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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In 1987 Michael Harrold went to North Korea to work as English language adviser on translations of the speeches of the late President Kim Il Sung (the Great Leader) and his son and heir Kim Jong Il (then Dear Leader and now head of state). For seven years he lived in Pyongyang enjoying privileged access to the ruling classes and enjoying the confidence of the country's young elite. In this fascinating insight into the culture of North Korea he describes the hospitality of his hosts, how they were shaken by the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and many of the fascinating characters he met from South Korean and American GI defectors to his Korean minder and socialite friends. After seven years and having been caught passing South Korean music tapes to friends and going out without his minder to places forbidden to foreigners, he was asked to leave the country.

Author: Maria Lafont
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786498781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245

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Born in 1878 to a wealthy Ukrainian family, Angelica Balabanoff broke ties with her parents and left for Europe to become one of the leading female socialists of the early 20th century. Just five feet tall, plump and plain, she was rumored to be a lover of Mussolini, Lenin, and Trotsky. Returning to Russia at the beginning of the October Revolution, she became one of the few women to occupy high-ranking positions within the all-male Bolshevik government, later fleeing Russia in disagreement with Lenin's politics. She was accused by European and American secret services of promoting communist propaganda, and by the Soviets of disloyalty. She lived in small dormitory-like rooms, moving on average every two years with her two suitcases of important documents. She died in Rome at the age of 96, concluding her 65-year career by supporting Giuseppe Saragat in his quest to become president of Italy. During her nomadic life, state and police agencies in the countries she visited compiled documents on her. The author draws on this extensive, scattered archive in this first biography of Balabanoff.

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Category : Socialism
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Author: Mark Lemon
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Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 796

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Author: C.P. Snow
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120132
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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The last in the Strangers and Brothers series has Sir Lewis Eliot’s heart stop briefly during an operation. During recovery he passes judgement on his achievements and dreams.

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Category : Ethiopia
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Languages : en
Pages : 1100

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Author: William Dampier
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 774

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Author: Elizabeth Mary Fordham Dobell
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Languages : en
Pages : 868

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