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Samir Amin
Memoirs of an Independent Marxist, Volume 1
Samir Amin, born in Cairo in 1931, is a world-renowned Marxist economist, intellectual, and revolutionary. In this candid, autobiography he describes his childhood and his parents, an Egyptian father and French mother, both medical doctors, in illuminating detail.
ISBN-13: 9781583677476 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
James H. Membrez, Samir Amin
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Local release date: 10/01/2019
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Politics & government [JP]Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies [JPFF]

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Mythologies of State and Monopoly Power
"Mythologies," writes veteran human rights lawyer Michael Tigar, "are structures of words and images that portray people, institutions, and events in ways that mask an underlying reality."
ISBN-13: 9781583677438 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
Michael E. Tigar
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Local release date: 29/11/2018
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Jurisprudence & philosophy of law [LAB]Legal system: general [LNA]USA [1KBB]

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Hong Kong Confidential
Life as a Subversive
A former senior Chinese Administrative Officer has at long last lifted another little corner of the veil of half-truths and anodyne official releases which hitherto shrouded many of the decisions and evasions under the long Hong Kong governorship of Sir Murray MacLehose. David T. K. Wong who started working life as a dishwasher in a Chinese ......
ISBN-13: 9789887792895 (Paperback)
Publisher: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
Imprint: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
David T K Wong
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Local release date: 31/10/2018
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Categories: Autobiography: historical, political & military [BGHA]Memoirs [BM]Asian history [HBJF]20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]National liberation/ndependence, post-colonialism [HBTR]Politics & government [JP]Political structure & processes [JPH]

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Tin Hats and Rice
A Diary of Life as a Hong Kong Prisoner of War, 1941-1945
I cant visualise us getting out of this, but I want to TRY to believe in a future, wrote 23-year-old Barbara Anslow (then Redwood) in her diary on 8th December 1941, a few hours after Japan first attacked Hong Kong. Barbaras 1941-1945 diaries (with post-war explanations where necessary) are an invaluable source of information on the civilian ......
ISBN-13: 9789887792741 (Paperback)
Publisher: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
Imprint: BLACKSMITH BOOKS
Barbara Anslow
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Local release date: 31/10/2018
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Asian history [HBJF]Second World War [HBWQ]Gender studies: women [JFSJ1]Prisoners of war [JWXR]Hong Kong [1FPCH]c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) [3JJH]

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Mythologies of State and Monopoly Power
"Mythologies," writes veteran human rights lawyer Michael Tigar, "are structures of words and images that portray people, institutions, and events in ways that mask an underlying reality."
ISBN-13: 9781583677421 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
Michael E. Tigar
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Local release date: 30/10/2018
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Jurisprudence & philosophy of law [LAB]Legal system: general [LNA]USA [1KBB]

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Inside the House of the Raja
My journey to a forgotten palace in Thailand's troubled Deep South
Forgotten in Thailand's troubled Deep South, on the border of Muslim Malaysia, stands a dilapidated wooden palace once home to a Malay ruler, the last of his dynasty.
ISBN-13: 9781912049387 (Paperback)
Publisher: MONSOON BOOKS
Imprint: MONSOON BOOKS
Xavier Comas
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Local release date: 24/10/2018
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Travel writing [WTL]Thailand [1FMT]

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The Man From Minmi
My Dad - Joe Thompson's Story
Joe Thompson was born in the small mining town of Minmi, north of Newcastle in 1889. This book follows his life there as a Pupil Teacher, to the Balmain area, where he played soccer for both Balmain and New South Wales, to a role as an instructor with the fledgling Royal Australian Navy.
ISBN-13: 9781925706543 (Paperback)
Publisher: ETT IMPRINT
Imprint: ETT IMPRINT
Geoffrey Thompson
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Local release date: 31/08/2018
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Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]Autobiography: historical, political & military [BGHA]Memoirs [BM]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]

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Lessons Learned: A life in education
Drawing on 38 years of experience, Brian Lightman's perceptive and thoughtful book is a reflective account of his career, looking at the development of the education system both from his perspective as a teacher and school leader and, more recently, as one involved in national policy. Major themes include the disruptive impact of the electoral ......
ISBN-13: 9781911382713 (Paperback)
Publisher: JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Imprint: JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL LTD
Brian Lightman
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Local release date: 15/08/2018
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]Educational strategies & policy [JNF]Organization & management of education [JNK]England [1DBKE]Wales [1DBKW]