Imre Nagy, martyr of the nation

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Francisco Martín Moreno

"A lo largo de los siglos, hombres y mujeres han sido arrastrados por el inevitable impulso de poseer a quien parece ostentar el sentido de la vida. Y de esta atracción impetuosa no se libran los grandes forjadores del destino de una nación, ¿qué apetitos y obsesiones sirvieron de causa para algunos de los protagonistas de la historia de México? Con su singular estilo, donde confluyen una rigurosa investigación y la maestría narrativa, Francisco Martín Moreno hurga en la memoria de nuestro país y se adentra en un viaje íntimo hacia el corazón y la alcoba de la monja, el dictador, el revolucionario, el político reformador, el emperador y el líder de la Independencia. Un libro que revela la condición humana y su inevitable rendición ante la pasión amorosa." --From publisher's description.

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Eric Foner

A critical biography of the Revolutionary pamphleteer, exploring the origins, expression, and impact of his ideas and the place of his radical ideology in the eighteenth-century world.

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Jeffrey L. Pasley

Argues that, despite its passivity and lack of active campaigning, the election of 1796 set the stage for all of American politics to follow.

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Brian Cloughley

"The scope of this in-depth study of the Pakistan Army is wide as the army has played a major part in the country's history. The author describes Pakistan's violent internal politics and erratic international relations with deep knowledge gained through long association with the country and its armed forces. Pakistan's wars with India are covered vividly, drawing on unpublished material and details from Indian as well as Pakistani sources. The country's resurrection under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is described, as is the decade of dictatorship that followed his period in power. The story of its aftermath, when Pakistan grappled with unaccustomed democracy and verged on anarchy, is told with the aid of personal knowledge of many of the senior players. This fourth edition incorporates new chapters covering the Musharraf years, the effects on Pakistan of the war in Afghanistan and operations in the border region, the nuclear programme, relations with the US, and discussion of the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence." -- Back cover.