Biteback publishing sep 2020 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Amongst British diplomats there's a rather poignant joke that 'Iran is the only country in the world that still regards the United Kingdom as a superpower'. But for many Iranians, it's not a joke at all. Scratch the surface, and Iranians of all political persuasions will remind you that it was Britain, with the US, who removed the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh. The coup against Mossadegh may have been in 1953, but for Iranians that feels like yesterday. Rather as we in the United Kingdom continue to define ourselves by what happened nearly eighty years ago at the start of the Second World War, modern Iranians define themselves by their bloody experience of the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88, when the country stood alone against Iraq. The conflict was an act of unprovoked aggression by Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq. The rest of the world - France, the Soviet Union and later the US and the UK - all piled in to support Iraq, with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states bankrolling Saddam. It was this experience that has helped define Iran's view of the world, and its attitudes to both its local rivals for power and those further afield. This book seeks to illuminate Britain's difficult relationship with Iran, and in doing so provide anyone interested in Iran with a better understanding of this extraordinary country.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do you start an electoral earthquake Head to the Red Wall and you might just find out. Covering some sixty seats stretching from the Midlands up to the north of England and across to Wales, the wall is constructed of the old coal, steel and manufacturing constituencies that were the bedrock of Labour victories for years. Assumed to be a stuck-in-their-ways, loyal-to-a-fault foundation for Labour, the Red Wallers changed all that on 12 December 2019 when they elected Boris Johnson, turning their constituencies blue. Here, renowned pollster and commentator Deborah Mattinson takes the issue by the horns, asking why these proudly working-class voters were tempted by the 'posh party' and questioning if they will ever again make their way back to the Labour fold. With brand-new research, including expansive interviews with Red Wall constituents, Mattinson guides us through the lives of the left-behind, finally giving them the opportunity to speak for themselves. Written at one of the most turbulent periods in modern memory, this is a timely, far-reaching analysis of how we got to this point and where we can go next. One thing is certain: the Red Wallers have the power to change history.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A major new book by one of Britain's leading cultural commentators featuring profiles of and interviews with women whose contribution to life and society has been overlooked.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An analysis of one of the most curious and complicated football sides in world soccer: France.France are currently the World Champions and the national team includes some of the world's best players.The story focuses on Kylian Mbappé, the most exciting talent to emerge from the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Includes in-depth interviews with France greats Marcel Desailly, Robert Pires, Eric Abidal, Didier Deschamps, and former manager, Raymond Domenech.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The real story of one of Britain's most famous royal residences.For more than two centuries the younger members of the British royal family have lived in Kensington Palace, including various future monarchs; but it was also the dumping ground for assorted aristocratic oddballs.The palace has been described as a royal menagerie, a hive of industrious freeloaders, an ant heap and even a lunatic asylum.Queen Victoria was basically a prisoner there for 18 years; Charles and Diana began their doomed marriage there; their son Prince William lives there now with his family; Harry and Meghan lived there too until he fell out with his brother.Kensington Palace has a long history of royal philandering. George II installed his wife and mistress in the palace, for example, and made his mistress sleep in a room so damp there were said to be mushrooms growing on the walls.And then there were the eccentrics. George III's sixth son, Augustus, Duke of Sussex, became a virtual recluse at the palace. He collected hundreds of clocks and mechanical toys, thousands of early Bibles and dozens of songbirds that were allowed to fly freely through the royal apartments.Tom Quinn takes the reader behind the official version of palace history to discover intriguing, sometimes wild, often scandalous, but frequently heart-warming stories.Tom Quinn is the bestselling author of several books including Backstairs Billy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first authorised biography of one of our most controversial but fascinating politicians.