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The Cold War
- A World History
- By: Odd Arne Westad
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,227
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Performance1,073
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As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945, there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR and the near-total collapse of most of their rivals created a unique, grim new environment: the Cold War. For over 40 years the demands of the Cold War shaped the life of almost all of us. There was no part of the world where East and West did not ultimately demand a blind and absolute allegiance.
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Full picture
- By Joe Welte on 23-05-18
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The Cold War
- A World History
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 20-03-18
- Language: English
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World War II: Desert War
- American Heritage
- By: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance12
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The struggle for North Africa was unlike any other campaign of World War II. The desert proved a real test of generalship, pitting Germany's Erwin Rommel against Britain's Bernard Montgomery and America's George Patton. Here, from award-winning military historian Stephen W. Sears, is the dramatic story of the generals, politicians, and soldiers who changed the course of the war.
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I really enjoyed this. But weird pronunciation.
- By fjonny on 11-04-24
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World War II: Desert War
- American Heritage
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 17-01-17
- Language: English
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The First World War
- A Complete History
- By: Martin Gilbert
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 33 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall226
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Performance211
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Story212
It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo. It would officially end nearly five years later. Unofficially, however, it has never ended: Many of the horrors we live with today are rooted in the First World War. The Great War left millions of civilians and soldiers maimed or dead. It also saw the creation of new technologies of destruction: tanks, planes, and submarines; machine guns and field artillery; poison gas and chemical warfare.
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Awful narrator
- By Pimco PC on 19-05-20
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The First World War
- A Complete History
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 33 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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The Second World War
- By: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 40 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,356
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Performance2,019
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Story2,004
A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe...
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The Book on the Second World War!
- By Graham on 30-08-12
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The Second World War
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 40 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 12-06-12
- Language: English
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First World War for Dummies
- By: Dr. Sean Lang
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance46
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From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War for Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the actions and motivations of the participants and how each nation's story fits into the wider one.
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Amazing Audio-book!!
- By TJA on 28-02-20
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First World War for Dummies
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 12-11-19
- Language: English
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A History of Modern Britain
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 29 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall371
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Performance319
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Story314
A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and...
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Great Storytelling with few minor problems
- By Mads on 16-05-18
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A History of Modern Britain
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 29 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 07-10-16
- Language: English
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The War of the World
- History's Age of Hatred
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 34 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182
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Performance158
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Story159
The world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benign. Globalising, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people. Instead the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalised in history, with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the First World War and the end of the Cold War. What went wrong?
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Not able finish
- By Steve Seaman on 16-03-18
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The War of the World
- History's Age of Hatred
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 34 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 05-10-17
- Language: English
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A History of the Twentieth Century
- By: Martin Gilbert
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance37
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Martin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history, chronicles world events year by year, from the dawn of aviation to the flourishing technology age, taking us through World War I to the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt as president of the United States and Hider as chancellor of Germany.
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A century of massacre and slaughter
- By Robert on 03-11-11
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A History of the Twentieth Century
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 19-10-11
- Language: English
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The War of the World
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Abridged
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Overall101
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Performance54
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Story53
The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Niall Ferguson's comprehensive The War of the World, read by Sean Barrett. The world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benign. Globalizing, booming economies married to technological...
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Brilliant and Eye Opening
- By Niall on 25-06-10
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The War of the World
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 15-08-06
- Language: English
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Cuba Libre!
- Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
- By: Tony Perrottet
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance38
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Story37
The surprising story of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them. Most people are familiar with the basics of the Cuban Revolution of 1956–1959: it was led by two of the twentieth century’s most charismatic figures, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara...
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Incredible
- By Kieron Casey on 18-03-19
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Cuba Libre!
- Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 22-01-19
- Language: English
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World War Two
- A Graphic Account of the Greatest and Most Terrible Event in Human History (All You Need to Know)
- By: Sir Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Jon Connell
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Within Western culture, World War Two continues to exercise an extraordinary fascination for generations unborn when it took place. The obvious explanation is that it was the greatest and most terrible event in human history. Within the vast compass of the struggle, some individuals scaled summits of courage and nobility, while others plumbed depths of evil, in a fashion that compels the awe of posterity.
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Brilliant
- By Deus Vult on 28-02-23
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World War Two
- A Graphic Account of the Greatest and Most Terrible Event in Human History (All You Need to Know)
- Narrated by: Jon Connell
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-06-20
- Language: English
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World War One: History in an Hour
- By: Rupert Colley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall363
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Performance292
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Story292
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. World War One brought with it the world’s first experience of Total War, involving all of the world’s great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, lead by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany...
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An hour well spent
- By C. Whitehair on 29-04-18
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World War One: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-08-12
- Language: English
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Pandora’s Box
- A History of the First World War
- By: Jorn Leonhard, Patrick Camiller - translator
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 39 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance33
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In this monumental history of the First World War, Germany's leading historian of the 20th century's first great catastrophe explains the war's origins, course, and consequences. With an unrivaled combination of depth and global reach, Pandora's Box reveals how profoundly the war shaped the world to come. Jörn Leonhard treats the clash of arms with a sure feel for grand strategy, the everyday tactics of dynamic movement and slow attrition, the race for ever more destructive technologies, and the grim experiences of frontline soldiers.
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Best book on WWI for those interested more in what what going on around the battlefield
- By Asta Rootsi on 26-09-20
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Pandora’s Box
- A History of the First World War
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 39 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-12-18
- Language: English
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Nazi Germany
- A Concise History of the Third Reich
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Noel Fuller
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance5
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Nazi Germany didn’t start with tanks, camps, or war. It began with political chaos, inflation, and a nation hunting “enemies within.” Hitler was voted in, welcomed, and normalized long before dictatorship was obvious. He promised to make Germany “great” again. If you’ve ever wondered why millions backed Hitler, why people watched Jewish neighbors disappear and stayed silent, why propaganda and strongman politics keep returning, or how a democracy can die quietly through fear, division, and a leader promising to fix everything, this audiobook tells the story clearly from start to finish.
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Excellent history lesson
- By Mr. S. J on 06-04-26
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Nazi Germany
- A Concise History of the Third Reich
- Narrated by: Noel Fuller
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 24-03-26
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Cold War
- Brief Histories
- By: John Hughes-Wilson
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall313
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Performance279
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Story273
The Cold War was an undeclared war, fought silently and carefully between ideological opponents armed with the most fearsome weapons mankind has ever seen. Hughes-Wilson takes a cool look at this war, from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the USSR thereafter. He examines the suspicion and paranoia - on both sides - of the greatest stand-off in history.
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A Highly Partisan History
- By Jayne Lee-Wright on 26-04-19
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A Brief History of the Cold War
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 14-02-14
- Language: English
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Tower of Basel
- The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World
- By: Adam LeBor
- Narrated by: John Mawson
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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A brilliant investigation into the most powerful institution you’ve never heard of. “An absorbing and thorough examination.” —Reuters The Bank for International Settlements is the bank for central banks. It is one of the world’s most secretive—and most influential—global financial...
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How much legacy and monoculture shapes modern world
- By Anca on 12-03-26
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Tower of Basel
- The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World
- Narrated by: John Mawson
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 28-01-25
- Language: English
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The First World War
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Michael Howard
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance14
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By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction audiobook provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War - from the state of Europe in 1914, to the role of the US, the collapse of Russia, and the eventual surrender of the Central Powers.
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The First World War
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 27-07-21
- Language: English
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Life Under Nazi Occupation
- The Struggle to Survive During World War II
- By: Paul Roland
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Nazis invaded, they did not intend to govern fairly. Instead, they stripped defeated nations of their treasures, industry, and natural resources, with the aim of asserting German supremacy and imposing Hitler's New Order in Europe.
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Ruined by the horrible nasal tones of the narrator
- By cj on 05-06-26
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Life Under Nazi Occupation
- The Struggle to Survive During World War II
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-02-23
- Language: English
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The Long Range Desert Group
- The History of the Elite British Army Unit During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance9
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On August 1, 1945, a month before the formal end of World War II, the British War Office announced the disbanding of a small, eclectic unit, the Long Range Desert Group. Since its founding five years earlier, in June 1940, the LRDG had pioneered and refined the concept and tactics of deep penetration, covert reconnaissance in the North African desert, and later as a more varied special forces operations unit in the Aegean, Italy, and the Balkans.
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Take note on the length of this ‘book’
- By P. R. S on 30-05-23
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The Long Range Desert Group
- The History of the Elite British Army Unit During World War II
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 13-02-18
- Language: English
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A World Safe for Democracy
- Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
- By: John Ikenberry
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance6
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For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order that is open, loosely rules-based, and oriented toward progressive ideas. Today this project is in crisis, threatened from the outside by illiberal challengers and from the inside by nationalist-populist movements. This timely book offers the first full account of liberal internationalism’s long journey from its 19th-century roots to today’s fractured political moment.
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good :)
- By Nicole on 31-08-22
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A World Safe for Democracy
- Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 28-09-20
- Language: English
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