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Politische Geschichte der Gegenwart: XIII. Das Jahr 1879. Nebst einer Chronik der Ereignisse des Jahres 1879 und einem alphabetischen Verzeichnisse der hervorragenden Personen
by Wilhelm Müller
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by F. MartinThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by F. MartinThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by Frederick MartinThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by J. Scott-KeltieThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by J. Scott-KeltieThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by John Scott-KeltieThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Growth: A Reckoning
by Daniel SusskindA revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethink itOver the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer. As a result, the unfettered pursuit of growth defines economic life around the world. Yet this prosperity has come at an enormous price: deepening inequalities, destabilizing technologies, environmental destruction and climate change.Resolving this growth dilemma, best-selling economist Daniel Susskind argues, is the urgent task of our age. For many, in our era of sluggish productivity, the worry is slowing growth—in the UK, Europe, China and elsewhere—and reversing this stagnation is the goal of every politician. Others understandably claim, given its social and environmental costs, that the only way forward is through 'degrowth', deliberating shrinking our economies.At this time of uncertainty about growth and its value, Susskind has written an essential reckoning. In a sweeping analysis full of historical insight, he explores what really drives growth, offering original ideas for combatting our economic slowdown. He argues that we cannot abandon growth but shows instead how we can redirect it, making it better reflect what we truly value.Lucid, thought-provoking and brilliantly researched, Growth: A Reckoning is a vital guide to one of our greatest challenges.
Louis Botha: A Man Apart
by Richard SteynIn A Man Apart Richard Steyn once again brings to life a South African icon. Louis Botha was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, a union he did much to create in the decade after the devastation of the Anglo-Boer War. During the war Botha was a brilliant young Boer general who through his battlefield strategy won significant victories over the British in the early stages of the war. When the weight of British arms overwhelmed the Boers, Botha along with Smuts did much to encourage peace between English and Afrikaner and led the country to Union in 1910 and dominion status.Botha was a big-hearted and generous man who showed magnanimity in his dealings with all, including former enemies. He led the South African troops to victory and the capture of German South West Africa – prior to this he had to put down a revolt of pro-German Afrikaners. At the Peace of Versailles, representing South Africa, he pleaded unsuccessfully for magnanimity towards the Germans. Botha was a globally respected figure – he and Smuts effectively operated as a double act in South Africa and on the international stage before Botha’s untimely death in August 1919 at only 57. In A Man Apart this tragically short life is illuminated in full.
The Statesman's Year-Book (The Statesman's Yearbook)
by John Scott-KeltieThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
