The place we came from, the place we went back to
Bernard Wasserstein
The place we came from, the place we went back to
Bernard Wasserstein
Leverbaar
Levertijd: ca. 4 tot 6 werkdagen
After WWII, Britain had a vision of renewing and even expanding their Empire, seeing the British Empire as a superpower in a new world order. Superpower Britain looks at what actually happened to Britain in the post-war period and how reality looked so different from the ideas put forward by leading politicians, civil servants, and experts.
A centuries old pillar of West African oral tradition, this narrative recounts the deeds and achievements of revered ancestors of the Manding peoples, led by the hero Sunjata as he liberates his people from the rule of Sumaworo Kanté, sorcerer king of Sosso, and establishes the foundations of the great medieval empire of Mali.
A short biography of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States (1829-37) and commander of the US forces during the victorious Battle of New Orleans against the British, who was also a slave owner and instigator of the forced removal of native American tribes from their traditional territories.
