This essential introduction synthesises the wealth of new material available on the Russian Revolution into a clear overview which is ideal for beginners. Leading expert Christopher Read treats the period 1914-22 as a whole in order to contextualise and better understand the events of 1917 and their impact.
#1893139 in Books Palgrave Macmillan 2011-11-22 2011-12-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.67 x .87 x 5.67l; 1.15 #File Name: 0230000045255 pages
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Dragons; Dwarves; Witches; Nazis... and MormonsBy andrea schmidt-baumannThis is a dark and fascinating book. I read it through in two days; which is a first for me when it comes to history books. You want to know about dragons; ghosts and demons; dwarves; fairies; witches and wizards; James Bowie from Texas and Heinrich Himmler from the Nazi Party? This book has them all and some Mormons on top of that. What do they all have in common? A fascination with treasures. Some of the history of treasure hunting is dark: Treasure hunting led often enough into the realm of spirits and devils. Too many treasure hunters paid with their lives for their greed; curiosity and thirst for adventure. The book delivers hard historical facts and pulverizes a couple of pseudo-historical myths. The book depicts the evolution of treasure hunting from the early Middle Ages to the `Indiana Jones' days; piling fact upon fact and story upon story. It does address a number of religious questions critically; but always in a thoughtful and respectful way. At the end; the author sums up his results and presents his own explanation for the changing traditions of treasure hunting. It is like the solution of a dark riddle. I `m familiar with Dillinger's other books on magic but he has outdone himself with this one. He works with a huge mass of British and American sources on top of the Continental European ones he evidently has on his finger tips.
