How I became an informed(ish) citizen without too much pain.

A Listmania! list by Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (England)
 
The Discovery of France
1.  The Discovery of France by Graham Robb
The list author says:
  "I like to be delighted as I'm informed. All of these books have done so, but few have delighted me as Robb's explorations, on bike and by book, into the regional identities of France."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
Exterminate All the Brutes: One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and the Origins of European Ge
2.  Exterminate All the Brutes: One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and the Origins of European Ge by Sven Lindqvist
The list author says:
  "Another travel book that uncovers a neglected area of history. The subject is much darker: Social Darwinism, and the origins of the Holocaust in the "wild murderings" of the Scramble for Africa."
Used & New from: £16.84
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
See buying options
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
3.  The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier
The list author says:
  "Collier asks why a sixth of the world, mostly in Africa, are failing to profit from globalisation. The result is an elegant analysis of the "traps" these societies face, and how they can escape them."
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.68
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present and Future of the United Nations
4.  The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present and Future of the United Nations by Paul Kennedy
The list author says:
  "A readable history of the United Nations that offers a tentative defence of its role, and suggests how it can be reformed without being rendered impotent."
£7.69   Used & New from: £2.87
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It
5.  The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It by Robert J. Shiller
The list author says:
  "Shiller shows how misguided policies and behaviour caused the Credit Crunch. He argues for bail-outs in the short-term, but then builds a powerful case for radical "democratic" reform of finance."
£10.39   Used & New from: £0.63
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
Voltaire in Exile: The Last Years, 1753-1778
6.  Voltaire in Exile: The Last Years, 1753-1778 by Ian Davidson
The list author says:
  "The Enlightenment, so often derided by its chichi enemies, is shown in its best light in the aging Voltaire's campaign against injustice, martialling his great wit and courage. Ecrasez l'Infame!"
£8.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Future of Socialism
7.  The Future of Socialism by Anthony Crosland
The list author says:
  "With an incisiveness few MPs could achieve today, Crosland eloquently refutes the old dogmas of class war and nationalisation, then defends a moderate socialist ideal of social equality."
£9.99   Used & New from: £6.99
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Primacy of Politics: Social Democracy and the Making of Europe's Twentieth Century
8.  The Primacy of Politics: Social Democracy and the Making of Europe's Twentieth Century by Sheri Berman
The list author says:
  "A consise analytical history of social democracy in continental Europe, from its origins among heretical Marxists, through its complicated relationship with Fascism, to its post-war dominance."
£16.65   Used & New from: £8.95
Create your own Listmania! with this product
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
9.  Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
The list author says:
  "Under a Republican government Rome became a great empire, but it soon collapsed into a dictarship. It's a resonant subject, told with a novelist's skill at building character and drama."
£6.04   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Pursuit Of The Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages
10.  The Pursuit Of The Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages by Professor Norman Cohn
The list author says:
  "Throughout the Middle Ages, mass movements took Christian revelation to violent extremes. This fascinating book climaxes with the Munster Rebellion, one of the most extraordinary episodes in history."
£11.04   Used & New from: £8.52
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924
11.  A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 by Orlando Figes
The list author says:
  "Figes emphasises ordinary Russian people's lives under Tsarist misrule and then civil war. Their suffering, together with the missed opportunities for liberal reform, comes across as an epic tragedy."
£13.29   Used & New from: £4.80
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
12.  We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
The list author says:
  "An exemplary piece of journalism telling the harrowing story of the Rwandan genocide. Gourevitch, admirably, doesn't stint from denouncing those partly responsible in the West."
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.12
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
What's Left?: How the Left Lost its Way: How Liberals Lost Their Way
13.  What's Left?: How the Left Lost its Way: How Liberals Lost Their Way by Nick Cohen
The list author says:
  "Cohen thinks the Left has gone mad and betrayed its own values. His targets (postmodernists, Living Marxism, the Anti-War movement) are a bit selective, but deserving of the pen-lashing handed them."
£6.56   Used & New from: £0.98
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
14.  Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations by Michael Walzer
The list author says:
  "Admittedly, I've only read bits of this - a literate and thorough probing of the moral issues involved in war-making."
£9.23   Used & New from: £4.00
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion
Create your own Listmania! with this product
An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World
15.  An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World by Pankaj Mishra
The list author says:
  "Partly a history of Buddhism, the author also writes vividly and thoughtfully about world politics and his own life. The crisp Himalayan solitute of his time in Simla has stuck with me."
Used & New from: £2.25
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
See buying options
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The British Constitution
16.  The British Constitution by Anthony King
The list author says:
  "The constitution is a serious matter, but - as King says - writing about it needn't be po-faced. After thoroughly analysing our present arrangements, he likens them to a bombed-out gothic cathedral."
£41.44   Used & New from: £15.99
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made it (Vintage)
17.  The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made it (Vintage) by Richard Hofstadter
The list author says:
  "For Hofstadter continuity rather than clash was the defining feature of American political history. This revisionist thesis is pursued in fascinating mini-biographies of key figures up to FDR."
£9.98   Used & New from: £0.23
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
Five Days in London: May 1940 (Yale Nota Bene)
18.  Five Days in London: May 1940 (Yale Nota Bene) by John Lukacs
The list author says:
  "May 1940: France teeters on the edge of surrender and the British army is evacuated from Dunkirk. Some in the cabinet want to seek terms with Hitler. What would Churchill do?"
£6.37   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Secret Power of Beauty
19.  The Secret Power of Beauty by John Armstrong
The list author says:
  "A series of essays which amount to an introduction to aesthetics. It is fitting that a book on beauty should be a beautiful work itself."
Used & New from: £20.90
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
See buying options
Create your own Listmania! with this product
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
20.  1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
The list author says:
  "While Shakespeare's life is largely unknown, his times are not. By taking us month-by-month through the events of the year Hamlet appeared, Shapiro brings both author and texts magnificently to life."
£5.99   Used & New from: £1.35
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan
21.  The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan by John Lahr
The list author says:
  "The critic at the heart of post-war Britsh theatre filled his diaries with hilarious anecdotes and cutting perceptions: "The critic's job is to make way for the good by demolishing the bad"."
£8.09   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science)
22.  The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science) by Steven Pinker
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product
Beyond A Boundary
23.  Beyond A Boundary by Cyril Lionel Robert James
£6.39   Used & New from: £3.24
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
Create your own Listmania! with this product

More Actions

Discover more about this author
› See all of their Listmania! lists
Make your own list
› Create a Listmania! list
View your page on Amazon.co.uk
› Go to Your Profile page

Customer Discussions about products in this list  
   

About this Listmania!

 

Author
Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (England)
Last updated: 26/02/2009
Report abuse
    

More Listmania!

 

Some books I intend to read Some books I intend to read

Some books I intend to read: A list of 20 items by David Barkhausen

Psyops2 Psyops2

Psyops2: A list of 25 items by hogblower "hogblower"

Omenjeno na blogu Omenjeno na blogu

Omenjeno na blogu: A list of 21 items by Sandi Kodric

Top Books for Le Tour de France Top Books for Le Tour de France

Top Books for Le Tour de France: A list of 12 items by Jack

Best of What I Read in 2007 Part 2 Best of What I Read in 2007 Part 2

Best of What I Read in 2007 Part 2: A list of 15 items by Ifty