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A History of the Modern World

From 1917 to the 1980s

Paul Johnson

History

Originally published in 1983 and named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, this bestsellin

conservative, tory

The Origins of Political Order

From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

Francis Fukuyama

Non-fiction

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institut

capitalism, conservative, history, politics

Empire

How Britain Made the Modern World

Niall Ferguson

History

Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prair

britain, conservative, empire

A Short History of Modern Philosophy

From Descartes to Wittgenstein

Roger Scruton

Philosophy

Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well

aesthetic, conservative, politics

The Birth of the Modern

World Society 1815-1830

Paul Johnson

History

This extraordinary chronicle of fifteen years that laid the foundations of the modern world is the history of p

conservative, tory

Reflections on the Revolution in France

Edmund Burke

Philosophy

This new and up-to-date edition of a book that has been central to political philosophy, history, and revolutio

conservative, france, politics, revolution

The Cash Nexus

Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000

Niall Ferguson

History

Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic change is the prime mover of political change, whether in th

conservative, economics

A Shortened History of England

Goerge Macaulay Trevelyan

History

Tells the story of the nation from the remote days of the Celt and the Iberian, through the raids of the Viking

conservative, england, whig