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History, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece / Mussolini's Greek Island: Fascism and the Italian Occupation of Syros in World War II / Helen Roche

Review Date:

21 Jul 2016

There were times during the resurgence of the economic crisis in 2015 when it seemed as if ‘Greek-bashing’ had become a pan-European pastime.

Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style / Imperial War Museum

Review Date:

23 Jul 2015

In between small model spitfires and Sherman tank key rings, visitors browsing the shelves of the Imperial War Museum’s gift shop will find their gaze met by the reassuringly familiar smile of a round-faced rag doll, beaming from the side of a tote bag.

How Taiwan became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century /

Review Date:

28 Feb 2010

In this book, Tonio Andrade tells the story of a wild and uncultivated island originally inhabited by aboriginal hunters and traders.