Sins of the Fathers: Tracing The Decisions That Shaped The Irish Economy
By: Conor McCabe
4.20
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
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"It was economics that Europe should invest in Africa and control the continent's raw materials and labour. It was racism which confirmed the decision that form of control should be direct colonial ru…"-Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
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4.24
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1917-ci ilin avqust-sentyabr aylarında yazılan yaradıcı marksizmin bu görkəmli əsəri – “Dövlət və i… read more
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11. Sins of the Fathers: Tracing The Decisions That Shaped The Irish Economy
By: Conor McCabe
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Format: 224 pages, Paperback
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