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Charles Emmerson

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Australia

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Nonfiction, History

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Author and senior research fellow at Chatham House.

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Charles Emmerson’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 1,541 ratings · 236 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War 3.88 avg rating — 1,240 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crucible: The Long End of the Great War and the Birth of a New World, 1917-1924 4.23 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Future History of the Arctic 3.58 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1913: The World before the Great War by Charles Emmerson (6-Feb-2014) Paperback really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Charles Emmerson (?)

“New York presented a paradox. While foreigners thought of New York has the symbol of America, many Americans viewed the city with some suspicion as the country's most foreign.”
― Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War

tags: cosmopolitanism, new-york-city, urban-life

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“External powers, rather than providing a helping hand, preferred to wield the carving knife.”
― Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War

tags: division, exploitation

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“It (urban peacekeeping) was quite a task, requiring a permanent balancing act between communities, each with their own interests, festivals, traditions and historical rivalries imported from the wide-open spaces of the countryside into close quarters.”
― Charles Emmerson, 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War

tags: city-life, diversity, urban-life

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