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James Hawes


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History


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Average rating: 3.68 · 13,628 ratings · 1,418 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors
The Shortest History of Ger...
3.71 avg rating — 9,011 ratings — published 2017 — 43 editions
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The Shortest History of Eng...
3.70 avg rating — 3,037 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions
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A White Merc with Fins
3.71 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions
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Rancid Aluminum
2.94 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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Why You Should Read Kafka B...
3.51 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions
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Speak For England
3.36 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Dead Long Enough
3.19 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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Englanders and Huns
3.85 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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Brilliant Isles: Art That M...
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My Little Armalite
3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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“In the summer of 1913, Kafka bangs endlessly on about 'necessity,' that favorite concept of every German since Hegel who ever planned to do something morally dubious.”
― James Hawes, Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life
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“A quick look at the map of Europe suggests that Kafka either had a profound ignorance of geography or a profound grasp of emotional game playing.”
― James Hawes, Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life
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“It’s a seminal moment in the history of Germany and Europe. Stopping at the Elbe is not a normal military-political decision; it’s one dictated by higher powers. Crossing the Rhine is fine; but the Elbe marks the end of reasonable ambition.”
― James Hawes, The Shortest History of Germany: From Roman Frontier to the Heart of Europe - A Retelling for Our Times (Shortest History): From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel―A Retelling for Our Times
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