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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen advocates a new outlook on development: whereas orthodox development thinking has a one-sided focus on economic development as the goal of the process of development, Sen's development as freedom framework sees the expansion of human freedom as both the goal and primary...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Islamic State in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the history of the Islamic State. The brutal terror attacks in Paris in 2015 sent shockwaves across Europe. The group which claimed responsibility for them, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has been active since 2006 and seeks to impose its radical and distorted...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard H. Thaler and the Harvard Law School professor Cass S. Sunstein, advocates libertarian paternalism, an approach by which individuals can be steered to make better decisions without taking away their...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the European Union in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the development of the European Union. In the turmoil that prevailed after the Second World War, there was a strong desire in Europe to work towards peace and economic recovery, and the continent's political elites believed that the best way to do this was by working...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the wake of the Second World War and its atrocities, the international community decided to come together to establish peace and accord freedoms and dignity to all individuals. This led to the founding...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Resistance movements during World War II in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Resistance movements during the Second World War. In 1939 and 1940, Hitler's army was rapidly advancing across Europe, leaving many countries under German occupation. Although some chose to collaborate with the Germans, a small number...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of 9/11 in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of 9/11. At 8.46am on the morning of September 11th 2001, the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center's North Tower. The hours that followed were filled with more attacks and desperate attempts to save the people trapped in towers as well as those injured at the Pentagon. Almost...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz offers an insider's view of the role played by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the economic crises of the 1990s. Stiglitz argues that the so-called Washington Consensus, a set of economic principles typically applied to nations...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of Bloody Sunday in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Bloody Sunday. In January 1972, tensions between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists in Northern Ireland were at an all-time high. When a supposedly peaceful demonstration in the city of Derry turned violent, things were about to take a turn for the worse. Thirteen...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Treaty of Versailles in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Treaty of Versailles. The First World War had left Europe in a state of almost total devastation. Eager to seek revenge, the Allied powers came together to draft the Treaty of Versailles, which would see Germany pay reparations to the victors and the borders...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre el Tratado de Versalles, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
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• Descubrir el contexto que rodea a la firma del Tratado de Versalles, al final de la I Guerra Mundial, ante una Alemania exhausta
• Profundizar en el papel de los principales personajes y países implicados en la firma del tratado, y en las...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Adolf Hitler in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler's name will never be forgotten and his atrocious acts are still remembered to this day. He led the most shocking crimes against humanity in modern history which saw millions of people, particularly Jews, killed. But when Hitler was a child, there...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of apartheid in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of apartheid in South Africa. For over 40 years, South Africa maintained a white supremacist regime which denied black citizens the same rights and opportunities as their white counterparts. The regime, which was established and maintained by a series of laws codifying racial...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Algiers in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Algiers. The Battle of Algiers was a painful episode in the Algerian War, in which Algeria fought for independence from the colonial power France. Although France ultimately secured a victory in the battle, its aggressive methods and harsh repression,...
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Leading the way to development
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the role and mission of the United Nations Development Programme, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
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• Understand the foundations of the organization and why it was created in 1965
• Identify the global missions initially set by the organization, its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the United Nations in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the history and principal achievements of the United Nations. The UN was founded in 1945 in the aftermath of the bloodiest war the world had ever seen, with its founding members aiming to maintain international peace and security and prevent destruction on such a...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Andrew Jackson in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life, times and career of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Described by the French historian Alexis de Tocqueville as "a man of violent disposition and mediocre ability" who wholly lacked "the necessary qualities to govern a free...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Francisco Pizarro in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Francisco Pizarro. In the 16th century, much of the Americas was as of yet undiscovered by European explorers. After two expensive failed attempts and an agreement signed with the Spanish monarchy, Pizarro finally set out on a successful conquest to found new towns and...
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Master time management and increase productivity
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Parkinson's Law, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the three statements that Parkinson used to develop the law and assess whether they apply to your staff
• Use Parkinson's formula to calculate the growth rate of your organization and analyze...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential works of political theory ever written. The pamphlet was first published in 1848, when political upheaval was sweeping through Europe, and proposed a new system in which the means of production would be controlled by the workers and social classes...
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