{"product_id":"9781789299083-a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-cons","title":"A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating examination of the conspiracies that have shaped the course of history, from the publishers of the bestselling series that includes \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Lies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Failures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the conspiracies, clandestine operations and coups that have shaped the course of history. This is history … but not as you know it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the great events, figures and developments of the past, there have always been \u003cb\u003efiendish plots\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehidden machinations \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ecovert operations\u003c\/b\u003e. Leading readers through a truly \u003cb\u003eworldwide history\u003c\/b\u003e, Jacob F. Field examines how \u003cb\u003econspiracies\u003c\/b\u003e have shaped the course of humanity, from the earliest times right up until the modern day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 50 bite-sized chapters \u003c\/b\u003espanning\u003cb\u003e 2,500 years\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies\u003c\/i\u003e details bloody coups, gruesome assassinations and devious \u003cb\u003eespionage\u003c\/b\u003e to give a new perspective on the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are conspiracies that have \u003cb\u003esparked wars\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003escandals \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eregime changes\u003c\/b\u003e, from the assassination that eliminated Xerxes the Great, one of the great rulers of the ancient world, to the 1991 coup that attempted to preserve Communist rule in Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will follow the complex, intriguing and sometimes underhand ways the past was shaped across the millennia, as Field \u003cb\u003ereveals new perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e on events from the Crusades to the French Revolution, to World Wars I and II, as well as influential figures like \u003cb\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNelson Mandela\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies\u003c\/i\u003e will take you into the shadows of history to reveal the seismic impact of the world’s most fascinating conspiracies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants\u003c\/i\u003e (9781789298437)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Failures\u003c\/i\u003e (9781789296938)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Lies\u003c\/i\u003e (9781789294606)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Books\u003c\/i\u003e (9781789294088)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Animals\u003c\/i\u003e (9781789292954)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Places\u003c\/i\u003e (9781789291971)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56802167325046,"sku":"9781789299083","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38956416_3043bf2d-308a-4a7a-9fe6-cb08fdc2e3f1.jpg?v=1765400224","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781789299083-a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-cons","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}