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Why do nations so frequently abandon unrestricted international commerce in favor of trade protectionism? David A. Lake contends that the dominant explanation, interest group theory, does not adequa……続きを見る

Leopold von Rankes Buch 'Ausgewählte politische Beiträge' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die politische Landschaft Europas des 19. Jahrhunderts. Rankes literarischer Stil ist von historisch……続きを見る

What does it mean to display war? Examining a range of different exhibitions in Britain, Canada and Australia, Jennifer Wellington reveals complex imperial dynamics in the ways these countries devel……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller • Notable Book of the Year • Editors' Choice Selection One of Bill Gates’ “Amazing Books” of the Year One of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Year Longlisted for th……続きを見る

Woodrow Wilson’s presidential campaign in 1912 marked the beginning of a remarkable personal and political collaboration between Wilson and Colonel Edward M. House. The book traces the complexities ……続きを見る

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, on April 4, 1968. In December 1993, decades after the murder, Loyd Jowers, a white man from Memphis, asserted that the M……続きを見る

When thousands of women gathered in 1983 to protest the stockpiling of nuclear weapons at a rural upstate New York military depot, the area was shaken by their actions. What so disturbed residents t……続きを見る

Who was Tse Tsan Tai? Insurrectionist? Socialite? Patriot? Revolutionary? Born and raised in Australia and trained in Anglo-Hong Kong’s civil service, Tse Tsan Tai (1872–1938) was all of these and m……続きを見る

過去的，並未真正地「過去」； 它只是轉換形式，在我們的生活中存續著。 日本帝國對臺灣的殖民統治，如何滲透進入庶民生活的知識與文化肌理？ 後殖民的臺灣在今日又應如何看待這一段曾經被殖民的歷史經驗？ 時空╳……続きを見る

A major publishing event: the third volume of Michel Leiris’s renowned autobiography, now available in English for the first time in a brilliant translation by Lydia Davis A beloved and versatile au……続きを見る

This book is about the Cuban missile crisis. This book is a short description of this momentous event and the factors that led up to it. Before you start this book ask yourself these questions. What……続きを見る

There is so much written about the JFK assassination that it is difficult to separate all the plot details. It is weighed down by minutiae, long histories, conspiracy theories and counter-conspiracy……続きを見る

We know that teachers are always looking for new and inspiring books to assign to their students. To help you decide if Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures is right for your classroom, we’ve creat……続きを見る

Newly arrived in New York in 1882 from Tsarist Russia, the sixteen-year-old Bernard Weinstein discovered an America in which unionism, socialism, and anarchism were very much in the air. He found a ……続きを見る

The German Revolution of 1918–1919 was a transformative moment in modern European history. It was both the end of the German Empire and the First World War, as well as the birth of the Weimar Republ……続きを見る

Finalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism Longlisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the world on Foreign Affairs An Economist Book o……続きを見る

World War One was one of the bloodiest wars in modern history. At its end, it had claimed over seventeen million lives. It led to the collapse of nations, the abdication of monarchies and ended empi……続きを見る

¿Sabías que el gran Sigmund Freud aconsejó internar a Hitler en un psiquiátrico cuando Adolf contaba solo con siete años? ¿Sabías que uno de los cuadros pintados por Hitler fue hallado en la consult……続きを見る

"Meticulously researched and beautifully produced." Times Literary Supplement "A big and beautiful book." Journal of British Studies "A definitive history of the sports shoe." Amber Butchart, fashio……続きを見る

L'autore esamina 18 "circolari riservatissime" del Partito Comunista d'Italia appena costituitosi, nei primi mesi del 1921, che prevedono l'avvio di un movimento insurrezionale facente perno su Tori……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Smithy and Nobby Series: 6 Book Collection with 90+ Stories in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Edgar Wallac……続きを見る

Messages to the Membership from former Teamsters President James R. Hoffa続きを見る

The Young Lords, who originated as a Chicago street gang fighting gentrification and unfair evictions in Puerto Rican neighborhoods, burgeoned into a national political movement in the late 1960s an……続きを見る

“Life in the Teamsters: The History of DRIVE” explores key events that took place during the first decade (1959-1969) of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ political action organization, DR……続きを見る

Named One of the Year's Best Books by VULTURE • THE NEW REPUBLIC • DAZED • WIRED • BLOOMBERG • ESQUIRE • SALON • THE NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB The history of Silicon Valley, from railroads to microchips, i……続きを見る

A new edition for HL Option 2, History of the Americas, Topic 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981) The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigo……続きを見る

A new edition for HL Option 2, History of the Americas, Topic 17: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945 The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives ……続きを見る

A vivid and eminently readable story of Jewish history covering 4,000 years, and including extensive illustrations and historical photographs Howard Fast, the bestselling author of Spartacus, tells ……続きを見る

Este libro puede leerse de forma independiente, si bien forma parte de la Saga de “El Joven Hitler”, formada por 4 novelas, todas ellas autoconclusivas pero con un mismo hilo conductor para poder le……続きを見る

Provides a forceful corrective to the idea that Britain 'stood alone' until the invasion of the Soviet Union and the attack on Pearl Harbor brought about 'the Grand Alliance'. Based on extensive arc……続きを見る