Mk - 20th Century 1

You've had the Cocaine Cowboys, the Hippie Mafia and Barry Seal. Now you have Skip the fulcrum between the US War On Drugs, Colombia's Medellin Cartel Narcotraffickers, the capture of Panama's Gener……続きを見る

This book analyzes the representations of the subjects of Hindi cinema as a way of gaining insights into the hegemony of the upper-caste Hindu male in narratives of nationhood. Given that Hindi cine……続きを見る

Je denkt aan een vriend die je al lange tijd niet hebt gesproken. En precies op dat moment word je gebeld. Maar wat als je voelt dat er iets vreselijks gaat gebeuren? Je ziet in een droom een plotse……続きを見る

Why does a three‑day coup in 1953 still define how Iran sees the West and how the West plans for war? Operation Ajax: The Secret War For Iran And The Roots Of Western Rage offers a sweeping yet acce……続きを見る

A new and heartbreaking history of World War II as told through the shocking experiences of zoos across the globe. As Europe lurched into war in 1939, zookeepers started killing their animals. On Se……続きを見る

For decades, Israel's foundational narrative emphasised heroism, self-defence, and moral righteousness through official accounts. However, from the late 1980s, Israeli "New Historians"ーincluding Be……続きを見る

Discover the intricate world of modern diplomacy with Issues in Contemporary Diplomacy (I): The Art of Diplomacy – Its Development and Modern Forms by Hichem Karoui. This compelling volume, featurin……続きを見る

This book offers the most comprehensive study yet of the history behind impeachment in the United States, considering its use against presidents, judges, justices, and members of the cabinet. Althou……続きを見る

The New Deal left a host of political, institutional, and economic legacies. Among them was the restructuring of the government into an administrative state with a powerful executive leader and a la……続きを見る

How suburbanization was a crucial catalyst for reforms in the Catholic Church. The 1960s in America were a time of revolt against the stifling conformism embodied in the sprawling, uniform suburbs o……続きを見る

The Battle of Tsushima was the most decisive naval engagement in the century that elapsed since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Although these two battles are often compared, the Battle of Tsushima……続きを見る

When war broke out in Europe in 1914, it surprised a European population enjoying the most beautiful summer in memory. For nearly a century since, historians have debated the causes of the war. Some……続きを見る

An explication of how global decolonization provoked profound changes in American political theory and practice. In The Internal Colony, Sam Klug reveals the central but underappreciated importance ……続きを見る

De oorlog in Vietnam was ook een propagandaoorlog – 50 jaar sinds het einde van de Vietnamoorlog Vijftig jaar na de val van Saigon in 1975 vertelt dit boek het verhaal van de oorlog in Vietnam vanui……続きを見る

REVISED EDITION WITH A NEW CHAPTER AND EPILOGUE Two award-winning and best-selling historians explore the origins of a divided America in a new edition of Fault Lines. In this fully updated second e……続きを見る

Viele Menschen wissen heute von den jüdischen und politischen Opfern des Nationalsozialismus, eventuell auch von der NS-Verfolgung der Homosexuellen sowie der Sinti und Roma. Weithin unbekannt ist a……続きを見る

AN EDGAR AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL WORK A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Consistently engrossing ... Kushins does an excellent job of guiding us through Leonard’s stories, manu……続きを見る

It was a sign of the sixties. Drawn by the promise of spiritual and creative freedom, thousands of women from white middle-class homes rejected the suburban domesticity of their mothers to adopt lif……続きを見る

"La Résistance française contre l'occupation nazie" est une exploration profonde de la résilience et de la détermination dont a fait preuve la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale……続きを見る

The Vietnam War had a significant impact on international relations, sparking a global anti-war movement and shaping diplomatic dynamics. * The Vietnam War divided nations into those supporting the ……続きを見る

Der Überraschungsbestseller über die Wissenschaft des Paranormalen. Im März des Jahres 1967 sagt der Telefonist Alan Hencher einen Flugzeugabsturz im Mittelmeerraum mit 123 oder 124 Toten voraus. Ge……続きを見る

The conflict in Afghanistan looms large in the collective consciousness of Americans. What has the United States achieved, and how will it withdraw without sacrificing those gains? The Soviet Union ……続きを見る

In this, the second volume in the Guide To... series covering the war on the Western Front, Peter Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne and at Passchendaele in……続きを見る

The Iran-Iraq War, which ended one month short of its eighth anniversary, was one of the longest, bloodiest and costliest armed conflicts of the developing world in the twentieth century. Now in e-g……続きを見る

More than 80 years on, the Great War - and particularly the great battles such as the Somme and Verdun - continues to fascinate us and to cast long shadows over the world in which we live. For Brita……続きを見る

The Palestine War has been by far the most important military encounter in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book examines the origins of the war and its progression through two distinc……続きを見る

Named one of Smithsonian's Best Books of 2023 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award 2024 Philip Taft Labor History Award 2024 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize Nonfiction Longlist **2024 L……続きを見る

The life of Gandhi, in his own words**. Featuring a new introduction by Pankaj Mishra in this 150th Anniversary Edition.** 'Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics' Martin Luther Kin……続きを見る

This look at Progressive-era women and innovative cultural practices "blazes a new trail in dance scholarship" ( Choice, Outstanding Academic Book of the Year). From salons to dance halls to settlem……続きを見る

"The unlikely story of Lea's attempts to train a cadre of soldiers in American Chinatowns who would return to their homeland to make it a modern world power." ー Pacific Historical Review As a five-……続きを見る