20th Century 1

Ingeborg Bachmann hat mit ihrer Lyrik, ihren Erzählungen, Hörspielen und Romanen die deutschsprachige Literatur nach 1945 geprägt wie wenige andere. Ebenso fesselnd sind ihre Person und ihre großen,……続きを見る

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.” ーThe Wall Street Journal A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 •……続きを見る

Der Roman war die literarische Form des 20. Jahrhunderts. Es war ein Jahrhundert, das allzu oft kaum zu begreifen war, das dringend nach Beschreibung verlangte und doch jeder Beschreibung spottete. ……続きを見る

Wat zijn de meest kardinale gebeurtenissen van de eerste twee decennia van de 21e eeuw? Ongetwijfeld de opkomst van China en de dominantie van het neoliberale discours, dat de kredietcrisis ten gevo……続きを見る

"Wir sind alle einfach nur Menschen, die sich Liebe wünschen. Ich habe immer gehofft, mit Wings etwas von dieser Liebe zurückzugeben, und ich war immer sehr stolz darauf, wenn uns das gelang." Paul ……続きを見る

The encounter of indigenous history-making tradition with Western historical practice has been long neglected in Southeast Asian scholarship. Theara Thun offers one of the first critical and systema……続きを見る

Stories of transnational terror and justice illuminate the past and present of South America’s struggles for human rights. Through the voices of survivors, human rights activists, judicial actors, a……続きを見る

Recounts Larry Hilton’s experiences as a Marine artilleryman facing constant danger in Vietnam. Vietnam Fire Mission reflects on Larry Hiton’s time in the U.S. Marine Corps, initially enlisting at 1……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • An epic, authoritative, gripping account of the years when a new wave of revolutionaries seized the skies and the streets to hold the world for ransom In ……続きを見る

As the editor of the Saturday Review for more than thirty years, Norman Cousins had a powerful platform from which to help shape American public debate during the height of the Cold War. Under Cousi……続きを見る

What is the nature of place, and how does one undertake to write about it? To answer these questions, geographer and poet Tim Cresswell looks to Chicago's iconic Maxwell Street Market area. Maxwell ……続きを見る

Ai Hisano exposes how corporations, the American government, and consumers shaped the colors of what we eat and even the colors of what we consider “natural,” “fresh,” and “wholesome.” The yellow of……続きを見る

The Roaring Twenties was a golden age of economic prosperity and liberal social change. Innovations in numerous industries revived a sluggish post-World War I economy, and mass production methods al……続きを見る

"This impressive . . . study charts the history of [post WWII] humanitarian relief . . . demonstrating how the institutions of the family became politicized." ( Library Journal) During the Second Wo……続きを見る

Was Aleister Crowley a British spy? A documented investigation into occultism, espionage, and twentieth-century intelligence. Secret Agent 666 by historian Richard B. Spence examines the long-debate……続きを見る

With characteristic rigor and readability, Avi Shlaim reflects on a range of key issues, transformations and personalities in the Israel-Palestine conflict. From the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the ……続きを見る

Sutton E. Griggs’s first novel, originally published in 1899, paints a searing picture of the violent enforcement of disfranchisement and Jim Crow racial segregation. Based on events of the time, in……続きを見る

Fought from February to December 1916, the Battle of Verdun was intended to "bleed the French white" and bring their army to the point of collapse. Instigated by the Germans under the command of Gen……続きを見る

A highly illustrated history of the Cold War operations of the submarines of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1990. The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with m……続きを見る

In December 1989 US Army forces, supported by the US Air Force and US Navy, participated in Operation 'Just Cause'--the invasion of Panama. A combination of airborne, helicopter and ground assaults ……続きを見る

From the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Rock to Christian Coalition canvassers working for George W. Bush, Americans have long sought to integrate faith with politics. Few have been as successful ……続きを見る

The October Revolution of 1917, which saw the fall of the Tsar and the installation of a provisional government in Russia, was a momentous event in modern history. The establishment of a Bolshevik r……続きを見る

The first book published in English to focus exclusively on the exploits of the fighter aces of the Aviación Militar in their fight against the elite pilots of the better armed Nationalist force. At……続きを見る

The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5/5a was, along with the Sopwith Camel, the major British fighting scout of the last 18 months of the war in France. It equipped several major squadrons, the first bein……続きを見る

This volume reflects the latest historiographical discussion about the decline, transformation, heritagisation, and re-invention of industrial cities in Europe during the late 20th century. It argue……続きを見る

**A sophisticated look at Pakistanーone of the most overlooked, yet vastly consequential, countries of modern times “Lieven’s eye for detail, command of subcontinental history and old-fashioned shoe……続きを見る

L’eugénisme prend son essor dans les années 1880 et connaît son apogée après son premier congrès international de 1912. Pensé comme une biomédecine préventive, il se présente comme un remède à l’ang……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia serves as a guide to the complex and often contradictory concept of nostalgia, as well as the field of “nostalgia studies” more broadly. Nostalgia is an area of i……続きを見る

The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles t……続きを見る

During his short life, Tupac Shakurーbetter known by his stage name 2Pacーbecame a living legend, and his status is just as legendary even after he's long been gone. At the age of just 20, Tupac too……続きを見る