21st century history: from c 2000 - books

""In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the events of September 11, 2001""--  Read More >>

Based on the author's master's thesis, University of Montana.  Read More >>

African Independence is a dynamic discussion of how Africa shapes world events today. Tukufu Zuberi weaves interview...  Read More >>

Offers the first extensive English-language study of Yasukuni Shrine as a war memorial. It explores the controversial...  Read More >>

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com....  Read More >>

The volume examines the experiences of professional Western combat soldiers' training and operations in Iraq, and...  Read More >>

Originally published: New York: Crown Forum, 2014.  Read More >>

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Written by a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, this book combines her personal experience with her analysis of the...  Read More >>

After World War II, Tucson experienced burgeoning growth. People were drawn here by the mild winters. By 1950, Tucson's...  Read More >>

Established as a railroad section station on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Cheney boomed into existence as the...  Read More >>

Based on years of archival and ethnographic research in Venezuela's largest public housing community, this book...  Read More >>

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Unlike other books on civil society in Russia which argue that Russia’s civil society is relatively weak, and that...  Read More >>

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A revealing study the damaging nature of Lebanese sectarianism.  Read More >>

An Egyptian diplomat-turned-scholar provides a detailed analysis of events from the fall of Mubarak through the...  Read More >>

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Kapa'a, like most rural towns on Kaua'i and many in Hawai'i, got its start in the 19th century as a sugar town....  Read More >>

Trona was once the most populous community in the Upper Mojave Desert. Originally explored by the Death Valley 49ers...  Read More >>

First-hand account of Syrian uprising  Read More >>

When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun chose to stay through the storm to protect his house...  Read More >>

This overview of Chinese politics, economy, and society by a respected international scholar provides a thoughtful...  Read More >>

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