21st century history: from c 2000 - books

A study of democratization, which proposes that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the...  Read More >>

This book aims to redefine maritime diplomacy for the modern era, introducing new concepts such as the use of warships...  Read More >>

At one time British ships carried half of world's trade, transporting every conceivable freight from and to all...  Read More >>

In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. Published...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This sophisticated history of Compton shows how increasing poverty, violence, and public education controversies...  Read More >>

""With a new chapter, On with the culture wars.""--Cover.  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Follows the story of a Marine Corps pilot who was shot down in World War II and the J-PAC soldier who resolved to...  Read More >>

"The city of an-Najaf, Iraq, is a provincial and market center located on the western branch of the Euphrates River...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

A striking insight into how well-meaning outsiders have repeatedly misunderstood the conflict in Helmand Province,...  Read More >>

In this book the authors show that the risk of economic vulnerability has been increasing substantially over the...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Cornelia Woll details the varying relationships between financial institutions and national governments by comparing...  Read More >>

This book analyses the ideas of memory, truth and justice in the context of the trials for crimes against humanity...  Read More >>

Analyzes the crisis indigenous political groups faced in Mexico at the turn of the twenty-first century. Focuses...  Read More >>

The role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who have served since World War II. Holmes examines the...  Read More >>

To the east of Oklahoma City, Lincoln County lies in east central Oklahoma with Chandler as its county seat. The...  Read More >>

Evolving from a 27,000-acre rancho, to a colony of farmers, and then to a neighborhood subdivision, Long Beach's...  Read More >>

These photographs of modern-day gold prospectors in California make the Wild West come alive  Read More >>

 Read More >>