21st century history: from c 2000 - books

In recent decades the debate on nuclear weapons has focused overwhelmingly on proliferation and nonproliferation...  Read More >>

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In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Under the Banner of Heaven comes the mesmerizing story of how charlatans exploited...  Read More >>

In just a couple of decades, Finland evolved from one of Europe's lowest educated countries to the top performer...  Read More >>

The United States is a country founded on the ideals of democracy and freedom, yet throughout the last century it...  Read More >>

Twenty-two years after his death, Thomas Bernhard's work continues to fascinate, irritate, and please readers. This...  Read More >>

Iran is a country with global ambitions, an elaborate political culture, and enormous implications for world peace....  Read More >>

Analyses the sweep of the British colonial story, from the American Revolution to the present day, illustrating...  Read More >>

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<p>The American racial order--the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's...  Read More >>

Rooted in a wealth of oral histories, this title tells the story of people who confronted the unprecedented devastation...  Read More >>

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Emphasizes political participation and popular culture in American history. This title focuses on the tension between...  Read More >>

How can the short story help to redefine modernism, postmodernism and their interrelationship? What is the status...  Read More >>

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Taken from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources, an Enemy We Created is the first book to address seriously...  Read More >>

A critical account of Lukashenko of Belarus that covers the collapse of the Soviet Union until the present day....  Read More >>

This sourcebook is designed for undergraduate students taking survey courses in the modern period. The primary sources...  Read More >>

Comparative study of the contemporary power of China versus Japan in the modern world.  Read More >>

Examines images and representations of classrooms, writings and documents inside the classroom, memories and personal...  Read More >>

This sourcebook is designed for undergraduate students taking survey courses in the modern period. The primary sources...  Read More >>

A look at the situation in the long term, touching on situations in every continent, that enables the authors of...  Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive political, economic, and historical analysis of the events and circumstances...  Read More >>