21st century history: from c 2000 - books

Voices of Sartre, Lukacs, Chomsky, Harvey and others in conversation with NLR.  Read More >>

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First published in 1857, the Texas Almanac has a long history of chronicling the Lone Star State and its residents....  Read More >>

"""We Got Him!"" describes how in June 2003 two Iraqi businessmen approached an American outpost claiming to know...  Read More >>

""This is the first communique from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street."" With those words, the Occupy...  Read More >>

This book analyzes the complex causes and effects of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks both domestically...  Read More >>

A counter-narrative to the standard accounts of Afghanistan since 1979, and a personal and privileged insight into...  Read More >>

Describes the achievements of Kazakhastan in twenty years since its independence.  Read More >>

From Post-Communism toward the third Millennium  Read More >>

By emphasizing commonalities, influences, and exchanges, this volume counters the long-established image of permanent...  Read More >>

The original blogs by Rana Jawad, the last British journalist reporting from inside Tripoli early in 2010, published...  Read More >>

The presidency of Barack Obama seeks a major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection,...  Read More >>

The first of its kind, A Twitter Year distills a year of conversation, argument, revelation and revolution into...  Read More >>

With ""The Change I Believe In,"" Heuvel challenges the limits of the downsized political debate, arguing that timid...  Read More >>

When the UN Security Council authorised negotiations to determine the final status of Kosovo in October 2005, most...  Read More >>

Leading international voices condemn the brutalities of the Kashmir occupation.  Read More >>

When Mohammad Bouazizi sets himself on fire on December 17, 2010, he started a series of extraordinary events that...  Read More >>

"""Who we are, where we've been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream""--Container."  Read More >>

Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism, now turns his attention to the challenges...  Read More >>

After the repatriation of the first four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Canadians have lined the overpasses...  Read More >>

Published to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, After the Fall  Read More >>

An inspiring and powerful look at the issues facing Americans today from the letters, and the handwritten responses,...  Read More >>

How do you find your true purpose in life? Most of us are inspired by others, driven by achievements, respect and...  Read More >>

""Extremely important"" (Wall Street Journal) and ""thrilling"" (Washington Post).  Read More >>

Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This title examines...  Read More >>