21st century history: from c 2000 - books

Busch recounts the true story of how five monks saved the oldest Zen Buddhistmonastery in the United States from...  Read More >>

Arte Povera and the Baroque  Read More >>

Together they debate their country's strengths and weaknesses and offer ways out of its current predicament. This...  Read More >>

The book shows how Union Pacific continues to succeed even as passenger trains have all but disappeared, proving...  Read More >>

A shattering account of war and disillusionment from a young woman reporting from the front lines of the war on...  Read More >>

Profiles the terrorist leader of al-Qaida, who orchestrated the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001,...  Read More >>

A magisterial history of Lebanon from one of the greatest commentators on the Middle East  Read More >>

* How does a woman adapt to life back at home when returning from war-torn Iraq? These deeply personal and emotional...  Read More >>

This work offers a sweeping collection of A-Z entries and primary source documents that presents a thorough examination...  Read More >>

Die sozialdemokratischen Parteien befinden sich im Niedergang. Diese Diagnose ist regelrecht Commonsense. Zu ihrer...  Read More >>

With keen insight and an impeccable sense of the spirit of the times, Brands, one of today's preeminent historians,...  Read More >>

Encounters with Isaiah Berlin  Read More >>

In March 2004, Capt. Jason Whiteley was appointed the governance officer for Al Dora, one of Baghdad’s most violent...  Read More >>

Nearly forty years passed between the Apollo moon landings, the grandest accomplishment of a government-run space...  Read More >>

This comprehensive study surveys the military operations of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) from the creation of...  Read More >>

A carefully researched history of the political achievements of the 1960s including a valuable dateline for activists,...  Read More >>

"Winner of the 2012 Colby Award and the first Afghanistan memoir ever to be written by a Marine Harrier pilot, A...  Read More >>

An incisive, unprecedented report on life inside Burma from the author of Finding George Orwell in Burma On...  Read More >>

New York Times bestselling author Peter Bergen's definitive account of al Qaeda's evolution since 9/11 and the US...  Read More >>

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Writing on recent events in the Middle East from Australia's best known foreign correspondent - including the devastating...  Read More >>

The controversial anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks made headlines around the world when it released hundreds...  Read More >>

Gives play to the personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 'The Ram', who managed Ivorian politics for...  Read More >>

In this important book, Nikolaos van Dam explores and explains how the Asad dynasty has come to rule Syria for about...  Read More >>