21st century history: from c 2000 - books

A New York Times columnist reviews the trajectory of fictions spun by the Bush administration from 9/11 to Hurricane...  Read More >>

Presents a thematic history of the 15 countries comprising the post-communist 'New Europe'. This title considers...  Read More >>

Provides an overview of post-Soviet Russia. This book inquires into the nature of the 'Second Russian Revolution'....  Read More >>

Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its...  Read More >>

Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its...  Read More >>

Provides an overview of post-Soviet Russia. This book inquires into the nature of the 'Second Russian Revolution'....  Read More >>

Provides an account of the progression of Bush's radical style - from his reliance on one-party rule and his unwillingness...  Read More >>

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11  Read More >>

On March 23, 2003, US Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force were caught in the most extraorinary battle...  Read More >>

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The wife of vice-presidential candidate John Edwards presents a moving account of the importance of community in...  Read More >>

From a beloved former NPR reporter comes a news-breaking eyewitness account of how the U.S. government and armed...  Read More >>

From a beloved former NPR reporter comes a news-breaking eyewitness account of how the U.S. government and armed...  Read More >>

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Named one of the Best Books of 2005 by ""The New York Times, The Washington Post Book World, The Boston Globe, The...  Read More >>

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A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist...  Read More >>

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The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban  Read More >>

Seeing themselves as soldiers of God, the September 11, 2001, hijackers felt they were fulfilling their religious...  Read More >>

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This fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative tells the inside story of the CIA leak scandal and how the Bush administration...  Read More >>

Trapped amid ""guerrilla warfare, urban-style"" in Mosul, Iraq, Buzzell was struck by the bizarre, absurd, often...  Read More >>

Were the military and the FAA really that incompetent? Were our intelligence-gathering agencies really in the dark...  Read More >>