21st century history: from c 2000 - books

10523 books were found.

US and Allied Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, 2009–21

US and Allied Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan,...

Author: John Parkinson ,  Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781472864932
Format: Paperback
$32.99

An illustrated study of the development and operations of coalition and Afghan Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan...  Read More >>

New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America's Second Civil Rights Movement

New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America's Second...

Author: Juan Williams
ISBN: 9781668012369
Format: Paperback
$36.99

In this much-anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author, political analyst, and historian Juan...  Read More >>

Russia’s Arctic: Climate Change, Domestic Policy, and Geopolitics

Russia’s Arctic: Climate Change, Domestic Policy, and...

Author: Professor Marlene Laruelle (The George Washington University, USA) ,  Emeritus Professor Jean Radvanyi (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France)
ISBN: 9781350552562
Format: Paperback
$34.99

An exploration of Russia’s Arctic policies and the strategic development of Russia’s regions and the Northern Sea...  Read More >>

The United States’ Proxy War in Syria

The United States’ Proxy War in Syria

Author: Dr Matthew Ayton ,  Andrew Mumford (University of Nottingham UK)
ISBN: 9781350503205
Format: Hardback
$170.00

A critical analysis of the United States in the period after the Iraq war (2011-2019) analysing ground warfare employed...  Read More >>

Fallout: The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea

Fallout: The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm...

Author: Joel S. Wit
ISBN: 9780300278774
Format: Hardback
$61.95

A behind-the-scenes look into why U.S. efforts to contain North Korea's nuclear capabilities have not worked For...  Read More >>

Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump's New America

Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump's New America...

Author: Randolph Lewis
ISBN: 9781496244857
Format: Hardback
$76.99

Randolph Lewis scours the soul of the country during the first Trump administration and pandemic era with a sharp...  Read More >>

The 44-Day War: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Struggle for Nagorno-Karabakh

The 44-Day War: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Struggle...

Author: Vicken Cheterian (University of Geneva)
ISBN: 9780755653454
Format: Hardback
$130.00

A multidisciplinary analysis of the course, causes and potential consequences of the war, including contributors...  Read More >>

Syrian Intellectuals in Exile: The Dilemmas of Revolution and the Cost of Leaving

Syrian Intellectuals in Exile: The Dilemmas of Revolution...

Author: Zeina Al Azmeh (University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9781009687867
Format: Hardback
$245.81

In the wake of the 2011 uprising in Syria, a number of Syrian intellectuals were forced into exile. This study explores...  Read More >>

Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia

Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia

Author: Jack Meng-Tat Chia (National University of Singapore, Singapore.)
ISBN: 9781350530126
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Examines the role of Buddhist leaders, politicians, and diplomats in the conduct of Buddhist diplomacy in Asian...  Read More >>

The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate

The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient...

Author: Curtis Dozier
ISBN: 9780300272734
Format: Hardback
$51.95

How white nationalist thought leaders use ancient Greece and Rome to claim historical precedent for their violent...  Read More >>

Art and the Modernist Pursuit in Taiwan

Art and the Modernist Pursuit in Taiwan

Author: Hui-shu Lee
ISBN: 9789819555024
Format: Hardback
$580.77

This is the most up-to-date collection of essays in English on the trajectory of Taiwan and its modernist art movement...  Read More >>

The Making of Labour Precarity in China since 1949

The Making of Labour Precarity in China since 1949

Author: Xiaojun Feng (China Agricultural University )
ISBN: 9781009640534
Format: Hardback
$245.81

Xiaojun Feng presents a compelling new framework through which to analyse labour precarity via a study of China...  Read More >>

The Trouble with Freedom: Love, Hate and America's Future

The Trouble with Freedom: Love, Hate and America's Future...

Author: Melissa Butcher
ISBN: 9781526185419
Format: Hardback
$45.99

In The trouble with freedom, Melissa Butcher explores America's divide over the concept of freedom, interviewing...  Read More >>

A History of Modern Syria

A History of Modern Syria

Author: Daniel Neep
ISBN: 9780241003299
Format: Hardback
$100.00

A powerful, definitive account of modern Syria and its fate Few countries have had as vexed a political history...  Read More >>

On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays, 2014-2024

On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays, 2014-2024...

Author: Lawrence Freedman (Emeritus Professor of War Studies, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London)
ISBN: 9780197814659
Format: Hardback
$55.95

A distinctive collection of essays capturing Lawrence Freedman's insightful analysis across war, strategy, and foreign...  Read More >>

Democracy's Second Act: Why Politics Needs the Public

Democracy's Second Act: Why Politics Needs the Public...

Author: Peter MacLeod ,  Richard Johnson
ISBN: 9781487517137
Format: Hardback
$62.99

Democracy's Second Act explores why frustration and polarisation are on the rise and how reclaiming the power of...  Read More >>

Ukraine’s Euromaidan: From Revolutionary Euphoria to the Madness of War

Ukraine’s Euromaidan: From Revolutionary Euphoria to...

Author: Professor William Jay Risch (Georgia College & State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781350558724
Format: Hardback
$170.00

A balanced historical exploration of the Euromaidan Revolution which draws widely on the accounts of participants...  Read More >>

Making Protest: The Role of Protest Brokers in South Africa's Urban Landscape

Making Protest: The Role of Protest Brokers in South...

Author: Sarah J. Lockwood (University of Bristol)
ISBN: 9781009555845
Format: Hardback
$245.81

Introducing the critical and previously overlooked role played by protest brokers in South Africa, this study explores...  Read More >>

Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class, and Kinship in Central Kenya

Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class, and Kinship in Central...

Author: Peter Lockwood (University of Manchester)
ISBN: 9781009643474
Format: Hardback
$245.81

This study examines the fate of smallholder families in central Kenya during a period of rapid change, as Nairobi's...  Read More >>

The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin

The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story...

Author: James Rodgers
ISBN: 9780300270815
Format: Hardback
$41.95

An incisive and engaging account of post-Soviet Russia—showing how and why the country has come into confrontation...  Read More >>

Russia’s Arctic: Climate Change, Domestic Policy, and Geopolitics

Russia’s Arctic: Climate Change, Domestic Policy, and...

Author: Professor Marlene Laruelle (The George Washington University, USA) ,  Emeritus Professor Jean Radvanyi (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France)
ISBN: 9781350552579
Format: Hardback
$100.00

An exploration of Russia’s Arctic policies and the strategic development of Russia’s regions and the Northern Sea...  Read More >>

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Benjamin Franklin
ISBN: 9780486111148
Format: Electronic book text
$2.95

Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its...  Read More >>

Borderless Africa: A Sceptic's Guide to the Continental Free Trade Area

Borderless Africa: A Sceptic's Guide to the Continental...

Author: Francis Mangeni ,  Andrew Mold
ISBN: 9781805263289
Format: Undefined
$123.19

From freedom of movement to customs-free commerce, two experts show how the AfCFTA could transform African economies...  Read More >>

Heritage That Hurts: Tourists in the Memoryscapes of September 11

Heritage That Hurts: Tourists in the Memoryscapes of...

Author: Joy Sather-Wagstaff
ISBN: 9781598746686
Format: Book
$252.00

Using the locale of the 9/11 tragedy, Joy Sather-Wagstaff explores the constructive role played by tourists in understanding...  Read More >>

Me After You

Me After You

Author: Lucie Brownlee
ISBN: 9780753550786
Format: Electronic book text
$34.99

On the evening of February 11, 2012, just before Take Me Out was due to start, the author and her 37-year-old husband...  Read More >>

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