Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 books

The idea that a child is intellectually 'gifted' has a social and cultural history. 'Gifted Children' in Britain...  Read More >>

New Drama—a collection of actors, directors, and playwrights in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus—is one of the most...  Read More >>

I was eighteen years old the first time I saw combat and the men with me were about the same age, eighteen or nineteen...  Read More >>

An eye-opening and exceptional view of the Ford presidency by one of his closest and most-trusted advisors.   Read More >>

How Famine, Dynastic Bloodlines, and Nuclear Gambits Forged the World's Most Isolated NationWhat if a single family...  Read More >>

This book reveals the imperfectly documented and heretofore unrecognized bonds that led peoples of African descent...  Read More >>

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Official Voices: Poets and the Irish State examines the poet-politicians and bureaucrats who shaped the twenty-six-county...  Read More >>

An Aran Keening commemorates both the immortality of youth, in all its courage, folly and quick tenderness of heart,...  Read More >>

The seminal and authoritative account of how Israel became a state, written by prominent Israeli historian, Ilan...  Read More >>

Exploring the history of Cold War censorship legislation and its impact on the French publishing industry for children,...  Read More >>

Investigating the trajectories of economic nationalisms in Cold War Europe, this open access book explores the scope...  Read More >>

Offers the first comprehensive examination of Tunisia under Ben Ali.  Read More >>

Tracing the political life of Masabatha Loate, a young black woman activist who testified at the trial of the ‘Soweto...  Read More >>

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Set against the awesome splendour of some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery, Iain R. Thomson's classic book...  Read More >>

In 1969, in the shadow of the Vietnam War, where words fail and silence echoes, a man seeks refuge in a land that...  Read More >>

Tracing the political life of Masabatha Loate, a young black woman activist who testified at the trial of the ‘Soweto...  Read More >>

This book explores how three Southeast Asian countries— the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore—have utilized war...  Read More >>

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This is the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl...  Read More >>

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Emotional Labour in Oral History critically appraises the many complex ways in which emotion management features...  Read More >>