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

Offers the first historical study of Nisei Shin Buddhists in the US during the tumultuous period between World War...  Read More >>

Examines the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to reconfigure Hangzhou’s urban space, alter the natural environment...  Read More >>

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First published in 1969 Brazil: Land Without Limits offers its readers the full flavour of this enchanting land...  Read More >>

Have you ever watched a black and white war film, made in the 1940’s or 1950’s and asked yourself, did this really...  Read More >>

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During the 1970s human rights took the front stage in international relations; fuelling political debates, social...  Read More >>

This book explores the aesthetic forms of the political left across the borders of post-colonial, post-partition...  Read More >>

This book offers a new approach to the historical study of The Welfare State, with a close focuse on class and gender....  Read More >>

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Charts the incredible rise of South Korea, from colonisation and civil war to today's thriving nation.  Read More >>

Enchanted Revolution moves religion and gender to center stage in the Chinese Communist revolution, examining the...  Read More >>

The compelling account of the first atomic test conducted by Britain off the North West Coast of Western Australia...  Read More >>

The Iranian People’s Fada’i Guerrillas have received little dedicated scholarly investigation in the shadow of the...  Read More >>

This book examines the question of historical awareness within the Greek communities in the diaspora, adding a new...  Read More >>

Drawing on new scholarship, this comprehensive study provides a chronological overview from World War I to the Soviet...  Read More >>

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Drawing extensively on the declassified British archives and Chinese sources, this book explores how Britain and...  Read More >>

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During the height of the Cold War, a group of small-town young men would lead their underdog hockey team from the...  Read More >>

Drawing on new scholarship, this comprehensive study provides a chronological overview from World War I to the Soviet...  Read More >>

A work which evaluates anticommunism among the French population, 1945--1953, examining its causes, character, and...  Read More >>

"""The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable...  Read More >>

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A luminous account by young poet Dom Moraes of his wanderings through India, Nepal and Sikkim in 1958.  Read More >>