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

Examines how German-Jewish writers from Eastern Europe who migrated to Germany during or after the Cold War have...  Read More >>

This book examines the counterinsurgency campaign in South Vietnam, 1961-63. Using captured Viet Cong documents...  Read More >>

Explore a selection of previously unpublished images documenting the Southern region's electric traction.  Read More >>

Penny M. Von Eschen offers a sweeping examination of the afterlife of the cold war and its lingering shadows, showing...  Read More >>

Emily Baran explores why a powerful state singled out Jehovah’s Witness farmers for removal from society, arguing...  Read More >>

"You hear them first, the whop whop sound of rotor blades chopping through the humid Vietnam air. Suddenly they...  Read More >>

"You hear them first, the whop whop sound of rotor blades chopping through the humid Vietnam air. Suddenly they...  Read More >>

Penny M. Von Eschen offers a sweeping examination of the afterlife of the cold war and its lingering shadows, showing...  Read More >>

Long Slow Target chronicles the highs and lows of a former teacher making the transition from naïve civilian to...  Read More >>

Long Slow Target chronicles the highs and lows of a former teacher making the transition from naïve civilian to...  Read More >>

‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON From the bestselling...  Read More >>

The shocking story of the worst year of violence in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, which included Bloody...  Read More >>

Comprehensive and analytical, A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict presents a balanced and impartial overview...  Read More >>

Comprehensive and analytical, A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict presents a balanced and impartial overview...  Read More >>

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Analyzes socially engaged art practices worldwide, linking them to decolonial struggle and critique.  Read More >>

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The first comprehensive narrative of French involvement in Chad's civil wars in the first two decades of its independence...  Read More >>

Modern Italy's Founding Fathers offers a fresh perspective on the genesis of the Italian republic as viewed through...  Read More >>

Suriname became independent in 1975 under the Netherlands' decolonisation program. Bureaucratic mismanagement by...  Read More >>

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Vietnam was an experience like none other. You seldom knew who your enemy was. Always be prepared. Base camp was...  Read More >>

In the face of disapproval and repression Soviet hippies created a version of Western counterculture, skilfully...  Read More >>

The statesman and diplomat analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the...  Read More >>