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

17128 books were found.

The Warrior Worker: Challenge of the Korean Way of Working

The Warrior Worker: Challenge of the Korean Way of Working...

Author: Robert Kearney
ISBN: 9781350186156
Format: Paperback
$64.99

Examines the nature of South Korea's economic success, and asks whether the country's current prosperity is inextricably...  Read More >>

Thailand: Shifting Ground Between the US and a Rising China

Thailand: Shifting Ground Between the US and a Rising...

Author: Benjamin Zawacki (Independent Scholar)
ISBN: 9780755638116
Format: Hardback
$150.00

Originally published in in Great Britain 2017.  Read More >>

Authenticity and Victimhood after the Second World War: Narratives from Europe and East Asia

Authenticity and Victimhood after the Second World War:...

Author: Randall Hansen ,  Achim Saupe
ISBN: 9781487528218
Format: Hardback
$135.00

This edited collection explores memories and experiences of genocide, civilian casualties, and other atrocities...  Read More >>

War Paint: From the Bishop Indian Reservation to Vietnam

War Paint: From the Bishop Indian Reservation to Vietnam...

Author: Robert E Mallory
ISBN: 9781645316862
Format: Paperback
$36.10

"This is my story as an American Indian leaving the reservation, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1967 and going to...  Read More >>

Revolutionary State-Making in Dar es Salaam: African Liberation and the Global Cold War, 1961–1974

Revolutionary State-Making in Dar es Salaam: African...

Author: George Roberts (King's College London)
ISBN: 9781108845731
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Examining revolutionary Dar es Salaam as a key site of Third World attempts to shape a new global order after empire,...  Read More >>

The Patriot

The Patriot

Author: Richard Langston (Royalty Account) ,  Professor Gerd Gemunden (Series Editor)
ISBN: 9781640140769
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Revitalizes Alexander Kluge's classic 1979 film, showing it to be not just great storytelling but also an exploration...  Read More >>

Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge Builder

Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge Builder

Author: Martin Klingst ,  Michelle Muntefering
ISBN: 9781800732636
Format: Paperback
$72.32

Guido Goldman was one of the most distinguished protagonists of the reintegration of Germany into the international...  Read More >>

Heritage under Socialism: Preservation in Eastern and Central Europe, 1945-1991

Heritage under Socialism: Preservation in Eastern and...

Author: Eszter Gantner ,  Corinne Geering
ISBN: 9781800732278
Format: Hardback
$256.16

Enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies. Its transnational approach highlights...  Read More >>

My Remembrances of Life At Tompkins Barracks: Notes From A Vietnam-Era Vet

My Remembrances of Life At Tompkins Barracks: Notes...

Author: Sp4 Kirk
ISBN: 9780989800495
Format: Hardback
$113.39

This is a brief look at three years in the life of a college-educated soldier drafted during the Vietnam war. It...  Read More >>

Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge Builder

Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge Builder

Author: Martin Klingst ,  Michelle Muntefering
ISBN: 9781800732483
Format: Hardback
$276.86

Guido Goldman was one of the most distinguished protagonists of the reintegration of Germany into the international...  Read More >>

The Trials of Oz: The Longest Obscenity Trial in History

The Trials of Oz: The Longest Obscenity Trial in History...

Author: Tony Palmer
ISBN: 9781839014482
Format: Paperback
$38.79

This revised 50th anniversary edition of The Trials of Oz includes new material by all three of the original defendants,...  Read More >>

The Road to Vietnam: America, France, Britain, and the First Vietnam War

The Road to Vietnam: America, France, Britain, and the...

Author: Pablo de Orellana (King's College London, UK)
ISBN: 9780755637126
Format: Paperback
$64.99

Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam? What led US policy makers to become convinced that Vietnam posed a threat...  Read More >>

JFK: Volume 1: John F Kennedy: 1917-1956

JFK: Volume 1: John F Kennedy: 1917-1956

Author: Fredrik Logevall
ISBN: 9780241972014
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The definitive biography of JFK, from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fredrik Logevall The Pulitzer Prize-winning...  Read More >>

Global Populisms

Global Populisms

Author: Carlos de la Torre (University of Kentucky, USA) ,  Treethep Srisa-nga
ISBN: 9780367332174
Format: Paperback
$75.99

This ground-breaking textbook describes and explains the global manifestations of populism. It reviews controversies...  Read More >>

Vietnam Geopolitical Affairs

Vietnam Geopolitical Affairs

Author: Tùng-Phong
ISBN: 9781665708227
Format: Paperback
$61.97

In 1965, in the midst of the Vietnam War, Tùng-Phong reached out to the Vietnamese leaders in the North and South....  Read More >>

We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

Author: Nick Brokhausen
ISBN: 9781636240534
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Vivid Vietnam memoir of the author's experiences in the famous MACV-SOG, as a member of a small recon team, operating...  Read More >>

Global Populisms

Global Populisms

Author: Carlos de la Torre (University of Kentucky, USA) ,  Treethep Srisa-nga
ISBN: 9780367332143
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This ground-breaking textbook describes and explains the global manifestations of populism. It reviews controversies...  Read More >>

The Miners' Strike, 1984–5: Loss Without Limit

The Miners' Strike, 1984–5: Loss Without Limit

Author: Martin Adeney ,  John Lloyd
ISBN: 9781032014821
Format: Hardback
$252.00

This book, first published in 1986, examines the miners’ strike of 1984-5 – an event that formed the decisive break...  Read More >>

Stages in the Revolution: Political Theatre in Britain Since 1968

Stages in the Revolution: Political Theatre in Britain...

Author: Catherine Itzin
ISBN: 9781032046860
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book, first published in 1980, is a comprehensive study of the radical theatre movement in Britain from 1968...  Read More >>

Three Funerals for My Father: Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam

Three Funerals for My Father: Love, Loss and Escape...

Author: Jolie Phuong Hoang
ISBN: 9781990160042
Format: Paperback
$47.39

"What would you risk to save your children? Jolie Phuong Hoang grew up as one of ten children, part of a loving,...  Read More >>

Blackhorse Tales: Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War

Blackhorse Tales: Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers...

Author: Don Snedeker
ISBN: 9781636240428
Format: Hardback
$69.99

The war stories and combat narratives of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment during 5.5 years of combat in Vietnam....  Read More >>

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Author: Mary Chamberlain
ISBN: 9781786079077
Format: Hardback
$29.99

Heart-wrenching historical fiction from bestselling novelist Mary Chamberlain  Read More >>

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