American History: From C 1900 -
Subcategories
- American History: First World War
- American History: Postwar, From C 1945 -
- American History: Second World War
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Taxing America by Julian E. Zelizer
(Paperback 400 pages)Examines Wilbur D. Mills' role in shaping the national tax agenda 1958-74. Read more...
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Operation Pedro Pan by Yvonne M. Conde
(Paperback 256 pages)This title tell the story of 14,000 children who were sent out of Cuba alone by desperate parents, fearing for their children's future under Castro, between 1960 and Read more...
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The Unidad Popular and the Pinochet Dictatorship by Patricio Meller
(Hardback 240 pages)"Why Allende? Why Pinochet?" covers the two most conflicting Chilean governments of this century. The book ends with a discussion of the legacies of both governments. In Read more...
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The Truman Years, 1945-53 by Mark E. Byrnes
(Paperback 184 pages)A concise yet thorough examination of the critical postwar years in the US. It argues that the major trends and themes of postwar American history have their origins Read more...
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The Cambridge Economic History of the United States Twentieth Century
(Hardback 1200 pages)Volume III surveys the economic history of the United States and Canada during the twentieth century. Read more...
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Murder in Dealy Plaza by James H. Fetzer
(Paperback 448 pages)Explores the many inconsistencies and unsupported conclusions in the Warren Commission report on the assassination of JFK. From "coincidences" such as the assassination Read more...
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Reinventing Free Labor by Gunther Peck
(Hardback 308 pages)This study is of the history of the padrone, a mafia-like immigrant boss who allegedly enslaved his compatriots. Read more...
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Class and Party in American Politics by Jeffrey M. Stonecash
(Paperback 208 pages)This single volume work examines whether class political divisions have increased or decreased over time in America. It is grounded on electoral and voter survey data Read more...
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Illusion of Inclusion by Rodolfo Rosales
(Paperback 252 pages)Offers a history of the Chicano community's struggle for inclusion in the political life of San Antonio during 1951 to 1991. This book focuses on the political and Read more...
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The American Presidents by Jon Roper
(Paperback 248 pages)With its cold war enemies led by dictators who promoted the myth of their heroic leadership, how might democratic America respond? Read more...
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Return to Armageddon by Ronald E. Powaski & Ashland University) and Adjunct Professor
(Hardback 306 pages)During the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, the United States, through its victory in the Cold War, led the world away from the brink of nuclear annihilation, Read more...
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International Politics and Civil Rights Policies in the United States, 1941-1960 by Azza S. Layton
(Paperback 230 pages)Layton shows how revolutionary changes in world politics helped reform postwar US race policies. Read more...
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International Politics and Civil Rights Policies in the United States, 1941-1960 by Azza S. Layton
(Hardback 230 pages)Layton shows how revolutionary changes in world politics helped reform postwar US race policies. Read more...
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Undermining the Kremlin by Gregory Mitrovich
(Hardback 256 pages)Mitrovich (Ph.D., international relations, U. of Southern California) looks closely at America's Cold War objectives and the various stages of U.S. strategy. From his Read more...
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Mexican Consuls and Labor Organizing by Gilbert Gonzalez
(Paperback 304 pages)Offers evidence that Mexico aimed at nothing less than developing a loyal and politically dependent emigrant community among Mexican Americans, which would serve and Read more...
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Transforming Computer Technology by Arthur L. Norberg & Judy E. O'Neill
(Paperback 380 pages)This text examines the influence of the US Department of Defence, and in particular the Pentagon's Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO), on computer research Read more...
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The Immaculate Invasion by Bob Shacochis
(Paperback 422 pages)An eyewitness account of the 1994 invasion and occupation of Haiti. From the Pentagon's war room to the bitter infighting in the divided US embassy Shacochis chronicles Read more...
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The Dream and the Nightmare by Myron Magnet
(Paperback 238 pages)Argues that the radical transformation of American culture which took place in the 1960s brought underclass - overwhelmingly urban, dismayingly minority - into existence. Read more...
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Debating Southern History by Bruce Clayton & Australia) Melbourne Latrobe University John (Professor of History Salmond
(Hardback 208 pages)In the 20th century, no region of the US has experienced greater social upheaval or undergone a more dramatic political transformation then the South. This text Read more...
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On the Rim of Mexico by Ramon Eduardo Ruiz
(Paperback 272 pages)This text addresses the ties and asymmetries across the Mexico-USA border, from Tijuana/San Diego to Matamoros/Brownsville. Read more...
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The Ambiguous Legacy
(Paperback 552 pages)This collection assesses the record of American foreign policy in the twentieth century. Read more...
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The Ambiguous Legacy
(Hardback 548 pages)This collection assesses the record of American foreign policy in the 20th century. Read more...
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The Revolutionary Mission by Thomas F. O'Brien
(Paperback 376 pages)This is the first book to explore the impact of American corporate culture on Latin American societies in the decades before World War II. Read more...
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Debating Southern History by Bruce Clayton & Australia) Melbourne Latrobe University John (Professor of History Salmond
(Paperback 208 pages)In the 20th century, no region of the US has experienced greater social upheaval or undergone a more dramatic political transformation than the South. This text Read more...
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The Night Club Era by Stanley Walker
(Paperback 344 pages)Written in the aftermath of Prohibition, this is an idiosyncratic account of the people and places that defined New York's night life during the era of "the great Read more...
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Social Cleavages and Political Change by Jeff Manza & Clem Brooks
(Hardback 354 pages)The book examines the changing nature of social cleavages and their effect on political allegiances and voting behaviour in the United States since the 1950s. Read more...
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Taking Stock
(Hardback 341 pages)This is the first attempt at a general view of twentieth-century American government. Read more...







