American History: From C 1900 -
Subcategories
- American History: First World War
- American History: Postwar, From C 1945 -
- American History: Second World War
New Publications
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Hostile Intent by Kristian Gustafson
(Hardback 288 pages)Most observers have maintained that US machinations were responsible for the success of General Augusto Pinochet's coup. This book examines one of the most controversial Read more...
€22.32
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Contemporary Latin America by Ronaldo Munck
(Paperback 256 pages)Provides introduction to the region of Latin America, to the historical context, the countries and their peoples. This book presents a backdrop to coverage of Read more...
€24.79
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The Betrayal of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presid by Edward I Schwartz
(Paperback 192 pages)€13.58
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The Bystander by Nick Bryant
(Paperback 576 pages)An account of JFK's engagement with the race issue which reveals that political cynicism caused Kennedy to neglect racial opportunities to defuse the most explosive Read more...
€16.11
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Soldiers to Citizens by Suzanne Mettler
(Paperback 288 pages)Soldiers to Citizens offers critical lessons about how public programs can make a difference. Mettler finds that by treating veterans as first-class citizens and in Read more...
€16.12
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The American Mission and the 'Evil Empire' by David S. Foglesong
(Paperback 362 pages)The Crusade for a 'Free Russia'. Read more...
€22.31
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The Kennedy Assassination by Peter Knight
(Paperback 192 pages)Part of the "Representing American Events" series, which focuses on key events in American history from the perspective of several different disciplines, offering the Read more...
€17.35
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Reconciling Modernity by Daniel Newcomer
(Paperback 304 pages)Intends to challenge the academic consensus of a simplistic Church-State reconciliation in post-revolutionary Mexico and reveals instead a cultural power struggle Read more...
€18.59
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Higher Education For Women in Postwar America, 1945-1965 by Linda Eisenmann
(Paperback 296 pages)Explores the nature of postwar advocacy for women's higher education, acknowledging its relationship to the expectations of the era and recognizing its particular type Read more...
€24.80
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Franklin Roosevelt's Foreign Policy and the Welles Mission by Simon Rofe
(Hardback 288 pages)Giving an analysis of the mission undertaken by FDR's Secretary of State during the Phoney War, this work explains the motivations and goals of Roosevelt through an Read more...
€52.70
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Blind Oracles by Bruce Kuklick
(Paperback 264 pages)Examines the role of intellectuals in foreign policymaking. This work recounts the history of the development of ideas about strategy and foreign policy during a Read more...
€18.54
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White Flight by Kevin M. Kruse
(Paperback 352 pages)Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past Read more...
€14.26
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Ordinary Places / Extraordinary Events by Clara Irazabal
(Hardback 264 pages)Explores the urban history of some of Latin America's cities through studies of their public spaces and what has taken place there, revealing contemporary definitions of Read more...
€86.80
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Don't Ask What I Shot by Catherine M. Lewis
(Hardback 320 pages)Tells the story of how Ike's golf game functioned as a dual symbol of progress and provincialism. This book details Eisenhower's friendships with Bobby Jones, Arnold Read more...
€18.59
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Directors of Central Intelligence As Leaders by Douglas F. Garthoff
(Hardback 360 pages)President Harry Truman created the job of director of central intelligence (DCI) so that he could turn to one person for foreign intelligence briefings. This book Read more...
€36.58
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Mandarins of the Future by Nils Gilman
(Paperback 344 pages)Because it provided the dominant framework for the "development" of poor, postcolonial countries, modernization theory ranks among the important constructs of Read more...
€20.46
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Courting Democracy in Mexico by Todd a. Eisenstadt
(Paperback 376 pages)This book is a most comprehensive explanation of Mexico's gradual transition to democracy. Read more...
€27.27
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I've Got the Light of Freedom by Charles Payne
(Paperback 552 pages)Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi. A new preface addressing current deveopments in Civil Rights literature updates this classic text on the Mississippi freedom Read more...
€22.26
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This Land, This Nation by Sarah Phillips
(Paperback 302 pages)This book presents conservation policy as a critical arm of New Deal reform. Read more...
€18.59
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Theodore Roosevelt and World Order by James R. Holmes
(Paperback 324 pages)Presents an understanding of TR's political philosophy while shedding light on some of the most vexing foreign policy dilemmas. Most know that Roosevelt served as New Read more...
€16.74
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This Land, This Nation by Sarah Phillips
(Hardback 302 pages)This book presents conservation policy as a critical arm of New Deal reform. Read more...
€49.60
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The United States Since 1980 by Dean Baker
(Hardback 288 pages)Describes the sharp right turn the US has taken following Ronald Reagan's election in 1980. Read more...
€43.40
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The United States Since 1980 by Dean Baker
(Paperback 288 pages)Describes the sharp right turn the US has taken following Ronald Reagan's election in 1980. Read more...
€14.87
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Pocketbook Politics by Meg Jacobs
(Paperback 368 pages)'How much does it cost?' We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. This book shows, the twentieth-century American Read more...
€20.46
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The Chinatown Trunk Mystery by Mary Ting Yi Lui
(Paperback 320 pages)In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this Read more...
€16.74
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Morning in America by Gil Troy
(Paperback 448 pages)Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counter revolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is Read more...
€14.82
