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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Battle of the Bulge Losheim Gap / Holding the Line by Hans Wijers
(Paperback 488 pages)Most accounts of the Battle of the Bulge focus on Bastogne, but the Germans' main thrust actually occurred to the north, where Sepp Dietrich's Sixth SS Panzer Army Read more...
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When Edmonton Was Young by Tony Cashman
(Paperback 172 pages)Edmonton, circa 1910, never thought of itself as small. The citizens were young, an unlikely concentration of resourceful individuals attracted from older places where Read more...
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Dividing the Isthmus by Ana Patricia Rodriguez
(Hardback 308 pages)A study in English of transnational Central American literatures and cultures. It examines the narratives of (anti)imperialism, revolution, subalternity, globalization, Read more...
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Solidarity Stories by Harvey Schwartz
(Paperback 320 pages)The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been known from the start for its strong commitment to democracy, solidarity, and social justice. This title presents Read more...
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Solidarity Stories by Harvey Schwartz
(Hardback 320 pages)The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been known from the start for its strong commitment to democracy, solidarity, and social justice. This title presents Read more...
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President George W. Bush's Influence Over Bureaucracy and Policy
(Hardback 288 pages)This book investigates the methods used by the Bush Administration to control bureaucratic agencies, including executive orders, signing directives, political Read more...
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A Tale of Three Cities by Steven Travers
(Hardback 256 pages)In baseball, 1962 was a thrilling season. Five years prior, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants had migrated west to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, Read more...
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Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement
(Hardback 288 pages)A collection of essays that looks at the impact of anticommunism on black political culture during the early years of the Cold War, with an eye toward local and Read more...
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Environmental Legacy of Harry S. Truman
(Paperback 184 pages)Harry S Truman's presidency decisively changed the scope and pace of federal government interaction with the natural world. This book includes articles by leading Read more...
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Shadow of the Racketeer by David Witwer
(Hardback 200 pages)Presents the story of organized crime's move into labour racketeering in the 1930s, focusing on a union corruption scandal involving payments from the largest Hollywood Read more...
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Lovely Little War by Angus Lorenzen
(Hardback 231 pages)Santo Tomas in Manila was a notorious camp under the administration of General Yamashita who was later convicted for atrocities in the Philippines and sentenced to Read more...
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The Americanization of Social Science by David Paul Haney
(Paperback 296 pages)Offering an introduction to and an overview of postwar social science in the United States, this title explores a critical period in the evolution of American Read more...
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Coronelismo by Victor Nunes Leal
(Paperback 252 pages)Since its first appearance in Brazil in 1949, Victor Nunes Leal's Coronelismo, Enxada e Voto has come to be recognised as a classic analysis of the system. Read more...
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Politics in Argentina, 1890-1930 by David Rock
(Paperback 328 pages)This study is concerned with the forty-year period before 1930, when Argentina experienced rapid economic and social growth broken only by the First World War. Read more...
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Allende's Chile by Stefan De Vylder
(Paperback 264 pages)The evolution of events in Chile during the presidency of the late Salvador Allende attracted attention all over the world. Read more...
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Political Indoctrination in the U.S. Army From World War II to the Vietnam War by Christopher S. Derosa
(Paperback 348 pages)A study of the indoctrination of the US Army from World War II to Vietnam. It examines soldiers' formal political indoctrination, focusing on the political training of Read more...
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Soul of a People by David Taylor
(Hardback 272 pages)Discusses about a handful of people who were on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and a glimpse of America at a turning point. This book illuminates what it felt Read more...
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Brazil Under Lula
(Hardback 368 pages)Offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the impact of the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Workers' Party on Brazilian economy and society. Read more...
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The United States Since 1945
(Hardback 256 pages)Encompassing political, social, and cultural issues, this source reader allows students to hear the voices of the past, giving an understanding of American society since Read more...
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Tragedy At Second Narrows by Eric Jamieson
(Hardback 301 pages)On 17 June 1958, Vancouver experienced the worst industrial accident in its history when the new bridge being built across Burrard Inlet collapsed into the flooding Read more...
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The United States Since 1945
(Paperback 256 pages)Encompassing political, social, and cultural issues, this source reader allows students to hear the voices of the past, giving an understanding of American society since Read more...
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A Nation on Fire by Clay Risen
(Hardback 304 pages)A few hours after Rev Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated, violent mobs had looted and burned several blocks of Washington. The King riots solidified attitudes and Read more...
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Canada and the Transition to Commonwealth by Philip G. Wigley
(Paperback 308 pages)This book studies the relations between Britain and Canada from the end of the First World War to the Imperial Conference of 1926. Read more...
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Booker T. Washington and the Struggle Against White Supremacy by David H. Jackson
(Hardback 288 pages)This book narrates and analyzes the southern tours that Booker T. Washington and his associates undertook in 1908-1912, relating them to Washington's racial philosophy Read more...
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Domestic Policy and Ideology by David McKay
(Paperback 236 pages)In this study Dr McKay examines the interaction between presidential policy preferences and the political environment. Read more...
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Daydream Believers by Fred M. Kaplan
(Paperback 256 pages)America's power is in decline, its allies alienated, its soldiers trapped in a war that even generals regard as unwinnable. What has happened is well known. This title Read more...
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