American History: Postwar, From C 1945 -
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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...
€58.42
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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...
€30.75
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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...
€61.50
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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...
€22.13
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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...
€23.36
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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...
€23.36
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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...
€49.20
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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...
€55.35
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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...
€24.59
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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...
€22.13
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The Postwar Yankees by David G. Surdam
(Hardback 448 pages)The Yankees and New York baseball entered a golden age between 1949 and 1964, a period during which the city was represented in all but one World Series. This title Read more...
€45.51
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Reinventing Richard Nixon by Daniel Frick
(Hardback 344 pages)Focusing on the process of Richard Nixon's continuous reinvention, this book reveals a figure who continues to expose key fault lines in the nation's self-definition. It Read more...
€36.84
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Have a Nice Day by Justin Webb
How I Stopped Sneering and Learned to Love America. Forget everything you think you know about the USA. Forget George Bush, put to one side the Iraq war, avert your eyes Read more...
€17.52 (RRP €18.44) You save: €0.92
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Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power by Robert K. Brigham
(Paperback 240 pages)Vietnam and Iraq are linked forever, but a straight comparison between the two wars does injustice to solid history. This book shows how the similarities between Iraq Read more...
€9.34 (RRP €9.83) You save: €0.49
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The Age of Abundance by Brink Lindsey
(Paperback 400 pages)Until the 1960s, scarcity and the struggle to clothe, feed and employ the nation drove most of US political life. From slavery to the New Deal, political parties Read more...
€10.50 (RRP €11.06) You save: €0.56
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Test by Fire by Robert Swansbrough
(Hardback 304 pages)This book examines the successes and failures of George W. Bush as a War President. The author critically assesses the administration's key decisions in the war on Read more...
€52.28
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America Between the Wars by Derek Chollet & James M. Goldgeier
(Hardback 440 pages)From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the fall of the Twin Towers, this is the story of how successive US administrations struggled to understand the changing world. It Read more...
€19.85 (RRP €20.90) You save: €1.05
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Settling Down by Robert Francis Saxe
(Hardback 240 pages)Examines the lost voices of returning World War II veterans in the immediate postwar years and shows how the developing Cold War silenced or altered dissenting opinions Read more...
€52.28
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Test by Fire by Robert Swansbrough
(Paperback 304 pages)This book examines the successes and failures of George W. Bush as a War President. The author critically assesses the administration's key decisions in the war on Read more...
€19.67
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Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary by Ray E. Boomhower
(Hardback 184 pages)Marking the 40th anniversary of Robert F Kennedy's Indianapolis speech, this book explains what brought the politician to Indiana that day, and explores the characters Read more...
€14.75
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Cuba and Venezuela by German Sanchez
(Paperback 300 pages)An Insight Into Two Revolutions. An examination of the similarities and divergences between the revolutionary processes of Venezuela and Cuba. Read more...
€11.67 (RRP €12.29) You save: €0.62
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Reagan's Disciple by Lou Cannon & Carl M. Cannon
(Hardback 320 pages)Examines what remains of the Reagan agenda in the Bush era. This book describes the essence of the 40th and the 43rd presidencies. It shows both how extraordinary a Read more...
€19.85 (RRP €20.90) You save: €1.05
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Labor's Cold War
(Paperback 320 pages)Examining the impact of American Cold War politics on diverse local arenas, this book shows that anticommunist challenges reshaped local political cultures and set the Read more...
€17.21
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Broken Arrow - the Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents by Michael H. Maggelet & James C. Oskins
(Paperback 323 pages)€46.12
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The Presidential Recordings Lyndon B. Johnson - Toward the Great Society, Febuary 1, 1964 May 31, 1965
(Hardback 3536 pages)Thrust into the presidency by the assassination of John F Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson confronted the twin challenges of leading a nation in mourning while ensuring the Read more...
€123.00
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Invisible Enemies by Edwin a. Martini
(Paperback 288 pages)Drawing on a range of sources, from White House documents and congressional hearings to comic books and feature films, this work shows how the United States continued to Read more...
€19.62
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Let Every Nation Know by Robert Dallek & Terry Golway & Dallek & Golway
(Paperback 308 pages)John F Kennedy in His Own Words. This MediaFusion book dramatically evokes the 25 or so major events of Kennedy's Read more...
€12.84 (RRP €13.52) You save: €0.68
