21st Century History: from c 2000

Why has the United States assumed so extensive and costly a role in world affairs over the last hundred years? The two most common answers to this ...

An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.'A spectacularly enjoyable and compelling...

Spanning the history of the island from pre-Columbian times to the present, this highly acclaimed survey examines Cuba's political and economic dev...

Since the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have grappled with the issue of Canadas role in US ballistic missile defence programs. Until P...

The indistinct status of the Zainichi has meant that, since the late 1940s, two ethnic Korean associations, the Chongryun (pro-North) and the Minda...

Global Interdependence provides a new account of world history from the end of World War II to the present, an era when transnational communities b...

Rethinking U.S. Labor History provides a reassessment of the recent growth and new directions in U.S. labor history. Labor History has recently und...

A warm, sweet love story, and a thought-provoking examination of the British slave trade and its legacy MARIAN KEYESWhen Layla and Andy first meet,...

The book brings together many of the best known commentators and scholars who write about former Yugoslavia. The essays focus on the post-Yugoslav ...

A bewildering feature of so much contemporary political violence is its stunning impersonality. Every major city centre becomes a potential shootin...

From the deserts of Sudan to the jungles of Colombia, and from the streets of Belfast to the mountains of Kurdistan, paramilitaries have appeared i...

The birth and remarkable expansion of Korean social welfare policy over the last several decades has taken place amidst the socio-economic burdens ...

A revelatory eyewitness account of Russias invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian resistance by Pulitzer Prize finalist Yaroslav Trofimov...

Best Books of 2022: Financial Times Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022: De Tijd Shortlisted for Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year The mos...

Die Covid-19-Pandemie stellt Gewohnheiten und Sinnzusammenhänge der alltäglichen Lebenswelt vielfältig in Frage. Ordnungen von Solidarität und Vul...

The origins of the post of Prime Minister can be traced back to the eighteenth century when Sir Robert Walpole became the monarchs principal minist...

A survey of Chinese naval operational history, Lis book focuses on the major battles and important engagements of more than 1,200 Chinese naval ope...

One of the strengths of this well-organized collection is its range, covering East and West Europe, and Allied and Axis countries. In addition to t...

The book succeeds in giving a general overview of the issues connected to German unification, but does so in an unusually dynamic way. It shows uni...

One of the strengths of this well-organized collection is its range, covering East and West Europe, and Allied and Axis countries. In addition to t...

In his last years as president of the United States, an embattled George Washington yearned for a time when his nation would have the strength of a...

The 2011 revolution put Egypt at the centre of discussions around radical transformations in global photographic cultures. But Egypt and photograph...

A comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of this region, incorporating the latest economic and political developments.General Survey...

The real and potential power of China, the worlds most populous nation, has long been seen as a threat by its smaller neighbors and global powers a...

China has become the powerhouse of the world economy, its incredible boom overseen by the elite members of the secretive and all-powerful communist...

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the bes...

What are the contexts (political, social, legal, cultural) of theatre censorship in twenty-first-century Europe? Given the abolition of state-sanct...