21st Century History: from c 2000

In the 1980s and 90s, renowned Polish economist Tadeusz Kowalik played a leading role in the Solidarity movement, struggling alongside workers for ...

The Mayor of Mogadishu tells the story of one family's epic journey through Somalia's turmoil, from the optimism of independence to its spectacular...

This new edition of Frank Ledwidges eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of mi...

China is rising. But how should the West - and the United States in particular - respond? This could be the key geopolitical question of the twen...

This history of Americas recent past focuses on the importance of the United States interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accoun...

Based on his experience as a scholar and diplomat stationed in China, Jean-Luc Domenach consults a wealth of archival and contemporary materials to...

Patterns of Modern Chinese History offers a broad narrative - introductory but detailed - of the period starting with the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) ...

An assessment of how Israels extraordinary population growth undermines the countrys environment, social equity, and quality of lifeand what must b...

This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clari...

Charles B. Strozier's college lost sixty-eight alumni in the tragedy of 9/11, and the many courses he has taught on terrorism and related topics si...

The forces of globalisation are indiscriminate they enable those who pursue good and those who pursue evil. The changes brought about by globalisa...

From 9/11 to the Arab Spring and beyond - encompassing the economic crisis, the rise of China, and conflicts in the Middle East - The Revenge of Hi...

Clint Palmer has spent much of his adult life in the SAS and has fought in this elite military unit as it developed from its fledgling beginnings i...

'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the Wests policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.' - General David Pet...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE Eye-opening and persuasive SUNDAY TIMES ...

When soldiers go to war, what do their families and friends experience? There is huge public support for the military, who risk their lives in fara...

What was mothering like in the past? When acclaimed historian Sarah Knott became pregnant, she asked herself this question. But accounts of motherh...

More than seven decades after the end of the Second World War, the era of the Nazi Hunters is drawing to a close as they and the hunted die off. Th...