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  • France and Indochina

    Cultural Representations

    by Lily Chiu, Nicola Cooper, David Del Testa, Tess Do, Penny Edwards, Marie-Paule Ha, Judith Henchy, Eric T. Jennings, Christopher L. Robinson, Carrie Tarr, Michael G. Vann, Julia Waters, Jane Bradley Winston, Jack Yeager ...
    Series series After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
    At the intersection of literary, cultural, and postcolonial studies, this volume looks at French perceptions of 'Indochina' as they are conveyed through a variety of media including cinema, literature, art, and historical or anthropological writings. The volume is long awaited, as France's memory of 'Indochina' is understudied compared to its relationship with its former colonies in West and North ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Government Leaders, Military Rulers and Political Activists

    Edited by David W. Del Testa ...
    In each volume, an introductory essay outlines of history of the disciplines under discussion, and describes how changes and innovations in these disciplines have affected our lives. The biographies that follow are organized in an A-Z format: each biography is divided into a "life" section describing the individual's life and influences and a "legacy" section summarizing the impact of that ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Research Beyond Borders

    Multidisciplinary Reflections

    by Mark Carey, Kristen Conway-Gomez, Jack Fong, Sami Hanna, Cecily Jones, Virginie Magnat, Shweta Majumdar Adur, Wiline Pangle, Mónica Ruiz-Caseres, Rebecca Sammel, Mustafa Sever, David Del Testa ...
    This collection draws insights from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who specialize in diverse methods ranging from ethnography, archival research, and oral histories, to quantitative data analysis and experiments used in the social sciences and humanities to reflect on the empirical, methodological, and practical implications of conducting research beyond one’s national borders. The goal of ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

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    A Novel of the Great War

    by Jennifer Robson ...
    A daring young woman will risk her life to find her destiny in this atmospheric, beautifully drawn historical debut novel—a tale of love, hope, and danger set during the First World War.Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mother’s rigid expectations forbid Lilly ... Read more

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  • Flashpoints

    The Emerging Crisis in Europe

    by George Friedman ...
    A major new book by New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman (The Next 100 Years), with a bold thesis about coming events in Europe. This provocative work examines “flashpoints,” unique geopolitical hot spots where tensions have erupted throughout history, and where conflict is due to emerge again.“There is a temptation, when you are around George Friedman, to ... Read more

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  • A People's History of the World

    From the Stone Age to the New Millennium

    by Chris Harman ...
    Building on A People’s History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes.An “indispensable volume” on class and capitalism throughout the ages—for readers reckoning with the history they were taught and history as it truly was (Howard Zinn)From the earliest human societies to the Holy Roman Empire, from the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • The Times History of the World

    by Richard Overy ...
    Discover the scope of the world’s history* With exclusive article by Richard Overy *Beginning with the story of early man, and culminating in the rise of global terrorism and environmental issues, the text is a breathtaking and unrivalled narrative which includes voyages of discovery, revolutions and wars, dynasties and empires.Richard Overy, with a team of historians, presents a factual ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • Revolutions

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jack A. Goldstone ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships. They have often, though not always, sparked cataclysmic violence, and have at times won miraculous victories, though at other times suffered devastating defeat. This Very Short Introduction ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History

    The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History

    by Matthew White ...
    “An amusing (really) account of the murderous ways of despots, slave traders, blundering royals, gladiators and assorted hordes.”—New York TimesEvangelists of human progress meet their opposite in Matthew White’s epic examination of history’s one hundred most violent events, or, in White’s piquant phrasing, “the numbers that people want to argue about.” Reaching back to the Second Persian War in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A History of Diplomacy

    by Jeremy Black ...
    In A History of Diplomacy, historian Jeremy Black challenges the conventional account of the development of diplomacy, devoting more attention to non-Western traditions and to the medieval West than is usually the case. By the nineteenth century a system of diplomacy was increasingly formalized. Black charts the course and evolution of ‘diplomacy’ in all its incarnations, concluding with the ... Read more

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  • World History 101

    From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history

    by Tom Head, PhD ...
    Series series Adams 101 Series
    Uncover the mysteries of the past with this exciting, comprehensive guide on world history.History books are often filled with long descriptions, complex facts, and stories that can bore even the most enthusiastic history buffs. In World History 101 you’ll skip those tedious details and focus on engaging lessons that will impress any kind of historian.From Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan to the ... Read more

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  • Shaping History

    100 Great Leaders

    by Brian Mooney ...
    Great leaders make an impact: they challenge beliefs and change the way things are done; they shape the course of history. Some are born leaders, the vast majority become leaders. Most achieve fame and recognition in their lifetime; a few die unrecognised, leaving their legacy to shine after they have gone.Not all these hundred great leaders were worldly, not all were virtuous and some were even ... Read more

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