Race, Gender, and White SupremacyFerber's provocative critique examines white supremacists' firm belief that white men are becoming victims and the repercussions of their attempts to assert white male power.Abby L. FerberLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c1998.viernes, 15 de marzo de 2019
FDR and the American Presidency in Years of CrisisA biography like no other: hear the voice that led the nation out of darkness and into victory This vivid portrait shows a nation at its best and at its worst through the lens of t...Terry GolwaySourcebooksviernes, 15 de marzo de 2019
Spain and the Great Powers in the Twentieth Centuryexamines the international context to, and influences on, Spanish history and politics from 1898 to the present day. Spanish hist...Sebastian Balfour Paul Pr...Routledgeviernes, 15 de marzo de 2019
Probing interviews with fourteen contemporary political leaders, including Kissinger, Meir, Arafat, Indira Gandhi, and the Shah of Iran, reveal their personal attitudes and propens...Oriana FallaciMariner Booksviernes, 15 de marzo de 2019
This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and it...Salam PaxAtlantic Booksviernes, 15 de marzo de 2019
For generations now, Edward W. Said's Orientalism has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition contains a preface written by Sa...Edward W. SaidLondon : Penguin, 2003.viernes, 15 de marzo de 2019
The Indispensable ChomskyNoam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the pre-eminent public intellectuals of the modern era. Over the past thirty years, broadly diverse audiences have gathered to attend...Noam Chomsky Peter R. Mit...Vintagemiércoles, 13 de marzo de 2019
Salem, 1692'An oppressive, forensic, psychological thriller: J.K. Rowling meets Antony Beevor, Stephen King and Marina Warner ... Schiff's writing is to die for' THE TIMES It began in 1692, o...Schiff, StacyOrion Booksmiércoles, 13 de marzo de 2019
Hobsbawm on Latin AmericaEric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) wrote that Latin America was the only region of the world outside Europe which he felt he knew well and where he felt entirely at home. He claimed this wa...Eric HobsbawmAbacusmiércoles, 13 de marzo de 2019
Social agitation is as essential a part of public life today as it has ever been. In Eric Hobsbawm's masterful study, Primitive Rebels, he shines a light on the origins of contempo...Eric HobsbawmAbacusmiércoles, 13 de marzo de 2019
With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future wit...Francis FukuyamaPenguinmiércoles, 13 de marzo de 2019
The Easter RisingThe Easter Rising began at 12 noon, 24 April, 1916 and lasted for six short but bloody days, resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians, the destruction of many parts of Dublin,...Tim Pat CooganPHOENIXmartes, 12 de marzo de 2019
Reflections of a Grade B ReporterA compelling account that mixes autobiography, reportage and a 'state of the nation' survey of wartime reporting from one of the outstanding TV journalists of our timeMartin BellOne Worldmartes, 12 de marzo de 2019
And the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a CountPresents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower...Jill JonnesEditors Varismartes, 12 de marzo de 2019
Travels Through a Country's Hidden PastThe Spanish are reputed to be amongst Europe's most voluble people. So why have they kept silent about the terrors of the Spanish Civil War and the rule of dictator Generaliacute;s...Tremlett, GilesFaber & Fabermartes, 12 de marzo de 2019
Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation"Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This...Rebecca TraisterScribnermartes, 12 de marzo de 2019
The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern FrontThe incredible account - recounted by the protagonist's son - of a secret POW rescue mission at the end of WW2.Lee Trimble Jeremy Dronfi...Icon Books Ltdlunes, 11 de marzo de 2019
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and shee...Bill BrysonNew York : Perennial, 2001, c1990.lunes, 11 de marzo de 2019
The Unfinished Revolution of Culture and IdentityThose who have never been colonized can never really know what it does to the psyche of a people. Those who have been are often not fully aware of or are unwilling to accept the de...Pavan K. VarmaVikinglunes, 11 de marzo de 2019
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