Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Political awakenings Political awakenings Harry Kreisler Collects interviews with a diverse group of influential writers and activists and showcases their reflections on the experiences that shaped their political commitments. OL15567992W
The international ambitions of Mao and Nehru The international ambitions of Mao and Nehru Andrew Bingham Kennedy "Why do leaders sometimes challenge, rather than accept, the international structures that surround their states? In The International Ambitions of Mao and Nehru, Andrew Kennedy answers this question… OL15933502W
Encyclopedia of conflicts since World War II Encyclopedia of conflicts since World War II James Ciment,Kenneth L. Hill Discusses the roots of war, various alliances and summit meetings meant to forestall conflict, and the background and events connected with numerous specific conflicts in the second half of the twent… OL19361886W
British Counterinsurgency British Counterinsurgency John Newsinger "From the Zionist Revolt in Palestine at the end of the Second World War to the Provisional IRA's campaign in Northern Ireland, the British State has been involved in fighting guerrilla war and rebel… OL1967832W
Warfare since the Second World War Warfare since the Second World War Klaus Gantzel,Torsten Schwinghammer Annotation OL20490559W
Peace and war Peace and war Steve Waugh 'GCSE Modern World History for Edexcel' is designed to meet the needs of the 2009 Edexcel Modern World History specification. Written by senior examiners, the series has been developed to enable stud… OL20833510W
Closing of the Second World War Closing of the Second World War David Wingeate Pike "This book, a worthy sequel to The Opening of the Second World War (Peter Lang, 1991), takes an unprecedented approach: the closing of the war from the losing side's point of view. The period discuss… OL20988676W
Decolonization Decolonization Raymond F. Betts Raymond F. Betts considers the 'process' of decolonization and the outcomes which have left a legacy of problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong. He examine… OL2734411W
The Cold War The Cold War John Lewis Gaddis Many will remember what it was like to live under the shadow of the Cold War, the ever-present anxiety that at some point, because of some miscalculation or act of hubris, we might find ourselves in … OL2865967W
Party government in 48 democracies (1945-1998) Party government in 48 democracies (1945-1998) J.J. Woldendorp,H. Keman,I. Budge,Jaap Woldendorp "This Handbook of Democratic Government is the first compact and comprehensive data collection which simultaneously provides comparative and complete information on the composition of governments bet… OL3947148W
World orders, old and new World orders, old and new Noam Chomsky **World Orders Old and New** is a book by Noam Chomsky, first published in 1994 and updated in 1996 by Columbia University Press. In the book, Chomsky writes about the international scene since 1945,… OL71722W
Overcoming the Cold War Overcoming the Cold War Wilfried Loth "The history of the Cold War is more than the history of a confrontation. There is also a need to look into why the Cold War did not become more heated, and how it was finally overcome. Wilfried Loth… OL975581W