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  • From Colony to Superpowerby George C. Herring

    Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 19.95

    The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation in print. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize-winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of prestigious Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. From Colony to Superpower is the only thematic volume commissioned for the series. Here George C. Herring uses foreign relations as the lens through which to tell the story of America's dramatic rise from thirteen disparate colonies huddled along the Atlantic coast to the world's greatest superpower. A sweeping account of United States' foreign relations and diplomacy, this magisterial volume documents America's interaction with other peoples and nations of the world. Herring tells a story... more...

  • The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politicsby Kim Long

    Dell Publishing 2008; US$ 11.99

    Watergate. Billygate. Iran-Contra. Teapot Dome. Monica Lewinsky.American history is marked by era-defining misdeeds, indiscretions, and the kind of tabloid-ready scandals that politicians seem to do better than anyone else. Now, for the first time, one volume brings together 300 years of political wrongdoing in an illustrated history of politicians gone wild—proving that today’s scoundrels aren’t the first, worst, and surely won’t be the last…. From high crimes to misdemeanors to moments of licentiousness and larceny, this unique compendium captures in complete, colorful detail the foibles, failings, peccadilloes, dirty tricks, and astounding blunders committed by politicians behaving badly. Amid stories of... more...

  • Superpowersby Paul Dukes

    Routledge 2000; US$ 35.95

    The Superpowers traces the development of the USA and Russia from 1898 to 2000, placing the cold war, from inception to ending, into the wider social, economic and political context. more...

  • Fifty Years Warby Richard Crockatt

    Routledge 1994; US$ 74.95

    This is an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Cold war and the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union that has dominated world politics in the second half of the twentieth century. more...

  • Thanks for the Memories, Mr. Presidentby Helen Thomas

    Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 10.99

    In a natural follow-up to her national bestseller Front Row at the White House, the dean of the White House press corps presents a vivid and personal presidential chronicle. Currently a columnist for Hearst and a former White House bureau chief for UPI, Helen Thomas has covered an unprecedented nine presidential administrations, endearing herself with her trademark "Thank you, Mr. President," at the conclusion of White House press conferences. Thomas has amassed many wonderful tales about her personal interactions with and observations of the presidents and their families that can all be found in Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President. In nine riveting chapters -- one for each administration -- Thomas delights, informs, spins yarns,... more...

  • USA in the Making of the USSRby Paul Dukes

    RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 170.00

    The author shows that, even though Russia was not invited to the Washington Conference of 1921-22, the 'Russian Question' was one of the major influences on the statesmen who did attend. more...

  • From Arab Nationalism to OPEC, second editionby Nathan J. Citino

    Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 33.55

    As OPEC approaches its 50th anniversary, the paperback edition of Nathan J. Citino's well-received study advances a challenging, revisionist interpretation of U.S.-Saudi relations and OPEC's historical significance. Citino re-examines the relationship between President Eisenhower and King Sa'ūd in the context of the transition from British imperial hegemony to an American capitalist order in the Middle East. He shows how the political realignment that resulted in OPEC ensured that wealth and power subsequently remained in the hands of oil-producing governments. Using American and British archives, corporate records, and Arabic ... more...

  • Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Centuryby Alan P. Dobson

    Routledge 1995; US$ 54.95

    Dobson's concise and readable book covers the whole of this century and employs selected historical detail to expose the special relationship between Britain and America in its true light. more...

  • Don't Disturb the Neighborsby Jacqueline Mazza

    Routledge 2001; US$ 46.95

    Don't Disturb the Neighbors provides a comprehensive review and analysis of US Mexican relations over the past two decades - from the days of the Central American crisis of the Reagan administration to the 1995 Mexican Peso Crisis. more...

  • United States and Cambodia, 1969-2000by Kenton Clymer

    RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 195.00

    This book is a diplomatic history of relations between the US and Cambodia from the Vietnam war to Clinton's visit there in the late 1990s. more...