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Eisenhower and the Cold War
Oxford University Press, USA 1981; US$ 27.99A judicious and cogent vindication of Eisenhower's prudent and moderate conduct of statecraft during his two terms. more...
God is a Conservative
NYU Press 1998; US$ 70.00From Billy Graham and Ronald Regan to Newt Gingrich and William Bennett, God is a Conservative provides an important look at the role of religion in conservative politics in modern America. Kenneth J. Heineman reveals the profoundly religious nature of contemporary conservatism, offering an intriguing look at the social history of moral politics over... more...
The Liberal State on Trial
Columbia University Press 2005; US$ 64.99What was left, in both senses of the word, of liberalism after the death of Franklin Roosevelt? This question has aroused considerable historical debate because it raises the question of why the United States, during the Truman years, developed a much less state-centered orthodoxy than other comparable, powerful liberal states. What were the consequences... more...
The Gumshoe and the Shrink
Santa Monica Press 2012; US$ 19.99Combining a detective story with political intrigue, this recollection delves into the infamous presidential battle between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedyand the lengths to which both parties went to destroy one another. The history introduces two key personalities: a manic-depressive private eye named Guenther Reinhardt and Richard Nixon’s... more...
A Companion to Harry S. Truman
Wiley 2012; US$ 198.50With contributions from the most accomplished scholars in the field, this fascinating companion to one of America's pivotal presidents assesses Harry S. Truman as a historical figure, politician, president and strategist. Assembles many of the top historians in their fields who assess critical aspects of the Truman presidency Provides new approaches... more...
Tohopeka
University of Alabama Press 2012; US$ 29.95Tohopeka contains a variety of perspectives and uses a wide arrayof evidence and approaches, from scrutiny of cultural and religious practices to literary and linguistic analysis, to illuminate this troubled period. Almost two hundred years ago, the territory that would become Alabama was both ancient homeland and new frontier where... more...
The Noir Forties
Nation Books 2012; US$ 29.99From one of our finest cultural historians, The Noir Forties is a vivid reexamination of America?s postwar period, that ?age of anxiety? characterized by the dissipation of victory dreams, the onset of the Red Scare, and a nascent resistance to the growing Cold War consensus. Richard Lingeman examines a brief but momentous and crowded time,... more...
Pontiac's War
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 34.95Pontiac?s War: Its Causes, Course, and Consequence, 1763-1765 is a compelling retelling of one of the most pivotal points in American colonial history, in which the Native peoples staged one of the most successful campaigns in three centuries of European contact. With his balanced analysis of the organization and execution of this important conflict,... more...
Plains Wars 1757-1900
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 80.00The Great Plains cover the central two-thirds of the United States, and during the nineteenth century they were home to some of the largest and most powerful Native American tribes on the continent. The conflict between those tribes and the newcomers from Europe lasted one hundred and fifty years, and required the resources of five nations - Spain,... more...









