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  • The Kennedy Assassination Tapesby Max Holland

    Knopf Publishing Group 2004; US$ 15.99

    A major work of documentary history–the brilliantly edited and annotated transcripts, most of them never before published, of the presidential conversations of Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath. The transition from John F. Kennedy to Johnson was arguably the most wrenching and, ultimately, one of the most bitter in the nation’s history. As Johnson himself said later, “I took the oath, I became president. But for millions of Americans I was still illegitimate, a naked man with no presidential covering, a pretender to the throne….The whole thing was almost unbearable.” In this book, Max Holland, a leading authority on the assassination and longtime Washington journalist, presents... more...

  • Empireby Stephen Howe

    Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 12.99

    Much of the world's history is the history of empires. But what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics? This title seeks answers to such questions as: Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of 'globalisation', constitute a new imperial system? 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...

  • The Birth of Modern Politicsby Lynn Parsons

    Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 19.95

    The 1828 presidential election, which pitted Major General Andrew Jackson against incumbent John Quincy Adams, has long been hailed as a watershed moment in American political history. It was the contest in which an unlettered, hot-tempered southwesetern frontiersman, trumpeted by his supporters as a genuine man of the people, soundly defeated a New England "aristocrat" whose education and political resume were as impressive as any ever seen in American public life. It was, many historians have argued, the country's first truly democratic presidential election. Lynn Hudson Parsons argues that it also established a pattern in which two nationally organized political parties would vie for power in virtually every state. During the... more...

  • Marxism and Human Natureby Sean Sayers

    Routledge 1998; US$ 35.95

    This is an ambitious and wide ranging defence of the Marxist and Hegelian historical approach, engaging with a wide range of work at the heart of the contemporary debate in social and moral philosophy. more...

  • Government of the Roman Empireby Barbara Levick

    Routledge 2000; US$ 40.95

    A valuable collection of source material which makes this revised edition an essential tool for everyone studying the administration of the Empire. more...

  • Gladstone and the Liberal Partyby Michael J. Winstanley

    Routledge 1990; US$ 23.95

    Examines the enviroment in which Gladstone operated, concentrating in particular on the political and social nature of the Liberal party, which he led. more...

  • Origins of the Second World War 1933-1939by Ruth Henig

    Routledge 1985; US$ 22.95

    In this title, Ruth Henig analyzes the reasons as to why World War Two broke out, a very controversail historic topic. She considers the long-term factors that contributed to the war and a number of other key events that took place. more...

  • Who's Who in Russia since 1900by Martin McCauley

    Routledge 1997; US$ 34.95

    A unique reference guide which examines the leading personalities from 1900 up to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond. This book is invaluable for students, teachers, researchers and the general reader alike. more...

  • Communism and Its Collapseby Stephen White

    Routledge 2000; US$ 28.95

    A survey of communism from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of the late 1980s. Focusing particularly on the USSR and Eastern Europe this book examines the development of communist rule in historical and analytical terms. more...