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Running Wild
Little, Brown Book Group 2013; US$ 6.33The first book in a steamy contemporary Western romance series by two blockbuster authors more...
Introducing Neuroeducational Research
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 47.95Amongst educators, scientists and policy-makers there is a growing belief that the field of education can benefit from an understanding of the brain. However, attempts to bring neuroscience and education together have often been hampered by crucial differences in concepts, language and philosophy. In this book, Paul Howard-Jones explores these differences,... more...
Mutiny on the Amistad
Oxford University Press 1997; US$ 24.99Published to coincide with the movie "Amistad", this is the story of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. The 1839 revolt on a Spanish slave ship ignited events which climaxed in the US court's ruling to free the captives. more...
"A New Kind of War"
Oxford University Press 1997; US$ 49.95This work explores the Truman administration's involvement in the civil war in Greece in the aftermath of World War II. America's fear of Soviet world domination resulted in the establishment of an American military presence on Greek soil and regular arms shipments as part of a containment policy. more...
Death of a Generation
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 22.99The assassination of John F. Kennedy led to the "death of a generation". The president had planned to withdraw all special forces by the end of 1965. But White House involvement in the Coup undercut the withdrawal effort and ultimately led to the war that Kennedy had sought to prevent. more...
The Bay of Pigs
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 14.99Acknowledgments. Prologue. 1. Genesis. 2. Trinidad. 3. Zapata. 4. Politics. 5. D-Day. 6. Requiem. 7. Inquisition. Epilogue. Abbreviations in Notes. Bibliography more...
Crucible of Power
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2008; US$ 49.99Employing a narrative approach that uncovers the tangled and often confusing nature of foreign affairs, Crucible of Power focuses on the personalities, security interests, and post-war/Cold War tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy since 1945. The book includes updated coverage of the Bush administration's... more...
Blue and Gray Diplomacy
The University of North Carolina Press 2010; US$ 32.00In this examination of Union and Confederate foreign relations during the Civil War from both European and American perspectives, Howard Jones demonstrates that the consequences of the conflict between North and South reached far beyond American soil. Jones explores a number of themes, including the international economic and political dimensions... more...
Crucible of Power
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 38.99Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American international relations from the American Revolution to 1913. Howard Jones demonstrates the complexities of the decision-making process that led to the rise and decline of the United States (relative to... more...
A New Kind of War
Oxford University Press, USA 1989; US$ 37.99America's experience in Greece has often been cited as a model by those later policymakers in Washington who regard the involvement as a "victory" for American foreign policy. Indeed, President Johnson and others referred to Greece as the model for America's deepening involvement in Vietnam during the mid-1960's. Greece became... more...









