In this extraordinary volume, Kumar provides readers with a brilliant tour of some of history's most important empires,…

When Litvinov arrived in Washington in 1933 after the sixteen years of diplomatic silence between his country and the U.S.,…

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Oil was a basic source of conflict between the United States and Japan. This book examines the role played by the…

Howard D. Weinbrot challenges the view that the period 1660-1800 is correctly regarded as the "Augustan" age of English…

In March 1921 the sailors of Kronstadt, the naval fortress in the Gulf of Finland, rose in revolt against the Bolshevik…

During the period 1924-1949, amid civil war with the KMT, war with the Japanese, internal leadership disputes, and other…

During the years between the restoration of the Medici to Florence and the election of Cosimo I, the Medici family sponsored…

Assessing major critics from Vernon Parrington to Murray Krieger, Wesley Morris points the way to a "new historicism." He…

In August 1938 George F. Kennan was assigned as Secretary of Legation in Prague. After the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia…

The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge.…

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As Gods Among Men, A History of the Rich in the West od výrobce Princeton University Press.…

A major new history of Brooklyn, told through its landscapes, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early 17th…

As part of the new consciousness concerning the history of the American city, younger historians, economists, and…

The myth of the eighteenth-century British "war machine" persists, perplexing those who search for the reasons why Britain…

This major interpretation of the life and art of Robert Lowell exposes the full relationship between the poetry and the…

The birth rate in late-nineteenth century Russia was high and virtually constant, but by 1970 it had fallen by about…

Professor Avrich records the history of the anarchist movement from its Russian origins in the 19th century, with a full…

This study of American intellectual histories sketches their development from colonial chronicles to today's professional…

In 1900 the manufacture of rubber products in the United States was concentrated in several hundred small plants around New…

Covering the period July 1885 through August 1888, this book records dramatic turning points in Woodrow Wilson's life,…

In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West…

Includes the important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This…

Opens on 4 March 1802, the first anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as the nation's third president, and closes…

Includes the important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This…

Presents a collection which includes important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on…

Deals with an unusually active, dramatic period during Thomas Jefferson's tenure as Secretary of State.…

Includes the important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This…

During World War II, Germany recruited over eight million foreign laborers from her allies, the neutral countries, and the…

Discusses the dramatic escalation in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to determine the future…