How to Hide an Empire - A Short History of the Greater United States (Immerwahr Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

How to Hide an Empire - A Short History of the Greater United States (Immerwahr Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

A provocative and absorbing history of the United States' New York TimesThe United States denies having dreams of empire. We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and

A Short History of the United States (Remini Robert V.)(Paperback)

A much-needed, concise history of the United States of America by National Book Award winner Robert V. ReminiThis accessible and lively volume contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation. Beginning with the earliest travelers to

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Howe Daniel Walker)(Paperback)

The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American

American Empire: A Global History (Hopkins A. G.)(Paperback)

A new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its headAmerican Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that presents a bold new global perspective on the history of the United States. Taking readers from the colonial era to today, A. G. Hopkins shows how, far from

America, Empire of Liberty - A New History (Reynolds DR David)(Paperback / softback)

It was Thomas Jefferson who envisioned the United States as a great 'empire of liberty.' This title takes Jefferson's phrase as a key to the saga of America - helping unlock both its grandeur and its

Untold History of the United States (Stone Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

Empire: A Very Short Introduction (Howe Stephen)(Paperback)

A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems--the land-based Russian one as well as the seaborne empires

An African American and Latinx History of the United States (Ortiz Paul)(Paperback)

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 (Wood Gordon S.)(Paperback)

The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most

A Concise History of History (Woolf Daniel)(Paperback)

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It spans the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient near East right through to the present and covers developments in Europe, Asia,

Assassins' Gate - America in Iraq (Packer George)(Paperback / softback)

The Assassins' Gate recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq. The consequences of that policy are shown in the author's vivid reporting on the ground in Iraq, where he made several tours on assignment for The New

A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror (Zinn Howard)(Paperback)

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion

American Empire: A Global History (Hopkins A. G.)(Pevná vazba)

A new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its headAmerican Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that presents a bold new global perspective on the history of the United States. Drawing on his expertise in economic history and the imperial histories of Britain and

How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World - A Short History of Modern Delusions (Wheen Francis)(Paperback / softback)

An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen's Sunday Times bestseller is one of 2004's most talked about

A History of the United States (Jenkins Philip)(Paperback)

This established introductory text provides an authoritative account of the course of American history, discussing political, social, economic and cultural developments. In this revised new edition, Jenkins offers updated material on the economic crisis and gay rights, and new material on sport,

The United States of War, 48: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State (Vine David)(Paperback)

2020 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, History A provocative examination of how the U.S. military has shaped our entire world, from today's costly, endless wars to the prominence of violence in everyday American life. The United States has been fighting wars constantly since invading Afghanistan in

Unrequited Toil: A History of United States Slavery (Schermerhorn Calvin)(Paperback)

Written as an introduction for undergraduate students, Unrequited Toil explores the history of American slavery from the American Revolution to post-Civil War Reconstruction. Personal narratives are used across twelve chronologically ordered chapters to explore themes such as politics, economics,

Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States (Lind Michael)(Paperback)

A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America's leading intellectuals, Land of Promise recounts the epic story of America's rise to become the world's dominant economy. As ideological free marketers continue to square off against Keynesians in Congress and the

A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State (Kerr Gordon)(Paperback)

Situated at the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East has confounded the ambition of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Christianity, Judaism and Islam all had their genesis in the region but with them came not just civilization and religion but also some of the great struggles of history

A History of Ancient Persia: The Achaemenid Empire (Brosius Maria)(Paperback)

An innovative approach to the history of the First Persian Empire, offering an accessible historical narrative for students and general readers alike A History of the Achaemenid Empire considers archaeological and written sources to provide an expansive, source-based introduction to the diverse and

Funding Feminism: Monied Women, Philanthropy, and the Women's Movement, 1870-1967 (Johnson Joan Marie)(Paperback)

Joan Marie Johnson examines an understudied dimension of women's history in the United States: how a group of affluent white women from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries advanced the status of all women through acts of philanthropy. This cadre of activists included Phoebe

Atlas of Empires - The World's Civilizations from Ancient Times to Today (Davidson Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated and ultimately declined, and discusses the future of the empire in today's globalized world. Featuring 60 beautiful and detailed maps of the empires' territories at different stages of their

The Glory of the Empire: A Novel, a History (D'Ormesson Jean)(Paperback)

The Glory of the Empire is the rich and absorbing history of an extraordinary empire, at one point a rival to Rome. Rulers such as Basil the Great of Onessa, who founded the Empire but whose treacherous ways made him a byword for infamy, and the romantic Alexis the bastard, who dallied in the

Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne (Rutherford Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The greatest story you never knew - how one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world rose to greatness, and destroyed