Vietnam: Rethinking the State (Gainsborough Martin)(Paperback)

Vietnam: Rethinking the State (Gainsborough Martin)(Paperback)

Vietnam: Rethinking the State offers an exciting and up-to-date look at the politics of this fascinating country as it seeks to make the transition from war-torn economic backwater to a dynamic and modern society. The book argues for a move away from the commonly associated idea of 'reform',

Gainsborough (Vaughan William)(Paperback)

Gainsborough is one of the most appealing artists of the 18th century. The author draws on recently discovered material to provide a fresh perspective on both the life and art of this

Rethinking the Colonial State (Rud Sren)(Paperback)

Studies of colonialism and empire have increasingly drawn attention to the problem of conceptualizing the political logic of colonial projects and the circumstances of state formation in colonial contexts. However, the nature and workings of the colonial state remains under-theorized and

Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam (Schwenkel Christina)(Paperback)

Following a decade of United States bombing campaigns that obliterated northern Vietnam, East Germany helped Vietnam rebuild in an act of socialist solidarity. In Building Socialism Christina Schwenkel examines the utopian visions of an expert group of Vietnamese and East German urban planners who

The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity (Perel Esther)(Paperback)

A fresh look at infidelity, broadening the focus from the havoc it wreaks within a committed relationship to consider also why people do it, what it means to them, and why breaking up is the expected response to duplicity -- but not necessarily the wisest one.' -- LA Review of BooksFrom iconic

What Was the Vietnam War? (O'Connor Jim)(Paperback)

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in

Rethinking Old Age: Theorising the Fourth Age (Higgs Paul)(Paperback)

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most

Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature (Cronon William)(Paperback)

In a lead essay that powerfully states the broad argument of the book, William Cronon writes that the environmentalist goal of wilderness preservation is conceptually and politically wrongheaded. Among the ironies and entanglements resulting from this goal are the sale of nature in our malls

United States Marine Corps in Vietnam (Green Michael)(Paperback)

With the American-supported South Vietnamese government verging on collapse in early 1965, American President Lyndon Johnson decided to commit American conventional ground forces in the form of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) brigade of approximately 3,000 men on March 8, 1965. So began a

The Vietnam War (Ward Geoffrey)(Paperback)

Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam (Fitzgerald Frances)(Paperback)

Frances FitzGerald's landmark history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War, 'a compassionate and penetrating account of the collision of two societies that remain untranslatable to one another.' (New York Times Book Review) This magisterial work, based on Frances FitzGerald's many years of research and

The Affirmative Action Empire (Martin Terry)(Paperback)

The Soviet Union was the first of Europe's multiethnic states to confront the rising tide of nationalism by systematically promoting the national consciousness of its ethnic minorities and establishing for them many of the institutional forms characteristic of the modern nation-state. In the 1920s,

Rethinking American Grand Strategy (Borgwardt Elizabeth)(Paperback)

A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy. What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it grand? In answering these questions, most scholars have

Gainsborough: A Portrait (Hamilton James)(Paperback)

** Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times, Sunday Times and Observer **'Compulsively readable - the pages seem to turn themselves' John Carey, Sunday Times 'Brings one of the very greatest [artists] vividly to life' Literary Review Thomas Gainsborough lived as if electricity shot through his

Rethinking Fashion Globalization (Cheang Sarah)(Paperback)

Rethinking Fashion Globalization is a timely call to rewrite the fashion system and push back against Eurocentric dominance within fashion histories by presenting new models, approaches and understandings of fashion from critical thinkers at the forefront of decolonial fashion discourse. This

A Right Royal Face-Off: A Georgian Comedy Featuring Thomas Gainsborough and Another Painter (Edge Simon)(Paperback)

A Georgian entertainment featuring Thomas Gainsborough and another

The Vietnam War (Hall Mitchell)(Paperback)

The Vietnam War examines this conflict from its origins up until North Vietnam's victory in 1975. Historian Mitchell K. Hall's lucid account is an ideal introduction to the key debates surrounding a war that remains controversial and disputed in American scholarship and collective memory.　 The

Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible: From Kant to Schopenhauer (Polka Brayton)(Paperback)

Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible analyzes the ideas that are central to the philosophy of Kant, Hegel, and Kierkegaard in order to show that they are biblical in origin, both ontologically and historically. Brayton Polka argues that Schopenhauer has an altogether false conception of the

Heinemann Advanced History: Hitler and the Nazi State (Collier Martin)(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive resource that helps candidates tackle the intricacies of the relationship between Hitler and his lieutenants and the power structure of the Nazi state. This book has been written for Edexcel and with the right level of depth for

Hybrid Food Retail: Rethinking Design for the Experiential Turn (Franken Bernhard)(Paperback)

Rethinking Urban Risk and Resettlement in the Global South (Johnson Cassidy)(Paperback)

Mig-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War (Toperczer Istvan)(Paperback)

Vietnam Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide (Marco Polo Travel Publishing)(Paperback)

Marco Polo Pocket Guide Vietnam: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips Explore Vietnam with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the country's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited

Stratofortress: The Story of the B-52 (Bowman Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Boeing's mighty B-52 Stratofortress has seen continuous operational service with the United States Air Force since the type was introduced in 1957. The aircraft has been upgraded several times and has assumed many different new roles since it was originally conceived and then provided the key