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Routledge Studies in Middle Ea...This book provides a detailed survey and analysis of US-Kurdish relations and ... This book provides a detailed survey and analysis of US-Kurdish relations and their interaction with domestic regional and global politics. Using the Kurdish issue to explore the nature of the engagement between international powers and weaker... more
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International Library of Twent...After World War II Europe stood divided between two clearly defined and compet... After World War II Europe stood divided between two clearly defined and competing ideologies and systems of government. Within this context of confrontation and mutual hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union Rinna Kullaa provides a... more
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Albion s Fatal Tree : Crime an...In the popular imagination informed as it is by Hogarth Swift Defoe and Fieldi... In the popular imagination informed as it is by Hogarth Swift Defoe and Fielding the eighteenth-century underworld is a place of bawdy knockabout rife with colourful eccentrics. But the artistic portrayals we have only hint at the dark reality. In this... more
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Packard Takes Flight : A Bird ...After a frightening fall from his nest high up on a ledge of the Rhodes Tower ... After a frightening fall from his nest high up on a ledge of the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus Packard a peregrine falcon chick sets off to find his way back home. Follow Packard as he visits many of the wonderful sites in Ohio s capital city... more
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Molotov : Stalin s Cold Warrio...The orthodox view of Vyacheslav Molotov is that he was no more than Stalin s f... The orthodox view of Vyacheslav Molotov is that he was no more than Stalin s faithful servant; a dogmatic conservative communist of little or no imagination. Molotov was indeed Stalin s right-hand man while from the 1920s the two men presided over a... more
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Pages from History Twentieth C...The twentieth century was a time of great change in China s government economy... The twentieth century was a time of great change in China s government economy culture and everyday life. Twentieth Century China Second Edition chronicles this period of revolutions and uprisings with the words and images of the participants. This is... more
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Studies of Central Asia and th...The Ferghana Valley can reasonably be said to lie in the heart of Central Asia... The Ferghana Valley can reasonably be said to lie in the heart of Central Asia. As such the Valley has made an inordinate contribution to the history and culture of the region as a whole as well as significantly affecting the economic political and... more
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Beyond the Call of Duty: Heart...A second collection of incredible and heart-warming canine stories from around... A second collection of incredible and heart-warming canine stories from around the world from the bestselling author of The Dog That Saved My Life. Animals have accompanied man into battle since war first waged. Since those times many stories have been... more
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Flashes of a Southern Spirit: ...Flashes of a Southern Spirit explores meanings of the spirit in the American S... Flashes of a Southern Spirit explores meanings of the spirit in the American South including religious ecstasy and celebrations of regional character and distinctiveness. Charles Reagan Wilson sees ideas of the spirit as central to understanding... more
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History of USN Operations in W...The twelfth volume returns to the Pacific for a dramatic retelling of one of t... The twelfth volume returns to the Pacific for a dramatic retelling of one of the greatest naval battles of all time. The determining factors in the Battle for Leyte Gulf were superb skill heroism and aggressiveness but confusion surprise and faulty... more
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Oxford Historical Monographs: ...Eric Jabbari examines Pierre Laroque s contribution to the rise of the French ... Eric Jabbari examines Pierre Laroque s contribution to the rise of the French welfare state namely his role as the architect of the social security plan which was adopted by the provisional government in 1945. The conception of the Laroque Plan was a... more
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Images of America: Charlottesv...Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains the city of Charlottesvil... Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains the city of Charlottesville thrives amidst numerous tangible reminders of an incredibly rich history. Founded in 1762 the heart of early Charlottesville was the stage for some of the most important... more
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1950s Radio in Color: The Lost...A remarkable collection of photographs by one of rock s early champions Betwee... A remarkable collection of photographs by one of rock s early champions Between 1955 and 1960 popular Cleveland deejay Tommy Edwards photographed the parade of performers who passed through the WERE-AM radio studio for on-air interviews shooting more... more
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Politics and Society in Modern...In 1958 an African-American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to die i... In 1958 an African-American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to die in Alabama for stealing two dollars. Shocking as this sentence was it was overturned only after intense international attention and the interference of an embarrassed John... more
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Arts and Intellectual Life in ...We live in a museum age writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? A... We live in a museum age writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? And indeed at the turn of the twenty-first century more people are visiting museums than ever before. There are now over 17 500 accredited museums in the United States... more
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Modern War Studies: Abandoning...Did America s departure from Vietnam produce the peace with honor promised by ... Did America s departure from Vietnam produce the peace with honor promised by President Richard Nixon or was that simply an empty wish meant to distract war-weary Americans from a tragic defeat with shame ? While James Willbanks doesn t offer any easy... more
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Syracuse Studies on Peace and ...At the forefront of its field The Broken Olive Branch examines the dynamics of... At the forefront of its field The Broken Olive Branch examines the dynamics of ethnonationalism in Cyprus a country torn in two by decades-long struggles fueled by ethnic rivalry. Harry Anastasiou s analysis of Cyprus s historic conflict through the... more
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Magnificent Failure : A Portra...Stunning photographic testimony to the hard realities of western farming Stunn... Stunning photographic testimony to the hard realities of western farming Stunning photographic testimony to the hard realities of western farming In words that are as clean and precise as his haunting starkly beautiful photographs John Martin Campbell... more
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The War Is Over (Paperback)Peace Has Been Won The longest conflict in history lasted 4000 years and ended... Peace Has Been Won The longest conflict in history lasted 4000 years and ended in a decisive victory nearly 2000 years ago. Still many have not yet heard the news and they continue to fight the battle - the battle of sin and judgment. more
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