Political History
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Athene Palace [Hardback]
R.G. Waldeck (Author); Ernest Latham (Editor)
£39.99ISBN: 9781592110087
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
As European capitals fell during 1940 and 1941, there swarmed to the Athene Palace, Bucharest’s Grand Hotel, diplomats, generals, Gestapo spies, and demi-mondaines from all over Europe. Arriving at the crowded Athene Palace on the day Paris fell i... .... Learn More -
Romania during World War I: Observations of an American Journalist [Hardback]
John Reed (Author); A.K. Brackob (Editor); Louise Bryant (Other)
£29.99ISBN: 9781592110063
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romania during World War I faced a unique situation. Although ruled by a German king, it had strong cultural and historical ties to France and the West. The young nation also had territorial ambitions that it hoped to satisfy. As a result, the cou... .... Learn More -
Two Titans, One City: Joseph Chamberlain & George Cadbury [Paperback]
Andrew Reekes (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781905036349
Published by : West Midlands History
Two famous and powerful men of the late Victorian and early Edwardian era, Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) and George Cadbury (1839-1922), towered over one of the great cities of the British Empire – Birmingham. Together, they offer a fascinating w... .... Learn More -
Speeches that changed Britain: Oratory in Birmingham [Paperback]
Andrew Reekes (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781905036233
Published by : West Midlands History
It is striking how many nationally significant speeches have been made in Birmingham over the past two hundred years. This book looks at ten episodes when a speech in Birmingham challenged the rest of the country to embrace change and reform. More... .... Learn More -
Operation Idris [Paperback]
Richard Synge (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9781900971256
Published by : Silphium Press, Society for Libyan Studies
Operation Idris provides the unofficial story behind the British Administration’s cultivation of Sayyid Mohammed Idris as the figurehead for their project of indirect rule in Cyrenaica. .... Learn More -
After The Yemeni Spring [Paperback]
Anna Maria Medici (Editor); URT-IRDH The Urbino Research Team on International Relations and Human Development (Author)
£19.50ISBN: 9788857514376
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Politics
The role of Yemen in the War on Terror throughout the 2000s has been crucial. It is a complex country, all too often trivialized by statistics focusing on its inconvenient position as the youngest and poorest country in the Arab world. Working on ... .... Learn More -
A House for All Peoples: Ethnic Politics in Chicago 1890-1936 [Paperback]
John M. Allswang (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780813150987
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
This book assesses the role of urban ethnic groups, particularly in terms of the rise of the Democratic Party to national predominance between 1928 and 1932. It builds quantitative and qualitative models for the study of ethnic groups in terms of ... .... Learn More -
Albert Shaw of the Review of Reviews [Paperback]
Lloyd J. Graybar (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9780813152714
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The life of Albert Shaw (1857-1947) reflected in microcosm the changes that American society was undergoing through a critical period. This first full-length study focuses on two themes: Shaw's career as editor and publisher of the Review of Revi... .... Learn More -
America Overcommitted: United States National Interests in the 1980s [Paperback]
Donald E. Nuechterlein (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9780813154138
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Is the United States seriously overcommitted in its worldwide relationships? Donald Nuechterlein examines the foreign policy priorities of the United States as it enters the latter half of the 1980s and contemplates its future international role; ... .... Learn More -
American Business and Foreign Policy: 1920-1933 [Paperback]
Joan Hoff Wilson (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9780813155500
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
With increasing world economic interdependence and a new position as a creditor nation, the American business community became more actively and vocally concerned with foreign policy after World War I than ever before. This book details the respon... .... Learn More
