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The American South: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Reagan Wilson
RRP: £8.99£6.45The American South is a distinctive place with a dramatic history, and has significance beyond its regional context in the twenty first century. The American South: A Very Short Introduction explores the history of the South as a cultural crossroads, a... -
The True History of The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal del Diaz Castillo
RRP: £19.99£16.84This rugged new translation--the first entirely new English translation in half a century and the only one based on the most recent critical edition of the Guatemalan MS--allows Diaz to recount, in his own battle-weary and often cynical voice, the... -
My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind by Silvana Paternostro 9780805088601
RRP: £23.99£15.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805088601Author Silvana PaternostroFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams)... -
The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation by Jim Cullen
RRP: £15.99£11.61"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In this fascinating short history, Jim Cullen explores the... -
Themes In African Guyanese History by Winston McGowan 9781906190187
RRP: £14.99£10.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190187Author Winston F. McGowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 783g -
The Indigenous Peoples of Trinidad and Tobago from the first settlers until today by Arie Boomert 9789088903533
£50.47This study relates the vicissitudes of the Amerindian peoples who lived or still inhabit the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, from the earliest occupants, ca. 8000 BC, until at present. Using archaeological, ethnohistorical and linguistic data, it... -
Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro by Thomas Maier
RRP: £14.99£13.62From bestselling author and the producer of the hit cable series Masters of Sex, Thomas Maier, comes a true story of espionage and mobsters, based on the never-before-released JFK Files.From Vegas to Miami to Havana, the shocking connections between the... -
The Americas by Dr. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
RRP: £10.99£7.40A history of North, South and Central America, from prehistory to the present, by one of the world's best-known historians.With his trademark range and independence of thought, Felipe Fernandez- Armesto sweeps aside the tidy separation between the... -
Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford 9780307717153
RRP: £18.00£11.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307717153Author Jack WeatherfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm)... -
Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon by John Hemming 9780500252109
RRP: £19.95£14.33Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book is the first to combine all three young men's experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books... -
Black Crown: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom by Paul Clammer
RRP: £25.00£22.03The epic story of a man born into Caribbean slavery, who defeated Napoleon's armies and crowned himself a free black king. How did a man born enslaved on a plantation triumph over Napoleon's invading troops and become king of the first free black nation... -
The Oxford Handbook of the Modern Slum by Alan Mayne 9780190879457
£108.10The modern slum is as prevalent as its stereotypes. Today, a slum is often understood to be a place of extreme poverty in the developing world-a place disordered, lacking the basic amenities of life, traumatized by violence, and perpetuated by... -
China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II by E. B. Sledge
RRP: £16.99£12.50Hailed as "one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war" by acclaimed author Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed remains the most powerful and moving account of the U.S. Marines in World War II. Now, with his long-awaited sequel, China Marine, E. B... -
The Oxford History of Mexico by William H. Beezley
RRP: £27.49£20.99The tenth anniversary edition of The Oxford History of Mexico tells the fascinating story of Mexico as it has evolved from the reign of the Aztecs through the twenty-first century. Available for the first time in paperback, this magnificent volume covers... -
The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas by David Eltis 9780521655484
RRP: £30.99£24.91Why were the countries with the most developed institutions of individual freedom also the leaders in establishing the most exploitative system of slavery that the world has ever seen? In seeking to provide new answers to this question, The Rise of... -
American Civilization: An Introduction by David Mauk 9780367620943
RRP: £39.99£36.06The eighth edition of the hugely successful American Civilization offers students the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment... -
Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Nolan McCarty
RRP: £10.99£7.77The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial, regional, and economic divisions. But one aspect that the contemporary discussions often miss is that... -
Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H Morgan 9781535308526
RRP: £10.99£9.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781535308526Author Lewis H MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman 9780008470197
RRP: £16.99£12.41*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Financial Times Book of the Year* *Economist Book of the Year* 'A political epic' - Guardian ... -
Why Rivals Intervene: International Security and Civil Conflict by John Mitton 9781487508272
£52.93Rivals - states with acrimonious, militarized histories - often intervene on opposing sides of civil conflicts. These interventions are known to exacerbate and prolong civil wars, but scholars have yet to fully understand why states engage in them, given... -
Wilderness at Dawn: The Settling of the North American Continent by Ted Morgan 9780671882372
£24.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671882372Author Ted MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 684gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 30mm -
Simon Bolivar (Simon Bolivar): A Life by John Lynch 9780300126044
RRP: £14.99£13.43Simon Bolivar was a revolutionary who freed six countries, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a general who fought a cruel colonial war. His life, passions, battles, and great victories became embedded in Spanish... -
The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives by Adolph L Reed
RRP: £14.99£12.55The last generation of Americans with a living memory of Jim Crow will soon disappear. They leave behind a collective memory of segregation shaped increasingly by its horrors and heroic defeat but not a nuanced understanding of everyday life in Jim Crow... -
Machu Picchu: Exploring an Ancient Sacred Center by Johan Reinhard
£36.75Machu Picchu, recently voted one of the New Wonders of the World, is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, yet it remains a mystery. Even the most basic questions are still unanswered: What was its meaning and why was it built in such a... -
Mahogany: The Costs of Luxury in Early America by Jennifer L. Anderson
RRP: £20.95£16.88In the mid-eighteenth century, colonial Americans became enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. This exotic wood, imported from the West Indies and Central America, quickly displaced local furniture woods as the height of fashion... -
Deciphering Aztec Hieroglyphs: A Guide to Nahuatl Writing by Gordon Whittaker
RRP: £25.00£16.47For more than three millennia the cultures of Mesoamerica flourished, building the first cities of the Western Hemisphere and developing writing systems that could rival those of the Eastern Hemisphere in their creativity and efficiency. The... -
Mission and the Cultural Other: A Closer Look by Randy S Woodley 9781725263857
RRP: £19.00£14.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725263857Author Randy S WoodleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)... -
Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin 9780393331578
RRP: £14.99£12.57The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few... -
American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000 by Peter Vronsky 9780593198957
RRP: £20.00£12.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593198957Author Peter VronskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)... -
The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq by George Packer 9780571230440
RRP: £12.99£8.56The 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... -
Pearl: December 7, 1941 by Daniel Allen Butler
RRP: £25.00£17.62What happened at Pearl Harbor?What really happened?The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is one of those rare moments where, in the space of a few hours, the "hinge of Fate" turned and the course of history was utterly changed. Nearly eight decades later,... -
LBJ's 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America's Year of Upheaval by Kyle Longley
RRP: £18.99£16.051968 was an unprecedented year in terms of upheaval on numerous scales: political, military, economic, social, cultural. In the United States, perhaps no one was more undone by the events of 1968 than President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Kyle Longley leads... -
William Walker's Wars: How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras by Scott Martelle 9781613737293
RRP: £23.95£18.74In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot-and illegal-forays into Mexico, Cuba, and other Central American countries in hopes of taking them over. These efforts became known as filibustering, and... -
Why White Liberals Fail: Race and Southern Politics from FDR to Trump by Anthony J. Badger
RRP: £23.95£19.54It's not the economy, stupid: How liberal politicians' faith in the healing powers of economic growth-and refusal to address racial divisions-fueled reactionary politics across the South.From FDR to Clinton, charismatic Democratic leaders have promised a... -
Drake: England's Greatest Seafarer by Ernle Bradford 9781497637856
RRP: £19.95£14.52The authoritative biography of British explorer Sir Francis Drake, from the bestselling author of The Great Siege. Long considered one of the great heroes of British history, Sir Francis Drake was a brilliant navigator, intrepid explorer, and fearsome... -
In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power by Alfred W. McCoy
RRP: £10.99£7.77For a decade America's share of the global economy has been in decline. Its diplomatic alliances are under immense strain, and any claim of moral leadership has been abandoned. America is still a colossus, possessing half the world's manufacturing... -
The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights by Robin Blackburn
£30.73For over three centuries, slavery in the Americas fuelled the growth of capitalism. But the stirrings of a revolutionary age in the late eighteenth century challenged this "peculiar institution" and set the scene for great acts of emancipation in Haiti... -
Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations by Richard C. S. Trahair 9780313319556
£87.56Everybody spied on everybody else during the Cold War. France had agents in the U.S., China had agents in East Germany, Poland had agents in Great Britain, and the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. had agents everywhere-in governments, in industry, in the military,... -
The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther by Jeffrey Haas 9781641603218
RRP: £15.95£11.45Read the story behind the award-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancEe. Deborah Johnson described how the police pulled her from the room as... -
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe 9780195078947
RRP: £27.99£21.71The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes two Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in What Hath God...