21st Century

The Nixon or Guam Doctrine of 1969 stressed the importance of progress towards regional cooperation and Asian collective security, indicating that Asian countries themselves should take the initiative in creating programs in which the United States could...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250859082Author Elizabeth D SametFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 211mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780700633753Author Michael NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint University Press of KansasPublisher University Press of Kansas

Some argued it would save the U.S. after 9/11. Instead, the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program came to be defined as American torture. The Forever Prisoner, a primary source for the recent HBO Max film directed by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney,...

The Disinformation Age, beginning in the present and going back to the American colonial period, constructs an original historical explanation for the current political crisis and the reasons the two major political parties cannot address it effectively...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620402955Author Robert M. PooleFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 299g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize 2007 and L.A. Times Book Prize (History) 2007 and Lionel Gelber Prize 2007 and New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470943373Author Antonia JuhaszFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 616g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635577204Author Jon SternfeldFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 662g

Life in Space explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA's research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in histories of the space agency. Maura Mackowski details NASA's work in this field from spectacular...

The record of any American President attracts attention, but Barack Obama, the first African-American president in the nation's 240-year history, is of special interest. Obama came into office as the economy was careening into the worst downturn since...

The September 11th attacks in 2001 and the subsequent 'War on Terror' have had a profound effect on American cinema, and the contemporary Western is no exception. In this book, John White explores how films such as Open Range, True Grit and Jane Got a...

A Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller America's best days should still lie ahead. Here's the realistic and definitive path to get us there.The future doesn't just happen. It's a choice that we can and must help determine. But as our...

In this book, John White explores how films such as Open Range, True Grit and Jane Got a Gun reinforce a conservative myth of America exceptionalism; endorsing the use of extreme force in dealing with enemies and highlighting the importance of defending...

From a key member of the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, an inside look at the impeachment of a rogue president-updated for the paperback How do you stop a rogue president? How do you protect our country from a man who lies, who obstructs...

How to renew American leadership in a turbulent, polarized, and postdominant world "A worthy contribution to the public debate on America's role in the world and a tonic for our times."-John Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary of State"Imbrie mounts a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578950518Author David MargolickFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Animal Media Group LLCPublisher Animal Media Group LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062476647Author Joseph RodotaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint William Morrow PaperbacksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Days after taking the White House, Donald Trump signed three executive orders-these authorized the Muslim Ban, the border wall, and ICE raids. These orders would define his administration's approach toward noncitizens. An essential primer on how we got...

The Devil's Playground is a timely account of what it is like to serve along perhaps the most dangerous and sensitive strip of land in the world. In recent months two bullet-riddled attempted escapes from North to South brought worldwide headlines. And...

In the second half of the twentieth century Dominicans became New York City's largest, and poorest, new immigrant group. They toiled in garment factories and small groceries, and as taxi drivers, janitors, hospital workers, and nannies. By 1990, one of...

Hours after the collapse of the Twin Towers, the idea that the September 11 attacks had "changed everything" permeated American popular and political discussion. In the period since then, the events of September 11 have been used to justify...

Fan Phenomena: Disney collects essays on Disney fans, spanning a variety of media (such as film, television, novels, stage productions and theme parks) and different fannish approaches (cosplay, fan art), as well as the company's reactions to them. It...

In one of the first volumes assessing the full two terms of the George W. Bush presidency, Wroe and Herbert have gathered the work of leading American and European scholars. In fifteen succinct and incisive chapters, authorities such as Jim Pfiffner,...

This interdisciplinary study of how 9/11 and the 'war on terror' were represented during the Bush era, shows how culture often functioned as a vital resource, for citizens attempting to make sense of momentous historical events that frequently seemed...

This book is a vigorous effort to answer the question, "How did we get here?"-a question that troubles virtually every American over the age of fourteen. How did America lose power in the world? How did American democracy become undermined? The press...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451692259Author Gary RivlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

Through a chronological and thematical approach, this book examines the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the effect on what President George W. Bush recognized as the 9/11 Generation.By providing cultural and generational context to 9/11 and...

Through a chronological and thematical approach, this book examines the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the effect on what President George W. Bush recognized as the 9/11 Generation.By providing cultural and generational context to 9/11 and...

Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so...