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  • Empire to Nation

    Historical Perspectives on the Making of the Modern World

    by Eric Van Young, Karen Barkey, Uradyn E. Bulag, Ellen Comisso, Joseph W. Esherick, Carlos A. Forment, Cynthia S. Kaplan, Resat Kasaba0, Victor M. Uribe-Uran1, Edward W. Walker2 ...
    Series series World Social Change
    The fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. As United States imperialism becomes a popular focus of debate, we must understand how empire, the nineteenth century's dominant form of large-scale political organization, had disappeared by the end of the twentieth century. Here, ten prominent specialists discuss the empire-to ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • The Origins of Political Order

    From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

    by Francis Fukuyama ...
    A landmark history of the origins of modern democratic societies by one of our most important political thinkers.A New York Times Notable Book for 2011A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 TitleA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 titleVirtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • End of History and the Last Man

    by Francis Fukuyama ...
    Ever since its first publication in 1992, the New York Times bestselling The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. "Profoundly realistic and important...supremely timely and cogent...the first book to fully fathom the depth and range of the changes now sweeping through the world." —The Washington Post Book WorldFrancis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Transformation of the World

    A Global History of the Nineteenth Century

    by Jürgen Osterhammel ...
    Translated by Patrick Camiller ...
    Series series America in the World
    A panoramic global history of the nineteenth centuryA monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jürgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Revolutions

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jack A. Goldstone ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships. They have often, though not always, sparked cataclysmic violence, and have at times won miraculous victories, though at other times suffered devastating defeat. This Very Short Introduction ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Little Book of Politics

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Little Book of
    This ebook is the perfect introduction to politics and political thought throughout history.From the origins of democracy to Machiavelli's cunning statecraft, and from Rousseau's "social contract" to the American Declaration of Independence, Marxist communism, the dawn of populism, and identity politics, The Little Book of Politics examines the philosophies behind the different political beliefs ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Nations

    The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism

    by Azar Gat ...
    What are the origins of nationalism and why is it capable of arousing such intense emotions? In this major study, Azar Gat counters the prevailing fashionable theories according to which nations and nationalism are modern and contrived or 'invented'. He sweeps across history and around the globe to reveal that ethnicity has always been highly political and that nations and national states have ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Warrior Politics

    Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos

    by Robert D. Kaplan ...
    “The side that knows when to fight and when not will take the victory. There are roadways not to be traveled, armies not to be attacked, walled cities not to be assaulted.” —Sun-TzuWe live in dangerous times, when a new kind of leadership is required. Visionary and ruthlessly strategic, Warrior Politics extracts the best of the wisdom of the ages for modern leaders who are faced with the complex ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Red Star Over the Third World

    by Vijay Prashad ...
    From Cuba to Vietnam, from China to South Africa, the October Revolution inspired millions of people beyond the territory of Russia. The Revolution proved that the masses could not only overthrow autocratic governments, but also form an opposing government in their own image. The new idea that the working class and the peasantry could be allied, combined with the clear strength and necessity of a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 5 Steps to a 5 500 AP World History Questions to Know by Test Day

    by Adam Stevens, Thomas A. editor - Evangelist ...
    Organized for easy reference and crucial practice, coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 AP-style questions with detailed answer explanations5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP World History Questions to Know by Test Day is tailored to meet your study needs--whether you’ve left it to the last minute to prepare or you have been studying for months. You will benefit from going over the questions ... Read more

    $11.09 USD

  • World History

    A Concise Thematic Analysis, Volume 2

    by Steven Wallech, Craig Hendricks, Anne Lynne Negus, Touraj Daryaee, Gordon Morris Bakken, Peter P. Wan ...
    World History: A Concise Thematic Analysis presents the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level. This text offers a comparative analysis of great civilizations of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas in an engaging narrative that contextualizes history instead of drowning students in a sea of facts. Themes ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • Empires in World History

    Power and the Politics of Difference

    by Jane Burbank, Frederick Cooper ...
    How empires have used diversity to shape the world order for more than two millenniaEmpires—vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition—have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. Empires in World History departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a remarkable look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD