Kedourie attributes much of Britain's faulty and disastrous handling of Middle East problems to what he calls the 'Chatham House Version'. The... Læs mere
A reappraisal of American communism and anticommunism in the cold war era, focusing on episodes, personalities, and institutions, and based upon fresh evidence that overturns a great deal of received wisdom.
In this perceptive, influential study of the Progressive movement, Mr. Wiebe shows how businessmen helped to shape—and were shaped by—social reform in the early years of the 20th century. “Gracefully written, thoroughly researched, and imaginative.” —American Historical Review.
Andrew Schlesinger tells the fascinating story of Harvard College as an American institution. He examines the important actions and decisions of its leadership from Puritan times to the present.
When Eleanor Agnew and her family moved to the Maine woods in 1975, visionaries by the millions were moving back... Læs mere
Early-nineteenth-century America experienced the first wave of immigration after Independence,... Læs mere
In between his romances with baseball, in early 1969 Bill Veeck took up the challenge of managing Boston's semi-moribund Suffolk Downs racetrack. When he took over the track, Veeck had... Læs mere
Will Carroll, an acknowledged authority on baseball conditioning and injuries, calls for a scientific, reasoned approach to the steroids problem. He... Læs mere