It is an assumption that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This book examines this assumption against the background of contemporary British society. It argues that the empire had a lower profile in Britain than it did abroad.

From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily Telegraph

The remarkable story of President Harry Truman's first four months in office when this unlikely, small-town, Washington outsider had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance - one of the most extraordinary challenges in American presidential history.

A fundamentally new account of the social order in early modern England: the first study to fully incorporate women, to offer comprehensive coverage of the range of social groups from the gentry to the labouring poor and across the life-cycle, and to represent regional variation.

This book explores seventeenth-century English overseas expansion, offering a unique interpretation of the history of the early modern English Empire.

The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch-to laying the groundwork for future British expansion

A reassessment of the tumultuous culture of politics on the national stage during America's earliest years, when national leaders struggled to define themselves and their role in the new nation. The author shows how the rituals and rhetoric of honour provided ground rules for political combat.

Reminiscent of the 1960s, the question of racial equality has inspired new debate today. Controversial issues surrounding the subject are discussed in this highly charged collection of essays by a distinguished group of politicians, philosophers, educators, and others. Also includes important legal decisions bearing on affirmative action.

The complete text of the campaign diaries kept by Guevara in the Congo in 1965-1966 where he led 100 Cuban guerilla fighters in a campaign to help the oppressed peoples of Africa throw off the yoke of colonial imperialism.

Africana Critical Theory innovatively identifies and analyzes continental and diasporan African contributions to classical and contemporary critical theory through the works of W. E. B. Du Bois, C.L.R. James, Aime Cesaire, Leopold Senghor, Frantz Fanon, and Amilcar Cabral.

Analyzes the future of US foreign policy after George W. Bush, arguing for continuity.

In 2015 the modern Rugby World Cup returns to England and Twickenham as the world remembers the Centenary of the Great War. With a foreword by Jason Leonard, this is the story of rugby's journey through the First World War to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.

A wide-ranging, insightful history of culture in West Germany-from literature, film, and music to theater and the visual arts

How did Britain's power and influence decline? Seeking to answer this question, this book begins with the reign of Edward VII, when Great Britain commanded the mightiest empire in the world. It ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, when Britain emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power.

By July 1981 four republican hunger strikers had already died in Long Kesh Prison. A fifth, Joe McDonnell, was clinging to life. To outsiders, Margaret Thatcher appeared unbending; yet, far from the prying eyes of the press, her government was making a substantial offer to the prisoners. This book is a sequel to the bestseller "Blanketmen".

Featuring black and white photographs and posters from post-war Germany - some beautiful, some revelatory, some shocking - Aftermath evokes an immersive portrait of a society corrupted, demoralised and freed - all at the same time.

A reassessment of the 20th century exploring topics such as the breakdown of the Old World, the lack of international accord, the failure of the Arts in recent years and the influence of the Third World.

<b>Bestselling author A. C. Grayling explains how--fueled by original and unorthodox thinking, war, and technological invention--the seventeenth century became the crucible of modernity.</b>