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5,000 Days of War: The Firsthand Account of an Afghan Special Forces Operator
$29.99 Read moreYa marg Ya zindagi.
Life or death. Born to poverty and facing starvation in his remote Afghan village, eighteen-year-old Yousuf Sediq travels across Taliban territory to apply for a job as an interp- Author: Sediq, Yousuf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 263
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1955026432
- Language: English
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Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History
$46.67 Add to cartWinner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship
A stunning work of popular history–the story of how a crop transformed the history of sla
Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize- Author: Lewis, Jori
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1620971569
- Language: English
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Seven Games: A Human History
$17.95 Read moreCheckers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and
- Author: Roeder, Oliver
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1324051027
- Language: English
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Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in a widespread dissatisfac… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bull, Anna Cento
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198726511
- Language: English
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Time’s Monster: How History Makes History
$19.95 Add to cartA New Statesman Best Book of the Year
“Powerful and radically important.”
–Robert Gildea, Times Literary Supplement “Bracingly describes the ways imperialist historiography has shaped visions of the f- Author: Satia, Priya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0674292170
- Language: English
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In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press
$28.00 Read moreShortlisted for the Juan E. Mendez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America
“Chilling and nuanced … a murder mystery but also, more important, a portrait of a nation where no one knows what to b- Author: Corcoran, Katherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1635575036
- Language: English
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On Every Tide: The Making and Remaking of the Irish World
$35.00 Read moreA sweeping history of Irish emigration, arguing that the Irish exodus helped make the modern world
When people think of Irish emigration, they often think of the Great Famine of the 1840s, which caused
- Author: Connolly, Sean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0465093957
- Language: English
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Russia’s War on Everybody: And What It Means for You
$35.00 Read moreYou may not be interested in Russia. But Russia is interested in you.
Russia’s 2022 attack on Ukraine saw confrontation between Moscow and the West spill over into open conflict once again. But Russia- Author: Giles, Keir
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1350255084
- Language: English
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Making China Modern: From the Great Qing to XI Jinping
$27.00 Add to cart“Thoughtful, probing…a worthy successor to the famous histories of Fairbank and Spence [that] will be read by all students and scholars of modern China.”
–William C. Kirby, coauthor of Can China Lea- Author: M?hlhahn, Klaus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: November 17 2020
- ISBN10: 0674248317
- Language: English
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Black Man of the Nile: And His Family
$29.95 Add to cartIn a masterful and unique manner, Dr. Ben uses Black Man of the Nile to challenge and expose “Europeanized” African history. Order Black Man of the Nile here.
- Author: Ben-Jochannan, Yosef
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 381
- Publish Date: November 22 1996
- ISBN10: 0933121261
- Language: English
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Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin’s Russia
$28.00 Read moreWhy aren’t ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin’s own historical propaganda narratives, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense. From its World
- Author: McGlynn, Jade
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1350280763
- Language: English
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Maps That Made History: 1000 Years of World History in 100 Old Maps
$95.00 Read moreMaps that Made History takes you on a 1000 year long journey around the world. Every one of the 100 carefully selected maps has influenced the course of history.
- Author: Storms, Martijn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 29 2022
- ISBN10: 9401485305
- Language: English
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The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine
$19.00 Add to cart“The Way to the Spring is a riveting and powerful work . . . . Readers near and far who seek greater understanding of how Palestinians live–and the violence they endure–are well served by Ehrenreich… [more below]
- Author: Ehrenreich, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0143110578
- Language: English
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Syrian Gulag: Inside Assad’s Prison System
$35.00 Read moreAn estimated 300,000 people have been detained or have died in prison since the Syrian uprising broke out. Syrians can be arrested for liking a post on Facebook or for the political activities of a di
- Author: Baker, Jaber
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0755650204
- Language: English
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Enemy of the Disaster: Selected Political Writings of Renaud Camus
$22.95 Read moreEnemy of the Disaster is the first authorized translation to appear in English of Renaud Camus’ political writings and includes his notorious 2010 speech, “The Great Replacement.” Though forty-two yea
- Author: Camus, Renaud
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
$37.50 Read moreA compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present
Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world, respe- Author: Snow, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0300166656
- Language: English
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All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women Who Survive
$28.00 Read more‘Poignant and compelling… will resonate with anyone who cares about justice and the abuse of power’ – Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor and author of Sandstorm
‘Essential and urgent- Author: Mawad, Dalal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1399406256
- Language: English
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
$18.00 Add to cartA fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a Chess board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain.
Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. He- Author: Shenk, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 02 2007
- ISBN10: 1400034086
- Language: English
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
$21.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year – Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and on interviews with firsthand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant f
- Author: Hoffman, David E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 0345805976
- Language: English
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
$20.00 Add to cart- Series: Saqi Essentials
- Author: Maalouf, Amin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 29 1989
- ISBN10: 0805208984
- Language: English
