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Democracy Denied, 1905-1915: Intellectuals and the...
$22.72
In the decade before World War I, a wave of democratic revolutions swept the globe, consuming more than a quarter of the world’s population. Revolution transformed Russia, Iran, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Mexico, and China. In each case, a pro-democracy movement unseated a long-standing autocracy..
Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis
$9.02
Recounts the worst U.S. Naval disaster, explains how bureaucracy prevented a timely rescue, and describes the five-day ordeal that only one quarter of the crew survived Author: Kurzman, Dan Publisher: Atheneum Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0689120079 ISBN-13: 9780689120077..
Genesis 1948
$29.49
This book tells the full story of the first Arab-Israeli war and the birth of the State of Israel. Based largely on some 1000 interviews with participants of all nations, it describes the important military and diplomatic events of that epic war - from the struggle between Truman and Dean Rusk to th..
LEFT TO DIE: The Tragedy of the USS Juneau
$11.60
Examines the mystery and controversy surrounding a devastating tragedy in U.S. naval history--the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau in 1942, in which nearly seven hundred lives were lost Author: Kurzman, Dan Publisher: Pocket Books Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0671748734 ISBN-13: 9780671..
Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook
$9.67
"Liberal Islam" is not a contradiction in terms; it is a thriving tradition and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the work of 32 Muslims who share parallel concerns with Western liberalism. Although the West has largely ignored the liberal tradition within Isla..
Modernist Islam, 1840-1940: A Sourcebook
$11.38
Modernist Islam was a major intellectual current in the Muslim world during the 19th and 20th centuries. Proponents of this movement typically believed that it was not only possible but imperative to show how "modern" values and institutions could be reconciled with authentically Islamic ideals. Thi..
No Greater Glory: The Four Immortal Chaplains And ...
$14.67
Review "No Greater Glory flows like a novel and reminds the reader that the foundation of most religions is love, not hatred. . . . highly recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal (starred) (Library Journal ) Product Description Dan Kurzman Author: Dan Kurzman Publisher: Thorndike Press Bi..
The bravest battle: The twenty-eight days of the W...
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In October 1940 Nazis forced all the Jews in the Polish city of Warsaw to live in the cramped squalor of a small ghetto. Despite the starvation and disease that claimed 50,000 lives per year, the Jews were not dying swiftly enough to suit Heinrich Himmler, who ordered in 1942 that the Warsaw Ghetto ..
The Unthinkable Revolution in Iran
$33.43
The shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, would remain on the throne for the foreseeable future: This was the firm conclusion of a top-secret CIA analysis issued in October 1978. One hundred days later the shah--despite his massive military, fearsome security police, and superpower support was overth..