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The last Englishmen: love, war, and the end of empire
By Deborah Baker. 2018
A look at the rivalry between John Auden and Michael Spender, who both vied to participate on an expedition to…
Everest's summit in the midst of Britain's waning power in India. The author portrays a generation, including writers, artists, explorers, spies, nationalists, political rogues, informers, and more. 2018Inside Iran: the real history and politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran
By Medea Benjamin. 2018
The author presents an account of Iran's history and politics, particularly US-Iranian relations, drawing upon her firsthand experiences with Iranian…
politicians, activists, and everyday citizens. Discusses politics, religion, and daily life. 2018A history of Malaysia
By Barbara Watson Andaya, Leonard Y. Andaya. 2017
A history of Malaysia that discusses the country's historical framework reaching back before the 1400s and stretching until 2017. Examines…
the role of Islam in the Malay world, the difficulties of creating a multicultural state, and more. 2017The killing season: a history of the Indonesian massacres, 1965-66 (Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity Ser. #29)
By Geoffrey B. Robinson. 2018
Account of the Indonesian Massacres of 1965 to 1966, which left roughly five hundred thousand people dead and more than…
a million in detention. Also discusses the social and political ramifications of systemic violence, especially when quickly forgotten by the world. 2018China Rx: exposing the risks of America's dependence on China for medicine
By Rosemary Gibson, Janardan Prasad Singh. 2018
Examination of the manufacturing process and government trade policies related to pharmaceuticals sold in the United States. Uses specific cases…
to illustrate the differences in regulations, companies' moves to China, and the risks of importation. Proposes a process for bringing drug manufacturing back to the US. 2018Muhammad: prophet of peace amid the clash of empires
By Juan Cole, Juan Ricardo Cole. 2018
Historian presents an analysis of the Middle East in the seventh century, when the prophet Muhammad developed the religion of…
Islam. Discusses the region's warring empires and the emphasis of peace in Muhammad's teachings. 2018The British in India: a social history of the Raj
By David Gilmour. 2018
Examines day-to-day life among the British who chose to reside in India and how it changed across several centuries of…
English presence and rule. Reveals the country through the eyes of these inhabitants and the limits of that perspective. 2018Under jerusalem: The buried history of the world's most contested city
By Andrew Lawler. 2021
A sweeping history of the hidden world below the Holy City—a saga of biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval…
"These untold stories of archeological digs near and under Jerusalem&’s sacred sites convey all the colorful and violent and contentious history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ... A compulsive read.&” —Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author of The Outlier In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics dating to biblical times. Digging deep underground, he discovered an ancient grave that, he claimed, belonged to an Old Testament queen. News of his find ricocheted around the world, evoking awe and envy alike, and inspiring others to explore Jerusalem&’s storied past. In the century and a half since the Frenchman broke ground, Jerusalem has drawn a global cast of fortune seekers and missionaries, archaeologists and zealots, all of them eager to extract the biblical past from beneath the city&’s streets and shrines. Their efforts have had profound effects, not only on our understanding of Jerusalem&’s history, but on its hotly disputed present. The quest to retrieve ancient Jewish heritage has sparked bloody riots and thwarted international peace agreements. It has served as a cudgel, a way to stake a claim to the most contested city on the planet. Today, the earth below Jerusalem remains a battleground in the struggle to control the city above. Under Jerusalem takes readers into the tombs, tunnels, and trenches of the Holy City. It brings to life the indelible characters who have investigated this subterranean landscape. With clarity and verve, acclaimed journalist Andrew Lawler reveals how their pursuit has not only defined the conflict over modern Jerusalem, but could provide a map for two peoples and three faiths to peacefully coexist.  Captured: an American prisoner of war in North Vietnam
By Alvin Townley. 2019
Recounts naval aviator Jeremiah Denton's seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. Covers the…
gruesome conditions, the captors' brutal treatment, the prisoners' secret methods of communication, and the resilience necessary to survive. For senior high and older readers. 2019The history of Kuwait (The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations Ser.)
By Michael S Casey, Michael S. Casey. 2007
A member of the Kuwait-United States Defense Review Group recounts the history of the Middle Eastern nation of Kuwait, stretching…
from approximately 3,000 BCE to the early twenty-first century. Discusses Kuwait's history and culture and the role of its extensive access to natural petroleum in international relations. 2007A Chinese American journalist draws on hundreds of interviews with people who fled China due to Mao's proletarian revolution. Particularly…
focuses on the stories of four residents of Shanghai, who left for life as refugees in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Some violence and some strong language. 2019Gandhi for kids: his life and ideas, with 21 activities (For Kids series #62)
By Ellen Voelckers Mahoney. 2016
Recounts the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948). Discusses how his work to promote nonviolence, peace, simplicity, and freedom connects…
to contemporary issues. Includes activities such as making Nan Khatai cookies, practicing anti-consumerism, and designing a vegetarian menu. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2016Spies: the secret showdown between America and Russia
By Marc Favreau. 2019
An account of the Cold War spies and their carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help…
avert global nuclear war. Includes a Cold War glossary and a glossary of key espionage techniques. For senior high and older readers. 2019Out of the Gobi: my story of China and America
By Weijian Shan. 2019
In this memoir, the Chinese author recounts his experiences under Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, his own exile to the Gobi…
Desert at age fifteen, his time as a hard laborer, and his journey to becoming a successful financier. Some strong language. 2019God's wolf: the life of the most notorious of all crusaders, scourge of Saladin
By Jeffrey Lee. 2017
An account of the role of Reynald de Chatillon in the Crusades. Recounts his joining the Second Crusade and subsequent…
rise through the ranks. Discusses whether his historical reputation as a bloodthirsty maniac is valid. Some violence. 2016The water kingdom: a secret history of China
By Philip Ball. 2017
A history of China that focuses on the role of water, including the Han emperors' ability to manage irrigation and…
defend against flood. Also discusses water's place in Chinese philosophy and art, and engineering feats to handle the precious resource. Examines the strain that economic growth has placed on China's water in the early twenty-first century. 2017The Islamic enlightenment: the struggle between faith and reason : 1798 to modern times
By Christopher De Bellaigue. 2017
A journalist examines the political and social reformations that overtook the Islamic world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The…
author discusses the intellectual centers of Cairo, Istanbul, and Tehran, the clash of religion with secular culture, nation-building, and counter reformation. 2017Year of the sword: the Assyrian Christian genocide : a history
By Joseph Yacoub. 2016
An account of the 1915 Turkish genocide of the Assyrian, Chaldean, and Syriac peoples. The atrocities included systematic killing, looting,…
rape, kidnapping, and deportation that created a vast refugee diaspora. The author gathers eye-witness accounts and reports to cast light on these events. Some violence. 2016A path to peace: a brief history of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and a way forward in the Middle East
By George J. Mitchell, Alon Sachar. 2016
An architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for peace in Northern Ireland discusses his findings serving as US Special…
Envoy for Middle East Peace from 2009 to 2011. Examines how Israeli and Palestinian negotiations have progressed and regressed across time and proposes concessions each side would have to make to achieve lasting peace. 2016The angel: the Egyptian spy who saved Israel
By Uri Bar-Joseph. 2016
An account of the sensational life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, a senior official in Egypt who spied on…
behalf of Israel under the codename "the Angel" and who was responsible for alerting the Mossad in advance of the 1973 Egyptian-Syrian attack on Yom Kippur. 2016