21st Century History (15)

Author: Thant Myint-U Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 Six years ago, Burma seemed to be in the midst of a miraculous transformation, from the darkest of dictatorships...

Author: Andrew Hosken Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 In June 2014 Islamic State launched an astonishing blitzkrieg which saw them seize control of an area in the...

Author: Andy McNab Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 A visceral, riveting, no-holds-barred military memoir told from the front line of the war against ISIS with a foreword...

Author: Azad Cudi Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 As Syria imploded in civil war in 2011, Kurdish volunteers in the north rose up to free their homeland...

Author: John Carney Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 'Jihad isn't a war. It's an objective. An aberration. If there are young women with children, lost boys... If...

Author: Michael Sheridan Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 'Impressive ... Fascinating' Sunday Times 'An authoritative history' Financial Times 'Gripping and richly researched' Rana Mitter A superb new...

Author: Iain Overton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 544 We live in the age of the suicide bomber. The suicide bomb itself takes more lives than any other...

Author: Peter Pomerantsev Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 A Times and Guardian Book of the Year 'Quietly frightening.' - Guardian 'Essential reading.' - Irish Times 'Consistently chilling.'...

Author: Nicolas Henin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 Framed by Henin's personal experience as a hostage of ISIS alongside James Foley, Jihad Academy debunks the myths surrounding...

Author: Ian Tyrrell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 312 Across the course of American history, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been awkwardly paired as influences on the politics, culture,...

Author: Michelle Obama Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir;15 million copies sold worldwide Now in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle...

Author: Christopher Craig Brittain Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 This title explores theological responses to human tragedy and cultural shock in order to analyze the peril and...

Author: Leonard B. Weinberg Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 Since the terrible events of 9/11, more attention than ever has been paid to the threats and challenges...

Author: Beshara Doumani Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 328 Essays on the challenges to academic freedom posed by post-9/11 political interventions and the growing commercialization of knowledge. Are...

Author: Louise Callaghan Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 This is a story of human decency in the midst of barbarism - how the zookeeper of Mosul Zoo...