20Th Century category: 9982 books
The Modern Moves West
California Artists and Democratic Culture in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2012
In 1921 Sam Rodia, an Italian laborer and tile setter, started work on an elaborate assemblage in the backyard of his home in Watts, California. The result was an iconic structure now known as the Watts Towers. Rodia created a work that was original, even though the resources available to support...
The Man Who Never Died
The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
In 1914, Joe Hill was convicted of murder in Utah and sentenced to death by firing squad, igniting international controversy. Many believed Hill was innocent, condemned for his association with the Industrial Workers of the World-the radical Wobblies. Now, following four years of intensive investigation,...
by Varujan Vosganian
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
A harrowing account of the Armenian Genocide documented through the stories of those who managed to survive and descendants who refuse to forget The grandchild of Armenians who escaped widespread massacres during the Ottoman Empire a century ago, Varujan Vosganian grew up in Romania hearing firsthand...
by Mariana Griswold Van Renssalaer
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
A look at the vibrant summer in the always lively city of New York as the twentieth century gets underway.
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2012
*Explains the history of the Democratic Party from the Revolution to Obama*Analyzes the policies of Democratic Presidents like Jackson, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson and Clinton.*Explains the way the Democratic Party's voting blocs and party platform have transformed from Jefferson to Obama. *Includes...
The Internationalists
How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
“An original book…about individuals who used ideas to change the world” (The New Yorker)—the fascinating exploration into the creation and history of the Paris Peace Pact, an often overlooked but transformative treaty that laid the foundation for the international system we live under today.
In...
In Spies We Trust
The Story of Western Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - for the first time. Why did we ever start trusting spies? It all started a hundred years ago. First we put our faith in them to help win wars,...
by Florence Hartley
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Florence Hartley's insightful etiquette guide was first published in 1860, and yet her witty and useful advice on behaving like a lady often still rings true down the ages
What should you do if you notice a stranger's dress is tucked up at the back? What are you meant to say if you are offered...
Fibrils
The Rules of the Game, Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
A major publishing event: the third volume of Michel Leiris’s renowned autobiography, now available in English for the first time in a brilliant translation by Lydia Davis A beloved and versatile author and ethnographer, French intellectual Michel Leiris is often ranked in the company of Proust, Gide,...
by Paul Heyer
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
The Titanic's fate is still very much in our collective consciousness. A catastrophe that was unimaginable at the time, now 100 years later it continues to provide lessons that we have not yet fully absorbed. And the debate continues regarding how the loss of life might have been averted—could,...
by Mike Wells, Nicholas Fellows
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
Exam board: OCR
Level: A Level
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2015
First exams: AS: Summer 2016, A Level: Summer 2017
An OCR endorsed resource
Successfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace; this bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows...
The History of Futurism
The Precursors, Protagonists, and Legacies
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Futurism began as an artistic and social movement in early twentieth-century Italy. Until now, much of the scholarship available in English has focused only on a single individual or art form. This volume seeks to present a more complete picture of the movement by exploring the history of the movement,...
Common Sense and a Little Fire, Second Edition
Women and Working-Class Politics in the United States, 1900-1965
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Over twenty years after its initial publication, Annelise Orleck's Common Sense and a Little Fire continues to resonate with its harrowing story of activism, labor, and women's history. Orleck traces the personal and public lives of four immigrant women activists who left a lasting imprint on American...
Linked Labor Histories
New England, Colombia, and the Making of a Global Working Class
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Exploring globalization from a labor history perspective, Aviva Chomsky provides historically grounded analyses of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital. She illuminates the dynamics of these movements through case studies set mostly in New England and Colombia. Taken...