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Istanbul: a tale of three cities
Par Bettany Hughes. 2017
Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide. From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three…
names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul--resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. 2017.Israel: a history
Par Martin Gilbert. 1998
Israel is a small and relatively young country, but its turbulent history has placed it squarely at the centre of…
the world stage this century. Martin Gilbert traces its history, from its beginnings with the dramatic declaration of Statehood in May 1948, through the many subsequent conflicts and political watersheds. Using contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, drawing on his own intimate knowledge of the country and its people, the author weaves together all these dramatic events into a seamless narrative. 1998.Iraq (Major world nations)
Par J. P Docherty. 1999
Explores the people, history, culture, land, and economy of this Middle Eastern country, once called Mesopotamia, which is considered the…
"cradle of civilization." Also briefly discusses its modern wars with neighbours Iran and Kuwait. Grades 5-8. c1999.The right to remain silent is one of the most easily recognized and oft-quoted constitutional rights in American culture, yet…
there is widespread misunderstanding about the right and the protections promised under the Fifth Amendment. Dershowitz reveals precisely why our Fifth Amendment rights matter and how they are being reshaped, limited, and in some cases revoked in the wake of 9/11. 2008.Inventing Japan, 1853-1964: 1853-1964 (Modern Library chronicles ; #11)
Par Ian Buruma. 2003
Buruma traces Japan's transformation from an isolated island shogunate into an expansive military empire and then a pacified and prosperous…
democracy. Beginning with Commodore Perry's 1853 naval mission to open Japan to American traders, he follows a century of history, culminating in Douglas MacArthur's remarkable - but flawed - achievement in guiding Japan toward democracy. 2003. (Modern Library chronicles ; 11)Inside the Philippine revolution: The New People's Army And Its Struggle For Power
Par William Chapman. 1987
When Corazon Aquino took power in the Philippines, she quickly discovered that she had inherited Marcos' problem of domestic unrest.…
The New People's Army, the communist force in the Philippines, was established 20 years ago, and it controls at least 20 percent of the local political units. 1987.India: a history
Par John Keay. 2000
A five-thousand-year overview of the subcontinent from the Harappan people in the Indus Valley around 3000 B.C. to the nineteenth-century…
takeover by the British Raj. Presents a chronology of cultural and political developments that shaped the twentieth-century nations of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. c2000.In the land of the Taj Mahal: the world of the fabled Mughals
Par Ed Rothfarb. 1998
Traces the history of the three-hundred-year Mughal dynasty in northern India. Describes the Mughals' arrival in the fifteenth century led…
by Babur, who conquered and remained to rule. Examines the development of Islam during the interchange of cultures, as the Mughals interacted with the local Hindu traditions. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.I saw three Chinas: one Canadian's experience in China, 1909-1989
Par Molly Phillips. 1990
Born in Hong Kong in 1909, the author has witnessed the three modern eras of Chinese history: the final days…
of the Imperial Ching dynasty; the republican rule of Chiang Kai-Shek; and Communist rule since 1949. She describes the people, culture, and history of China as she experienced them. 1990.Everyday law: a survival guide for Canadians
Par Jack Batten, Marjorie Harris. 1987
Easy-to-follow handbook that outlines the common legal problems which every Canadian faces. Discusses such subjects as choosing a lawyer, preparing…
a will, getting married, going to court, and buying a house. c1987.Fire in the lake: the Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
Par Frances FitzGerald. 2018
This landmark work, based on Frances FitzGerald's research and travels, takes us inside Vietnam--into the traditional villages and the crowded…
cities, into the conflicts between Communists and anti-Communists, Catholics and Buddhists, generals and monks--and reveals the country as seen through Vietnamese eyes. 2018.From Raj to Rajiv: 40 years of Indian independence
Par Mark Tully, Zareer Masani. 1988
A small yet colourful piece cut from the rich tapestry of the Indian sub-continent, this account of some of the…
key events in Indian history since Independence in 1947 is based loosely on the BBC radio series of the same name. Mark Tully encountered some truly remarkable individuals who display all of the diverse characteristics of the Indian nations. A concise book drawing together the different strands of Indian history, culture, politics, religion and tradition. 1988.FairTax, the truth: answering the critics
Par Neal Boortz, John Linder, Rob Woodall. 2008
In 2005, radio show host Boortz and Georgia congressman Linder wrote "The FairTax Book", presenting a plan designed to eliminate…
federal taxes and the IRS and jump-start the U.S. economy. This follow-up offers new insights, and debunks the negative myths and misrepresentations of their idea. The plan enables Americans to keep all the money in their paychecks; eliminates the fraud, hassle, and waste of the current system; and revolutionizes the way America pays for itself. 2008.Egg on Mao: the story of an ordinary man who defaced an icon and unmasked a dictatorship
Par Denise Chong. 2009
On May 23, 1989, as student protests raged, Lu Decheng and two other men hurled 30 paint-filled eggs at the…
immense portrait of Mao Zedong that dominates Beijing's Tiananmen Square. His poli-art stunt stranded Lu in prison for almost a decade, cost him his wife and daughter, and led to his eventual defection to Canada. While hoping to bring true democracy and to unmask the repression of Mao's reign, Lu learned that in China, preserving the Chairman's legacy mattered more. 2009.East and West: The Last Governor Of Hong Kong On Power, Freedom And The Future
Par Chris Patten. 1998
Chris Patten reflects on his experiences as the governor of Hong Kong, why he adopted the stance he did, and…
how he fought his battles. Why has the Far East more generally prospered so spectacularly over recent decades, and how seriously should its recent crises be taken? What is the possibility of such conditions for prosperity being reproduced elsewhere? What are the connections between political freedom and the rule of law, and economic freedom and advance? What is China's role in the world to be? Patten discusses the answers to these and other questions. 1998.Disarming Iraq
Par Hans Blix. 2004
Blix reluctantly came out of retirement in 2000 to lead the U.N. weapons inspections team in Iraq because he was…
the only man everyone could agree on for the job. Three years later, those clamouring for military intervention grumbled at his inability (or, as they saw it, refusal) to present evidence of weapons of mass destruction, but he reminds readers that his assignment was to assess and report on the available evidence. A play-by-play account of the months of diplomacy and inspection efforts leading up to the Iraq war. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.Closed chambers: the first eyewitness account of the epic struggles inside the Supreme Court
Par Edward Lazarus. 1998
The author, a Supreme Court law clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun in 1988-89, recounts the methods and procedures the justices…
use in arriving at a decision. Now a federal prosecutor, Lazarus contends that politics has taken the place of debate and compromise. He analyzes court cases to illustrate his concerns. 1998.China hands
Par Charles Taylor. 1984
Charles Taylor, a former Peking correspondent, has selected reports from the last 25 years to provide a first-hand account of…
this dramatic period in Chinese history. 1984. Uniform title: The Globe and mail.Chen Village: the recent history of a peasant community in Mao's China
Par Richard Madsen, Anita Chan, Jonathan Unger. 1984
Chinese lives: an oral history of contemporary China
Par Hsin-Hsin Chang, Ye Sang, W. J. F Jenner. 1987
Includes interviews with 60 Chinese people from every walk of life: a 13-year-old street vendor; a pop singer; gold miners;…
bus conductors; ex-Red Guards; and a woman who was sold into prostitution in Shanghai in the 1930s. Some descriptions of sex. 1987.