history, modern

Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today's headlines. Users are provided with historical background and analysis to events to give a greater understanding of the politics, players, and layers of current affairs.

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from 1492 to 1783.

Explore the science behind modern world advancements, as well as the opportunities and challenges that they present.

A history of the first decade of the twenty-first century, surveying political, social, and cultural trends and events, and including brief profiles of important people of the 2000s.

When a group of scientists learns how to travel through time, they enter life in fourteenth-century feudal France and threaten the history of the world.

Contains seven propaganda films sponsored by the U.S. government to help explain its official war policy during World War II, including: "Prelude to War, " "Nazis Strike, " "Divide and Conquer, " "Battle of Britain, " "Battle of Russia, " "Battle of China, " and "War Comes to America.".

An analysis of how the modern age came into being and where it is heading, covering the great events, personalities, and ideas of the twentieth century since World War I.

"Today, Barbie has taken over global headlines! By transforming to better match the world around her, Barbie remains in the hearts of children. Text on today's popular and inspiring dolls is paired with a brief history on important cultural events and womens' roles of the 2010s and early 2020s"--Provided by publisher.

"A volume of 40 speeches [from 1945 onwards], contextualized, explained and then given, in their fundamental passages . . ."--BTCat.

In this fictionalized retelling of M??tley Crue's 2001 autobiography, The dirt : confessions of the world's most notorious rock band, the group gets back together to tour, but only as a front for their work as secret government operatives, including a mission to stop a zombie apocalypse. Incorporates seminal historical moments from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries as well as key moments from the band's autiobiography.