1945-

A collection of satirical essays and cartoons in which the author comments on life and culture in late twentieth-century America.

Yugoslavian writer Slavenka Drakulic writes of everyday life in communist Eastern Europe before the Iron Curtain fell.

A collection of more than fifty essays and journalistic pieces in which American author John Steinbeck reflects on the world around him.

Presents the author's first-hand account of her years living as a foreigner in Japan, describing the culture from her unique perspective, including information on geishas, samurai, taiko drummers, criminal yakuza, and more.

Traces U.S. participation in the Vietnam War, with a look at the policies and people who influenced the escalating involvement of American troops beginning with the Roosevelt presidency and ending with the fall of Saigon.

Chronicles important historical, political, social, economic, and cultural events from 1945 through 1989.

A collection of essays by Howard Zinn which reflect on theset of beliefs guardians of American culture consider sacrosanct and the effect those beliefs have on people's capacity to think independently.

An account of treachery in British and American intelligence agencies.

Introduces the reader to Canadian people, resources, and economic conditions and discusses its influence on the United States.