20th century

Offers biographical profiles of eight communist leaders whose actions had a significant impact on world history.

Discusses the origins, philosophy, and most notorious attacks of the Basque separatist group ETA, including their present activities, possible plans, and counter-terrorism efforts directed against them.

Presents a collection of documents that chart the history of change and revolution in China over the course of the twentieth century, including official reports, eyewitness accounts, cartoons, poetry, songs, articles, and advertisements, and features commentary and photographs.

A personal account of the sixties and seventies displaying Baldwin's fury and despair including the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his return to America's South.

Examines the historical origins, philosophy, and most notorious attacks of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and discusses its present activities and counter-terrorism efforts directed against it.

Nearly fourteen and poor, Ceclia Gonzales wants desperately to go to high school and become a teacher until her mother's old-fashioned ideas about a woman's place threaten her dreams.

A collection of interviews with poets from the Beat Generation.

Chronicles the life of Jawaharlal Nehru, who, alongside Mahatma Gandhi, led the movement for India's independence from British rule.

A young Indian flees his country to escape the war that has claimed his family and settles in a small town in a newly independent African nation.

An historical fiction set during the Armenian Genocide tells a story of Mariam and her siblings who are deported from Turkey, their ordeals, and desperate attempts to be reunited with one another.