History - Modern - 21st Century

An authoritative guide to global migration that corrects decades of misunderstanding and misguided policy, "defying orthodoxy on all sides of the debate" (Yascha Mounk, author of The Identity Trap​). As debates on immigration have reached fever pitch, so has political and media fearmongering. But...

"A remarkable new history" (David Wallace-Wells, New York Times Magazine) of a decade aflame--and what we can learn from its embers From 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in...

*Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award* From America's leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order--and the very value of liberty Larry Diamond has made it his life's work to secure...

"Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read." -- New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of biographical essays, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy,...

The world had been fascinated with astronauts and spaceflight since well before the first crewed launches in 1961, when Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, and John Glenn became household names. But when Alexei Leonov of the Soviet Union exited his spacecraft in March of 1965,...

A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the presentIran's revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? How did the revolutionary...

Nearly twenty-five years after 9/11, the families of the victims are still waiting for justice. The president of the United States said in a dramatic speech at the White House that the families of those killed on September 11, 2001, "should have to wait...

A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day "Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account."--Christopher Harding, The Telegraph Korea has a...

Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern civil aircraft with exhaustive captions and specifications, Modern Civil Aircraft is an extensively researched review of the airliners and regional jets deployed by the world's regional and international airlines. Organized alphabetically by type, Modern Civil Aircraft offers a...

Modern Military Aircraft features more than 100 of the most important and influential military aircraft serving today, ranging from the latest F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter to the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker. Each of the aircraft is illustrated with artworks and photographs.Modern Military Aircraft features...

A wide-ranging new history of NATO, from its origins to the present day--published for the alliance's seventy-fifth anniversary For seven decades, NATO's stated aim has been the achievement of world peace--but playing great power politics always involves conflict. Russia's war on Ukraine and on...

Selection, 2025 US Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading"...a useful addition to the literature of the changing character of war. Its scoping and focus, and its application of the identified disruptors to current challenges offer immediate insights for today's commanders and defence policymakers." -- The...

From the award-winning author of American Sirens and A Thousand Naked Strangers comes a real-life thriller about the most daring rescue in air-medical history. JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten...

From the award-winning author of American Sirens and A Thousand Naked Strangers comes a real-life thriller about the most daring rescue in air-medical history. JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten...

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER: A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--by the House Republican leader who dared to stand...

An original history of the popular movement against the War on Terror--the greatest case of "we told you so" in modern political history. Just after 9/11, President George W. Bush climbed the rubble where the World Trade Center had stood. Surrounded by shouts of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR - The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR - The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR - The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs....

The herculean struggle to restore stability in Puerto Rico and a grave warning for America"A shrewd and ominous insider account of a government in financial free fall."--Publishers Weekly"I could not put down David Skeel's new book. It is at once an engrossing and personal...