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1	Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist This is the story of Michael Jordan, the American basketball player, and a company that saw a link between Jordan and a world waiting to buy. The convergence of these forces with the new global media, opened the way for the spread of American cultural domination in dozens of less powerful nations. This book is part biography, part social history ... see all copies from £1.26! new only from £5.66! \| first editions
2	Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are five small countries, and yet no other part of the world is more important to the US. This book explains the history of US/Central American relations, explaining why these countries have remained so overpopulated, illiterate and violent; and why US government notions of economic and ... see all copies from £3.33! new only from £8.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	New Empire: An Interpretation of American Expansion, 1860-1898 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist This classic work, by the distinguished historian Walter LaFeber, presents his widely influential argument that economic causes were the primary forces propelling America to world power in the nineteenth century. Cornell University Press is proud to issue this thirty-fifth anniversary edition, featuring a new preface by the author. see all copies from £5.66! new only from £6.90! \| first editions
4	The American Age: U.S. Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £16.83! new only from £28.17!
5	America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945-1996 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Using extensive materials from both published and private sources, this concise text focuses on U.S./Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. The thesis allows for use of anecdote and quotation to exemplify the policies. see all copies from £5.66! new only from £47.05!
6	The American Age: U.S. Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad, 1750 to the Present more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Updated and revised, this edition presents expanded information on the foreign policy of the Jefferson period. A final chapter covers the events of 1989 and after, into the Clinton administration. see all copies from £10.30! new only from £22.29!
7	America, Russia and the Cold War 1945-2006 more books like this by Walter LaFeber, LaFeber Walter add to wishlist Using extensive materials from both published and private sources, this concise text focuses on United States-Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. It explores how the Cold War was shaped by domestic events in both the U.S. and the Soviet Union and presents a variety of other points of view on the conflict - ... see all copies from £28.40! new only from £42.36!
8	The American Century: A History of the United States Since the 1890s more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Revised and updated, this classic text presents a vivid rendering of America from World War II into the twenty-first century, stressing economic and urban growth, social and political change, civil rights and liberties, and the growth of the United States into a global superpower.Special sections cover gender, diversity, culture, science and ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £32.70! \| first editions
9	The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 2, the American Search for Opportunity, 1865-1913 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Between the American Civil War and the outbreak of world War I, global history was transformed by two events: the United States's rise to the status of a great world power (indeed, the world's greatest economic power) and the eruption of nineteenth- and twentieth-century revolutions in Mexico, China, Russia, Cuba, the Philippines, Hawaii, Panama, ... see all copies from £6.47! new only from £10.67!
10	America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1984 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £5.03! first editions
11	The Deadly Bet: LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 Election more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist In "The Deadly Bet", distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen ... see all copies from £14.04! new only from £14.49! \| first editions
12 view cover	Panama Canal: The Crisis in Historical Perspective more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist This text has been revised and updated with additional chapters on US-Panama relations since the treaty of 1978, including the attempt to oust Noriega, and Noriega's support for the Nicaraguan Contras. see all copies from £5.03! new only from £13.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1990 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £5.03! new only from £5.66! \| first editions
14 view cover	America in Vietnam: A Documentary History more books like this by Lloyd C Gardner, Walter LaFeber (Editor), William A Williams (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of essays and documents, written and compiled by four distinguished historians, is an essential source book for anyone seeking to understand the causes, character, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam. see all copies from £5.66! new only from £9.82! \| first editions
15	America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1992 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Using published material from both public and private sources, this concise text focuses on US/Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. This edition includes a new final chapter which considers the Bush administration's foreign policy throughout its first term, the events of the attempted coup in Moscow, and the end ... see all copies from £5.03! new only from £5.67!
16 view cover	The American Century: A History of the United States Since 1941 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Revised and updated, this classic text presents a vivid rendering of America from World War II into the twenty-first century, stressing economic and urban growth, social and political change, civil rights and liberties, and the growth of the United States into a global superpower.Special sections cover gender, diversity, culture, science and ... see all copies from £5.59! new only from £22.98!
17 view cover	The Clash: A History of U.S.--Japan Relations more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist The aim of this book is to provide a background to the history of the relationship between the two superpowers. Two main themes are focused on: the role of China, and the different forms of capitalism practised in the US and Japan. see all copies from £5.73! new only from £28.29! \| first editions
18	America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1980 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £5.03! new only from £10.68!
19	America, Russia, and the Cold War,: 1945-1971 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £5.03! first editions
20 view cover	The Clash: U.S.-Japanese Relations Throughout History more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist From the middle of the 19th century the Americans and Japanese have been economic and cultural rivals. This book tells the story behind the disagreements, tensions and skirmishes between these two economic power. see all copies from £6.02! new only from £10.39! \| first editions
21	America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1975 more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £5.03! first editions
22 view cover	Cornell: Glorious to View more books like this by Carol Kammen, Walter LaFeber (Foreword by) add to wishlist The steep hills and dramatic gorges of Ithaca were the setting for a revolution in American education when, in the 1860s, a self-made man sought "to do the most good . . . to the poor and to posterity." Ezra Cornell's philanthropy, enhanced with funds from the Morrill Land Grant Act and enlarged by the vision of educator Andrew Dickson White, ... see all copies from £15.00! new only from £17.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Uncle Sam's War of 1898 and the Origins of Globalization more books like this by Thomas David Schoonover, Walter LaFeber (Foreword by) add to wishlist The roots of American globalization can be seen in the country's participation in the War of 1898. This text examines US growth from its early nationhood to its first major military conflict on the world stage, also known as the Spanish-American War. see all copies from £11.07! new only from £19.45! \| first editions
24 view cover	American Century: A History of the United States Since 1890's more books like this by Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg, Nancy Woloch, Ph.D. add to wishlist "The American Century" is a succinct, well-written history of the United States in the modern (post-1890's) era. It is valuable for either the second half of U.S. survey courses or for 20th Century U.S. courses for upper class students. The text places special emphasis on economic and urban growth, social and political change, civil rights and ... see all copies from £5.04! new only from £36.50!
25	The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947: A Historical Problem with Interpretations and Documents more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist see all copies from £5.66! first editions

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