Query: 2000s history books about politics, excluding ideologies
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Parliament of Man
American Creation
1776 (book)
Washington's Crossing (book)
The Tiananmen Papers
The Real Fidel Castro
Rough Crossings
John Adams (book)
Prisoner of the State
Shake Hands with the Devil (book)
A Tiananmen Journal
Evidence from documents: The Parliament of Man: 2000s: It was released in 2006
history books about politics, excluding ideologies: a book by Paul Kennedy that covers the history and evolution of the United Nations
American Creation: a 2007 non-fiction book written by American historian Joseph Ellis and published by Alfred A. Knopf, examining the successes and failures of the Founding Fathers. Structured episodically, the book examines six turning points in the early history of the United States: the writing of the Declaration of Independence, George Washington's winter at Valley Forge, James Madison's debate with Patrick Henry over Constitutional ratification, Washington's treaty with Creek leader Alexander McGillivray, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's founding of the Democratic-Republican Party, and the Louisiana Purchase.
1776 (book): books about politics, excluding ideologies: focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolutionary War. While revolving mostly around the leadership (and often indecisiveness) of George Washington, there is also considerable attention given to King George III, William Howe, Henry Knox, and Nathanael Greene. Key Revolutionary War battles detailed in the book include the Battle of Dorchester Heights, the Battle of Long Island, and the Battle of Trenton.
2000s history b: a book written by David McCullough, published by Simon & Schuster on May 24, 2005
Washington's Crossing (book): 2000s history books about politics, excluding ideologies: Fischer's work is admired as one of the most comprehensive books on the critical and suspenseful turning point of the American War of Independence. The book was published in February 2004 and it won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for History.
history books about politics, excluding ideologies: a Pulitzer Prize-winning book written by David Hackett Fischer and part of the "Pivotal Moments in American History" series. It is primarily about George Washington's leadership during the 1776 campaign of the American Revolutionary War, culminating with George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the subsequent campaign, with the Battle of Trenton, the Battle of the Assunpink Creek, and the Battle of Princeton.
The Tiananmen Papers: 2000s: was first published in English in January 2001 by PublicAffairs.
history books about politics, excluding ideologies: The book is presented as a compilation of selected secret Chinese official documents relating to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. The documents used in both books are said to have been made available by a Chinese compiler under the pseudonym Zhang Liang, whose identity is hidden to protect the individual from potential persecution.
The Real Fidel Castro: '''''The Real Fidel Castro''''' is a biography of the Cuban revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro, written by the British diplomat Sir Leycester Coltman (1938–2003) and first published by Yale University Press in 2003.
Rough Crossings: 'Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution ''''' is a history book by Simon Schama. It was the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award winner for general nonfiction. A 2007 drama-documentary television programme was based on it.
''Rough Crossings'' gives an account of the history of thousands of African-American slaves who escaped slavery in the American colonies to fight for the British cause during the American Revolutionary War. It tells of the legal battles which established that slavery was not valid in England itself, and how the British government offered freedom to enslaved African Americans if they would fight for Britain and King George III
John Adams (book): a 2001 biography of the Founding Father and second U.S. President John Adams, written by the popular American historian David McCullough, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Prisoner of the State: '''''Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang''''' are the memoirs of the former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Zhao Ziyang, who was sacked after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
Shake Hands with the Devil (book): 2000s history books: a book by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire of the Canadian Forces, with help from Major Brent Beardsley. It was first published by Random House Canada in September 2003.
Romeo Dallaire signing ''Shake Hands with the Devil''
history books about politics, excluding ideologies: The book chronicles Dallaire's tour as Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) in 1993–1994, during which he witnessed the 1994 Genocide against The Tutsi in Rwanda.


The book won the 2003 Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing, and 2004 Governor General's Award for nonfiction.
A Tiananmen Journal: '''''A Tiananmen Journal: Republic on the Square''''' (in Chinese: 六四日記：廣場上的共和國) by Feng Congde (封从德) was first published in May 2009 in Hong Kong. This book records the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre from April 15, 1989, to June 4, 1989, in detail.