Query: 2000s books that are also Books about social history, excluding Books about authoritarianism
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Real Fidel Castro
Radicals for Capitalism
Founding Brothers
Collection of June Fourth Poems
Rough Crossings
1776 (book)
Our Posthuman Future
The Parliament of Man
Beer and Revolution
American Creation
John Adams (book)
The Imperial Cruise
The Art of Not Being Governed
Washington's Crossing (book)
Evidence from documents: 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. A diplomat for the government of the United Kingdom, Coltman had been appointed to the position of British ambassador to Cuba from 1991 through to 1994, during which time he got to know Castro personally. He died shortly before his biography's publication.
Radicals for Capitalism: '''''Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement''''' is a 2007 book about the history of 20th-century American libertarianism by journalist and ''Reason'' senior editor Brian Doherty. He traces the evolution of the movement, as well as the life stories of Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, Ludwig von Mises, F. A. Hayek, and Murray Rothbard, and details how they intertwined.
Founding Brothers: It explores selected interactions among a group of individuals both gifted and flawed; interactions that profoundly influenced the early development of the United States.
Collection of June Fourth Poems: '''''Collection of June Fourth Poems: Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Protest''''' is an anthology of poems commemorating the June Fourth protests in China (1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre) and published in 2007. The poems were written by victims, exiled activists and international supporters. It documents the history and cultural impact of the June Fourth movement.
Rough Crossings: '''''Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution ''''' is a history book by Simon Schama.
1776 (book): '''1776''''' (released in the United Kingdom as '''''1776: America and Britain at War''''') is a book written by David McCullough, published by Simon & Schuster on May 24, 2005. The work is a companion to McCullough's earlier biography of John Adams, and focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolutionary War.
Our Posthuman Future: '''''Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution''''' is a 2002 book by Francis Fukuyama.
The Parliament of Man: '''''The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations''''' is a book by Paul Kennedy that covers the history and evolution of the United Nations. The book's title is taken from Locksley Hall, a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson that talks about the future of warfare and the possibility of utopia. It was released in 2006 ().
Beer and Revolution: '''''Beer and Revolution: The German Anarchist Movement in New York City, 1880–1914 ''''' is a 2007 history book by Tom Goyens following the lives of German immigrant radicals in New York City.
American Creation: '''''American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic''''' is 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.
John Adams (book): ohn Adams''''' (styled '''''John Adams.''''' on the cover art, depicting Adams' frequently punctuated signature) is 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.
The Imperial Cruise: '''''The Imperial Cruise''''' is a non-fiction book authored by James Bradley. In the book Bradley examines American policy in the Pacific during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, and a surrounding a secret diplomatic/Congressional mission to Asia conceived by Roosevelt which would affect United States involvement in Asia. The material also covers a wide array of other cultural factors that loosely relate to this, the largest diplomatic delegation ever sent to Asia in U.S. history.
The Art of Not Being Governed: '''The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia''''' is a book-length anthropological and historical study of the Zomia highlands of Southeast Asia written by James C. Scott published in 2009.
Washington's Crossing (book): 2000s books: The book was published in February 2004
that are also Books about social history,: is the concept of contingency history, one major theory of history. Contingency history is the idea that people's decisions matter, and it is because of these decisions that certain events take place. Washington's decisions changed the course of the Revolutionary War and ultimately led the Continental Army to victory.