New Books in National Security
Eric Helleiner, “Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: International Development and the Making of the Postwar Order” (Cornell UP, 2018)
Eric Helleiner
Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods
International Development and the Making of the Postwar Order
Cornell University Press, 2018

New Books in EconomicsNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network December 11, 2018 Dexter Fergie

The story of Bretton Woods has been told by countless historians. We have a good sense of the wartime context, the negotiations themselves, the roles of many of the main actors (especially Great Britain and the United States), and the conference’s meaning for postwar global history. What can another book... Read More
Chad R. Diehl, “Resurrecting Nagasaki: Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives” (Cornell UP, 2018)
Chad R. Diehl
Resurrecting Nagasaki
Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives
Cornell University Press, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network December 11, 2018 Steven Wills

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki both play a central role in any narrative of the end of the East Asia-Pacific War in 1945, yet Hiroshima has consistently drawn more attention in the ensuing decades. In Resurrecting Nagasaki: Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives (Cornell University Press, 2018), Chad Diehl... Read More
Kevin Hamilton and Ned O’Gorman, “Lookout America!: The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War” (Dartmouth College Press, 2018)
Kevin Hamilton and Ned O’Gorman
Lookout America!
The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War.
Dartmouth College Press, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in CommunicationsNew Books in FilmNew Books in HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network December 5, 2018 Joel Tscherne

One of the major aspects of the end of the Cold War has been the discovery and release of records related to many government activities from the period. In Lookout America!: The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War (Dartmouth College Press, 2018), Kevin Hamilton and Ned... Read More
Laszlo Borhi, “Dealing with Dictators: The United States, Hungary, and East Central Europe 1942-1989” (Indiana UP, 2016)
Laszlo Borhi
Dealing with Dictators
The United States, Hungary, and East Central Europe 1942-1989
Indiana University Press, 2016

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Eastern European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & Society December 4, 2018 Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed

How does a political regime function? What contributes to a regime’s longevity and its subversion? Laszlo Borhi’s Dealing with Dictators: The United States, Hungary, and East Central Europe 1942-1989 (Indiana University Press, 2016) invites readers to consider the complex nature of regimes. The focus of Dealing with Dictators is Hungary,... Read More
Nathan K. Finney and Tyrell O. Mayfield, “Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics” (Naval Institute Press, 2018)
Nathan K. Finney and Tyrell O. Mayfield
Redefining the Modern Military
The Intersection of Profession and Ethics
Naval Institute Press, 2018

New Books in LawNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network October 31, 2018 Beth Windisch

Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics (Naval Institute Press, 2018), edited by Nathan K. Finney and Tyrell O. Mayfield, is a collection of essays examining military professionalism and ethics in light of major changes to modern warfare.  Contributors examine philosophical and legal questions about what constitutes... Read More

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