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|  | Highlanders by Yo'av Karny
The Caucasus region, situated between the Black and Caspian seas, comprises some 60 small nations, many of which have their own languages despite their close proximity to one another. The Chechen conflict of the early 1990s brought world attention to the plight of these nations. Yo'av Karny, a journalist who has frequently reported from the region, profiles people and events in this embattled zone. AUTHOR: Yo'av Karny
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | On Love of Sports by Scott Simon
The love of sports--and especially of the players and teams of his hometown Chicago--permeates this memoir by the NPR commentator. AUTHOR: Scott Simon
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Slavery in the Arab World by Murray Gordon
...a comprehensive portrait of slavery in the Islamic world from earliest times until today... --Arab Book World AUTHOR: Murray Gordon
PUBLISHER: Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Crossing the Postmodern Divide by Albert Borgmann
In this eloquent guide to the meanings of the postmodern era, Albert Borgmann charts the options before us as we seek alternatives to the joyless and artificial culture of consumption. AUTHOR: Albert Borgmann
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | A Concise History of the Russian Revolution by Richard E. Pipes
Richard Pipes abridged and combined two previous books, The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, to produce this single-volume survey of the Russian Revolution and the early Soviet years. AUTHOR: Richard E. Pipes
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Mathew Brady & the Image of History by Jeana K. Foley, Mary Panzer, Fogg Art Museum Staff, International Center of Photography Staff, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute Staff
Description not available.Discusses how the Civil War photographer constructed an idealized American history based on image as much as fact, portraying a stable republic during its fragmentation and creating a national portrait gallery of immortal leaders. UP. AUTHOR: Jeana K. Foley, Mary Panzer, Fogg Art Museum Staff, International Center of Photography Staff, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute Staff
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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