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James Weldon Johnson's landmark novel is an emotionally gripping and poignant look into race relations. The protagonist, a half-white half-black man of very light complexion, known only as an ex-col……続きを見る

The most widely feared misfits and controversial heretics to ever challenge society norms and behavior are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy……続きを見る

Las Vegas, 1970sーa golden age of Glitter Gulch corruption. Dennis Gomes--the youngest division chief in Gaming Control Board history--whipped a ragtag group of auditors into hardened, gun-slinging ……続きを見る

Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings Bryan to Thomas Dewey, and from Adlai Steve……続きを見る

Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in t……続きを見る

Este estudo do professor Marcelo Germano, originalmente apresentado como tese de doutorado junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal da Paraíba sob o título "Popularizaç……続きを見る

Virginia Plan James Madison, american statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1751-1836) This ebook presents «Virginia Plan», from James Madison. A ……続きを見る

State of the Union Addresses James Madison, american statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1751-1836) This ebook presents «State of the Union Addresses&……続きを見る

Journal of the Debates - Volume I James Madison, american statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1751-1836) This ebook presents «Journal of the Debates -……続きを見る

War Message to Congress James Madison, american statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1751-1836) This ebook presents «War Message to Congress», from James Madi……続きを見る

The annual Conferences on Value Inquiry bring together philosophers, scientists and humanists to discuss the many facets of the problem of value in the experience of the individual and in contempora……続きを見る

To paraphrase Marx, sociologists have only interpreted science; the point is to improve it. The Rational and the Social attempts both. It begins by sketching recent sociological approaches to scienc……続きを見る

Hardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India’s increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia ……続きを見る

How does a prison achieve institutional order while safeguarding prisoners' rights? Since the early 1960s, prison reform advocates have aggressively used the courts to extend rights and improve life……続きを見る

New Jersey has a long history of adapting to a changing economic climate. From its colonial origins to the present day, New Jersey's economy has continuously and successfully confronted the challeng……続きを見る

Few politicians in recent American history are as well-known as Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president. An iconic leader, Reagan shifted the direction of American politics toward a newly vigorous co……続きを見る

The Second World War created and the Cold War sustained a special relationship” between America and Britain, and the terms on which that decades-long conflict ended would become the foundation of a……続きを見る

"The essential public good that Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and now Cameron sell is not power stations, or trains, or hospitals. It's the public itself. it's us." In a little over a generation the……続きを見る

The “Big Questions” for humans today surely must mirror these: What is the best hope for the survival of the human race? Can a state of existence be established that will satisfy our nature and main……続きを見る

A transporting, good-humored, and revealing account of Greece’s dire troubles, reported from the mountain villages, idyllic islands, and hardscrabble streets that define the country today In recent ……続きを見る

Mutative Media is a sweeping examination of how communication technologies have contributed to changes in people’s thoughts and actions, and thus in the power structures of societies, in the past, a……続きを見る

Here is the first attempt by scholars to make a comprehensive analysis of voting patterns in Texas. Examining the results of fourteen elections from 1946 through 1962 and organizing a vast fund of s……続きを見る

Contrary to popular perception, slavery persisted in the North well into the nineteenth century. This was especially the case in New Jersey, the last northern state to pass an abolition statute, in ……続きを見る

First Inaugural Address James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States and the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States (1758-1831) This ebook presents «First Ina……続きを見る

Indigenous societies around the world have been historically disparaged by European explorers, colonial officials and Christian missionaries. Nowhere was this more evident than in early descriptions……続きを見る

The untold story of the night a divide nation turned to James Brownーand he delivered hope and calm in the form of an immortal concert Since James Brown's death in December 2006, the Godfather of So……続きを見る

Lessons in overcoming Adversity - 'One Bite at a Time' This compilation of essays, quotations, and poems from past and current sages can guide and energize you to take action that will support you t……続きを見る

First published in 1991. The Welfare State in Capitalist Society, uses a methodological approach that draws extensively on comparative material. It presents an analysis of the fortunes of the modern……続きを見る

These are the stories of ordinary German civilians who survived the horrors of war and eventually immigrated to Colorado. For example: "During the night between one and four o'clock the police would……続きを見る

Drawing on declassified material from Stalin’s personal archive, this is the first systematic attempt to analyze how Stalin saw his worldーboth the Soviet system he was trying to build and its wider……続きを見る