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Underneath picturesque views of palm trees, fruity cocktails in hotel lounges, and day trips to preserved colonial zones lies a history of tourism design that intersects with larger projects of deve……続きを見る

This brochure explores the rich cultural legacy of Polish immigrants in Manhattan, highlighting their significant contributions to literature, music, theater, and visual arts from the 1920s onward. ……続きを見る

Today all would agree that Mexico and the United States have never been closer--that the fates of the two republics are intertwined. Mexico has become an intimate part of life in almost every commun……続きを見る

The Second World War was a watershed moment in US–South American relations. Yet the Good Neighbor Policyーthe driving force behind many of the changes during this timeーremains underanalyzed, especi……続きを見る

The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added ……続きを見る

Desde el 2015 se han trabajado publicaciones que buscan entender a las ciudades de Guatemala. Este documento identifica la evolución de la Ciudad de Amatitlán. Por tanto, esta obra documental revela……続きを見る

Che Guevara foi umas das mais importantes personalidades políticas do século XX. Como lembra Michael Löwy, o "guerrilheiro heroico", depois de assassinado em 1967, "transformou-se em lenda. Sua imag……続きを見る

The story of the rise of prisons and development of prison systems in the United States has been studied extensively in scholarship, but the experiences of female inmates in these institutions have ……続きを見る

Independência do Brasil: a história que não terminou, obra organizada por Antonio Carlos Mazzeo e Luiz Bernardo Pericás, oferece ao leitor, duzentos anos após o grito do Ipiranga, uma discussão abra……続きを見る

This book traces the lived experiences of women lawbreakers in the state of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1860 through the records of more than six thousand criminal court cases. By following these wome……続きを見る

This book examines the ways in which a minority of primarily white, male, French philanthropists used their social standing and talents to improve the lives of peoples of African descent in Saint-Do……続きを見る

First published in 1990. This text includes information of Cuba in 1986, split over four reporting quarters. The economic crisis, resulting from Fidel Castro’s traditional subordination of economic ……続きを見る

Modernity of Religiosities and Beliefs: A New Path in Latin America From the Nineteenth to Twenty-First Century synthesizes new research on various phenomena related to religions and beliefs in Lati……続きを見る

The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the w……続きを見る

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate ……続きを見る

The first scholarly biography of one of the most famous athletes of our time shows how Ashe worked for civil rights while playing a country-club sport in a white man’s world. Winner of the CHOICE Ou……続きを見る