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The issue of cohesion and the policies associated with it are concerns not only for supranational entities such as the EU, but also for nation states and regions alike. Traditional instruments for p……続きを見る

Historical perspective shows that concerns about the "kids these days" are as old as civilization itself. Today's young people are healthier than in the past and less likely to drink, smoke, or enga……続きを見る

The Medium Is Still the Message presents Marshall McLuhan, history's foremost philosopher of media, as the indispensable guide for understanding the impact of technologies. McLuhan (1911-1980) shows……続きを見る

Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has written the definitive account on 'his air force', featuring photographs and illustrations throughout. Although the Fiftee……続きを見る

Between 1880 and 1930, close to 200 women were murdered by lynch mobs in the American South. Many more were tarred and feathered, burned, whipped, or raped. In this brutal world of white supremacist……続きを見る

Chronicles the history of Zionism, Israel, and the United States. Fleeing from History offers an understanding of Zionism not as ideology or movement but rather as a multidimensional cosmopolitan ar……続きを見る

In 1983, President Reagan's military intervention in Grenada, under the guise of rescuing U.S. citizens, led to a botched operation, exposing political and military missteps. In 1983, Grenada, a sma……続きを見る

One of the most contentious issues in contemporary foreign policyーespecially in the United Statesーis the use of military force to intervene in the domestic affairs of other states. Some military i……続きを見る

How do well-meaning people help a community move beyond its past when confronted by those who hold ingrained stereotypes, profit from maintaining the status quo, or are filled with antipathy toward ……続きを見る

This study details how the development and maturation of New Negro politics and thought were shaped not only by New York–based intellectuals and revolutionary transformations in Europe, but also by ……続きを見る

«A unique, invaluable, and potent reminder that the past shapes the future and yet all the while is being rewritten and reinterpreted.» (Dr. Dennis Deletant, OBE, Emeritus Professor, School of Slavo……続きを見る

The four writers of this study – Norah Lange, Silvina Ocampo, Estela Canto and Silvina Bullrich – are rarely considered together. Each, however, made their literary start within the close-knit circl……続きを見る

In 1932, Mittie Maude Lena Gordon spoke to a crowd of black Chicagoans at the old Jack Johnson boxing ring, rallying their support for emigration to West Africa. In 1937, Celia Jane Allen traveled t……続きを見る

4-H, the iconic rural youth program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has enrolled more than 70 million Americans over the last century. As the first comprehensive history of the organizati……続きを見る

'Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' - this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his ……続きを見る

Featuring photographs throughout, as well as special colour artwork, this volume is a concise history of this fighter group and their success. 'I think the success of the 354th as the leading group ……続きを見る

Britannia's Zealots, Volume I opens the first longitudinal study to examine the Conservative Right from the late-19th century to the present day. British Conservatism has always contained a signific……続きを見る

Many recent studies of French politics have tended to concentrate on the French political system in isolation. Contemporary France aims to set the working of the French political system into its his……続きを見る

When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, many proclaimed the start of a new Elizabethan Age. Few had any inkling, however, of the stupendous changes that would occur over the next fifty years, b……続きを見る

The distinguished historian A.N. Wilson has charted, in vivid detail, Britain's rise to world dominance, a tale of how one small island nation came to be the mightiest, richest country on earth, rei……続きを見る

The newly born League of Nations confronted the post-WWI worldーfrom growing stateless populations to the resurgence of right-wing movementsーby aiming to create a transnational, cosmopolitan dialog……続きを見る

**A USA TODAY BESTSELLER From an eminent legal scholar and the president of the ACLU, an essential account of how transportation infrastructureーfrom highways and roads to sidewalks and busesーbecam……続きを見る

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"Compels us to rethink our . . . understanding of the American character. . . . [S]hould be read by all . . . concerned about the current crisis in American values." ーKevin White, University of Sus……続きを見る

Learn about the Era of Disco! Their Music, Their Style, Their Trends, Their Dances, Their Culture and Their Body Language. Delve into the very depths of the Disco Culture and the way it changed danc……続きを見る

From the speechwriter and top adviser to presidents Kennedy and Johnson: A behind-the-scenes history of the most momentous decade in American politics. Richard N. Goodwin entered public service in 1……続きを見る

Americans believe strongly in the socially transformative power of education, and the idea that we can challenge racial injustice by reducing white prejudice has long been a core component of this f……続きを見る

This book integrates Soviet and post-Soviet Russian history into a coherent whole by focusing on the culture, role models, habits and behavior patterns that provide continuity between various politi……続きを見る

Offering a global account of the 'long' World War II, this book challenges conventional narratives that picture a clearly defined war period (1939-1945) followed by a distinct postwar era dominated ……続きを見る

Provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of the espionage game in the post-World War II era. For more than four decades after World War II, the quest for intelligence drove the Soviet……続きを見る