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The colorful charts, graphs, and maps presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition by famed sociologist and black rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois offered a view into the lives of black Americans, conveyi……続きを見る

California - The Land of the Sun by Mary Hunter Austin For a graphic and memorable report of the contours of any country, see always the aboriginal account of its making. That will give you the lie ……続きを見る

In 1828 Edward Mitchell was the first student of African descent to graduate from Dartmouth College, more than thirty-five years before any other Ivy League school admitted a black student. This boo……続きを見る

MediaWriting is an invaluable resource for students planning to enter the dynamic and changing world of media writing in the twenty-first century. With easy-to-read chapters, a wealth of updated, re……続きを見る

The western Japanese city of Hagi is the town in Japan which has preserved the greatest level of Tokugawa period (1600-1868) urban and architectural fabric. As such it is a major tourist destination……続きを見る

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a Hindu nationalist volunteer organization. It is also the parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Prime Minister Modi was himself a career RSS offi……続きを見る

The 1992–1995 battle for Sarajevo was the longest siege in modern history. It was also the most internationalized, attracting a vast contingent of aid workers, UN soldiers, journalists, smugglers, a……続きを見る

Among the more intriguing documentary sources from late medieval Europe are pardon lettersーpetitions sent by those condemned for serious crimes to monarchs and princes in France and the Low Countri……続きを見る

Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflec……続きを見る

Despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Thailandーor Siam, as it was formerly knownーhas succeeded in transforming itself into a rival modern natio……続きを見る

Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the……続きを見る

A fierce critique of civil religion as the taproot of America’s bid for global hegemony Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Walter A. McDougall argues powerfully that a pervasive but radically changing……続きを見る

There is growing alarm over how drugs empower terrorists, insurgents, militias, and gangs. But by looking back not just years and decades but centuries, Peter Andreas reveals that the drugs-conflict……続きを見る

O organizador reuniu pesquisadores de diversos países para explicarem a identidade de suas respectivas nações em ensaios críticos e concisos, apresentando assim Argentina, Austrália, Brasil, Canadá,……続きを見る

Tracing the lives and experiences of 100,000 Africans who landed in Sierra Leone having been taken off slave vessels by the British Navy following Britain's abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave tra……続きを見る

Neu mit Ortsverzeichnis!Seit dem 9. Jahrhundert konnte Ifriqiya über Syrien und Ägypten mesopotamische sowie auch andalusische Einflüsse in sich aufnehmen und diese weiterentwickeln, ohne mit berber……続きを見る

The trail begins at the Broken Tree with the hawk’s nest. As often as we have talked of it since, Herman and I, and that is as often as the ceanothus blooms untimely for a sign of rains delayed, or ……続きを見る

This volume engages with memory of the Holocaust as expressed in literature, film, and other media. It focuses on the cultural memory of the second and third generations of Holocaust survivors, whil……続きを見る

Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world's richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They begin with the earliest extant literatu……続きを見る

In 'England and the War' by Walter Alexander Sir Raleigh, the author examines the impact of World War I on England and its people through a historical and social lens. Written in a detailed and scho……続きを見る

Como si se tratara de un teatro que se despliega en el escenario, con un guión y actores, Nuestros años sesentas pone en escena dos pasiones que signaron una época: por un lado, las disputas ideológ……続きを見る

En una síntesis lograda y transparente, Historia de las ideas en la Argentina recorre las creencias y los discursos que permiten entender de qué manera los argentinos han pensado su identidad, su pa……続きを見る

By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business."……続きを見る

KUNST & POESIE AUS DEM IRAN: EINE WELT VOLLER HOFFNUNGEN UND WUNDER WAS MACHT DEN BESONDEREN ZAUBER DES IRAN AUS? Bist du vielleicht schon einmal NACH TEHERAN GEREIST, oder interessierst du dich für……続きを見る

Changing News Use pulls from empirical research to introduce and describe how changing news user patterns and journalism practices have been mutually disruptive, exploring what journalists and the n……続きを見る

Christian Schwarz-Schilling war zehn Jahre lang Minister in der Regierung Helmut Kohl. 1992 trat er aus Protest zurück, da die Bundesregierung nicht aktiv gegen die Gräueltaten in den Jugoslawienkri……続きを見る

New York's small cities are little-known treasure troves of American history. Among them, Jamestown stands out with a memorable and engaging cityscape highlighted by steep hills, brick streets, a re……続きを見る

¿Qué ha pasado con Europa? ¿Sucumbirá finalmente o hay lugar para la esperanza?Europa hunde sus raíces en una fusión de cuatro elementos que han configurado su identidad: helenismo, romanismo, germa……続きを見る

Chester A. Arthur's 'Second State of the Union Address' is a remarkable piece of presidential literature that delves deeply into the pressing issues of the time. Written in a clear and concise style……続きを見る

This book gives a coherent explanation of the socio-economic dynamics of Japan from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries by means of the evolution of internalized culture and the role of cultur……続きを見る