History of the Americas

The most important bilateral relationship in Asia since the end of World War II is assuredly between the United States and Japan.

Since the early days of the American republic, political thinkers have maintained that a grossly unequal division of property, wealth, and power would lead to the erosion of democratic life.

It is much harder to define a religious movement than it is to define a religion or denomination.

A Guide to The New Church's Teaching Series by educator Linda L.

Beyond Belief: Surviving the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in France presents a demographic study of the behaviors of Protestants and Catholics in a town in southeastern France between 1650 and 1715.

The first book to shed light on what caused corporate executives to pursue a pro-globalization agenda over the last eight decadesCrusading for Globalization tells the story of an extraordinarily influential group of business executives at the helms of the largest US multinational corporations and their quest to drive globalization forward over the last eight decades.

The story of the long struggle of African Americans to attain civil rights, particularly in the South, is well documented.

This lively and engaging book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the Founding Fathers.

This is the story of the oldest warship afloat in the world, the venerable frigate USS Constitution, the cornerstone of the nascent American navy created by act of Congress in 1794.

This volume examines significant individuals and developments in American political, economic, social, and cultural history between the years 1913 and 1933.

The constitution that establishes the institutional framework for American national government makes no mention of political parties.

This reference contains more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present.

Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America and one of the continent's most populous nations.

The Concise Encyclopedia of the Great Recession 2007-2012 brings to the present the necessary information for understanding the first major recession of the 21st century and one of the deepest since the Great Depression itself.

This autobiography is a series of interrelated true-life events and decisions taken by a black philosopher that highlight the human drama unfolding in the inferno of the South African apartheid system.

In recent years, a growing literature has focused on how to create more effective and democratic global governance mechanisms to better tackle global challenges such as health epidemics, global hunger, Internet surveillance or the consequences of climate change.

This volume contributes to the growing body of literature exploring the work of contemporary French philosopher Catherine Malabou.

Over the last decade, the internet and cyber space has had a phenomenal impact on all parts of society, from media and politics to defense and war.

Drawing Liberalism is the first book-length critical examination of the political and social impact of the political cartoonist Herbert Block-popularly known as Herblock.

Seven Virginians, the culmination of a lifetime of erudition by one of America's leading historians, reveals the integral role played by seven major Virginians before, during, and after the American Revolution: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, George Mason, Patrick Henry, and John Marshall.

How has the concept of productive imagination been developed in post-Kantian philosophy?

Much has been written about the history of Communism in America, including the Party's appeal to many in the Hollywood community of the 1930s and 40s.

For the first time, a library history is focused on the way in which libraries of all kinds have developed within a single state.

Since 2004, the violent conflict between Thai Buddhists and Malay Muslims has caused more than 7,500 deaths and 13,000 injuries in the southern border provinces of Thailand.

Skimpy Coverage explores Sports Illustrated's treatment of female athletes since the iconic magazine's founding in 1954.

The historic lakeside village of Cazenovia in the scenic Finger Lakes region is one of the jewels of Central New York, and yet very few books have told its story.

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The Salome Ensemble probes the entangled lives, works, and passions of a political activist, a novelist, a screenwriter, and a movie actress who collaborated in 1920s New York City.

Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region, Auburn, New York, is home to some of the key figures in our nation's history.

On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men began an epic 3,554-mile footrace across America that pushed their bodies to the breaking point.

Jurji Zaidan was one of the leading thinkers of the Arab renaissance.

"e;Bridget"e; was the Irish immigrant servant girl who worked in American homes from the second half of the nineteenth century into the early years of the twentieth.

Beginning with controversies related to British and French attacks on U.

This revealing book presents a selection of lost articles from "e;Our Osage Hills,"e; a newspaper column by the renowned Osage writer, naturalist, and historian, John Joseph Mathews.

In 1634, the Dutch West India Company was anxious to know why the fur trade from New Netherland had been declining, so the company sent three employees far into Iroquois country to investigate.

On September 7, 1864, William Whitlock, aged thirty-five, left his wife and four children in Allegany, New York, to join the Union army in battle.

There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream.

The Politics of Corruption examines the U.

The 2017 "e;Summer of Hate"e; in Charlottesville became a worldwide media event, putting at center stage the resurgence of emboldened and empowered white supremacy and "e;alt-right"e; extremism, as well as the antiracist movement opposing it.

In 1682 the French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River basin for France, naming the region Louisiana to honor his king, Louis XIV.

Danger Sound Klaxon!

The New Dominion analyzes six key statewide elections to explore the demographic, cultural, and economic changes that drove the transformation of the state's politics and shaped the political Virginia of today.

The 2017 "e;Summer of Hate"e; in Charlottesville became a worldwide media event, putting at center stage the resurgence of emboldened and empowered white supremacy and "e;alt-right"e; extremism, as well as the antiracist movement opposing it.

In 1682 the French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River basin for France, naming the region Louisiana to honor his king, Louis XIV.

Danger Sound Klaxon!

The New Dominion analyzes six key statewide elections to explore the demographic, cultural, and economic changes that drove the transformation of the state's politics and shaped the political Virginia of today.

This important work on American Black Islam, previously published in cloth, is now available in trade paperback.

Set mostly within an expansive British imperial and transatlantic framework, this new selection of writings from the renowned historian Jack P.

The history of African Americans in southern Appalachia after the Civil War has largely escaped the attention of scholars of both African Americans and the region.

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 to the canon since the publication of the second edition.