History of the Americas

Before the tumultuous events of the 1960's ended his long life, "e;Sambo"e; prevailed in American culture as the cheerful and comical entertainer.

In the United States, the press has sometimes been described as an unoffical fourth branch of government, a branch that serves as a check on the other three and provides the information necessary for a democracy to function.

It is a truism that the administration of criminal justice consists of a series of discretionary decisions by police, prosecutors, judges, and other officials.

The American urban scene, and in particular New York's, has given us a rich cultural legacy of slang words and phrases, a bonanza of popular speech.

Governing the Tongue explains why the spoken word assumed such importance in the culture of early New England.

Many American's today are taking note of the surprisingly strong political force that is the religious right.

In this pathbreaking study, Patricia Bonomi argues that religion was as instrumental as either politics or the economy in shaping early American life and values.

A partir de 1943 comienza un ciclo historico en Argentina que se consolidara con el advenimiento al gobierno de Juan Domingo Peron y de la consolidacion del Justicialismo como marco del Proyecto de desarrollo nacional inclusivo.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE OHIO RIVER TRILOGY: Betty Zane + The Spirit of the Border + The Last Trail (Western Classics Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

This volume provides in-depth discussions on the challenges of intercultural encounters in Brazil.

A concise yet penetrating analysis of how modern American presidents have--and have not--incorporated ethics into their foreign policy.

A concise yet penetrating analysis of how modern American presidents have--and have not--incorporated ethics into their foreign policy.

Bearing Witness While Black tells the story of this century's most powerful Black social movement through the eyes of 15 activists who documented it.

Bearing Witness While Black tells the story of this century's most powerful Black social movement through the eyes of 15 activists who documented it.

Eighty percent of Filipinos (about 80 million people) identify with the Catholic faith.

Eighty percent of Filipinos (about 80 million people) identify with the Catholic faith.

Costa Rica is the only full-fledged and totally independent country to be entirely demilitarized.

"e;The distinction among slaves is as marked, as the classes of society are in any aristocratic community.

"e;The distinction among slaves is as marked, as the classes of society are in any aristocratic community.

When Spaniards invaded their realm in 1532, the Incas ruled the largest empire of the pre-Columbian Americas.

The term neighborhood has been reduced to a word for a convenient geographical locator.

The term neighborhood has been reduced to a word for a convenient geographical locator.

Named one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of NonfictionWhile the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "e;new birth of freedom,"e; Heather Cox Richardson argues in this provocative work that democracy's blood-soaked victory was ephemeral.

Named one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of NonfictionWhile the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "e;new birth of freedom,"e; Heather Cox Richardson argues in this provocative work that democracy's blood-soaked victory was ephemeral.

How did the Civil War and the emancipation of four million slaves reconfigure the natural landscape in the South and the farming economy dependent upon it?

How did the Civil War and the emancipation of four million slaves reconfigure the natural landscape in the South and the farming economy dependent upon it?

Activists, pundits, politicians, and the press frequently proclaim today's digitally mediated racial justice activism the new civil rights movement.

Activists, pundits, politicians, and the press frequently proclaim today's digitally mediated racial justice activism the new civil rights movement.

This is the history of temperance and prohibition as you've never read it before: redefining temperance as a progressive, global, pro-justice movement that affected virtually every significant world leader from the eighteenth through early twentieth centuries.

This is the history of temperance and prohibition as you've never read it before: redefining temperance as a progressive, global, pro-justice movement that affected virtually every significant world leader from the eighteenth through early twentieth centuries.

2019 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history: McCulloch v.

2019 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history: McCulloch v.

An English emigre who became America's first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe put his stamp on the built landscape of the new republic.

An English emigre who became America's first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe put his stamp on the built landscape of the new republic.

Since the first English settlers landed at Jamestown with the legacy of centuries of European warfare in tow, the military has been an omnipresent part of America.

Since the first English settlers landed at Jamestown with the legacy of centuries of European warfare in tow, the military has been an omnipresent part of America.

One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods.

One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods.

When first opened to the public in 1853, New York's Crystal Palace created a sensation.

When first opened to the public in 1853, New York's Crystal Palace created a sensation.

In November 1519, Hernando Cortes walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma.

In November 1519, Hernando Cortes walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma.

Most Americans know Andrew Jackson as a frontier rebel against political and diplomatic norms, a "e;populist"e; champion of ordinary people against the elitist legacy of the Founding Fathers.

Most Americans know Andrew Jackson as a frontier rebel against political and diplomatic norms, a "e;populist"e; champion of ordinary people against the elitist legacy of the Founding Fathers.

Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country.

Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country.

This is a history of the Enlightenment--the rights-oriented, formalist, secularizing, freedom-inspired eighteenth-century movement that defined modern Western law.

In Law in American History, Volume III: 1930-2000, the eminent legal scholar G.

In Law in American History, Volume III: 1930-2000, the eminent legal scholar G.

For many generations, the Nahuas of Mexico maintained their tradition of the xiuhpohualli.