Some see the 1980s as a Golden Age, a "e;Morning in America"e; when Ronald Reagan revived America's economy, reoriented American politics, and restored Americans' faith in their country and in themselves.
Studies diverse topics on the writing of Civil War historyNo event has transformed the United States more fundamentally-or been studied more exhaustively-than the Civil War.
A groundbreaking exploration of Garveyism's global influence during the interwar years and beyondJamaican activist Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Harlem in 1917.
In this thoughtful and literate study, Schwehn argues that Max Weber and several of his contemporaries led higher education astray by stressing research--the making and transmitting of knowledge--at the expense of shaping moral character.
"e;A timely collection of articles by some of the leading and emerging scholars and specialists on Haiti, offering a wide range of critical perspectives on the question and meaning of sovereignty in Haiti.
This A-Z encyclopedia is a one-stop resource for understanding the history and evolution of the national anthem in American politics, culture, and mythology, as well as controversies surrounding its emergence as a lightning rod for political protests and statements.
Rabbi Chiel's history of the Jewish community in Manitoba grew out of a curiosity about the colour and vitality of Jewish life in this Canadian prairie province which was impressed upon him during a ten-year residence in Winnipeg.
Bootstrapping analyzes the genesis of personal computing from both technological and social perspectives, through a close study of the pathbreaking work of one researcher, Douglas Engelbart.
Over the course of the twentieth century, North American public school curricula moved away from the classics and the humanities, and towards ‘progressive’ subjects such as health and social studies.
From the beginnings of industrial capitalism to contemporary disputes over evolution, nature has long been part of the public debate over the social good.
An important part of the New Deal, the Modernization Credit Plan helped transform urban business districts and small-town commercial strips across 1930s America, but it has since been almost completely forgotten.
To many, Newark seems a profound symbol of postwar liberalism's failings: an impoverished, deeply divided city where commitments to integration and widespread economic security went up in flames during the 1967 riots.
Details the overseas diplomatic and intelligence contest between Union and Confederate governmentsDocuments the historically neglected Thomas Haines Dudley and his European network of agentsExplores the actions that forced neutrality between England and the UnionThe American Civil War conjures images of bloody battlefields in the eastern United States.
The origins of the War of 1812 have long been a source of confusion for historians, owing to the lack of attention that has been paid to England's part in precipitating the conflict and to the overemphasis placed on "e;western expansionist"e; factors.
From the Memorial Day Miracle to coach Gregg Popovich's legendary leadership to winning five NBA championships, the San Antonio Spurs have brought excitement to the Alamo City and the greater NBA family since 1976.
Making a Place for Ourselves examines an important but not widely chronicled event at the intersection of African-American history and American medical history--the black hospital movement.
In 1758, a Quaker tailor and sometime shopkeeper and school teacher stood up in a Quaker meeting and declared that the time had come for Friends to reject the practice of slavery.
Focusing on Chicago's West Side, After Redlining illuminates how urban activists were able to change banks' behavior to support investment in communities that they had once abandoned.
Volume III covers Penn's return to England, his appeal to James II to support religious toleration, his struggle to reestablish his position in England and to manage his colony in America, and his return to Pennsylvania in 1699.
Originally published in 1933, and written by "e;America's historian"e;, James Truslow Adams, this volume tells the story of the rise of the American nation encompassing economics, religion, social change and politics from settlement to the Civil War.
President Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently portrayed American historical figure in the history of the film and television arts, appearing onscreen as a character in more than 250 productions since the birth of the motion picture medium.
"e;Nations Are Built of Babies"e; documents a national campaign by Ontario physicians to reduce infant and maternal mortality in the early twentieth century.
Rethinking Arab American Activism analyzes the long-overlooked political activities of Arab Americans in the United States, uncovering a rich history that dispels common misconceptions that Arab American activism emerged only in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks of 2001.
Remontándose brevemente a la formación geológica de Norteamérica y a las culturas nativas hasta 1500, Black recorre la llegada de europeos y africanos esclavizados hasta 1770 y los confictos entre colonos y nativos, y entre las potencias europeas, que condujeron a la dominación británica.
In the 1950s and 1960s, images of children appeared everywhere, from movies to milk cartons, their smiling faces used to sell everything, including war.
