Social and cultural history

On the surface, historical scholarship might seem thoroughly incompatible with political engagement: the ideal historian, many imagine, is a disinterested observer focused exclusively on the past.

The fact that the English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649 is well known, as is the restoration of his eldest son as Charles II eleven years later.

Peter Ross's weekly articles from around Scotland have been a sterling attraction for the readers of Scotland on Sunday for years.

Through the lens of a child and based on true events,Back Road to Progressis a historical documentation of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and its impact on one Black familys decision to engage in the facilitation of the end to public school segregation in a southeastern rural town in Virginiain 1962.

Mary is a very proud wife, mother, retired educator, community activist, and now an aspiring writer.

A Deep Dive into America's Complex Relationship with JesusThere's no denying America's rich religious background-belief is woven into daily life.

Water Queen was inspired by my mother who won that title in Haifa in 1950, she was from that moment a "e; Queen "e; in her own right living a life that she dreamed of as a young girl in Palestine in the 1930's and 40's, watching Hollywood movies at the local cinema.

How can we study the impact of rules on the lives of past people using archaeological evidence?

The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War.

As I researched the African American journey for civil rights throughout history, I discovered many great sources of information.

For years, I have been terrified of the one thing that sets mankind apart from all other beings on this planet-the human experience.

A lively, illustrated biography of America's 16th president from his humble beginnings to his historic leadership during the Civil War.

After the phenomenal success of his first novel Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier described his next novel as being based on the life of a white man who was made an Indian chief, served in the government in Washington D.

A Civil War Monitor best book of 2020A group biography of the activists who defended human rights and defined the Republican Party's greatest hourIn 1862, the ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison summarized the events that were tearing apart the United States: "e;There is a war because there was a Republican Party.

Millions of Americans today embrace ideas and behaviors that would have horrified all previous generations.

While traditional industries like textile or lumber mills have received a majority of the scholarly attention devoted to southern economic development, Faith in Bikinis presents an untold story of the New South, one that explores how tourism played a central role in revitalizing the southern economy and transforming southern culture after the Civil War.

On November 5, 1688, William of Orange, Protestant ruler of the Dutch Republic, landed at Torbay in Devon with a force of twenty thousand men.

Since the end of apartheid, South Africa has become an extreme yet unexceptional embodiment of forces at play in many other regions of the world: intensifying inequality alongside "e;wageless life,"e; proliferating forms of protest and populist politics that move in different directions, and official efforts at containment ranging from liberal interventions targeting specific populations to increasingly common police brutality.

For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries.

This African slave trade history is a detailed account of Africa's slave history that started in the fifteenth century.

An in-depth study of American social movements after the Civil War and their lessons for today by a prizewinning historianThe Civil War unleashed a torrent of claims for equality-in the chaotic years following the war, former slaves, women's rights activists, farmhands, and factory workers all engaged in the pursuit of the meaning of equality in America.

On the surface, historical scholarship might seem thoroughly incompatible with political engagement: the ideal historian, many imagine, is a disinterested observer focused exclusively on the past.

A major reconsideration of the role of the American West in the causes, military conduct, and consequences of the Civil War.

Hemos escuchado, a los estadistas mundiales, hablar de como se cuentan los grandes acontecimientos; el desarrollo de un pais, una plaga, una enfermedad, etc.

April 14, 1865.

The story of one of the most influential labor leaders of the twentieth century reveals powerful lessons that still resonateAt the dawn of the twentieth century, Black girls and women faced a harsh career landscape.

This story is all about a pretty little girl named Makayla, a wealthy and generous king, and his servant.

Quotations from Sitting Bull, Wilma Mankiller, N.

A nostalgic trip down the British high street, remembering once famous names such as Woolworths, Athena and C&A and also featuring current favorites, including the ubiquitous Tesco and Marks & Spencer which started life as a penny market stall to become a retail giant that has had to adapt to survive.

Political correctness.

A Union soldier recounts his capture and daring escape from a Texas POW camp in this rollicking Civil War memoir.

Osborne joined the Confederate Army in the spring of 1861.

It sounds innocuous compared to war, plague and famine, but flu is actually one of the world's biggest killers.

There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road But Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos is a lucid, viciously funny, downright refreshing look at the mess we're in and how we got there.

Having been taught patriotic ideas from an early age, then having served in the military and taking the oath to "e;protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic"e; several times, the author has written this book after having to redefine his beliefs regarding "e;patriotism"e; based on new evidence he has encountered.

“A wonderful gift to Black women.

Larry P.

Examining refugees of Civil War-era North Carolina, Driven from Home reveals the complexity and diversity of the war's displaced populations and the inadequate responses of governmental and charitable organizations as refugees scrambled to secure the necessities of daily life.