History

Revolution and other essays examines the forces that shape social change and the growing determination of those who seek a fairer order.

After World War II, Atlanta and Charlotte emerged as leading urban centers in the South, redefining the region through their competing metropolitan identities.

From 1950 to 1980, activists in the black freedom and womens liberation movements mounted significant campaigns in response to the injustices of rape.

The Voyage of Verrazzano: A chapter in the early history of maritime discovery in America explores the uncertain legacy surrounding an early account of maritime exploration in America, presenting a careful investigation into claims long accepted without sufficient scrutiny.

David Whisnant provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power, and policy in Nicaragua over the last 450 years.

Early twentieth-century African American men in northern urban centers like New York faced economic isolation, segregation, a biased criminal justice system, and overt racial attacks by police and citizens.

The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in America up to 1790.

The second days fighting at Gettysburg the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863 was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, therefore, among the most significant actions of the Civil War.

Why and how: A hand book for the use of the W.

The rise of the Dutch Republic Volume 22 captures a moment when frustration with the monarchy's strict rule expands into a coordinated movement seeking a new direction for the Netherlands.

On October 3, 1873, the U.

Conducting business in Japan: a delicate and valuable skill is explained by a true master of Japanese culture.

Violent dealth is amazingly apt to remind us of vigorous life; these ten stories of classic North Carolina murders which occurred between 1808 and 1914 represent a much neglected part of the exciting history of the state.

Dive into one of history's most haunting maritime mysteries… the vanished sarcophagus of Pharaoh Menkaure.

"e;Montoneros: La Soberbia Armada"e;, del periodista Pablo Giussani, fue uno de los libros mas disruptores y exitosos publicados en la transicion democratica de 1984.

American prisoners of the revolution presents a reflective account of hardship and endurance, portraying the struggle of those confined during the conflict and emphasizing how resilience emerges even under the harshest conditions.

Alexandra Finley adds crucial new dimensions to the boisterous debate over the relationship between slavery and capitalism by placing womens labor at the center of the antebellum slave trade, focusing particularly on slave traders' ability to profit from enslaved womens domestic, reproductive, and sexual labor.

The history of modern liberalism has been hotly debated incontemporary politics and the academy.

In the fight for equality, early feminists often cited the infantilization of women and men of color as a method used to keep them out of power.

An original and highly unusual psycholinguistic study of American literature and culture from 1584 to 1860, this volume focuses on the metaphor of 'land-as-woman.

The thirty years war Volume 5 explores a fragile turning point marked by the loss of a central unifying force and the instability that follows.

For more than a century, the term Main Street has conjured up nostalgic images of American small-town life.

Violent dealth is amazingly apt to remind us of vigorous life; these ten stories of classic North Carolina murders which occurred between 1808 and 1914 represent a much neglected part of the exciting history of the state.

History of the Catholic Church: From the renaissance to the French revolution Volume II presents an account of how the institution adapted to sweeping shifts in thought, culture, and political power across a period defined by profound transformation.

Liquor was essential to military culture as well as healthcare regimens in both the Union and Confederate armies.

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THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz An extraordinary history of a British icon .

Life and death of john of Barneveld, advocate of Holland: With a view of the primary causes and movements of the thirty years' war 1617 offers an examination of political struggle, shifting alliances, and the pressures placed on a developing republic during a period of profound instability.

On October 3, 1873, the U.

The rise of the Dutch Republic Volume 29 recounts a moment defined by political strain and mounting military pressure as the monarchy's authority grows increasingly difficult for the provinces to accept.

Christmas in MexicoTraditions, Flavors, and Festivities from Every Corner of the CountryWhat makes Christmas in Mexico one of the most vibrant and meaningful holiday celebrations in the world?

David Whisnant provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power, and policy in Nicaragua over the last 450 years.

A school history of the United States traces the nation's evolution from European discovery through colonial settlement to modern industrial power with emphasis on social dynamics and everyday experiences.

The economic crises since 2008, the tensions concerning the Euro, the Greek question and the refugee problem have fuelled a strong "e;Eurosceptic"e; movement.

This edited book discusses the historical role of textbooks in promoting national ideology.

The people for whom Shakespeare wrote draws on selected ideas from the provided text to explore how cultural change, shifting beliefs, and evolving social structures shaped the environment in which creative expression flourished.

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The history of modern liberalism has been hotly debated incontemporary politics and the academy.

The age of European high imperialism was characterized by the movement of plants and animals on a historically unprecedented scale.

The age of European high imperialism was characterized by the movement of plants and animals on a historically unprecedented scale.

Hermann Langbein was allowed to know and see extraordinary things forbidden to other Auschwitz inmates.

Aaron McDuffie Moore (18631923) was born in rural Columbus County in eastern North Carolina at the close of the Civil War.

In this affecting and innovative global historystarting with the European children who fled the perils of World War II and ending with the Central American children who arrive every day at the U.

This edited book discusses the historical role of textbooks in promoting national ideology.

This collection of primary source material chronicles the Civil War experiences of North Carolinians from the secession crisis to the Confederate surrender at Bennett Place.

Deborah Levenson-Estrada provides the first comprehensive analysis of how urban labor unions took shape in Guatemala under conditions of state terrorism.

Der Historiker Ortwin Pelc, zuletzt am Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte tätig, hat sich in vielfältiger Weise um die Landesgeschichte Schleswig-Holsteins verdient gemacht.

Washington Roebling is well known as the man who supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Evolution of the International Monetary System, 1945-88 (originally published in 1977, reissuing the fourth edition of 1988) provides essential background on the international monetary arrangements operated by the central banks and treasuries of non-communist countries since World War II.

After World War II, Atlanta and Charlotte emerged as leading urban centers in the South, redefining the region through their competing metropolitan identities.