In the early days of World War II, a young Marine named Charles Fenn was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) for undercover operations in the China-Burma-India theatre.
When political theorists teach the history of political philosophy, they typically skip from the ancient Greeks and Cicero to Augustine in the fifth century and Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth, and then on to the origins of modernity with Machiavelli and beyond.
A comprehensive biography of a dedicated civil rights activist and distinguished South CarolinianCivil rights activist, writer, theologian, preacher, and educator, Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894-1984) was one of the most distinguished South Carolinians of the twentieth century.
Ethnonationalist Conflict in Postcommunist States investigates why some Eastern European states transitioned to new forms of governance with minimal violence while others broke into civil war.
Political Fallout is the story of one of the first human-driven, truly global environmental crises-radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War-and the international response.
Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era provides readers with the everyday perspectives of immigrants on what it is like to try to integrate into American society during a time when immigration policy is focused on enforcement and exclusion.
At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where the victorious Allied powers met to reenvision the map of Europe in the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson's influence on the remapping of borders was profound.
In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture-and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide.
This book-the first long-term study of educational travel between France and the United States-suggests that, by studying abroad, ordinary people are constructively involved in international relations.
Paths to Peace begins by developing a theory about the domestic obstacles to making peace and the role played by shifts in states' governing coalitions in overcoming these obstacles.
Desde octubre de 2019, el debate sobre una nueva Constitución se ha polarizado entre los críticos extremos y los defensores a ultranza del modelo político y económico.
Los momentos creativos son de vital importancia para todo lo que realizamos en cualquier vertiente de la vida: relaciones, familia, trabajo, comunidad.
El siglo XXI es considerado un momento de definición para la humanidad, si bien la mayoría de nosotros podría estar de acuerdo con esta idea, tal vez, en lo que no todos estaríamos de acuerdo es en la respuesta a la pregunta sobre ¿quién guiará a la sociedad por el camino que tendrá que recorrer para llegar al bienestar?
The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, "e;The Wealth of Nations"e; is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words.
El libro Revisión de los TLC en Colombia: impacto sectorial y recomendaciones de política proporciona un contexto crítico sobre la implementación de los Acuerdos del G-3 y los Tratados de Libre Comercio (TLC) de Colombia con Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea y América Latina, destacando los resultados insatisfactorios obtenidos hasta el momento.
In 'Rilla of Ingleside' by Lucy Maud Montgomery, readers are transported to the captivating world of Ingleside, where they follow the coming-of-age journey of Rilla Blythe during World War I.
The Federalist Papers constitute a pivotal collection in American political discourse, featuring a profound exploration of the principles of governance, the merits of the U.
Die "Flugblätter der Weißen Rose" sind eine Sammlung von Pamphleten, die während des Zweiten Weltkriegs von der studentischen Widerstandsgruppe Die Weiße Rose verfasst und verbreitet wurden.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Looking Further Backward (Political Dystopia)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Take a ride-along with Sergeant Mark Tappan and his amazing K9 partner Mattis, whose heroic actions will inspire you to live courageously, serve selflessly, and love passionately because every human (and dog) has a purpose.
