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The glitter of 1920s America was seductive, from jazz, flappers, and wild all- night parties to the birth of Hollywood and a glamorous gangster-led crime scene flourishing under Prohibition. But the period was also punctuated by momentous events-the political show trials of Sacco and Vanzetti, the huge Ku Klux Klan march down Washington DC's Pennsylvania Avenue-and it produced a dizzying array of writers, musicians, and film stars, from F. Scott Fitzgerald...
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The lively essays collected here explore colonial history, culture, and thought as it intersects with Jewish studies. Connecting the Jewish experience with colonialism to mobility and exchange, diaspora, internationalism, racial discrimination, and Zionism, the volume presents the work of Jewish historians who recognize the challenge that colonialism brings to their work and sheds light on the diverse topics that reflect the myriad ways that Jews...
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In this infamous work, Sorel fiercely advocates for violent revolution as the only means of effecting lasting social change. He details such factors as the role of violence and force in revolutionary movements; the use of insurrection and general strikes; and mythmaking as a key in spurring on and sustaining revolutions. A major influence on Benito Mussolini, the book is still considered controversial and provocative more than 100 years after its...
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Was aviation pioneer and popular American hero Charles A. Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer and anti-Semite? Or was he the target of a vicious personal vendetta by President Roosevelt? In Lindbergh vs. Roosevelt, author James Duffy tackles these questions head-on, by examining the conflicting personalities, aspirations, and actions of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Charles A. Lindbergh. Painting a politically incorrect portrait of both men, Duffy shows how...
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The Peace Corps was established in 1961 during the Kennedy administration, symbolizing a new direction in foreign policymaking for the United States. Founded on large aid programs staffed by volunteers, the agency's primary goal was to help modernize Third World countries while guarding against the expansion of communism. Julius A. Amin interprets the motives behind the development of the Peach Corps and analyzes the program and the performance
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America's power is in decline, its allies alienated, its soldiers trapped in a war that even generals regard as unwinnable. What has happened these past few years is well known. Why it happened continues to puzzle. Celebrated Slate columnist Fred Kaplan explains the grave misconceptions that enabled George W. Bush and his aides to get so far off track, and traces the genesis and evolution of these ideas from the era of Nixon through Reagan to the...
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A chronological compilation of twentieth-century world events in one volume-from the acclaimed historian and biographer of Winston Churchill. The twentieth century has been one of the most unique in human history. It has seen the rise of some of humanity's most important advances to date, as well as many of its most violent and terrifying wars. This is a condensed version of renowned historian Martin Gilbert's masterful examination of the century's...
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Eugenics, racial thinking, and white supremacist attitudes influenced even the federal government's actions toward housing in the 20th century, dooming American cities to ghettoization. The Federal Housing Administration continued discriminatory housing policies even into the 1960s, long after civil rights legislation. This all-American tale is told through the prism of Baltimore, from its early suburbanization in the 1880s to the consequences of...
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1956 was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century. All across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets and city squares, and took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom.
In this dramatic, page-turning history, Simon Hall takes the long view of the year's events-putting them in their post-war context and looking toward their influence on the counterculture movements of the 1960s-to tell the story of the year's...
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An "eminently provocative and readable" history examining six critical battles of the early twentieth century (The Wall Street Journal).
Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait...
Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait...
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A Full Life by Jimmy Carter | Summary & Analysis Preview: As he was turning 90, Jimmy Carter decided it was a good time to write a book about his life. He has written previous books about specific times or events, from life on his childhood farm to his four years as president. This latest memoir spans his youth, his naval career, his years as an agricultural businessman, as a local and national politician, and, finally, his later life as a peace activist...
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In the summer of 1970 there was a slew of bomb scares in Minnesota, particularly in the Twin Cities. Dynamite blasts at a federal building in Minneapolis and at a department store in St. Paul caused serious damage and injuries. That was followed by numerous bomb threats throughout the region, including at a Minnesota Twins game that lead to an evacuation in the middle of the game, and a 45-minute delay. The 17, 697 fans handled it in a manner you...
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Un libro fundamental para entender un período de la historia tan pertinente como actual, por uno de los historiadores alemanes más prestigiosos del momento.
La república de Weimar nació con la necesidad de acabar con los problemas del pasado más reciente alemán. Entre ellas no sólo estaba la deliberación y el acuerdo de paz de Versalles, que incluía excesivas divisiones territoriales, reparaciones económicas, así como discriminaciones...
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Le 11 août 1950, au cri de « Vive la République ! », les communistes viennent chahuter la prestation de serment du roi Baudouin. Une semaine plus tard, le leader charismatique du parti communiste, Julien Lahaut, est assassiné sur le pas de sa porte. Ce meurtre politique, considéré comme le plus important de l'histoire belge, n'a jamais été élucidé. Qui a assassiné Julien Lahaut ? lance aujourd'hui un regard critique sur l'enquête judiciaire...
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Get ready for a wonderful story of realization and redemption.
The author starts to tell his story from childhood into his late 60's. It seems to be a difficult process, as he made many mistakes along the way. He often resorted to an "I don't give a crap" attitude which started in his young life and built over time. His attitude caused him not to see how he was living his life or why it was causing him issues. The author's final understanding was...
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La Institución Libre de Enseñanza ha sido estudiada por numerosos pedagogos e historiadores con diferente fortuna, sobre todo a partir de la instauración de la democracia, pero hay un aspecto fundamental que no se ha tratado de forma exhaustiva, en parte por falta de interés y en parte por dificultad de acceso a las fuentes: el papel esencial de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza en la promoción de la educación de la mujer española desde finales...
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La cultura de la vivienda en propiedad se consolidó en la población española durante las dos primeras décadas del franquismo. Las políticas de vivienda franquistas reflejaban los prejuicios patriarcales sobre la familia y la mujer del nacionalcatolicismo, y la creencia falangista en el poder moderador de la propiedad sobre el radicalismo social. El régimen de Franco utilizó la vivienda de protección oficial como elemento central de su propaganda...
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The Eyes of Orion is a highly personal account of the day-to-day experiences of five platoon leaders who served in the same tank battalion in the 24th Infantry Division during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While professional soldiers and historians will undoubtedly glean much from this narrative, the heart of the account concerns the experiences of the five young lieutenants as they prepared for and served in combat-from their deployment...
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