Tracing the history of a salient idea in American political thought, this book elucidates the assumptions underlying participatory democracy. It also assesses... Læs mere
Follows the political thoughts and actions of six notable 19th-century women reformers. This study of six notable... Læs mere
This interdisciplinary volume is a new introduction to area studies in the framework of whole-world thinking. Emerging in the United States after... Læs mere
Most people will recognize the name Robert Blagojevich as the brother of the ill-fated Illinois governor. Features an untold story of a fascinating trial with well-known, characters that captured the attention of the nation.
Tells the story of an isolated Michigan town that becomes the flash-point for some of the principal ideological debates of our day. This story is about the failure of best intentions and the... Læs mere
This original study tells the story of the Illinois Country, a collection of French villages that straddled the Mississippi River... Læs mere
As rush hour came to a close on the evening of May 25, 1950, one of Chicago's new fast, colorful, streamlined streetcars—known as a Green Hornet—slammed into a... Læs mere
Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov (1856–1929) was a key figure in late Imperial Russia, and one of its foremost soldiers. At... Læs mere
Available for the first time in English, Zofia Nalkowska's Boundary was originally published as Granica in Poland in 1935. The modernist novel was widely discussed upon its publication and... Læs mere
At the heart of the Soviet experiment was a belief in the impermanence of the human spirit: souls could be engineered; conscience could be... Læs mere
This illuminating volume provides a new understanding of the subjective identity and public roles of Russia's Europeanized elite... Læs mere