American society in the years from 1920 to 1945 experienced transformation and upheaval. It witnessed significant changes in the role of government, in the nation's world outlook, in the economy, in technology, and in the social order.
The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems.
The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme in the Holocaust. Yet, at the same time, the century has been marked by a growing commitment to human rights.
What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the... Læs mere
The Human Tradition in Premodern China is a collection of biographical essays revealing the variety and complexity of human experience in China from the earliest historical times to the dawn of the modern age.
Courage, perseverance, and dedication were hallmarks of the Civil War soldier. These qualities, along with their disarming humanness, have lent an enduring attraction to their story.
Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich... Læs mere
A collection of short biographies of ordinary Japanese men and women, most of them unknown outside their family and locality, whose lives collectively span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Through the lives of a variety of Texans who put a human face on the state's history, this work presents the history of the 'Lone Star State'.
The figure of Juan Manual de Rosas dominates the history of Argentina in the first half of the nineteenth century. This edition of the author's 1981 book, is shortened for classroom use.
The anti- Vietnam War movement marked the first time in American history that record numbers marched and protested to an... Læs mere
More than 800 men lost their lives and 2,700 were wounded. Confederate General Thomas J Jackson earned his legendary nickname Stonewall here.