A collection of biographical sketches from several volumes in "Human Tradition in America Series". It reveals American history... Læs mere
The regime of Juan Per-n is one of the most studied topics of Argentina's contemporary history. This book provides a fresh perspective on the... Læs mere
With a land mass one and half times larger than the United Kingdom, the history of the state of California demands a closer look.
The customary division of Latin American history into colonial and modern periods has come into question. This book demonstrates that there was a middle period in Latin America's historical evolution since the European Conquest.
Fueled by films and TV series such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" and popular books by Stephen Ambrose and Tom Brokaw, interest in World War II has soared.
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.
Centers on people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design in the years after 1492.
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.
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.