Film Finances’s role in filmmaking was little known outside the industry until 2012, when it opened its historical archive to scholars. Drawing on... Læs mere
In this comprehensive and accessible book, Dean Krouk examines a significant public figure in Scandinavian literature and a critical period in modern European history through original readings of the political, ethical, and gender issues in Nordahl Grieg’s works.
Grounded in history and case law, Last Train to Auschwitz traces the French National Railways’ (SNCF) journey toward accountability in France and the United States, culminating in a multimillion-dollar settlement paid by the French government on behalf of the railways.
Based on detailed research and interviews, Ian G. Baird documents the golden age of the Brao, including the... Læs mere
Diana Spencer, known for her scholarly focus on how ancient Romans conceptualized themselves as a people and how they responded to and helped shape the world they lived in, brings her expertise to an examination of the Roman scholar Varro and his treatise De Lingua Latina.
One summer evening, Lib Hanson is confronted by her painful past when Matt Marlow, the forty-year-old son she abandoned as an infant, shows up on her porch. Fiercely independent, Lib has never revealed her son’s existence - or her previous marriage - to her husband, Jack.
John Martin, a talented graphic designer employed as a word processor for a prestigious New York investment bank, has happily left behind Texas and his alcoholic, emotionally absent... Læs mere
The tension between populism and pluralism, between homogeneity and heterogeneity, has marked the United States since its... Læs mere
Tells the story of Mary Alice Hostetter’s journey to define an authentic self amid a rigid religious upbringing in a Mennonite farm family. This quietly powerful... Læs mere
Using recently opened archival documents, including reams of testimony from the epuration (purification) hearings conducted shortly after the war,... Læs mere
Designed for teachers looking for new perspectives on teaching the recent past. Less of a traditional textbook than a pedagogical Swiss... Læs mere
Originating from the lectures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for which George Mosse would become famous, this book addresses,... Læs mere