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… the Greeks, the Romans, and the Goths, among others. This comprises the first chapter of Kent’s history. The next … chapter, the focus is almost entirely off the East. In some ways, Kent’s book is a very welcome addition to the … whose own Europeanness is hardly certain seems dubious at best, and perhaps academically irresponsible. Overall, if …

… demands to inspect the cargo they carried, and Israeli navy commandos boarded the vessels before the boats pulled into … the next quarter century was regional in character, and is best described simply as the "Israeli-Arab" conflict. The … redemption from the ruins of the Holocaust remains the way almost all Israelis see the war today. For Palestinians, …

… history. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy for Part II as they talk with Trevor Brown and Rudy … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … there's not yet a clean ideological spectrum in the way that we're accustomed to, either in the United States or …

… Until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the combination of new technology with the "classically liberal" … turn toward the gold standard was part of a larger shift away from laissez-faire and towards an expansion of state … embodies more value in less volume is needed.  This need is best satisfied by gold."  (156) In his epilogue, Bryan …

… This April 15 — the day when individual federal tax return forms are due thousands of tea party activists will converge … capitals and Washington, D.C., to protest the federal income tax. As their name implies and their banners state, … resisting “taxation without representation.” In some ways, they resemble the original tea partiers, perhaps more …

… up shrimp. Nations flout laws." There are valid reasons for concern. Numerous scientific reports have thoroughly … to fishing may have replenished fish stocks, but along the way it has also raised important questions of environmental … of effort. Profits became less assured for many fishing companies beginning in the 1970s and accelerating in later …

… by the industrial sites of “Catharinenburg” that he visited twice—on his path to and from Siberia in 1734 and again in September 1742, commenting from Nev’iansk: “I had little interaction with … was the picturesque town of Kungur, about a third of the way on the highway between Perm and Ekaterinburg. Kungur’s …

… with his life and death remains as strong as ever. And the way that Jackie and Jack continue to captivate Americans … couple and their mythic Camelot. Stephen King’s recent best-selling novel 11/22/63 (2012) tells the story of Jake … events of November 22, 1963, in Dallas. Conservative radio commentator Bill O’Reilly’s best-selling nonfiction book …

… frontier with Lebanon has also been remarkably tranquil for months, even though Hezbollah militiamen, heavily armed … ups and downs, in 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2009 it remains a … country, fly over Israeli air space. Negotiations are under way to export Israeli Dead Sea minerals via the Jordanian …

… and the loosening of ties with the West, Deng, by visiting some of the most developed cities along China's … remains elusive. Not only did Deng leave little in the way of a paper trail, but he also did not share the contents … with children of many key players, Vogel presents a Deng best described by three adjectives: nationalistic, …

… pandemic has devastated the United States—and the world—in ways that hearken back to the Great Depression of the 1930s. In this country, in 1933, 25 percent of the workforce was unemployed , another 25 percent underemployed. We … everyone thought Roosevelt was up to the task. Political commentator Walter Lippmann called him “a kind of amiable …

… is forever shrouded by ideological filters, such that the best we can do is build rhetorical arguments that overlap … embraced by Lipstadt’s book because it seems a productive way of understanding the new fiction film, Denial (2016), … of it all. However, when the triumphant Donald Trump visited Barack Obama in the White House after the election, …

… 3. the rise of China.  A bit subjective I know, but a great way to kill time on a long car ride.  A few months back I … China is the principle actor.  I'm still not sure if I buy the argument but it's admittedly an intriguing premise, … in East Europe.  Second, Mao was not an agent of China's best-interest.  Lüthi navigates this question with tact, but …

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … have flourished. In 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2006 it remains a … country, overfly Israeli air space. Negotiations are under way to regularly export Israeli Dead Sea minerals via the …

… over the trajectory of the on-going American military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan has combined with … be constructed and what does "peace" mean after a war? How best do we create a successful outcome? For us? For the … re-tooling to do. I offer my own working definition by way of a starting point. war , n , – organized, socially …

… and political parties come and go. That’s the democratic way. But Silvio Berlusconi is no ordinary politician. In … and the bribing of tax police, politicians and judges. His best defense against going to jail was a good political … campaigns have amply shown how private fortunes can buy an election by purchasing media time. John Corzine’s New …

… other hand, speak piously of keeping politics out of sports competition. I am frequently asked, "Must politics be a part … than a "cloth of gold"? My answer is that the Games in many ways have always been a major international political … judgment whether these particular Games were in fact the best of all time. In fact, in the 1950s, the International …

… the sweet-as-pie vocal part to that upbeat tune, the uniform mop tops and the matching suits, the way girls in every crowd relentlessly screamed at the sight of them.  Still to come were the increasingly more abstract and innovative …

… Only 3-5% of violent crimes can be tied in some way to a person's mental illness, and people with mental … “restorative” work. Others had workshops. There is, at best, mixed evidence on whether such treatments were … act provided funding to outpatient clinics for patients to visit for therapy or medications. Other states followed …

… who make up the Religious Right, faith is important when it comes to moral issues such as abortion and homosexual … Equally important, they are employing religious belief in a way that better reflects the Founding Fathers’ practice of … leaders knew that the promotion of religion was one of the best ways of instilling virtue in the people of the …

… protests in Hong Kong that have directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been suppressed by force. It’s tempting to link this unexpected behavior to the … the stick, since he still controls the military. A better way to view Beijing’s recent actions is as creative efforts …

… Between 2500 and 2000 BCE, the first people made their way to Greenland from the North American continent, when sea … to reestablish contact. The missionary Hans Egede perhaps best exemplifies the chasm that often exists between reality … Nordic architecture, watch American videos on YouTube, and buy party decorations made in China.  Greenlanders …