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From Sea to Shining Sea
Review of Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America, by Susan Schulten (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012)
… representations of physical space with no added value or meaning. That is where Susan Schulten wants her readers to …
The Anatomy of the Military-Industrial Complex
Review of State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011, by Paul A. C. Koistinen (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2012)
The Ancient Roman Origins of Government Disaster Response
After a devasting fire in Rome in 64 CE, Emperor Nero successfully rebuilt the city.
… history of government response to natural disasters such as plagues, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and now …
The Far Right Stuff
Review of The Rise and Fall of Modern Conservatism, by David Farber (Princeton University Press, 2010)
It’s Gay Rights, Not Gay Genes, That Matter
… lesbians earnestly debated among themselves the causes and meanings of homosexuality. Kameny held a minority position …
Evaluating the Causes and Legacy of the 14th Amendment
How can you protect individuals from unjust actions from their state governments? How did the 14th Amendment try to solve this problem? Was it successful?
Grade Level
9-12
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Teaching Area
African American History
US History since 1877
US History to 1877
… and origins of the 14th Amendment, examining the meaning and language of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment in …
The Treaty of Waitangi
… transferred to the Queen and what was being retained. The meaning of the treaty was contested in 1840 and remains so. …
Voices of the Vietnam War
Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
… processing of the content and have time to unpack the meaning of the source packet in a group discussion. Students …
Redefining Strategy in 20th Century Britain
Review of The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy by Andrew Lambert (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2021)
Financing Salvation in Late Antiquity
Review of The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity, by Peter Brown (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2015.)
