Search Results

… from British colonialism on April 18, 1980. The nation commemorates this political milestone annually, with the … project. The Pioneer Column, a unit of British soldiers and settlers, administered the occupation of … First Matebele War) of 1893. However, their efforts were futile due to the superiority of colonial weaponry coupled …

… the money). This refusal brought him a torrent of negative commentary and helped to define for the future what Americans expected of parents caught in such … children. At the same time, the frantic search for remedies, and the wide media fascination for these cases, has …

… of the bombing and was able to witness how the Japanese commemorate these tragic events. Hiroshima Peace Memorial … so severely that they had little skin left on their bodies. Several cried out for water, though when she fetched one man a cup of water, he died soon after drinking it. With buildings destroyed and …

… French and British Finance in the Service of Tsars and Commissars New book from Ohio State historian Jennifer … railroads, and the development of the military-industrial complex, Russia's ministers of finance, municipal leaders, … of World War I." [Book description from the publisher's website ] …

… whether the United States should send troops to Europe and commit itself to acting in concert with NATO allies.  … immense force to be reckoned with in every respect. In the future, when Germany has recovered from the shock of … cannot be heard. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… whose members can deliberately and calmly assess the outcome of an election and judge its impact upon the public … like these when the popular and electoral votes roughly coincide in their closeness, each being proportional to the …

… to keep close tabs on them. Spying on dissidents has become official policy since police departments were advised … I. Other “scares” followed. From 1938 to 1945 Rep. Martin Dies of Texas, no defender of civil liberties, chaired the House Un-American Activities Committee and pursued domestic “enemies.” With the onset of …

… more recently, of settler colonialism. It is also based on competing visions of history and of who belongs to the land. … is a Chinese term that means “New Dominion.” It was coined in 1884 when Xinjiang was raised to the status of a … the number is closer to 45%. In the 1950s, demobilized soldiers were settled on the land, and during the Cultural …

… Swat, Pakistan, where he was pursuing a graduate degree in computer engineering. He left seven months ago because he … likely accumulate in Serbia. Only time will tell what their future will hold, but for those waiting in limbo time moves slowly and hope dies fast. [All photos by author] …

… the department to upgrade other decorations that soldiers have received in action to the Medal of Honor. They … whether there is an inadvertent subjective bias amongst commanders that has contributed to the low numbers of awards … only about the present or the past; it is also about the future and how succeeding generations will look back upon …

… cloud was detected over Sweden did the full extent become known to the authorities in the Soviet Union’s capital … for “nature”: humans or radioactivity? Some scientific studies indicate an abundance of wild life, especially large … zone. Debate rages about the total deaths, and likely future deaths, that can be attributed to the disaster. …

… economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … last year, six American rockets, three military and three commercial, have failed, with a loss of more than $3 … demonstrate that interest in space exploration has never died. What is changing now is the economic and political …

… remain determined, said Bush; if we waiver, Iraq will become another Vietnam. No one should be surprised that Bush … but also freedom to guide their own economic and political futures. They require autonomy.   As an American … in the departments of history and interdisciplinary studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and a …

… Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … of Tears in Oklahoma. An estimated 3,500 Native Americans died along the 1,200 mile journey. Indian treaty-makers did … weapon on Native American leaders and families. In 1809 future president William Henry Harrison threatened to …

… that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that … this was a radical proposal. In the 18th century when a man died his estate often passed complete to his eldest son. This form of inheritance, known …

… into the White House primarily because they were effective communicators. In recent weeks the public has heard a good … comments, too. Hillary Clinton joked that Obama's audiences expect to hear "celestial choirs" promising that … that America was "moving" and that "our high noon is in the future." He inspired listeners with a promise of change. In …

… early in the nineteenth century, but whose adventures and accomplishments were so much admired they made him an … name. By one estimate, 20% of the world's fish catch comes from the extraordinary ecosystem called The Humboldt … an explorer into a conservationist. Alexander von Humboldt dies on p. 105 of this book, roughly a third of the way …

… and Russia, and with nearly two times the per-capita income of China, Brazil is on track to become a major force in … global leader in the petroleum industry and within the near future, a regional leader in petroleum exports (Brazil is … After her release, Rousseff returned to college and studied economics, and began a career in government service. …

… to sustain themselves in deep sea until the vessel actually comes by." Under the pirates' command, the Sirius Star … ordeal, the exception being the captain of the Faina , who died of a stroke soon after his capture. Ancient Traditions, … from well-armed Somali gangs who killed scores of soldiers, most famously those of the U.S. helicopter crew whose …

… President Bush likes to tell his usually hand-picked audiences that Iraq will become more democratic and prosperous because of America’s … failure to agree about the direction of their nation’s future. After World War II, America made a sustained and …