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… Laws and the Nazi blood laws viewed America as only one of many countries with racist legislation, and that … law” (p. 5). This argument revolutionizes the discussion of comparative racism and our understanding of the influence of … Krieger, a driving force behind the Nuremburg Laws, had studied race law at the University of Arkansas during the 1920s …

… Organization. The word influenza is derived from the medieval Italian word for “influence” ( influentia ) and … first used the term in English, but “influenza” was not a commonly used term in England until the 1782 pandemic. 2. … the time. Scholars estimate 9,000 deaths occurred in Rome alone. Other reports indicate the near eradication of the …

… licenses to gay couples represents an example of the often complex relationship between government officials and … servants and politicians. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was one of the primary drivers of the Bureau’s crusade against … For example, Charles’s third chapter contains three case studies about prominent gay, or allegedly gay, individuals to …

… entre 1974 a 1979  que en toda su historia independiente . De hecho, durante este tiempo,  Venezuela gozaba … y Buicks y la clase alta famosamente se lanzaba de compras a Miami donde eran conocidos como los del “dame … en la cola por otros. Igual de comunes son  las aplicaciones digitales ( apps ) que ayudan a los ciudadanos a …

… major headlines. China-watchers, journalists, and academics commemorated June 4—as the event is called for short—with … on the fields of Victoria Park, they lit candles from one to another, they sang songs, and they bowed three times … repeats, “but there is a dream, a dream that cannot die, remember this!/From the hearts of you and I, remember …

… protests in Hong Kong that have directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been … and other civil liberties if enacted) and the North Korean one are very different sorts of affairs. Yet taken together … defuse the former crisis and take advantage of the latter one illuminate the strengths and limitations of a rhetorical …

… year, Russia’s legacy as an imperial power has suddenly become the stuff of current affairs. As Russian leaders assert … Willard Sunderland’s book, The Baron’s Cloak . Centered on one man, the Russian-German noble, Baron Roman Fedorovich … that is engaging, insightful, and accessible to a wide audience. Along the way he neatly summarizes critical moments …

… in the moment. Some, however, really do represent something completely new in American political history, and not always … split by party, with John Adams as president and his opponent, Thomas Jefferson, serving awkwardly as his … involving a federal election commission, railroad subsidies, and the renewed threat of regional violence, Hayes was …

… people. But are the Olympic Games good for the World? Proponents say the Games help create mutual understanding and … corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … track star vividly disproved Nazi claims of Aryan superiority. Hitler was livid. What the 1936 Games showed is …

… the challenges America faces in the manner of an old-fashioned Western. His scenarios resemble the plot of one of the … a villain and his henchmen threaten the safety of a western community, whose cowardly citizens cringe in the face of … Lebanon to save it from destructive fighting, American soldiers became the targets of warring parties; 241 Marines …

… human immune systems, HIV has also allowed tuberculosis to come thundering back as a global health threat and has … ethical framework for patient participation in research studies. The virus has also spurred scientists to create a … of a seemingly unlikely occurrence: a human living about one hundred years ago in Equatorial Africa became infected …

… of Life magazine in 1941, the “American Century” would be one of democratic revolution. “We have some things in this … Choosing to back dictators such as South Vietnam’s Ngo Dinh Diem, Nicaragua’s Anastasio Somoza, and Iran’s Muhammad Reza … of Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz dared to undertake a comprehensive land reform campaign, nationalize corporate …

… good works would enable these groups to divert money currently spent on such activities any way they want. … from religious life, because government money always comes with strings attached. Understanding that, in the late … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… arts. Beginning in 1954 at the age of thirteen Lee studied the Wing Chun style of kung fu in Hong Kong under … for Lee. Lee then moved to San Francisco in 1959 after one too many street fights in Hong Kong led to trouble with … after Lee challenged anyone who doubted his word to come to his studio in Oakland. Russo makes his case by …

… Crash in the heart of the world’s financial center has been superseded by a far worse and all-too-literal Great Crash … often  since the attack on the World Trade Center, but a comparison of the Black Tuesdays of 1929 and 2001 is equally … Galbraith has said of the Great Crash of 1929, “but money.” Many Americans emerging that year from the decade in …

… history of oil is as much about social issues as economic ones. Empires and Anarchies argues that, “oil creates … in the same way that wealth, power and greed have always done” (14). The book is organized into four parts, the first … had obtained independence. Morton tracks major individuals, companies, and governments taking part in the search for …

… wished that things could just be like they used to be. A common sentiment, it is actually responsible for distorting … ends and actual history begins. In Chivalry in Medieval England , Nigel Saul aspires to these aims as he discusses one of the most distorted topics in medieval history: the …

… phenomenon. This is why Congress should examine the recommendations made in a 2002 British government Green Paper … sector military operators. Mercenaries — professional soldiers who fight for pay rather than out of ideological … of marque. And America’s first naval war hero, John Paul Jones, later found paid employment in the Imperial Russian …

… case for Mexican food in the United States, which has undergone many transformations.  It emerged from the distinct … tacos increasingly brought these foods into the American diet. As Mexican immigrants arrived in new locales, various … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over …

… economic distress wrought by swashbuckling capitalism. As Commanders-in-Chief and liberal Protestants, the … they even threatened the capital, Tripoli. Flush with oil money, Qaddafi employed sophisticated armaments to crush and … liberators in the age of revolution. Britons regularly bandied their slave trade ban as proof that they remained at …

… from the priesthood in February 2019.  All of these tragedies are tinged with a sense of déjà vu. Similar patterns of … United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2002 has done little to halt the controversy . It may have reduced the … changing sexual mores since the 1960s. Occasionally, commentators have referred to an insular institutional …

… Democrats will miss a massive opportunity to reform one of the most outdated and anti-majoritarian practices in … anti-democratic, inefficient, and a symbol of legislative incompetence. Liberals in the earlier post-World War II period … the “imperial” power of the presidency. Given that a supermajority — that is, 60 votes — is needed to pass …