Search Results

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … a communist opponent in 1996, American investment in Russia surged and Russophobic pessimism ebbed. However, Russia’s … of living, prominent scholars argued that U.S. aid had been futile or counterproductive and urged Americans to simply …

… to loosen his creativity and imagination. As we have come to know Fitzgerald the person, the chances are good … legal confines of what many Americans considered to be an absurd moral intrusion into their lives. As a result, alcohol … with the prohibition era and its literature. To her credit, I find myself compelled to read many of the books …

… within the historical framework of decolonization struggles. Violence has accompanied decolonization whenever the goal of political … embargo on Southern Rhodesia and international pressure on South Africa, coupled with vigorous internal … Palestine … Palestine and Israel: A Case of Incomplete Decolonization …

… College, chosen by the elite of each state, would ensure that the president would always be drawn from the … democratic stability requires.” Chief Justice Charles Wells of the Florida Supreme Court went further: … votes for president. But he looked like a backwoods ruffian compared with the venerable John Quincy Adams. So elite …

… George Bush has begun his campaign by talking about "compassionate conservatism." After securing the nomination, … time, they advocated such policies as National Health Insurance, guaranteed annual incomes, and a "Marshall Plan" … a time when free markets usually mean more poverty, and less real democracy for the non-Western world, regardless of …

… vice president, and finally as president. He was, by any measure, a professional politician for 40 years. James Madison, … career began in 1775, when he was elected to the local committee of safety and then to the Virginia Convention, … a third term. But then the debates would have been meaningless. Lincoln’s greatness was apparent only because he faced …

… in the fight and where to use federal government powers. A common myth about wartime is that everyone bands together in … consistently confront religious extremists at home lest they make the country appear hypocritical? Besides … of prisoners to seek release from the courts). These measures were highly controversial. The 1863 draft law provoked …

… or “Old Town,” is relatively new. This area had to be completely rebuilt after its destruction during  World War … of the Altstadt from the other side of the Elbe is commonly referred to as the “Canaletto View,” after the … the globe seeking asylum in Germany. In fact, Dresden and surrounding local towns have established refugee camps that …

… She also demonstrates how concerns about reproduction surfaced within a range of political questions about poverty … Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello, and welcome to Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern … law. Early marriages, large families, these are the premises; famine and disease,  these are the conclusions. In …

… disarmament minister, insisted that “disarmament measures should be a matter of mutual renunciation.” Willy … The Republican-dominated U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a landmark measure negotiated … disarmament and other pledges made in the NPT. Ignoring the commitments made by his Democratic and Republican …

… Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwean politics since 1980, having come to power on a wave of popular support developed during … during colonialism and continues to be used today to discredit and dismiss WOZA and other women's groups in Zimbabwe … the nation, longing for the award of dignity, and a bright future for our children." For his part, Obama recited an old …

… corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence; in other words it is war minus … competitors but against all humanity — past, present and future. This universalism, not the myth of apoliticism, is …

… (syphilis), artists explored social phenomena including commercialization, globalization, gender, race, and class. … Gallagher describes how scarring from venereal disease was compared to battlefield wounds as marks of honor, and were … misogyny in the 18 th century. Some authors like Charles Walker in Authentic Memoirs of the Life, Intrigues and …

… economic distress wrought by swashbuckling capitalism. As Commanders-in-Chief and liberal Protestants, the … the president to act. The Maine 's explosion is rightly credited with rousing mass sentiment for war. However, elite … to remove humanitarian concerns from U.S. policy proved futile. Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's realism …

… season brings a new round of presidential analogies and comparisons. Two years into his presidency, Barack Obama has … gets blamed by partisans on both sides, but he gets little credit among the middle-of-the-road constituencies—the … defending the value of compromises that nobody likes. Not surprisingly, some of the bitterest critics of each man have …

… it. This disease was ergotism: poisoning produced by exposure to the compounds found in a fungus that grows on wheat. In the … however, he found himself “affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness.” As he … Milestones …

… asked Big Foot, leader of the Minneconjou Teton Sioux, to come to Pine Ridge Reservation with his followers in hopes … 28, Big Foot's band made camp for the night about five miles east of Wounded Knee Creek. On the following morning the … reminds us that there is no romance to find in the events surrounding Wounded Knee. The reader must fight the feeling …

… ten historical moments help us understand the long and complicated relationships Catalunya has had with Spain as … claimed the Spanish throne, the cortes faced increasing pressure from Ferdinand and Isabella’s heirs. They strove to … limiting factor in voter turnout. 10. Uncertainty about the Future One of the proposed flags of an independent nation of …

… my professor is onto something. Patterson shares with other commentators the feeling that 1965 was a “pivot” or a … the results of Johnson’s Vietnam escalation have a far less favorable legacy. The “fork in the road” identified in … Patterson emphasizes the feasibility of Johnson’s political survival had he chosen to walk away from supporting South …

… Brazil and Chile, are not populists. Consequently, the most common definition of populism in political science today … with market-oriented economic reform, the seeds of resurgent populism and anti-Americanism were sown. The … politician can be thrown out. What this holds for the future of democracy in Latin America is unclear; as Latin …

… criticized Social Security but later backed away from his comments after his Republican opponents and the press jumped … stressing the need to shore up the program, and he is reassuring seniors that their benefits are a “slam dunk” … that Perry’s position on Social Security makes voters less likely to vote for him and less confident about his …

… historical writing. In short chapters filled with battles and sermons he argues that the conduct of the Civil War … 24,000 casualties, yet religious leaders only became more committed to their crusades and more strident in their … moral message is compromised. His narrative of the war is surprisingly similar to the "violent but glamorized and …

… to sustain themselves in deep sea until the vessel actually comes by." Under the pirates' command, the Sirius Star … to Kenya and Southern Sudan, took five months. The crews survived their ordeal, the exception being the captain of … foods. The pirates' consumer interests (fancy automobiles and speedboats) require salesmen and mechanics. Building …