… class, the landowners, the urban middle class and the trade unions. It created vast monopolies while oppressing the … of history for world civilizations, human rights and international law at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, …
… examples of three kinds of cultural heritage from their own national, state, and local cultures. On the second day of … … Museums … Colonialism/Imperialism … Global/Transnational … Ancient History … World History to 1500 … World …
On October 17, 1945, hundreds of thousands of Juan Perón's supporters clogged the streets of Buenos Aires marking a consequential moment in Argentina’s history and the birth of Peronism.
… the plaza and the avenue connecting the Casa Rosada and the national Congress marked a consequential moment in …
… a great deal about whether the administration respects international law. Until now, the Bush administration has … we wish to make them. Nothing in all history or in international law, at least as far as I am aware, justifies such …
… Religious diversity, the end of colonial rule, and rising nationalism have led to regional conflicts in the Middle … East … Iraq … Education … United States … Diplomacy/International Relations … Military/War/Peace … World History …
Review of Empires and Anarchies: A History of Oil in the Middle East, by Michael Quentin Morton (London: Reaktion Books, 2017)
… U.S.’s desire to promote its regional interests in a post-Soviet era. Without these details, Morton’s description of … to anti-Western sentiment that later defined the region’s nationalist movements. While Morton points to some of these … larger role in Morton’s narrative because the anti-Western nationalist movements were spurred by feelings of …
… during the anti-colonial revolution spearheaded by the National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1960. Hundreds … … Daniel Szechi … History News Service … Global/Transnational … United States … Terrorism … Responding to Terror: …
… I'm not sure who these people are. I think it's a class reunion, potentially a high school class reunion. But I'm not 100% sure, that's what the picture is. We … about what blended bodies trigger regarding patriotism, nationalism, and erasure. And I wonder what mixed urban or …
… parties and from across the U.S. gathered to form the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC). One of the … following year, in 1975, the United Nations declared “ International Year of the Woman .” Grasso’s election, as the …
Review of Islamist Terrorism in Europe: A History, by Petter Nesser (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015)
… of “Afghan-Arab” networks by Arab mujahideen fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan , which eventually gave birth to Al … France flight 8969 on December 26th 1994. While the Afghan-Soviet War created a jihadist threat to Europe, Nesser …
Review of In the Beginning: Fundamentalism, The Scopes Trial, and the Making of the Antievolution Movement, by Michael Lienesch (Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2007)
… of myths. Fundamentalists began to unite across denominational boundaries in order to defend their faith and their …
… television networks devoted only a few minutes each day to national and international news. In contrast, today Americans encounter an … he could easily face overwhelming American and international condemnation. Even if Bush acts now, he will be …