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… Birth of a Nation  was the first 12-reel film in movie history and the first movie to be screened at the White … so taken with the film that he enthused: “It’s like writing history with lightning.” The history presented on the screen came from Thomas Dixon’s …

… against communist Cuba, for example, or the long history of drug prohibitionism in the Philippines from US … ones that all point to the importance of approaching the history of and solutions to the war on drugs from a global … in the 60s and 70s, but really go much further back in history than that.   Brionna Mendoza  This is true not only …

… documentaries, stage elaborate recreations, and release new books that reflect upon the current state of scholarship …

… research into one monograph that allows scholars and history buffs alike to develop a firm grounding in the life …

… the Christian gospel to more people than anyone else in history. But as a number of people pointed out, he … magazine. Jakes’ products, which include a number of other books and CDs and a dieting book, have made him rich. He and … for women. And, in one of those ironic twists that mark the history of Christianity in the United States, that …

… and the revelation of this buried piece of family history prompts her to seek commemorative space for such "ordinary" losses within contemporary Jewish history. Yet, the legacy of the Holocaust and its influence … of the Holocaust's legacy and those of her own family history, she looks instead for instances in which they …

… to Afghanistan. Opium has played a significant role in its history and, as we discuss, shaped how Afghan policymakers … have negotiated its position in the world throughout its history. … Afghanistan, Drugs, and the Cold War (Prologued, … sort of milestones. These like potential turning points in history of the drug war. And 1962 is one of these overlooked …

… her late father, Arsenio Frugoni, a professor of medieval history at the University of Rome. Prior to his death, …

… Nicholas Breyfogle, Professor in the Department of History at The Ohio State University and Director of the … The World's Worst Industrial Disaster brought to you by the History Department and the College of Arts and Sciences at … Perspective . My name is Nick Breyfogle. I'm a Professor of History and Director of the Goldberg Center for Excellence …

… and symbolic power that the zoot suit had in American history in her new book Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of … social understanding during a critical moment of American history. … Review of Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an …

… intellectuals as binary thinking that oversimplifies both history and the present moment.  Given that the Cold War, … Chosin led to “fundamental changes in, in American history. That built the national security state, built … abroad, a large standing army for the first time in US history. And all of that transpired in December 1950 …

… of Samson’s strength, his hair, by utilizing Delilah, history’s first female spy. Since then, as this list shows, … The times change, but spies remain. Here are ten of history’s top spies. 1. Sir Francis Walsingham The … work benefitted from the Admiralty’s acquisition of code books, one delivered by the Russians from the German cruiser …

… and Buddhism. As a work of intellectual and social history Aryan Jesus is quite remarkable. Meticulously … culture under Nazi rule. As with all good intellectual history, Aryan Jesus succeeds at presenting and analyzing …

… late antique religion, and more. Anyone (scholars, history buffs, or those who know nothing of late antiquity) …

… a special focus on the role that drugs have played in its history. Daniel Weimer I've been especially focused on how … Aviña, an Associate Professor of Latin American and Mexican history at Arizona State University. Alexander Aviña In … powers as well, right? There's a consistency in Mexican history from at least the 19th into the 20th and 21st …

… also one of the most misunderstood. On this episode of History Talk , scholars Ousman Kobo , Amy Pate , and Amanda … continent. ( Image Source ) … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a panel of … Kobo   My name is Ousman Kobo, associate professor of history at the history department here at OSU. Amy Pate   …

… approaches. These new approaches are driven especially by books like Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow , books … On this season of Prologued , I talk with experts on drug history about the global roots of the drug war, how it … Together, we will uncover how the centuries-long history of drug control prologues today's discussions of …

… In this way, Gerwarth’s book is a wonderful addition to the history of the Weimar Republic. … Review of November 1918: …

… giving them increased agency in the formulation of their history. Silverman uses archaeological records to tally the …

… ways to break out of the feminine mystique. Given Friedan’s history as an advocate for working-class and working women … continues to be recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and one of the leading …