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… and outing them (p. xi). Building on his other books about the Bureau, Charles seeks to write the first comprehensive history of the FBI’s policies and actions towards gay …

… medieval experience with automata. Truitt argues: “The long history of medieval automata demonstrates also that the turn … work has major implications for those interested in the history of technology. It roots many of our debates over the … of scholarship that should interest scholars of modern history, history of environment and tech, and antiquity …

…    What turns this interesting case into a successful history is McKenzie's impressive skill in connecting "Dow" … is a mystery story she is telling.  But a captivating microhistory—which is exactly what this book is—can offer readers … onto the historian's work in ways that other genres of history rarely match, and a more explicit introduction right …

… observations reflect a misunderstanding of America's deep history with humanitarian intervention. At the center of … In conjunction with newspapers and magazines were books, like Frederick Greene's bestseller, The Armenian … Relief Commission created a new chapter in U.S. diplomatic history. Quintessentially American, the effort emanated from …

… 2019 was an important anniversary year, not only in the history of the United States but also for the genesis of … Montgomery’s volume titled “The Leading Facts of American History.” The questions Americans ask themselves today about …

… The history of fishing predates our own species . Preserved … of fishing in the Tomb of Qenamun. Fagan approaches the history of fishing, which he defines broadly to include … illuminate technological, cultural, economic, and social history, but they also engage the reader: we can clearly …

… workers. Though these seem like different issues, the history of migration and the history of labor are tightly intertwined. American … States inevitably has attracted immigrants throughout its history. Yet there have been very few moments in American …

… framework of their forebears. The Romans throughout their history put a high premium on the maintenance of form and …

… and in the manner that it did?" 1 An expert in World War I history and professor of international history at the London School of Economics and Political …

… political prophets have been a dime a dozen in American history, few have actually garnered a record of accuracy. … of the Bush dynasty in recent years, Phillips' last three books have offered a series of interlocking criticisms about … Again relying on precedents from Dutch and British history, Phillips asserts that hegemons have historically …

… flying umbrella. Yet, musicals have also sought to bring history to life onstage, with varying degrees of creative … was one of the most famous public figures in the city's history. In Fiorello! , playwrights Jerome Weidman and … of Argentina, has been depicted in everything from comic books to the design of an entire neighborhood, shaped in her …

… poetry, sculpture…. And much, much more. Our parks are our history, our environment, our culture, our fights and our … where you suddenly understand something deeper about history, about nature, about others, about yourself. Here I … its bare wood floors, mismatched shelves, untidy piles of books and magazines, and robust typewriter—a working room of …

… episode, I talked with Dr. Kimberly Hamlin, a professor of history at Miami University in Ohio, and a foremost authority on the history of the women's suffrage movement. Kimberly Hamlin So … Ann Gordon referred to as “the most famous speech in the history of the agitation for women's suffrage.” But despite …

… Today, more people are hungry than at any point in human history. They are concentrated in the developing world, and … systems, economic forces, and international politics. A History of Food Systems The historical origins of today's … lie well before the mid-twentieth century. For most of history, humans hunted or grew food for their own …

… Seine. Campbell sets himself a daunting task of writing the history of rivers across the length and breadth of Rome from … Roman empire, he is always mindful of the ways in which the history of rivers also tells us “more personal, individual … wateriness mean, not only for our understandings of Roman history but also for today? And what do we learn about the …

… children have circulated among families throughout human history. Children have been adopted, legally and … of Strangers , John Boswell uncovered a previously hidden history, tracking the lives of children abandoned in Europe … matter requiring state supervision. If 1851 was late in the history of adoption, it was actually early in the history of …

… ideas differed greatly in Romania and Moldova, and this history reverberates today. The people who today speak … Of particular note is Nicolae Bălcescu’s seminal work, The History of the Romanians under the Voivode Mihai the Brave. … unification.  Today, Romanian unionists tap into this history to justify their vision of a united Greater Romania. …

… emergence as the preeminent American city, the 200 year history of artistic visions of its demise, and his own …

… Pox is an unapologetic literary analysis and not a medical history. The four chapters, especially when read as …

… outsider influence; and the nation’s troubled racial history has meant that the vast majority of schools have … now.” As David Tyack and Larry Cuban pointed out , American history is filled with repeated efforts to reform the … left authority with the local level. 7. Math this time, but history most times Americans react most strongly to …