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… Spend a few minutes browsing news websites or blogs and you will see a barrage of infographics and informational maps … Johann Georg Kohl, cartographer and geographer, to come to the United States where he worked for the Coast … which privileges the roles of intellectuals and government officials, suits her objective of writing intellectual …

… superpower status. Its narrowing, unstable economy has become dependent on the export of a single commodity: energy. … double the carrying-capacity of an existing pair of offshore Russian lines currently supplying Germany through … The activities of Russian energy companies over the past 30 years have led to several environmental disasters. The …

… years now, those of us who study the ancient world have become progressively aware that American Neo-Nazis, white … history by today’s white nationalists, we are swimming against a tradition that stretches back centuries. The … The September 1991 issue of  Newsweek. Bernal’s work set off a firestorm in the field of classics, but his primary …

… Welcome aboard the train, British History ! In preparation for … of May 1926 to the world financial crash in the 1930s, passengers may be thrown from their seats as these … since most colonies have gained independence, and broken off to form their own railways. Alas, those who flip through …

… century the dead bodies themselves became precious commodities because the dissection of human cadavers for … or another seemed rather certain at the time, the arrest of William Burke and William Hare, ensured that the English … bodies were of particular value, and so Burke and Hare were offered a premium of £10 for their steady supply. In their …

… whether the United States should send troops to Europe and commit itself to acting in concert with NATO allies.  … recovered from the shock of reunification, European force will likely be even harder to ignore. So the Bush people … to avoid the Cold War. He wanted the United States to offer the world less military power and more economic and …

… The thick walls of a medieval city offered protection to its inhabitants. While open during the … had written two short articles on urban life. Frugoni combined the two articles, included her own notes, and has … on the floor after falling from a swinging cradle (122). Again, saintly intervention is necessary. Frugoni evokes …

… to fight on until the enemy is utterly vanquished has become our shared myth. But its appeal is as dangerous as it … bent on world domination. The war became a simple tale of good against evil. This German-Japanese foe was widely … Pearl Harbor myth shapes our response to them, though, we will see them as those mythic demons of the past. Then our …

… nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein. It has become a classic of English literature. Title page of the … Mary gave birth to a daughter, indicating that during a good part of the novel’s composition she was pregnant and in … ( left ), and Frankenstein's monster, played by Boris Karloff, in James Whale's classic film adaptation from 1931 ( …

… leader of Israel’s right-wing opposition for nearly 30 years when he became prime minister in 1977. The accords … theme the denunciation of Democrats as being soft on communism, opened up relations with the People’s Republic of … Cold War through negotiation, a position that, had it been offered by a liberal, would have been condemned by both …

… of magic. Belief in magic and magical occurrences was commonplace before the Reformation and persisted long after … focuses on the phenomenon of Second Sight in Scotland, offers a compelling case study for his argument, the Scots … does not detract from the importance of this work. It will undoubtedly make an appearance in early modern British …

… the preeminent firms of the Information Age. But its fate will be decided under the Sherman Antitrust Act, which … industrial power in the Railroad Age. Like so many complex cases decided under that statute, this one will take … statutory language to the only plausible federal officers then available — the judges. Though since …

… the 1700s, European smallpox epidemics seem to have been comparatively mild, with minimal death rates. But thereafter … colonies, the introduction of inoculation in 1721 set off a fierce debate about whether it would save lives. The … becoming ill themselves. Between 1959 and 1973, people with good vaccination records carried smallpox back into Europe …

… 2018, President Donald Trump made a set of disparaging comments about Puerto Rico. They underscored just how little … avenged, the Treaty of Paris—signed December 10, 1898—officially rid the Western Hemisphere of European powers and … hand guns, shouting independence slogans and firing over 30 shots. They injured five congressmen. All of them …

… Historians have come to love the milestone anniversaries of significant … States. It is in this context that Karen Ordahl Kupperman offers her engaging and accessible interpretation of the … of early Virginia in The Jamestown Project. This book will surprise readers looking to delve immediately into the …

… chemists had worked to find an organizing principle that encompassed all of the known elements and that could be … of the table can be found on almost any type of consumer good—shower curtains, coffee mugs, key chains, phone covers, and the list goes on . …

… Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, offers a unique and in-depth study that attempts to … who was a product of the society in which he lived. In order to do so, he uses Ataturk's personal works written in …

… One hundred years ago, early in the morning on April 30, 1900, an American hero emerged from the wreckage of a … whole cloth. A hundred years later, letters to the editor commenting on the anti-trust suit against Microsoft suggest that Bill Gates is the hero of the …

… the development of new technologies to reduce the cost and complexity of operating in space.   These proposals, … the early 1700s did a transatlantic trip became routine as goods and people began to flow easily.   Space travel today … the 2020s, perhaps too long a time for present-day elected officials to gain politically. Yet making space affordable …

… the Soviet Union during the Second World War and they will conjure up images of beleaguered Red Army soldiers at … order and provide readers bite-sized analyses of complex political, social, and military affairs. For … too tempting to ignore. For the Soviet Union, Germany offered desperately needed expertise for its military and …

… World War. After listening to his story, I asked him to compare what he knew of Vietnam to his own experiences. His … whose theories competed for the attention of elected officials. Thriving in what Elaine Tyler May has called "the … in terms of "abstract Communism" rather than realpolitik (130). But intellectuals in the Kennedy and Johnson …

… atmosphere. The second fact will be relearned in the coming weeks as we emerge from our shock at this tragedy and … President Kennedy was assassinated, most Americans over 30 remember where they were when the Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff on Jan. 26, 1986. That’s because astronauts died. And …

… for this apparent transformation. Sharon is working toward complete Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip, … never would have envisioned when they rose to office. Sharon seems to be following their example. Consider … space to operate in ways both unanticipated and seemingly against the grain. Many are suspicious of Sharon because he …