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… an unknown enemy, one whom many Americans believed had committed an act of war. And, like the destruction of the … Americans in 1920, the death toll from the blast seemed incomprehensible. “The horrible slaughter and maiming of men … focused on political radicals, mainly anarchists and communists. The condemnations were heated. “The bomb outrage …

… law” (p. 5). This argument revolutionizes the discussion of comparative racism and our understanding of the influence of … Krieger, a driving force behind the Nuremburg Laws, had studied race law at the University of Arkansas during the 1920s … Reich’s legal inspirations from the American system. In refuting many who studied the Nazis’ legal implementations …

… multi-cultural society. Ironically, re-segregation has become prevalent in some school districts while at the … have lowered admissions standards. Both developments are compromising the original intent of Brown. On May 17, 1954, … education for minorities in a system that was governed by competent teaching, adequate facilities and rigorous …

… the surrender of tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers to the Japanese in the Philippines stunned the … the mercurial personality of General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the U.S. and Filipino forces. Overconfident that the Filipino soldiers he had trained could stand up to Japanese regulars and …

… La juxtaposition du rire et de la tragédie dans les fusillades de Charlie Hebdo a suscité une recherche profonde pour découvrir comment les hommes armés sont venus à être si irrités par … était le chroniqueur Saïd Mekbel. Son esprit de comédie n’épargnait personne comme il s’en servait …

… this policy on grounds of administrative convenience or expediency.” (This situation replicated itself in the communist states of eastern Europe; Vaclav Klaus, the first … military presence in Iraq, it will need to ensure that any future Iraqi government has sufficient military resources at …

… the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the Planter , making him one of the highest paid Black soldiers of the war. His reputation was further burnished … institutions in order to tell his story and help enlist soldiers for the war. The end of the conflict and its immediate …

… Service officer and a lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, covers an enormous span of … its weather, and the origin of the word "Persian," which comes from Fars province in southwestern Iran, home to … This feature will make his survey accessible to a general audience with little or no prior knowledge of Iran. …

… on "virtue" instead of policy. Written with a broad audience in mind, Critchlow utilizes biographies and … to argue that "principled pragmatism, the ability to compromise while maintaining core principles, is essential … defined them. Chapter One examines Richard Nixon and the complex story of a man remembered for the naked, amoral …

… above in 1914) had struck for union recognition; the company's obedience to Colorado's 8-hour day law; the right to live … predecessors in Ludlow. Those miners fought, suffered, and died believing they could build a better world together. …

… the terrorist attack seems too much to bear. Professional commentators, and current and former government officials … war.” His unit had killed and wounded several American soldiers and taken others prisoner. President James K. Polk, … of people who will consequently become terrorists in the future. The use of military force often has consequences …

… the first stage of the air war against the Taliban regime completed, the United States now enters a more difficult and … fight against international terrorism is critical to the future of the United States and the world. But to defeat … of a conclusive victory at little cost in the near future. To meet the challenge, the White House should face — …

… Yet alongside the victories of independence came the tragedies of partition, whereby British-ruled India was divided … into two separate, independent states. The violence that accompanied partition, which led to the death of up to a … were created, and to imagine more hopeful collective futures. To learn more about oral history stories from 1947, …

… Conference on West Africa was signed.  The conference has become known for “carving up  the African continent ” for the … army to impose rule. White officers directed African soldiers.  Often “freed” from slavery or “orphaned,” many of … resisted such an onslaught: by fleeing or hiding from soldiers, or by attacking colonial posts, for example by …

… Within fifteen years, Enron executives transformed their company from a middling firm into the seventh-largest … regulatory vacuum. Then they covered their tracks with complicated transactions that lined insiders’ pockets. In … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… ecology and disease. Indeed, this earlier experience with combating plague served the Ottomans well as they entered … Iraq and the Gulf,” International Journal of Middle East Studies 51 (2019): 603-620. Edna Bonhomme, “Plague in … Pilgrimage and Potable Water in the Hijaz,” Comparative Studies in Society and History 57 (2015): 942-974. Andrew …

… in eighteenth-century Britain. Electrification and telecommunications , led by nineteenth-century American … (1803-1815) prompted Parliament to divert thousands of soldiers in a heavy-handed crackdown on Luddite rebellion. … paranoia. His personal manifesto Industrial Society and its Future (1995) contained no mention of the Luddites or their …

… century, officials sometimes demonstrated a broad commitment to republican and democratic principles. For … and Secretaries of State but also newspapermen and common citizens effused sympathy for the revolutionaries’ … policymakers’ professions of freedom and democracy were expedients to cover instances in which they desired — or …

… cyclists might wear the yellow jersey during the three-week competition, only one will ultimately win it. Cover of the … this hue. Ultimately, the Tour was born out of blistering competition and vigorous debate over who could be considered … beyond France’s borders and its neighbors to reach audiences thousands of miles away. No longer exclusively …

… to and from Siberia in 1734 and again in September 1742, commenting from Nev’iansk: “I had little interaction with … form a unique cultural space, with a vibrant international commercial life and a powerful presence on the literary and … of the Savior Cathedral, which itself perches on the tallest hill of the town. View from the Savior Cathedral bell …

… hardly in question. The mystery was how high the plot went. Commissioner Charles Chenevier and Superintendent Georges … papers related to the history of the Cagoule—an anti-communist terror organization founded by Eugène Deloncle to … Popular Front that governed France from 1936. German soldiers parade on the Champs Élysées on June 14, 1940. Less …

…  article deals with the nature of Federalism when it comes to controlling police in the United States and some of … discuss different approaches to this issue and attempt to come to consensus about how state and federal governments …

… This lesson deals with Queer Community response to the AIDS crisis in the U. S. The … explores the origins of HIV, where it stands today, and its complex history. We used this article to explore social change relative to AIDS and HIV in the Queer Community. Students will see document analysis modeled by …

… The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949   ( ⁠https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781603440905/to-save-a-city/⁠ ) Berlin on the … and the Early Cold War ( ⁠https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813136134/berlin-on-the-brink/⁠ ) "The Incomplete Blockade: Soviet Zone Supply of West Berlin, …