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… studied kung fu Russo also provides a necessarily concise history of kung fu itself, carefully negotiating the many “invented traditions” that exist in the history of martial arts. He goes into greater detail about the history of kung fu as it was taught in America, especially …

… book is dedicated to the idealists of the world, for whom history always ends in disappointment." The ironic turn of … influencing the trajectory of twentieth century world history until he was finally frozen by the cult of …

… 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   Walsingham, … work benefitted from the Admiralty’s acquisition of code books, one delivered by the Russians from the German cruiser …

… ultimately fail him, he becomes the insufferable boar that history has revealed. Dos Passos's precarious fame always … 1970, but his art died in 1937. Koch's book is light on the history of the war, biography, and literary analysis. If one …

… United Nations announced “the worst food crisis in modern history.”  The phrase “ global polycrisis ” captures the … mostly successful. In his 2018 book, Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine , Alex de Waal notes “a … and some even die as a result of starvation.  The Long History of Food Insecurity in Africa Food insecurity in …

… to the idea of a triumphant Europe. Marquand's topic is the history of the idea of Europe since 1945: How that idea … in medieval Spain) had on the course of European history. In addressing the politics of the federalism of the … he points out that while not perfect there is much in the history of the United States that the European could learn …

… These are historical questions. A look at modern media history, particularly the 1940s, shows that the American … from entirely democratic decisions. It arose instead from a history of commercial interests winning out over others . This history is marked by pronounced conflict, in which …

… should end. It is surely an understatement to assert that books and articles about conflict termination are … the imbalance. There is no shortage of examples in history of both successful and failed strategies for ending … University, Class of 1992 How to End Wars: The Lessons of History A certain conventional wisdom holds that an …

… year’s Oscars we feature Top Ten moments in women’s fashion history. 1. Empire Waist All image captions read from left … Awards Broad shoulder silhouettes cycle through fashion history beginning with Henry VIII, and women’s styles … of Vogue that year. This was the first time in fashion history that hemlines rose above the knee so a dress could …

… one-or-the-other conceptions is woven into the nation’s history. Sands explores this by examining what she terms … Through the three sections of her book, Sands presents the history of ideas that have shaped American religious strife. … controversy is meant to encapsulate the entirety of Sands’s history though it is specifically framed in the context of …

… known in the West yet contains fascinating examples of its history and culture with connections to the wider world. … and wooden path, we could sense the millennia of its history in the dark shadows and the lake’s eerily … weapons testing, Semey (right). Another phase in the city’s history is recalled by the long bridge carrying the Turk-Sib …

… 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 …