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… War as a lens through which to view the world also has a history that extends from 1945 to the present. Because of … a presidential commission to prevent the “falsification” of history. In May 2014, two months after the Russian annexation of Crimea revealed Russia’s territorial ambitions in Ukraine , …

… There was no accountability for the local perpetrators. History textbooks often omitted the total number of Jewish citizens … with younger generations, for whom even the Cold War is prehistory. … Maria Bucur … Features … World War II / WWII … …

… modern role.  For example, author Joseph Taylor hoped his books filled with tales of faithful dogs would help end …

… The vacuum tubes in this remarkable piece of electronic history gradually warmed up and the picture slowly began to … this issue in its historical context and turn to the long history of Afghans' own efforts to improve women's rights … The struggle for women's rights in Afghanistan has a history that goes back into the nineteenth century—long …

… to a head in one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history, King Philip's War. Philip, also known as Metacom, … and its people is a well-written exploration of much of the history of Plymouth colony. This study, along with others, …

… of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics (London: Profile Books, 2019) John Gibney, A Short History of Ireland 1500-2000 (New Haven: Yale University … (New York: Viking: 2006) Alvin Jackson, Home Rule: An Irish History 1800-2000 (Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, …

… the most powerful military coalition in modern history—has deepened the mystery. Over the past twenty years … victimhood was forged during a pivotal moment of Afghan history, the anti-Soviet jihad . A leftist coup in April … al-mu’minin ) on the model of rulers from early Islamic history. At a ceremony attended by hundreds of clerics at a …

… conflict. At the same time, we must come to grips with the history of interethnic relations in Georgia. The history of Georgian-South Ossetian relations have largely … with Georgians and have often played leading roles in its history. The 2002 census listed 120 national minorities in …

… the 9/11 Attacks: Naftali, Timothy. Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism . New York: Basic Books, 2005. On Suicide Bombing: Lewis, Jeffrey. The Business of Martyrdom: A History of Suicide Bombing. Annapolis: Naval Institute …

… at times espousing ultraconservative views of Islam. The history of the encounters of the Muslim Brotherhood with …

… aspect of using a transnational framework to study world history is the acknowledgement that information, ideas, and …

… the Tiananmen student movement have long since entered textbooks in the West. June 4th, 2014, at Hong Kong’s Victoria … exile. Most prominent among them was the Peking University history student and leader Wang Dan (pictured left), who … Party’s unease with mourning reflects the tenuous state of history in China. Deaths from the Great Leap Forward famine …

… Sayigh Bergman, R. (2018).  Rise and kill first: The secret history of Israel's targeted assassinations . Random House. … (1973). Black September: militant palestinianism.  Current History ,  64 (377), 5-8, 37. Bohr, F. (2012, August). …

… of war crimes in official government statements and history textbooks. It is also manifest in the ongoing territorial … exhibited at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History (left) . President Park Chung Hee signs the treaty …

… two orphans as they traverse France, learn about its history, regions and populations, uniting all of France … Tour de France has become both a celebration of France, its history, and landscapes and a means by which the race unites …

… than any of his predecessors or in any other period in U.S. history. Two-thirds of those deported have no criminal … migration has been a survival strategy throughout human history. Regardless of one’s views on the matter, we would …

… of these concerns, we would do well to remember that the history of India's population has never been solely about …

… right ). The Second Defenestration of Prague was now in the history books. Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Václav Bořita of …

… Perspective , an online publication of the Public History Initiative, the Goldberg Center, and the history departments at The Ohio State University in Columbus …

… an increase in militarization is part of an extensive history that gained momentum following Operation Hold the … consequences that have claimed thousands of lives.  This history highlights the pitfalls of viewing the border region …

… Miscegenation, or racial interbreeding, has had a long history in Brazil, dating back to the colonial period when … political arena where Afro-Brazilians could speak out. The history of the Second Republic (1945-1964) and the military … elections, judged to be among the freest in Brazil's history, ushered in a new political phase: civil liberties, …