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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A ruined land A ruined land Michael Golay In a fascinating approach that allows the voices of those touched by the Civil War to speak for themselves, gifted writer Michael Golay shows the impact of victory and defeat on the ordinary American… OL15216562W
After Globalization After Globalization Eric M. Cazdyn "In lively and unflinching prose, Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. After es… OL16011331W
The long shadow The long shadow Reynolds, David One of the most violent conflicts in the history of civilization, World War I has been strangely forgotten in American culture. It has become a ghostly war fought in a haze of memory, often seen mere… OL19979946W
Colonial subjects Colonial subjects Oscar Salemink,Peter Pels "The essays in this volume share the assumption that "ethnography" is a broader field of practice out of which and alongside which anthropology attempted to distinguish itself as a scientific discipl… OL21242279W
After the Berlin Wall After the Berlin Wall Christopher Hilton On 7 May 1945, Grand Admiral Donitz, named in Hitler's will as head of state, authorised the unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies. World War II in Europe was at an end. East and… OL24247036W
Aftermath of the Holocaust Aftermath of the Holocaust Jane Shuter Describes what happened to the survivors, perpetrators, and bystanders of the Holocaust after the death camps were liberated by the Allies, and provides photos, a time line, a glossary, a further rea… OL24247055W
Culture y cultura Culture y cultura Iris Engstrand,Richard Griswold del Castillo "In 1846, the United States and Mexican Republic began fighting a war that lasted for nearly two years. When the conflict ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, Mexico had lost the north… OL24690239W
Wir Kinder der Kriegskinder Wir Kinder der Kriegskinder Anne-Ev Ustorf Biografische Gespräche über seelische Folgen der Kriegserlebnisse bis in die 2. und 3. Generation. OL27959868W
Hiroshima in America Hiroshima in America Robert Jay Lifton,Greg Mitchell,Greg Mitchell,Robert Jay Lifton A study of the events surrounding the Hiroshima bombing focuses on its effects in America, considering the cover-up efforts by the government and linking the bombing to current insensitivities toward… OL31299W
World orders, old and new World orders, old and new Noam Chomsky **World Orders Old and New** is a book by Noam Chomsky, first published in 1994 and updated in 1996 by Columbia University Press. In the book, Chomsky writes about the international scene since 1945,… OL71722W