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How wars end How wars end Gideon Rose Rose argues that the failure of the United States to create successful peace settlements when ending the major wars of the twentieth century has only led to subsequent conflicts and new wars which at… OL17916532W
A political history of the Bible in America A political history of the Bible in America Paul D. Hanson This substantial work explores the interplay of religion and politics throughout the history of the United States. Paul D. Hanson traces American history back to colonial times, paying close attentio… OL20974333W
Monarchy in South-East Asia Monarchy in South-East Asia Roger Kershaw The institution of monarchy has widely come to be regarded as a political anomaly. In South East Asia, however, this axiom is valid only up to a point. Monarchy in South East Asia explores the roles … OL2145216W
Imposing decency Imposing decency Eileen J. Suárez Findlay Summary:Feminists, socialists, Afro-Puerto Rican activists, and elite politicians join laundresses, prostitutes, and dissatisfied wives in populating the pages of Imposing Decency. Through her analys… OL23704785W
Welfare as we knew it Welfare as we knew it Noble, Charles Compared to other rich Western democracies, the U.S. does less to help its citizens adapt to the uncertainties of life in a market economy. In Welfare As We Knew It, Charles Noble offers a groundbrea… OL2685103W
Islam in Russia Islam in Russia Shireen Hunter Traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding compass; from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the conquered territories of the Caucasus and Central Asia, to the lar… OL2755690W
Globalization Globalization Malcolm Waters The constraints of geography are shrinking and the world is becoming a single place. Globalization and the global society are increasingly occupying the centre of sociological debates. Widely discuss… OL2924383W
The Public Domain The Public Domain James Boyle Fully downloadable at http://www.thepublicdomain.org/download/ OL2967581W
From imperial myth to democracy From imperial myth to democracy Lawrence Ward Beer "While English-language studies of Japanese law have enjoyed remarkable growth in the past half-century, scholars have given only scant attention to the broad sweep of Japan's constitutional history.… OL3255399W
May '68 and its afterlives May '68 and its afterlives Kristin Ross "During May 1968, students and workers in France united in the biggest strike and the largest mass movement in French history. Protesting capitalism, American imperialism, and Gaullism, 9 million peo… OL3481748W
Egypt's Culture Wars Egypt's Culture Wars Samia Mehrez "This work presents original research on cultural politics and battles in Egypt at the turn of the twenty-first century. It deconstructs the boundaries between "high" and "low" culture, drawing on co… OL3663376W
The World Is Flat The World Is Flat Thomas L. Friedman When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of tec… OL3740423W
Philosophy in the Roman Empire (Ashgate Ancient Philosophy Series) Philosophy in the Roman Empire (Ashgate Ancient Philosophy Series) Michael Trapp xiv, 285 p. ; 24 cm OL6641489W
Radio's America Radio's America Bruce Lenthall An analysis of relationship between the public and radio broadcasting in 1930s Depression America. Aspects covered include the idea of mass culture, the listening public's relation to radio, politic… OL9347968W