Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A new voice for Israel A new voice for Israel Jeremy Ben-Ami "Many Americans who care about Israel's future are questioning whether the hard-line, uncritical stances adopted by many traditional pro-Israel advocates really serve the country's best interests ove… OL16116671W
Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Jay Kinsbruner "Based on examination of housing patterns in San Juan and demographic data from four of its 19th-century barrios, work provides a much-needed exploration of racial prejudice in Puerto Rico. Challenge… OL19540961W
Managing conflict in the former Soviet Union Managing conflict in the former Soviet Union A. Arbatov This collaborative effort by Russian and American scholars documents Russian policy toward ethno-national conflict in its "near abroad," American policy toward these conflicts, and the attempts of in… OL21204319W
Shoah Shoah Claude Lanzmann Shoah is not an easy film to talk about. There is a magic in this film that defies explanation. After the war we read masses of accounts of the ghettos and the extermination camps, and we were devast… OL2229095W
"Nous ne savions pas" "Nous ne savions pas" Peter Longerich Que savaient les Allemands de l'Holocauste? Quelle représentation de la propagande antijuive le régime nazi donnait-il à la population allemande et quelles informations filtraient hors des camps? Cet… OL24289187W
Identity and belonging Identity and belonging Sean P Hier,B S Bolaria Canadian Society is rapidly evolving. By 2017, persons belonging to a visible minority group will comprise 20 percent of the population. In Canada's major cities, the proportion of persons classified… OL24717819W
Governance and society in colonial Mexico Governance and society in colonial Mexico Cheryl English Martin "A valuable addition to the historical literature on late colonial Mexico and the very modified impact of the Bourbon reforms. Solidly based on research in the well-preserved local archives, the auth… OL2915995W
Unequal relations Unequal relations Augie Fleras "Covering such issues as Aboriginal rights, Quebec nationalism, multilayered pluralism, nation-minorities, and racialized groups, readers are provided with a sociologically-informed introduction to t… OL3844835W
Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Aviel Roshwald Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empire examines the critical dilemmas of nationalist politics in the first world war. The book focuses on a selection of case-studies drawn from events in the Habsb… OL4790605W
Passing Strange Passing Strange Martha A. Sandweiss The secret double life of the man who mapped the American West and the woman he lovedClarence King is a hero of nineteenth-century western history. Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, be… OL5123523W
The West Indians of Costa Rica The West Indians of Costa Rica Ronald N. Harpelle "The Jamaicans, Barbadians, and other West Indians who migrated to Costa Rica at the turn of the twentieth century found themselves in a country that prides itself on its Spanish and "white settler" … OL5999609W