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Autor:
Brenden W. Rensink
In 1893 Frederick Jackson Turner famously argued that the generational process of meeting and conquering the supposedly uncivilized western frontier is what forged American identity. In the late twentieth century, “new western” historians dissect
The War on Leakers : National Security and American Democracy, From Eugene V. Debs to Edward Snowden
Autor:
Lloyd C. Gardner
Four days before Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, someone leaked American contingency war plans to the Chicago Tribune. The small splash the story made was overwhelmed by the shock waves caused by the Japanese attack on the Pacific fleet anchored in H
Autor:
Morton Keller
Barack Obama swept into office in 2008, capitalizing on his fresh and compelling political persona, the appeal of his'Hope and Change'campaign, the pre-election financial crisis, and a wave of popular discontent with his predecessor. The nation's fir
Autor:
Mario T. García
Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions abou
Autor:
Katherine Tate
During the height of the civil rights movement, Blacks were among the most liberal Americans. Since the 1970s, however, increasing representation in national, state, and local government has brought about a more centrist outlook among Black political
Autor:
Amanda Apgar
When children are born with disabilities or become disabled in childhood, parents often experience bewilderment: they find themselves unexpectedly in another world, without a roadmap, without community, and without narratives to make sense of their e
Autor:
Jenny Ponzo
This book presents a semiotic study of the re-elaboration of Christian narratives and values in a corpus of Italian novels published after the Second Vatican Council (1960s). It tackles the complex set of ideas expressed by Italian writers about the
Autor:
Maria Montt Strabucchi
An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library as part of the Opening the Future project with COPIM. Representations of China in Latin American Literature (1987-2016) analyses contempo
Autor:
John Jordan Klein
Winner of the Air Force Historical Foundation's Space History Book Award Selected for the US Space Com 2024 Commander's Reading List Selected for USSF's National Security Space Institute 2024 Space Professional Reading ListFight for the Final Frontie
The dramatic events of 2020—the presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, protests for racial justice—affected every corner of American life. What did these events mean for the residents of small towns and cities that are often overlooked by