The reader is a comprehensive primary source book for a truly global look at economic trends and power distribution through history, giving a specific theme to this far-ranging course.
As purposeful actors on the stage of world history, ambitious individuals have exhibited a deep-seated desire to become prosperous and powerful. These documents show that their self-interested behavior has led to increasing social, political, and economic inequality both within and among different societies around the world.
This reader is a comprehensive primary source book for a truly global look at economic trends and power distribution through history, giving a specific theme to this far-ranging course.
Mobilizing International and Regional Organizations
Western politicians, pundits, and the public were wholly unprepared for the violent conflicts erupting in eastern and central Europe and the former Soviet Union after the end of the Cold War.
True Stories of Mobster Molls, Violent Vixens, and Murderous Matriarchs
Female criminals are often portrayed as caricatures: Black Widows, Queenpins, Mob Molls, or Femme Fatales. But the real stories are much more fascinating and complex. In Pretty Evil New York author Elizabeth Kerri Mahon takes you on a journey through a rogue's gallery of some of New York's most notable female criminals. Drawing on newspaper ......
Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how pranks are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique.
Examines the impact of collective memory. This study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust, and September 11.
At the zenith of its power, the 'Workshop of the World' dominated the globe with military might and commercial acuity. The celebration of Victoria's 60 years on the throne was carefully positioned to highlight Britain's strength, especially in the face of rising competition from other nations. The festivities brought together, in a show of force, ......
Post-communism, Democracy, and Illiberalism in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union explores how the downfall of communism brought about a difficult transition for Eastern and Central Europe. The collapse of communism in this region varied from one case to another and the consequences of this process can still be noticed ......
