The United States had tremendous opportunities after World War II. The nation's industrial might, geared
to defeat Germany and Japan, could now be focused on domestic production. Real wages were up, the GNP was on the rise, industrial production was ...
Air America was a civilian airline doing paramilitary work for the CIA in Laos from
the late 1950's to mid 1970. The most shot at airline in world history with the motto Anything, Anytime, Anywhere, Professionally provided logistical and humanitarian ...
All Along Bob Dylan: America and the World offers an important contribution to thinking about
the artist and his work. Adding European and non-English speaking contexts to the vibrant field of Dylan studies, the volume covers a wide range of ...
Church and state issues are in the news now more than ever before. Political and
religious leaders alike are negotiating shaky ground as they balance their religious/moral and political perspectives with their roles as leaders. New technologies push the boundaries ...
Czech photographer Jirí Hanke (born 1944) has traveled across the United States, putting together a
series of images that highlight the formal and dramatic similarities between Czech and American urban landscapes. With unique pairings of photographs, this publication documents his ...
Gr 9 Up-This balanced compilation of essays begins with a short chapter about the history
of Islam in America and includes an article on the Nation of Islam. The pieces that follow discuss bias, issues facing women, and challenges American ...
Possible Pasts represents a landmark in early American studies, bringing to that field the theoretical
richness and innovative potential of the scholarship on colonial discourse and postcolonial theory. Drawing on the methods and interpretive insights of history, anthropology, history of ...
This fascinating new book reflects the results of the turmoil and change in the religions
of America since Leo Rosten first wrote about them. The first section consists of nineteen articles by distinguished men, each one a recognized authority on ...