Professor Wrigley's monograph looks at 20th century British history. Its major subject is the development of the state's role in industrial relations during the first world war. It focuses on the key role of David Lloyd George, and also provides an examination of his earlier relationship with the labour movement and his efforts at conciliation ......
Understanding Fethullah Gulen's Life and His Call to Service
Fethullah Guelen is a leading figure in the current Turkish socio-political context. Regardless of the impression different circles have about him, he is universally acknowledged as an accomplished scholar and independent thinker who has had a life in tears dreaming of a golden generation, but also a life spent in persecution and ongoing trials. ......
Panama, December 1989: a Soldier's Eyewitness Account
Who is the enemy? Who is an innocent bystander? When can I use force and how much force should I use? The answers to these questions vary according to the role of the soldier and the rules of engagement under which he is operating at a particular time and in a particular place on the battlefield. We owe the American solder, who for future ......
The provocative new biography of the man who fought to transform a city
Raised in a political family on Chicago's South Side, Harold Washington made history as the city's first African American mayor. His 1983 electoral triumph, fueled by overwhelming black support, represented victory over the ......
The first authoritative biography in 25 years of the first elected female leader in Western history. She served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1969-1974 and led her country through many tense moments, such as when she ordered the Mossad attack on the assassins of the Israeli athletes in Munich. Mining unpublished archival treasures, this is at ......
"Try to become one with the world--that will be the best and most important 'program.' It is something that cannot be contained in statutes but needs to burn in our hearts as a flame." --Rudolf Steiner In 1923, Central Europe was still in disarray and social chaos created by the polarizing events of World War I. In volume 6 of his seven-volume ......
On January 7, 1891, in the immediate aftermath to the assassination of Sitting Bull and the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek, an obscure Sioux Indian shot and killed one Lieutenant Casey in cold blood. This is the forgotten story of the civil trials of Plenty Horses for the murder of the last Whiteman to die in the Great Plains War, trials that ......
Black Elk (1863-1950), the Lakota holy man, is beloved by millions of readers around the world. The book Black Elk Speaks is the most widely-read Native American testimony of the last century and a key work in our understanding of American Indian traditions. In Black Elk, Lakota Visionary, Harry Oldmeadow draws on recently discovered sources and ......
The revealing memoir of one of Israel's most respected statesmen. In Defense of Israel vividly recounts the many battles Moshe Arens fought in the political arena, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. The latter included his strong opposition to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank - an action that led to ......
