The revival of a classic work of journalism which exposes the gap between the official story and reality Proxy wars, it seems, are more openly practiced than ever--and yet one of the worst of these was suppressed and "forgotten" even in its own time. At the height of the McCarthy era and the inception of the Cold War, the great journalist ......
Proxy wars, it seems, are more openly practiced than ever--and yet one of the worst of these was suppressed and "forgotten" even in its own time. At the height of the McCarthy era and the inception of the Cold War, the great journalist I.F. Stone released The Hidden History of the Korean War, a courageous work of investigative journalism that ......
Covering wide-ranging topics including the arts and entertainment along with customs and traditions from the ancient imperial and modern eras, the Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture provides more than 300 separate entries along with a comprehensive Chronology.
This fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Syria covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political parties and institutions, literature, music and the arts.
Historical Dictionary of Tibet, Second Edition contains a chronology, a glossary, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
With Australia on the brink of Kevin Rudds national history curriculum, this book explores the issues confronting us in 2010. Who owns the past? How do politicians use it? How does it shape who we are? An absorbing insight into the power, privelege and pleasures of the past.
H. Leslie Moody and Frances Johnson Moody never owned the company outright, but their dreams shaped North Carolinas Hyalyn Porcelain, Inc. and drove it forward to the satisfaction of an emerging, increasingly modern post-World War II America.
The until now untold story of the Uluru family - the Australian Aboriginal traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock and The Olgas). A deeply personal glimpse into the traditional world of the Anangu elders and their family - a tale of murder and intrigue, tragedy and loss but also of triumph over adversity; a story of hope and resilience ......
The Voyage and Adventures of William Moraley, an Indentured Servant 2ed
First published by Penn State Press in 1992, The Infortunate has become a staple for teachers and students of American history. William Moraley’s firsthand account of bound servitude provides a rare glimpse of life among the lower classes in England and the American colonies during the eighteenth century. In the decade since its ......
