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Author | : Serhii Plokhy |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2017-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0465097391 |
From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and the prizewinning author of Chernobyl, the essential history of Russian imperialism. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine -- only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history. Spanning over 500 years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin exploited existing forms of identity, warfare, and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy. An authoritative and masterful account of Russian nationalism, Lost Kingdom chronicles the story behind Russia's belligerent empire-building quest.
Author | : Arthur I. Miller |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780618341511 |
A history of the idea of "black holes" explores the tumultuous debate over the existence of this now well-accepted phenomenon, focusing particular attention on Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
Author | : Klaus J. Hansen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
"A Bison book."Reprint of the 1970 ed. published by Michigan State University Press, East Lansing; with new pref. by the author. Bibliography: p. 214-220.
Author | : Volker Rolf Berghahn |
Publisher | : Campus Verlag |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781571810274 |
German unification evoked ambivalent reactions outside its borders: it revived disquietingmemories of attempts by German big business during the two world wars to build an economic empire in Europe in conjunction with the military and the government bureaucracy. But thereare also high hopes that German finance and industry will serve as the engine of reconstruction in eastern Europe, just as it played this role in the postwar unification of western Europe.
Author | : Henry W Berger |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2015-04-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0809333953 |
From its eighteenth-century French fur trade origins to post-Cold War business dealings with Latin America and Asia, the city has never neglected nor been ignored by the world outside its borders. In this pioneering study, Henry W. Berger analyzes St. Louis's imperial engagement from its founding in 1764 to the present day, revealing the intersection of local political, cultural, and economic interests in foreign affairs.
Author | : Karlissa J. |
Publisher | : Word Alive Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2016-11-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1486613330 |
Author | : Lizzie Collingham |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 802 |
Release | : 2011-12-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0718193776 |
Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the experience of the Second World War. In this richly detailed and engaging history, Lizzie Collingham establishes how control of food and its production is crucial to total war. How were the imperial ambitions of Germany and Japan - ambitions which sowed the seeds of war - informed by a desire for self-sufficiency in food production? How was the outcome of the war affected by the decisions that the Allies and the Axis took over how to feed their troops? And how did the distinctive ideologies of the different combatant countries determine their attitudes towards those they had to feed? Tracing the interaction between food and strategy, on both the military and home fronts, this wide-ranging, gripping and dazzlingly original account demonstrates how the issue of access to food was a driving force within Nazi policy and contributed to the decision to murder hundreds of thousands of 'useless eaters' in Europe. Focusing on both the winners and losers in the battle for food, this book brings to light the striking fact that war-related hunger and famine was not only caused by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, but was also the result of Allied mismanagement and neglect, particularly in India, Africa and China. American dominance both during and after the war was not only a result of the United States' immense industrial production but also of its abundance of food. This book traces the establishment of a global pattern of food production and distribution and shows how the war subsequently promoted the pervasive influence of American food habits and tastes in the post-war world. A work of great scope, The Taste of War connects the broad sweep of history to its intimate impact upon the lives of individuals.
Author | : Michael L. Krenn |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : African Americans |
ISBN | : 9780815329565 |
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : John L. Brooke |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521565646 |
This 1995 book presents an alternative and comprehensive understanding of the roots of Mormon religion.
Author | : Jay Alan Sekulow |
Publisher | : Sheed & Ward |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2007-12-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 146167543X |
When it was ratified in 1791, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States sought to protect against two distinct types of government actions that interfere with religious liberty: the establishment of a national religion and interference with individual rights to practice religion. Since that time, no question has so bedeviled the U.S. Supreme Court as finding the best way to interpret and apply the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. In this unique and timely book, Jay Sekulow examines not only the key cases and their historical context that have shaped the law concerning church-state relations, but also, for the first time, the impact of the religious faith and practices of Supreme Court Justices who have ruled in each case. Covering cases from the teaching of religion in public schools and the use of federal funds for parochial schools to today's debates about the Pledge of Allegiance and public displays of the Ten Commandments, Witnessing Their Faith is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and future of religious freedom in America.