A broad, comparative history of librarianship, this intriguing work goes beyond the standard focus on
institutions and collections to help you explore the part modern librarianship played—and continues to play—in forming Western cultures.Previous histories of libraries in the Western world—the ...
Even paranoids have enemies. Hitler's most powerful foes were the Allied powers, but he also
feared internal conspiracies bent on overthrowing his malevolent regime. In fact, there was a small but significant internal resistance to the Nazi regime, and it ...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The community of East Harlem in New York City lays claim to a rich and
culturally diverse history. Once home to 35 ethnicities and 27 languages, the neighborhood attracted Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrants in the early 20th century and ...
Intellectuals “have been both rallying points and railed against in American politics, vessels of hope
and targets of scorn,” writes Michael J. Brown as he invigorates a recurrent debate in American life: Are intellectual public figures essential voices of knowledge ...
From Christian missionary publications to the media strategies employed by today’s NGOs, this interdisciplinary collection
explores the entangled histories of humanitarianism and media. It traces the emergence of humanitarian imagery in the West and investigates how the meanings of suffering ...
While Americans fought for freedom and democracy abroad, fear and suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept
the country after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Culling information from extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese American survivors of internment ...
A highly illustrated study of the wars of Central and South America from 1900 through
to 1970, featuring many rare and never-before-seen images.Fully illustrated with a wealth of rare photographs, this fascinating story sheds light on seven decades of a ...
