"Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History: An Encyclopedia details the history of popular actions from the colonial era to the 20th century. Each event in the three-volume encyclopedia is covered by an overview entry that details who was involved, wh…
Contains essays that describe the causes, course, and consequences of twenty revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in American history, from Bacon's Rebellion in 1675 to the Philadelphia Nativist Riots of 1844, and includes subentries that provide more in-depth infor…
"The boisterous sea of liberty," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1820, "is never without a wave." America's ability to weather such turbulence is a tribute to the strength of American republican democracy, a demonstration that the system set up at the country's founding is durable and…
"Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History: An Encyclopedia details the history of popular actions from the colonial era to the 20th century. Each event in the three-volume encyclopedia is covered by an overview entry that details who was involved, wh…
Contains essays that describe the causes, course, and consequences of twenty revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in American history, from Bacon's Rebellion in 1675 to the Philadelphia Nativist Riots of 1844, and includes subentries that provide more in-depth infor…
"In Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions, readers will delight in compelling arguments from esteemed historians about the most enduring questions throughout human history and will be challenged to draw their own conclusions. The to…
"In Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions, readers will delight in compelling arguments from esteemed historians about the most enduring questions throughout human history and will be challenged to draw their own conclusions. The to…
"In Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions, readers will delight in compelling arguments from esteemed historians about the most enduring questions throughout human history and will be challenged to draw their own conclusions. The to…
Contains pair of essays that provide pro and con perspectives on thirteen controversies in the history of the world, from prehistory to early civilization, debating such topics as whether tool use is characteristic of hominids and apes, but not of other animal species, and wheth…
Contains pair of essays that provide pro and con perspectives on fifteen controversies in the history of the world, from the ancient world to the early Middle Ages, debating such topics as whether the Ark of the Covenant is in Axum, Ethiopia, and when the historical Buddha lived…
"In Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions, readers will delight in compelling arguments from esteemed historians about the most enduring questions throughout human history and will be challenged to draw their own conclusions. The to…
Contains pair of essays that provide pro and con perspectives on fifteen controversies in the history of the world, from the High Middle Ages to the modern world, debating such topics as whether the Mayan kingdoms died out from disease, and whether slavery was unprofitable for s…
Contains pair of essays that provide pro and con perspectives on fifteen controversies in the history of the world, from the twentieth to the early twenty-first century, debating such topics as whether the assassins of Archduke Ferdinand were funded by the Serbian government, an…