Traces the story of French intellectual thought to demonstrate how French ideas have fundamentally shaped the modern West, citing the contributions of such figures as Descartes, Rousseau, and Voltaire.
"The turn of the 20th century represented one of the most chaotic periods in the nation's history, as immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans struggled with their roles as Americans while white America feared their impact on national identity. This book examines Theo…
Charles Sykes's ProfScam sparked a furious debate over the mission and the failure of our universities. Now he turns his attention to an even more controversial subject. A Nation of Victims is the first book on the startling decay of the American backbone and the disease that is…
Charles Sykes's ProfScam sparked a furious debate over the mission and the failure of our universities. Now he turns his attention to an even more controversial subject. A Nation of Victims is the first book on the startling decay of the American backbone and the disease that is…
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb, Right makes might, (opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right) in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates that the 14th century phrase had t…
"This book tracks the historical roots of the political tensions that make Spain the captivating yet troubled country that it is today"--.
"In The cultural Communication of Emigration in Bulgaria, Sotirova examines Bulgarian emigration discourses as cultural currency through the frameworks of ethnography of communication and cultural discourse analysis. Such discourses enact larger cultural notions of being (Bulgar…
"This book argues that during the Cold War modern political imagination was held captive by the split between two visions of universality--freedom in the West versus social justice in the East--and by a culture of secrecy that tied national identity to national security. Examini…
This text argues that, during the Cold War, modern political imagination was held captive by the split between two visions of universality - freedom in the West versus social justice in the East - and by a culture of secrecy that tied national identity to national security.