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Reliving the Past
Five historians uncover the ties between people's daily routines and the all-encompassing framework of their lives. They trace the processes of social construction in Western Europe, the United States, Latin America, Africa, and China, discussing both the historical similarities and the ways in whic... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1985 -
Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries - To 1715
by David Roberts • Barry Strauss • Thomas F. X. Noble • Duane Osheim • Kristen Neuschel • Elinor Accampo • William CohenWESTERN CIVILIZATION: BEYOND BOUNDARIES, Seventh Edition, is distinguished for its wider definition of Europe that includes Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and European frontiers. Recognizing that factors outside the continent affected European history, the authors highlight Europe's place in the worl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries (Sixth Edition)
by Barry Strauss • Thomas F. X. Noble • William B. Cohen • David D. Roberts • Duane J. Osheim • Kristen B. Neuschel • Elinor A. AccampoThis Sixth Edition is briefer and incorporates pedagogical features such as focus questions, key terms, and section summaries to better support students of western civilization.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Living Legislation: Durability, Change, and the Politics of American Lawmaking
by William J. Novak • Jeffrey E. Cohen • David R. Mayhew • William G. Howell • Forrest Maltzman • Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha • Barry C. Burden • Vesla M. Weaver • Stuart Chinn • Sidney M. Milkis • Amihai Glazer • Sean Gailmard • David E. Lewis • Charles R. Shipan • Christopher R. BerryPolitical scholars examine the dynamic evolution of laws over time in a volume that &“pushes the frontiers of knowledge about lawmaking in the US&” (Choice). Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. And while debates over legislative measures can rage f... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Antidemocracy in America: Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk (Public Books Series)
by Saskia Sassen • Pedro Noguera • Judith Butler • Craig Calhoun • Wendy Brown • Thomas J. Sugrue • Douglas S. Massey • Fred Turner • Margaret Levi • William Julius Wilson • Linda Gordon • Richard Sennett • Steven Lukes • Michelle Jackson • Victor Pickard • Patrick Sharkey • Philip Gorski • David B. Grusky • Jefferson Cowie • Scott J. Shapiro • Lisa Wade • Jack Halberstam • Oona A. Hathaway • Daniel Aldana Cohen • Shamus Khan • Alina Das • Michelle Wilde Anderson • Gretchen Blake • Richard Shrum • Tanya Marie Luhrmann • Harel. Shapira • Ashley Farmer • Professor of Sociology Michele LamontOn Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamental problems deeply rooted in American social institutions and history. The election’s consequences dras... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019