An excellent history and analysis of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) international politics, plays in the geopolitical arena, and how foreign pAn excellent history and analysis of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) international politics, plays in the geopolitical arena, and how foreign policy affects domestic policy as well as vice versa. It is a concise and thorough introduction to the PRC's commitment to the 'soft power' grand strategy, and a must read for any student of the PRC's foreign policy history....more
focuses on the causes of the 1911 revolution, including the new intellectual and social elite who were distinct from the gentry but not what we would focuses on the causes of the 1911 revolution, including the new intellectual and social elite who were distinct from the gentry but not what we would call bourgeois. During this time nationalism, feminism, anti-conformist youth movements and Westernization flourished, but in discarding so much of traditional China the new urban elite became unable to relate to the needs of the rest of the country, setting the stage for the success of communism and the end of all of these trends....more
These are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sourceThese are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sources by eyewitnesses and important scholars respectively to illuminate key periods of each country’s history. They also include a trove of images, maps, and fine art. Each volume focuses on a single country. Currently, Duke has published readers about the Dominican Republic, Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala, Ecuador, Perú, Costa Rica, Cuba, México, Argentina, and Brazil...more
These are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sourceThese are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sources by eyewitnesses and important scholars respectively to illuminate key periods of each country’s history. They also include a trove of images, maps, and fine art. Each volume focuses on a single country. Currently, Duke has published readers about the Dominican Republic, Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala, Ecuador, Perú, Costa Rica, Cuba, México, Argentina, and Brazil...more
These are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sourceThese are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sources by eyewitnesses and important scholars respectively to illuminate key periods of each country’s history. They also include a trove of images, maps, and fine art. Each volume focuses on a single country. Currently, Duke has published readers about the Dominican Republic, Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala, Ecuador, Perú, Costa Rica, Cuba, México, Argentina, and Brazil...more
These are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sourceThese are a series of country studies that provide a valuable overview of various Latin American countries. They use both primary and secondary sources by eyewitnesses and important scholars respectively to illuminate key periods of each country’s history. They also include a trove of images, maps, and fine art. Each volume focuses on a single country. Currently, Duke has published readers about the Dominican Republic, Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala, Ecuador, Perú, Costa Rica, Cuba, México, Argentina, and Brazil...more
After the Sixites, cultural permissiveness has become so entrenched that even the most reactionary "conservatives" have failed to turn back the moral After the Sixites, cultural permissiveness has become so entrenched that even the most reactionary "conservatives" have failed to turn back the moral clock. Consumerism ultimately triumphed in the culture war (so far)....more
Another good overview of the sixties, which frames the upheaval of the 60s as a "civil war."Another good overview of the sixties, which frames the upheaval of the 60s as a "civil war."...more
Epic overview of the "movement(s)" of the sixties - the new left, civil rights, black power, and women's movement are all viewed together. This is oneEpic overview of the "movement(s)" of the sixties - the new left, civil rights, black power, and women's movement are all viewed together. This is one of the best general overviews of "the sixties" out there....more
A very interesting history of the post-war family, women's roles, and the fifties-era cult of "domesticity." A classic, and a very interesting read.A very interesting history of the post-war family, women's roles, and the fifties-era cult of "domesticity." A classic, and a very interesting read....more
This is an upper-year undergraduate textbook that explores the history of Atlantic Canada. It attempts to combine the approaches of social and culturaThis is an upper-year undergraduate textbook that explores the history of Atlantic Canada. It attempts to combine the approaches of social and cultural history and draws upon the "regionalist" turn in the history of Atlantic Canada since the 1970s....more
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