"A higher education history text for United States history courses"--
Each chapter in this book features a scholar of Jewish studies revisiting a particularly foundational and salient work of maḥshevet Yisrael (Jewish thought), from medieval to modern, and discussing its themes, its historical context, the ...
-- Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Lincoln Herald
Linking strong scholarship to a deep understanding of the needs and outlook of activists, Prisms of the People is the perfect book for our moment—for understanding what’s happening and propelling it forward.
T. H. Breen introduces us to the ordinary men and women who took responsibility for the course of the American revolution.
In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom.
A novel from the author of ‘March’ and ‘Year of Wonders’ takes place in the aftermath of the Bosnian War, as a young book conservator arrives in Sarajevo to restore a lost treasure.
In Me the People, Nadia Urbinati argues that populism should be regarded as a new form of representative government, one based on a direct relationship between the leader and those the leader defines as the “good” or “right” people.
The People and the Books shows how central questions and themes of our history and culture are reflected in the Jewish literary canon: the nature of God, the right way to understand the Bible, the relationship of the Jews to their Promised ...
Uiteenzetting over de opkomst van het populisme en het gevaar daarvan voor de democratie.
Senator McCarthy's efforts to mobilize further support, most notably in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954, would bring about his downfall. Slowly, some of the worst McCarthyite breaches of traditional constitutional values would be ...