Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It Made
If you grew up in the era of mood rings and lava lamps, you probably remember Free to Be . . . You and Me - the groundbreaking children's record, book, and television special that debuted in 1972. Conceived by actress and producer Marlo Thomas and promoted by Ms. magazine, it captured the spirit of the growing women's movement and inspired girls ......
This issue of the Appalachian Heritage features writing from Sonja Livingston, James Braziel, Mark DeFoe, Pauletta Hansel, an interview with Richard Hague, a craft essay from George Ella Lyon, and more. For more information including how to subscribe to the journal please visit appalachianreview.net.
CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways ......
This issue of the Appalachian Heritage features writing from Denise Giardina, Michael Henson, Carter Sickels, Jim Minick, Charles Dodd White, an interview with Jacinda Townsend, a craft essay from Karen Salyer McElmurray, and more. For more information including how to subscribe to the journal please visit appalachianreview.net.
CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways ......
During the second half of the twentieth century, the American military chaplaincy underwent a profound transformation. Broad-based and ecumenical in the World War II era, the chaplaincy emerged from the Vietnam War as generally conservative and evangelical. Before and after the Vietnam War, the chaplaincy tended to mirror broader social, ......
The American Civil War in the Age of Nationalist Conflict
It was no coincidence that the Civil War occurred during an age of violent political upheaval in Europe and the Americas. Grounding the causes and philosophies of the Civil War in an international context, Andre M. Fleche examines how questions of national self-determination, race, class, and labor the world over influenced American ......
The Quest for American Atomic Supremacy from World War II to the Present
After World War II, an atomic hierarchy emerged in the noncommunist world. Washington was at the top, followed over time by its NATO allies and then Israel, with the postcolonial world completely shut out. An Indian diplomat called the system ""nuclear apartheid."" Drawing on recently declassified sources from U.S. and international archives, ......
America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam
Although conventionally treated as separate, America's four wars in Asia were actually phases in a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance, according to Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine. This effort unfolded as an imperial project in which military power and the imposition of America's political will were crucial. Devoting equal attention to ......
