During the Los Angeles riots of 1992, many Korean-American businesses were looted and burned to the ground. Although nearly half of the looters arrested were Latinos, the media portrayed this aspect of the riots more in terms of the on- going conflicts between Korean-Americans and African- Americans. In another part of the world in 1984, the ......
Imagine a traditional Jewish community on the eve of the 19th century, and you will most likely picture the Eastern European shtetl. This prevailing European-oriented view obscures the fact that Jewry is a coat of many colors, with many diverse yet traditional manifestations, including the numerous Jewish communities of North Africa and Southwest ......
Women of Congress introduces us to the pioneering women who've been elected to the U.S. Congress. In telling their individual stories, Kaptur highlights their achievements and charts their steady progress toward longer tenure, greater seniority, and more influential committee assignments.
As Lenin lay dying, the once-powerful Bolsheviks were splitting into hostile groups. The 'direct' and 'indirect' heirs to power were moving into the light of history, each having his own identity and peculiar features, ambitions and purposes. This book attempts to give scientific and documental presentation of the struggle at that stage.
German and Jewish Confrontations with National Socialism and Other Crises
In a unique and relevant approach, Aschheim (history, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) presents new insights into the existential dilemma of German-Jewish intellectuals who, having shared in the disposition of a great German cultural tradition, found themselves victims of its National Socialism. Within this
Rose (history, California State U.) analyzes the political mechanisms used to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol. What makes the work unique is his emphasis on the role of women's organizations in both prohibition and repeal, and how the arguments used b
Navalism, Industrial Development, and the Politics of Dualism
This detailed study charts the uneven growth of the Austrian navy from its high point following Archduke Ferdinand Max's administration and the War of 1866 to its ultimate dissolution after World War 1. In following this development, Lawrence Sondhaus not only relates the operational aspects of the Habsburg navy but also traces the growth of ......
An overview of the history of social welfare and juvenile justice in Boston. This book traces the origins, development and ultimate failure of Protestant and Catholic reformers' efforts to ameliorate working-class poverty and juvenile delinquency.
