The Historian 2007 (1&2)

The Historian 2007 (1&2) PDF Author:
Publisher: Tahir Kamran
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 168

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The Historian 2007 (1&2)

The Historian 2007 (1&2) PDF Author:
Publisher: Tahir Kamran
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Lies My Teacher Told Me

Lies My Teacher Told Me PDF Author: James W. Loewen
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595583262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.

Historians in Trouble

Historians in Trouble PDF Author: Jon Wiener
Publisher: New Press, The
ISBN: 1595581596
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Examines the various history scandals of the last few years, arguing that media spectacles end careers, only when powerful groups outside he profession demand punishment, and that such campaigns typically come from the right rather than the left.

The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth

The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth PDF Author: William Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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Gimme Some Truth

Gimme Some Truth PDF Author: Jon Wiener
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520924543
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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When FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover reported to the Nixon White House in 1972 about the Bureau's surveillance of John Lennon, he began by explaining that Lennon was a "former member of the Beatles singing group." When a copy of this letter arrived in response to Jon Wiener's 1981 Freedom of Information request, the entire text was withheld—along with almost 200 other pages—on the grounds that releasing it would endanger national security. This book tells the story of the author's remarkable fourteen-year court battle to win release of the Lennon files under the Freedom of Information Act in a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. With the publication of Gimme Some Truth, 100 key pages of the Lennon FBI file are available—complete and unexpurgated, fully annotated and presented in a "before and after" format. Lennon's file was compiled in 1972, when the war in Vietnam was at its peak, when Nixon was facing reelection, and when the "clever Beatle" was living in New York and joining up with the New Left and the anti-war movement. The Nixon administration's efforts to "neutralize" Lennon are the subject of Lennon's file. The documents are reproduced in facsimile so that readers can see all the classification stamps, marginal notes, blacked out passages and—in some cases—the initials of J. Edgar Hoover. The file includes lengthy reports by confidential informants detailing the daily lives of anti-war activists, memos to the White House, transcripts of TV shows on which Lennon appeared, and a proposal that Lennon be arrested by local police on drug charges. Fascinating, engrossing, at points hilarious and absurd, Gimme Some Truth documents an era when rock music seemed to have real political force and when youth culture challenged the status quo in Washington. It also delineates the ways the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations fought to preserve government secrecy, and highlights the legal strategies adopted by those who have challenged it.

Britain, 1945-2007

Britain, 1945-2007 PDF Author: Michael Lynch
Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
ISBN: 9780340965955
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This title charts the key changes in the social, political and cultural development of Britain in the period 1945-2007. In assessing the changes that have taken place the book enables students to gain a clearer perspective on the cultural and political Britain that they live in today.

The Best American History Essays 2007

The Best American History Essays 2007 PDF Author: NA NA
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137064390
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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This second annual volume from the Organization of American Historians, containing the best American history articles published between the summers of 2005 and 2006, provides a quick and comprehensiveoverview ofthe topwork and the current intellectual trendsin the field of American history. With contributions froma diverse group of historians, thiscollection appealsboth to scholars and to lovers of history alike.

Children at Play

Children at Play PDF Author: Howard P. Chudacoff
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814716652
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Introduction: Play -- Childhood and play in colonial America -- Domesticating children, 1800-1850 -- The arrival of toys, 1850-1900 -- The invasion of children's play culture, 1900-1950 -- The golden age, 1900-1950 -- The commercialization of children's play, 1950 to the present -- Children's play goes underground, 1950 to the present -- Conclusion

Access to History: Britain 1945-2007

Access to History: Britain 1945-2007 PDF Author: Michael Lynch
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 1444150812
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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The Access to History series is the most popular and trusted series for AS and A level history students. This title combines all the strengths of this well-loved series with a features that allow all students access to the content and study skills needed to achieve exam success. This title is written specifically for the 2008 AS and A2 specifications for all exam boards. It charts the key changes in the social, political and cultural development of Britain across this period. It looks at key individuals throughout these years, from Churchill and Wilson to Thatcher and Blair, assessing each of their periods in office and charting the rise and fall of political consensus. Finally, in assessing the changes that have taken place, the book enables students to gain a clearer perspective on the cultural and political Britain that they live in today. Throughout the book, key dates, terms, and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners for the OCR and Edexcel exam specifications provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

The English and Their History

The English and Their History PDF Author: Robert Tombs
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101874775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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A New York Times 2016 Notable Book Robert Tombs’s momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining national institutions can be traced back to the earliest years of their history. The English have come a long way from those first precarious days of invasion and conquest, with many spectacular changes of fortune. Their political, economic and cultural contacts have left traces for good and ill across the world. This book describes their history and its meanings from their beginnings in the monasteries of Northumbria and the wetlands of Wessex to the cosmopolitan energy of today’s England. Robert Tombs draws out important threads running through the story, including participatory government, language, law, religion, the land and the sea, and ever-changing relations with other peoples. Not the least of these connections are the ways the English have understood their own history, have argued about it, forgotten it and yet been shaped by it. These diverse and sometimes conflicting understandings are an inherent part of their identity. Rather to their surprise, as ties within the United Kingdom loosen, the English are suddenly embarking on a new chapter. The English and Their History, the first single-volume work on this scale for more than half a century, and which incorporates a wealth of recent scholarship, presents a challenging modern account of this immense and continuing story, bringing out the strength and resilience of English government, the deep patterns of division and also the persistent capacity to come together in the face of danger.