This book comprises a select variety of topics by leading experts in their fields, provides many new insights, and accurately reflects what is currently of interest to Truman scholars. On balance, this collection makes an important contribution to our knowledge of Truman's administration, and scholars of Truman will certainly want it on their shelves.
"American Historical Review"
This book comprises a select variety of topics by leading experts in their fields, provides many new insights, and accurately reflects what is curr...
Lucid annotations and discriminating selection distinguish this timely bibliography of 1,098 U.S. government documents published between 1975 and October 1986. Full bibliographic data include Su-Docs number, a time save for depository libraries. Classified under eight broad subject headings, materials cover the criminal justice system, crime and criminals, law enforcement, the courts, corrections, juvenile justice, security, and special resources. . . . Since] the government has been a principal force in the analysis of crime and its prevention, the importance of a fully annotated guide...
Lucid annotations and discriminating selection distinguish this timely bibliography of 1,098 U.S. government documents published between 1975 and O...
From the expanding classical horizons of Mahler, Satie and Debussy to the revolutions in electronic music inaugurated by Stockhausen and Cage; from the Indian-influenced minimalism of Phillip Glass and Terry Riley to the 'unlocking' sound worlds of Brian Eno and Arvo Part; through the epoch-defining music of rock maestros The Beatles a nd Jimi Hendrix to the pure electronic creations of Kraftwerk, Goldie and Trance - this drift through technology, Minimalism, the rock era and Techno is earthed by the development in Ambient Sound, to the author the most important breakthrough in music of the...
From the expanding classical horizons of Mahler, Satie and Debussy to the revolutions in electronic music inaugurated by Stockhausen and Cage; from th...
John E. Tropman examines older Americans and public policy opinion between 1952 and 1978 in order to see just where elder citizens fit in the overall picture. Differences and similarities to opinions of younger groups are discussed along with the changes that took place from the conservative fifties to the liberal sixties and early seventies and back again to the conservatism of the late seventies.
John E. Tropman examines older Americans and public policy opinion between 1952 and 1978 in order to see just where elder citizens fit in the overa...
As industrialization transformed American life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, increasing numbers of women sought employment outside the home and many were drawn into the labor movement. This collection of twenty-five stories published in union journals offers a portrait both of women's experiences as wage-earners and of the conflicts, values, and aspirations that touched their lives in this period of massive social upheaval. Written by reformers, union officials, and popular fiction writers, the stories present an uneasy synthesis of labor movement virtues with...
As industrialization transformed American life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, increasing numbers of women sought employment ou...
While newly liberated American blacks were relatively free to participate in the nation's political life during the decade following the Civil War, with the end of Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal protection, constitutional guarantees quickly were curtailed. In this analysis of the beginnings of black political development, Beatty examines the aftermath of Reconstruction through the eyes of a people who found their rights, liberties, and hopes stalemated in a revolution gone backward.
While newly liberated American blacks were relatively free to participate in the nation's political life during the decade following the Civil War,...
This selected annotated listing of 580 published personal writings of Englishmen involved in India from 1583 is intended to round out the scattered bibliographical compilations on the history of British India. Included are memoirs and autobiographies, collections of personal letters, diaries and journals, and travel narratives. The term British India is used in a broad historical sense to include Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet, and Burma during the relevant periods of British influence. With a few exceptions, the volume excludes official minutes, reports, and correspondence.
Although each...
This selected annotated listing of 580 published personal writings of Englishmen involved in India from 1583 is intended to round out the scattered...
In a landmark contribution to the education literature, Berube examines the political activities of the two teachers' unions--the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO (AFT) during the last three decades. The first scholarly study of its kind, "Teacher Politics" argues that teachers' unions have become the most powerful political constituency in the nation. Through effective lobbying arms seeking favored legislation and political machines supporting local, state, and national candidates with manpower and money, this force of 2.5 million...
In a landmark contribution to the education literature, Berube examines the political activities of the two teachers' unions--the National Educatio...
Tawa considers the musical and social ramifications influencing the American composer between 1950 and 1985. He draws information from composers, music reviewers, and from his own listening experiences. Tawa's common theme is the gulf between what the composer (or critic) says about the music and how the public experiences it. . . . More than 50 composers are considered. . . . Tawa . . . goes beyond biographical detail to help the reader to understand the reasons for the deep abyss separating contemporary composer and listener'. "Choice"
The decades following World War II witnessed an...
Tawa considers the musical and social ramifications influencing the American composer between 1950 and 1985. He draws information from composers, m...
