Using a huge array of sources from the political, religious, social, artistic and personal spheres, the story of Cuba, so often linked with the neighbouring US, is set in its historical context and rigorously examined. Issues examined include: the Revolution and upheaval that followed; the Cuban missile crisis; Cuba's position in COMECON; the rise of Cuba's profile in the 1980s; the crisis that followed the dismantling of the USSR; Cuba in the C21st and its future. What has been the price of the Cuban revolutionary process? And what faces Cuba in the new millennium?
Using a...
Using a huge array of sources from the political, religious, social, artistic and personal spheres, the story of Cuba, so often linked with the nei...
"Competing Voices from the Pacific War: Fighting Words" covers the period from July 1937 to September 1945, touching briefly on the post-war Allied occupation of Japan. Although it emphasizes American and Japanese accounts, it also includes perspectives from other nations. Materials covering political and strategic issues, the experiences of combatants and prisoners of war, the experiences of civilians caught up in the various war zones, and the impact of the war on the various home fronts, are also included.
By including a range of primary sources representing the experiences and...
"Competing Voices from the Pacific War: Fighting Words" covers the period from July 1937 to September 1945, touching briefly on the post-war Allie...
Not restricted to writings about military conflict, this anthology presents student researchers with the words of both Natives and non-Natives on a wide range of conflicts and bitterly contested issues involving Native American experiences and rights.
Deploying an extensive array of sources, including newspaper reports, congressional documents, government documents, and Indian tribal sources, "Competing Voices from Native America: Fighting Words" is divided into chapters, each of which highlights a conflict or controversy and presents the opposing views of Native Americans and...
Not restricted to writings about military conflict, this anthology presents student researchers with the words of both Natives and non-Natives on a...
How better to understand history than through the words of those who lived it? Competing Voices from the Russian Revolution: Fighting Words presents documents that underscore the extraordinary richness of public discussion about key events and issues during the 1917 Russian Revolution, one of the pivotal events in modern history. Carefully edited and annotated, the documents help clarify the issues while revealing the broad range of ways in which Russians understood the events unfolding around them.
Focusing on public rhetoric and debate in Russia from the outbreak of...
How better to understand history than through the words of those who lived it? Competing Voices from the Russian Revolution: Fighting Words ...
