After 9/11, fear has become an increasing issue in American society. Peter Stearns explores the historical causes and contemporary consequences of the high anxiety prevelant in American culture...
Whether they prefer blockbusters, historical dramas, or documentaries, people learn much of what they know about history from the movies. In American History Goes to the Movies, W. Bryan Rommel-Ruiz shows how popular representations of historic events shape the way audiences understand the history o..
This book examines the transnational encounter between American and Korean Protestants from the late 19th century to the aftermath of the Korean War, tracing the partnerships and power struggles between American missionaries and Korean Christians in both nations. In addition to delineating American ..
Suitable for an introductory American history instructor who wants to make the subject more appealing, this book focuses on "personalized history" presented through biographies of famous and less-well-known figures from the colonial period to 1877...
Suitable for an introductory American history instructor who wants to make the subject more appealing, this book focuses on "personalized history" presented through biographies of famous and less-well-known figures from 1865...
This work stretches from the "radio days" of the 1920s and 1930s and the early era of television after World War I through to the 21st century. It shows how commercial interests, regulatory matters, and financial considerations have long shaped the broadcasting business...
What constitutes American thought? This volume describes how American thought developed from its British roots. It deals with reflective thought, that is, with thought that is conscious of its problems, of its methods and of the widest general bearings of the results obtained so far...