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Empire of Dogs
Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becoming...
by Charles Homer Haskins, Theodor E. Mommsen
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent scholars have called "without exaggeration... the soul of the renascence of medieval studies in the United States." Great as the differences are between the earliest...
by Johan Heilbron
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
French Sociology offers a uniquely comprehensive view of the oldest and still one of the most vibrant national traditions in sociology. Johan Heilbron covers the development of sociology in France from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century through the discipline's expansion in the late twentieth...
Queen of Vaudeville
The Story of Eva Tanguay
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In her day, Eva Tanguay (1879–1947) was one of the most famous women in America. Widely known as the "I Don't Care Girl"—named after a song she popularized and her independent, even brazen persona—Tanguay established herself as a vaudeville and musical comedy star in 1901 with the New York City...
And the Sparrow Fell
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
And the Sparrow Fell is a coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Former U.S. Congressman Robert J. Mrazek tells the story of a wealthy family on the north shore of Long Island in the spring of 1967. Cornell undergraduate Rick Ledbetter goes through a rocky journey of self-discovery...
The Greengrocer and His TV
The Culture of Communism after the 1968 Prague Spring
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia brought an end to the Prague Spring and its promise of "socialism with a human face." Before the invasion, Czech reformers had made unexpected use of television to advance political and social change. In its aftermath, Communist Party leaders employed the...
Murder Most Russian
True Crime and Punishment in Late Imperial Russia
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How a society defines crimes and prosecutes criminals illuminates its cultural values, social norms, and political expectations. In Murder Most Russian, Louise McReynolds draws on a fascinating series of murders and subsequent trials that took place in the wake of the 1864 legal reforms enacted by...
For Fear of an Elective King
George Washington and the Presidential Title Controversy of 1789
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
In the spring of 1789, within weeks of the establishment of the new federal government based on the U.S. Constitution, the Senate and House of Representatives fell into dispute regarding how to address the president. Congress, the press, and individuals debated more than thirty titles, many of which...
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Benjamin Patrick Newton’s translation of Cicero’s On Duties is the most complete edition of a text that has been considered a source of moral authority throughout classical, medieval, and modern times. Marcus Tullius Cicero was a preeminent Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher who introduced...
The Myth of Ethnic War
Serbia and Croatia in the 1990s
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
"The wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in neighboring Croatia and Kosovo grabbed the attention of the western world not only because of their ferocity and their geographic location, but also because of their timing. This violence erupted at the exact moment when the cold war confrontation was drawing...
The Universe Unraveling
American Foreign Policy in Cold War Laos
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, Laos was positioned to become a major front in the Cold War. Yet American policymakers ultimately chose to resist communism in neighboring South Vietnam instead. Two generations of historians have explained this decision by citing logistical considerations....
Warlords
Strong-arm Brokers in Weak States
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states, using a combination of force and patronage. In this book, Kimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. Instead they...
The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden
Empire, Science, and Intellectual Culture in British New York
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Was there a conservative Enlightenment? Could a self-proclaimed man of learning and progressive science also have been an agent of monarchy and reaction? Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual...
The French Republic
History, Values, Debates
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this invaluable reference work, the world’s foremost authorities on France’s political, social, cultural, and intellectual history explore the history and meaning of the French Republic and the challenges it has faced. Founded in 1792, the French Republic has been defined and redefined by a...