The University Press Of Kentucky: 775 books
Ambition in America
Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-interested...
Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet
My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889--1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International...
Virtual Afterlives
Grieving the Dead in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
For millennia, the rituals of death and remembrance have been fixed by time and location, but in the twenty-first century, grieving has become a virtual phenomenon. Today, the dead live on through social media profiles, memorial websites, and saved voicemails that can be accessed at any time. This...
Being in the World
Dialogue and Cosmopolis
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
It is commonly agreed that we live in an age of globalization, but the profound consequences of this development are rarely understood. Usually, globalization is equated with the expansion of economic and financial markets and the proliferation of global networks of communication. In truth, much more...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
As the most prominent figure of the U.S. government, the president is under constant scrutiny from both his colleagues and the American people. Questions about the proper role of the president have been especially prevalent in the media during the current economic crisis. The Presidency in the Twenty-first...
History Teaches Us to Hope
Reflections on the Civil War and Southern History
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Before his death in 1870, Robert E. Lee penned a letter to Col. Charles Marshall in which he argued that we must cast our eyes backward in times of turmoil and change, concluding that "it is history that teaches us to hope." Charles Pierce Roland, one of the nation's most distinguished and...
Bluecoats and Tar Heels
Soldiers and Civilians in Reconstruction North Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Though the Civil War ended in April 1865, the conflict between Unionists and Confederates continued. The bitterness and rancor resulting from the collapse of the Confederacy spurred an ongoing cycle of hostility and bloodshed that made the Reconstruction period a violent era of transition. The violence...
The Cold War at Home and Abroad
Domestic Politics and US Foreign Policy since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2018
From President Truman's use of a domestic propaganda agency to Ronald Reagan's handling of the Soviet Union during his 1984 reelection campaign, the American political system has consistently exerted a profound effect on the country's foreign policies. Americans may cling to the belief that "politics...
Dangerous Doctrine
How Obama's Grand Strategy Weakened America
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Much like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, President Barack Obama came to office as a politician who emphasized conviction rather than consensus. During his 2008 presidential campaign, he pledged to transform the role of the United States abroad. His ambitious foreign policy goals included a global...
One Nation Under Siege
Congress, Terrorism, and the Fate of American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and branches...
Obama at War
Congress and the Imperial Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
During President Barack Obama's first term in office, the United States expanded its military presence in Afghanistan and increased drone missile strikes across Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The administration also deployed the military to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean, engaged in a sustained...
Style and Status
Selling Beauty to African American Women, 1920-1975
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2007
Between the 1920s and the 1970s, American economic culture began to emphasize the value of consumption over production. At the same time, the rise of new mass media such as radio and television facilitated the advertising and sales of consumer goods on an unprecedented scale. In Style and Status:...
The Christmas Truce
Myth, Memory, and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
In late December 1914, German and British soldiers on the western front initiated a series of impromptu, unofficial ceasefires. Enlisted men across No Man's Land abandoned their trenches and crossed enemy lines to sing carols, share food and cigarettes, and even play a little soccer. Collectively...
by Joseph A. Fry
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2019
The Civil War marked a significant turning point in American history -- not only for the United States itself but also for its relations with foreign powers both during and after the conflict. The friendship and foreign policy partnership between President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William...