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Death blow to Jim Crow the National Negro Congress and the rise of militant civil rights / by Gellman, Erik S.

Table of Contents: “…: the Congress splits in Washington -- Finding the north star in New York : home front battles during the Second World War -- The world's "firing line" : South Carolina's postwar internationalism -- Conclusion : gone with what wind?.…”
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Networks in tropical medicine internationalism, colonialism, and the rise of a medical specialty, 1890-1930 /

Table of Contents: “…Building networks in tropical medicine -- Creating the cadre : teachers, students, and the culture of tropical medicine -- From training to practice : medical experts and public health in Duala and Brazzaville -- Contagions and camps : the sleeping sickness campaigns, 1900-1910 -- Sleeping sickness campaigns in German Cameroon and French Equatorial Africa -- Paul Ehrlich's colonial connections : sleeping sickness drug therapy research, 1903-1914 -- A legacy of embitterment : World War I and its impact on transnational tropical medicine.…”
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Cinema and community : progressivism, exhibition, and film culture in Chicago, 1907-1917 / by Luckett, Moya

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Progressivism, modernity, and transitional cinema -- From crowds to communities: Progressive Era spectatorship theories -- Progressivism and early feature films: textuality, oversight, uplift -- Celebrity, self-awareness, and the consciousness of self -- Private pleasures and public space: community culture and the dominance of neighborhood theaters -- Oversight and regulation: film censorship, local government, and social reform -- Citizenship and black cinema -- Patriotism and patronage: regional and national identity in Chicago's theaters during World War I -- Conclusion.…”
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Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film / by Fanning, William J.

Table of Contents: “…The historical death ray -- An idea is born: harnessing directed energy -- As a weapon, 1876-1918 -- The catalyst years, 1919-1924 -- The death-ray craze, 1924-1939 -- Death rays and their connection to the Second World War -- Part II. The death ray in fiction and popular culture -- Early death-ray novels and short stories -- Death-ray novels and short stories of the interwar years -- Death rays in other media: movies, theater, pulps, radio and humor -- Conclusion.…”
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Religion and conflict in modern South Asia by Gould, William, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Transforming spheres of community: the post First World War wold; 4. Nationalising spheres of community: anti-colonialism and religious politics; 5. …”
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Recoding World Literature : Libraries, Print Culture, and Germany’s Pact with Books / by Mani, B. Venkat

Table of Contents: “…The shadow of empty shelves : two world wars and the rise and fall of world literature -- 4. …”
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Religion and conflict in modern South Asia by Gould, William, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Transforming spheres of community: the post First World War wold; 4. Nationalising spheres of community: anti-colonialism and religious politics; 5. …”
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Recoding World Literature : Libraries, Print Culture, and Germany’s Pact with Books / by Mani, B. Venkat

Table of Contents: “…The shadow of empty shelves : two world wars and the rise and fall of world literature -- 4. …”
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The reconstruction of nations Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 / by Snyder, Timothy

Table of Contents: “…(1863-1914), 31 --3 The First World War and the Wilno Question (1914-1939), 52 --4 The Second World War and the Vilnius Question (1939-1945), 73 --5 Epilogue: Soviet Lithuanian Vilnius (1945-1991), 90 -- Part II The Embattled Ukrainian Borderland --6 Early Modern Ukraine (1569-1914), I05 --7 Galicia and Volhynia at the Margin (1914-1939), 133 --8 The Ethnic Cleansing of Western Ukraine (1939-1945), 154 --9 The Ethnic Cleansing of Southeastern Poland (1945-1947), I79 --10 Epilogue: Communism and Cleansed Memories (1947-1981), 202 Part III The Reconstructed Polish Homeland --11 Patriotic Oppositions and State Interests (1945-1989), 217 --12 The Normative Nation-State (1989-1991), 232 --13 European Standards and Polish Interests (1992-1993), 256 --14 Envoi: Returns to Europe, 277 --Abbreviations, 294 --Archives, 295 --Document Collections, 296 --Notes, 299 --Acknowledgments, 350 --Index, 355.…”
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Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town / by Vanderburg, Timothy W.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town / by Vanderburg, Timothy W.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Dynamics of memory and identity in contemporary Europe

Table of Contents: “…Wolfgram -- Remembering WWII in Europe : structures of remembrance / Christian Gudehus -- Ach(tung) Europa : German writers and the establishment of a collective memory of Europe / Hans-Joachim Hahn -- Critiquing the stranger, inventing Europe : integration and the fascist legacy / Mark Wagstaff -- The thread that binds together : Lidice, Oradour, Putten, and the memory of World War II / Madelon de Keizer -- Memory of World War II in France : national and transnational dynamics / Henning Meyer -- The field of the blackbirds and the battle for Europe / Anna Di Lellio -- Transformation of memory in Croatia : removing Yugoslav anti-fascism / Ljiljana Radonic -- German victimhood discourse in comparative perspective / Bill Niven -- Shaking off the past? …”
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The reconstruction of nations Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 / by Snyder, Timothy

Table of Contents: “…(1863-1914), 31 --3 The First World War and the Wilno Question (1914-1939), 52 --4 The Second World War and the Vilnius Question (1939-1945), 73 --5 Epilogue: Soviet Lithuanian Vilnius (1945-1991), 90 -- Part II The Embattled Ukrainian Borderland --6 Early Modern Ukraine (1569-1914), I05 --7 Galicia and Volhynia at the Margin (1914-1939), 133 --8 The Ethnic Cleansing of Western Ukraine (1939-1945), 154 --9 The Ethnic Cleansing of Southeastern Poland (1945-1947), I79 --10 Epilogue: Communism and Cleansed Memories (1947-1981), 202 Part III The Reconstructed Polish Homeland --11 Patriotic Oppositions and State Interests (1945-1989), 217 --12 The Normative Nation-State (1989-1991), 232 --13 European Standards and Polish Interests (1992-1993), 256 --14 Envoi: Returns to Europe, 277 --Abbreviations, 294 --Archives, 295 --Document Collections, 296 --Notes, 299 --Acknowledgments, 350 --Index, 355.…”
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Dynamics of memory and identity in contemporary Europe

Table of Contents: “…Wolfgram -- Remembering WWII in Europe : structures of remembrance / Christian Gudehus -- Ach(tung) Europa : German writers and the establishment of a collective memory of Europe / Hans-Joachim Hahn -- Critiquing the stranger, inventing Europe : integration and the fascist legacy / Mark Wagstaff -- The thread that binds together : Lidice, Oradour, Putten, and the memory of World War II / Madelon de Keizer -- Memory of World War II in France : national and transnational dynamics / Henning Meyer -- The field of the blackbirds and the battle for Europe / Anna Di Lellio -- Transformation of memory in Croatia : removing Yugoslav anti-fascism / Ljiljana Radonic -- German victimhood discourse in comparative perspective / Bill Niven -- Shaking off the past? …”
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Slovakia in history

Table of Contents: “…The Slovak question after the Second World War / Michal Barnovsk�y; 16. Czechoslovakism in Slovak history / Elisabeth Bakke; 17. …”
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Slovakia in history

Table of Contents: “…The Slovak question after the Second World War / Michal Barnovsk�y; 16. Czechoslovakism in Slovak history / Elisabeth Bakke; 17. …”
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Perfect motherhood science and childrearing in America / by Apple, Rima D. (Rima Dombrow), 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Redefining motherhood -- "Follow the lead of physicians": Motherhood in the late nineteenth century -- "Mamma's scientific--she knows all the laws": Motherhood in the early twentieth century -- "Follow my instructions exactly": Experts to mothers in the interwar period and during World War II -- "The modern way": Mothers, circa 1920-1945 -- "Now I know that an authority has the same opinion as mine": Motherhood in the postwar period -- "Use it to guide, not to dictate": Motherhood in the late twentieth century -- Conclusion: "I wanted to do it right".…”
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Children of a new world society, culture, and globalization / by Fass, Paula S.

Table of Contents: “…: changing representations of parental kidnapping -- Bringing it home : children, technology, and family in the post-World War II world -- Children and globalization -- Children in global migrations -- Children of a new world.…”
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Decision at sea five naval battles that shaped American history / by Symonds, Craig L.

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : naval battles and history -- Wooden warships and the western frontier : the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 -- Iron, steam, and national union : the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862 -- Armored cruisers and empire : the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898 -- Naval aviation and world war : the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942 -- Missile warfare and the American imperium : Operation Praying Mantis, the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988 -- Epilogue : naval battles and the 21st century.…”
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Free expression and democracy in America a history / by Feldman, Stephen M., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Democracy and free expression -- Republican democracy from the Revolution through the Civil War -- Free expression in the early years -- The Sedition Act controversy -- Free expression in the nineteenth century to 1865 -- Republican democracy from Reconstruction through 1920 -- Free expression, American society, and the Supreme Court -- Free expression during the World War I era -- Transition to pluralist democracy -- Pluralist democracy and judicial review -- Free expression, pluralist democracy, and the Supreme Court -- The traditions of dissent and suppression in the pluralist democratic regime -- Open questions.…”
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