Search Results - "World war"

Under the shadow : the atomic bomb and Cold War narratives / by Seed, David

Table of Contents: “…Strangelove -- Mapping the postnuclear landscape -- Future reportage on World War III -- Beyond the Cold War.…”
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China : The Struggle for Power 1917–1972 / by Thornton, Richard C.

Table of Contents: “…To build a Communist movement in China, 1917-1927 -- The "Soviet" experiment, 1927-1931 -- Defeat in Kiangsi, 1931-1934 -- From the long march to the united front, 1934-1937 -- The road to war, 1937-1941 -- World War II, the United States and China, 1941-1944 -- The United States, the Soviet Union and China, 1945 -- Strategies in conflict, 1946-1949 -- The Soviet Union and the Chinese People's Republic, 1949-1959 -- The polarization of Communist politics, 1959-1965 -- The great proletarian cultural revolution II: protracted crisis, 1967-1968 -- China, the unsettled dragon, 1969-1972.…”
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Observing America the commentary of British visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 / by Frankel, Robert Perry, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Wells on America's emergence in the First World War -- Main street America : G.K. Chesterton and the culture of the United States in the 1920s -- The new deals : Harold Laski, H.G. …”
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Maroon and white Mississippi State University, 1878-2003 / by Ballard, Michael B.

Table of Contents: “…Roots and birth -- The formative years under General Lee, 1880-1899 -- Hardy expansion, 1900-1912 -- Hightower, Smith, and World War, 1912-1920 -- Hull, Walker, and Critz : the 1920s and the dark years, 1920-1934 -- Humphrey and Mitchell : war and peace, 1934-1953 -- Hilbun and Colvard : a university and racial challenges, 1953-1966 -- Giles : low-key, high results, 1966-1976 -- McComas : seeking a balance, 1976-1985 -- Zacharias : the starship years, 1985-1997 -- Portera and Lee : big business and steady hands, 1998-2003.…”
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Under the shadow : the atomic bomb and Cold War narratives / by Seed, David

Table of Contents: “…Strangelove -- Mapping the postnuclear landscape -- Future reportage on World War III -- Beyond the Cold War.…”
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China : The Struggle for Power 1917–1972 / by Thornton, Richard C.

Table of Contents: “…To build a Communist movement in China, 1917-1927 -- The "Soviet" experiment, 1927-1931 -- Defeat in Kiangsi, 1931-1934 -- From the long march to the united front, 1934-1937 -- The road to war, 1937-1941 -- World War II, the United States and China, 1941-1944 -- The United States, the Soviet Union and China, 1945 -- Strategies in conflict, 1946-1949 -- The Soviet Union and the Chinese People's Republic, 1949-1959 -- The polarization of Communist politics, 1959-1965 -- The great proletarian cultural revolution II: protracted crisis, 1967-1968 -- China, the unsettled dragon, 1969-1972.…”
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Children and war a historical anthology /

Table of Contents: “…Ossian -- Against their will : the use and abuse of British children during the Second World War / Penny Elaine Starns and Martin L. Parsons -- Innocent victims and heroic defenders : children and the Siege of Leningrad / Lisa A. …”
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Children and war a historical anthology /

Table of Contents: “…Ossian -- Against their will : the use and abuse of British children during the Second World War / Penny Elaine Starns and Martin L. Parsons -- Innocent victims and heroic defenders : children and the Siege of Leningrad / Lisa A. …”
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Argentine Jews or Jewish Argentines? essays on ethnicity, identity, and diaspora / by Rein, Raanan, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Ethnicity and diaspora in twentieth-century Latin America: the Jewish case -- Searching for home abroad: Jews in Argentina and Argentines in Israel -- Complementary identities: Sephardim, Zionists, and Argentines in the interwar period -- Argentina, World War II, and the entry of Nazi war criminals -- Nationalism, education, and identity: Argentine Jews and Catholic religious instruction -- Diplomats and journalists: the image of Peronism in the Hebrew press -- A pact of oblivion: the de-Peronization of the Jewish community -- Argentine Jews and the accusation of 'dual loyalty' -- Peron's return to power as reflected in the Israeli press -- Soccer as a double-edged weapon: Argentine exiles in Israel protest against the 1978 World Cup.…”
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Democratic empire : the United States since 1945 / by Cullen, Jim, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Victory and anxiety : World War and Cold War, 1945-1962 -- Conformity and rebellion : American culture and politics, 1945-1963 -- Confidence and agitation : the American empire at high tide, 1960-1965 -- Fulfillment and anger : the American empire in conflict, 1965-1974 -- Experimentation and exhaustion : political culture of the Sixties, 1965-1974 -- Reassessment and nostalgia : the American empire at bay, 1973-1981 -- Revival and denial : the American empire on borrowed time 1981-1991 -- Innovation and sentiment : the culture of the Eighties, 1981-1991 -- Distraction and prosperity : the post-Cold War era, 1992-2001 -- Comfort and dread : the American empire in decline, 2001-.…”
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Argentine Jews or Jewish Argentines? essays on ethnicity, identity, and diaspora / by Rein, Raanan, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Ethnicity and diaspora in twentieth-century Latin America: the Jewish case -- Searching for home abroad: Jews in Argentina and Argentines in Israel -- Complementary identities: Sephardim, Zionists, and Argentines in the interwar period -- Argentina, World War II, and the entry of Nazi war criminals -- Nationalism, education, and identity: Argentine Jews and Catholic religious instruction -- Diplomats and journalists: the image of Peronism in the Hebrew press -- A pact of oblivion: the de-Peronization of the Jewish community -- Argentine Jews and the accusation of 'dual loyalty' -- Peron's return to power as reflected in the Israeli press -- Soccer as a double-edged weapon: Argentine exiles in Israel protest against the 1978 World Cup.…”
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Democratic empire : the United States since 1945 / by Cullen, Jim, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Victory and anxiety : World War and Cold War, 1945-1962 -- Conformity and rebellion : American culture and politics, 1945-1963 -- Confidence and agitation : the American empire at high tide, 1960-1965 -- Fulfillment and anger : the American empire in conflict, 1965-1974 -- Experimentation and exhaustion : political culture of the Sixties, 1965-1974 -- Reassessment and nostalgia : the American empire at bay, 1973-1981 -- Revival and denial : the American empire on borrowed time 1981-1991 -- Innovation and sentiment : the culture of the Eighties, 1981-1991 -- Distraction and prosperity : the post-Cold War era, 1992-2001 -- Comfort and dread : the American empire in decline, 2001-.…”
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For Their Own Good : The Transformation of English Working-Class Health Culture, 1880-1970 / by Beier, Lucinda McCray

Table of Contents: “…"Every street had its lady" : working-class health culture before World War II -- "We know what's good for you" : formal health care provision in Barrow, Lancaster, and Preston -- "No fever in our house" : contagion, prevention, and the working class -- "They never told us anything" : sex and family limitation -- "With having my mother, I didn't need any advice off anybody else" : bearing and caring for children -- "By gum, we did enjoy it" : popular media and the construction of modern health culture -- "The best thing since wearing boots" : working-class health culture after 1948.…”
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For Their Own Good : The Transformation of English Working-Class Health Culture, 1880-1970 / by Beier, Lucinda McCray

Table of Contents: “…"Every street had its lady" : working-class health culture before World War II -- "We know what's good for you" : formal health care provision in Barrow, Lancaster, and Preston -- "No fever in our house" : contagion, prevention, and the working class -- "They never told us anything" : sex and family limitation -- "With having my mother, I didn't need any advice off anybody else" : bearing and caring for children -- "By gum, we did enjoy it" : popular media and the construction of modern health culture -- "The best thing since wearing boots" : working-class health culture after 1948.…”
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Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt essays on Disney's edutainment films /

Table of Contents: “…Cunningham -- Cartoons will win the war: World War II propaganda shorts / Richard J. Leskosky -- Cartoon combat: World War II, Alexander de Seversky, and victory through air power / J. …”
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Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt essays on Disney's edutainment films /

Table of Contents: “…Cunningham -- Cartoons will win the war: World War II propaganda shorts / Richard J. Leskosky -- Cartoon combat: World War II, Alexander de Seversky, and victory through air power / J. …”
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Fresh vision for the Muslim world : an incarnational alternative / by Kuhn, Michael F.

Table of Contents: “…-- Give back my Holy Land! -- Two world wars and a new reality -- Part III: A theological dimension. …”

A Jewish life on three continents the memoir of Menachem Mendel Frieden / by Frieden, Menachem Mendel, 1878-1963

Table of Contents: “…Menachem Mendel Frieden's apologia -- My father's family -- My mother's family -- My father's house -- Me and my youth -- My entry into heder -- On my way through yeshivot -- Passover and the holiday cycle -- More yeshiva studies -- I study with rabbis -- Matchmakers and marriage -- America -- I found the best woman -- My journey to the land of Israel and my early activities there -- The work of Americans in the land of Israel and my role in it -- More on life in the land of Israel -- Travels, the era of World War II, and illness -- A second trip to the United States -- Afterword : Menachem Mendel Frieden's journal and his life after 1947.…”
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A Jewish life on three continents the memoir of Menachem Mendel Frieden / by Frieden, Menachem Mendel, 1878-1963

Table of Contents: “…Menachem Mendel Frieden's apologia -- My father's family -- My mother's family -- My father's house -- Me and my youth -- My entry into heder -- On my way through yeshivot -- Passover and the holiday cycle -- More yeshiva studies -- I study with rabbis -- Matchmakers and marriage -- America -- I found the best woman -- My journey to the land of Israel and my early activities there -- The work of Americans in the land of Israel and my role in it -- More on life in the land of Israel -- Travels, the era of World War II, and illness -- A second trip to the United States -- Afterword : Menachem Mendel Frieden's journal and his life after 1947.…”
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The United States and China a history from the eighteenth century to the present / by Wang, Dong, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…-- The United States and China in the era of world wars and revolutions, 1912-1970 -- Revolutions, nationalism, and internationalization -- The Pacific War and Red China -- Facing east and west: agents of encounter -- Deterrence and negotiation: American-chinese relations during the Cold War -- Rapprochement, the default superpower, and China resurgent, 1970-present -- Renewing the bilateral relationship, 1970-1989 -- The China market and the allure of the United States -- Clashes and cooperation -- China's catch-up: a game-changer for America?.…”
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