On October 1, 1920, the city of Santiago, Chile, came to a halt as tens of thousands stopped work and their daily activities to join the funeral procession of José Domingo Gómez Rojas, a 24 year old u
On October 1, 1920, the city of Santiago, Chile, came to a halt as tens of thousands stopped work and their daily activities to salute the funeral procession of José Domingo Gómez Rojas, a 24 year old
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough
This study of intergovernmental relations in Canada focuses on the Canadian federal government’s relationship with the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, highlighting the determination of
Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared “I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish.” He wa
Arthur Schopenhauer's theory of justice is radical. Justice, in Schopenhauer's system of thought, is not an epistemological construct. It is neither rights based nor process based. It rejects the conc
"Relying on a broad array of records used together for the first time, Panic in the Loop reveals widespread fraud and insider abuse by bankers--and the complicity of corrupt politicians--that caused t
"Relying on a broad array of records used together for the first time, Panic in the Loop reveals widespread fraud and insider abuse by bankers--and the complicity of corrupt politicians--that caused t
" In 1952, during the Korean War, Colonel Frank H. Schwable was held prisoner of war by Communists. After months of physical and psychological torture, he signed a confession asserting the U.S. had us
Social security programs helped to define Canada in the twentieth century and, for the generation that came of age during the Cold War, family allowances more than any other social program embodied th
Blake (history, U. of Regina) examines the program from when family allowances were first discussed in the House of Commons, to when the government shifted the target for aid from families with childr
Panic in Paradise is a comprehensive study of bank loan failures during the Florida land boom of the mid-1920s, during the years preceding the stock market crash of 1929. Florida and Georgia experie
In Cartographic Mexico, Raymond B. Craib analyzes the powerful role cartographic routines such as exploration, surveying, and mapmaking played in the creation of the modern Mexican state in the ninet
Waddington (English, U. of California-Davis) examines Italian playwright and satirist Pietro Aretino's (1492-1556) use of new media and new literary kinds to project a construct of himself that overwh
Analyzes the 1945 sinking of the "Indianapolis" by the Japanese, discussing the extensive loss of life, the incompetence that led to the disaster, and the cover-up that followed.
