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By 1860, 12 years after the discovery of gold at Stutter's Mill, more than 5000 American blacks had made the difficult trek to California in search of quick wealth. This text describes this area of American history.

Addresses philosophical questions concerning the relation between writing and architecture. This book draws together two cultural fantasies from different periods, and argues that architecture is a system of representation, with signifying possibilities that go beyond the symbolic.

The extraordinary story of Captain Cook's encounters with the Polynesian Islanders is retold here in bold, vivid style, capturing the complex (and sometimes sexual) relationships between the explorers and the Islanders as well as the unresolved issues that led to Cook's violent death on the shores o

An account of the American role in creating the United Nations, this text explains how the idea of the UN was conceived, debated and revised, first within the US government and then by negotiation with its major allies in World War II.

Focusing on readings from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, this text intends to illuminate the multidisciplinary debates emerging from postmodernism by exposing the epistemological, political and ethical positions in the field of biblical studies.

Winner of two prizes, this book combines architectural history with cultural analysis in a look at the creation of the parks, churches, skyscrapers and civic buildings of Chicago. The author finds that 19th-century Chicago was influenced as much by moral and cultural aspirations as by commerce.

One of America's most respected historians offers a major statement on the nature of America's political system and a critical look at the underpinnings of American society. American democracy has been transformed from an exercise in individual freedom and opportunity to a bureaucratic system created by and for dominance of special groups.

In this study, Katherine Simon analyses the ways teachers address or avoid moral issues that arise in middle and high school classrooms, then explains how morally charged issues may be taught responsibly in a diverse democracy.

This diary by Russian writer Isaac Babel recounts his experiences with the Cossack cavalry during the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-20. The basis for "Red Cavalry", Babel's best-known work, it records the devastation of the war and the extreme cruelty of the Polish and Red Armies towards the Jews.

This is a selection of Renaissance primary sources across a wide range of disciplines, including the impact of humanism, court patronage, poetry and drama in Britain, and science, magic and witchcraft. Each extract is introduced by a brief note describing the author and source.

Social security in the USA may be the greatest triumph of American domestic policy. But true security has not been achieved. This work shows that the nation's system of social insurance is riddled with gaps, inefficiencies and inequities.

Harriot Stanton Blatch played a powerful role in the winning of woman suffrage in the USA. This work is both a biography of Harriot Blatch and an appraisal of the winning and aftermath of the American woman suffrage movement.

Arguing that although it is not the role of a liberal state to shape its citizens' beliefs, this work suggests that a moral code for the prevention of discrimination is needed. The text responds to objections to discrimination law from liberal theory, and outlines the moral principles it posits.

Drawing on George Ball's personal archive and interviews with Ball and with dozens of his associates, this text traces Ball's involvement with US foreign policy as Under Secretary of State during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. It begins in the 1940s and ends with Ball's death in 1994.

A critical survey of Western historical thought and writing from the pre-classical era to the late-18th century. The author focuses on persistent themes and methodology: myth; national origins; chronology; language; rhetoric; translation; and historical method and criticism.

This text aims to provide enlightening answers for those who have puzzled over the mysteries of sleep. Interweaving facts with case histories and anecdotes, the book discusses all that is known about sleep, dreaming and sleep disorders, including landmark discoveries from the author's own work.

This is a discussion of the future of American hospitals in the face of downsizings, mergers and closings.

This work examines the complex factors that shaped Judaism and early Christianity, analyzing the cardinal Judaic and Christian texts and the cultural worlds in which they were written.

This text presents the key concepts of environmental science for those who are not natural scientists. It offers a way to improve environmental literacy - the capacity to understand the connections between humans and their environment. There are reading lists for each topic covered.

Why do US Senators have a harder time winning re-election than members of the House of Representatives? This text argues that Senate challengers are more likely to be experienced politicians who wage intense, costly media campaigns than are those who take on House incumbents.

A psychoanalytic biography of Oscar Wilde which explores the links between little-known childhood events and figures in his life and his psychological development to explain both Wilde's creativity and his self-destructive heroism.

Explores how conservative thought in the work of Oakeshott and Strauss and their followers responds to the postmodern loss of tradition, morality, and authority in contemporary British and American society. The work also compares each theory to previous political outlooks in both countries.

This work evaluates the development of feminist scholarship within Jewish studies. Scholars in biblical studies, rabbinics, theology, history, anthropology, philosophy and film studies assess the state of knowledge about women in these fields and how they have affected the mainstream.

This work analyzes the causes and effects of rebellion among America's middle class, who have become increasingly disillusioned with official Washington. The text also outlines the challenges facing the two main parties if they are to win back middle-class voters.