A groundbreaking history of the journeys of black Americans back to Africa over the course of three centuries, this book reveals that without understanding the long-evolving place of Africa in the African-American imagination, the understanding of American history is woefully incomplete.
The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was founded by free people of colour following the American Revolution. In 1896, it began mission work in South Africa, absorbing an independent Ethiopian church. This study examines their convergence and the development of black independent churches.
This highly original book - the first in a series analysing historical population behaviour in Europe and Asia - pioneers a new approach to the comparative analysis of societies in the past. Using techniques of event history analysis, the authors examine 100,000 life histories in 100 rural communities in Western Europe and Asia to analyse the ...
While public debates over America's current foreign policy often treat American empire as a new phenomenon, this lively collection of essays offers a pointed reminder that visions of national and imperial greatness were a cornerstone of the new country when it was founded. In fact, notions of empire have long framed debates over western expansion, ...
Mayoral takeovers of big-city public education systems are extreme measures that usually reflect an attempt to reverse the decline in quality in metropolitan educational systems. This text is a practical guide for mayors, civic leaders, school board members and involved citizens. It provides guidance on how to formulate a plan-of-action for ...
Contains: 1. Early History Of Washington College, Now Washington And Lee University; 2. Washington College, Lexington, Va.; Letter On The Location Of Robert Alexander's School, John Brown's Residence And Mount Pleasant. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive ...
This book is a collection of rich tunes and ballads specifically characteristic of the cultures of Scotland, Newfoundland and Ireland. Initially associated with everyday rural activities, these memorable melodies have been married with colourful accompaniments to offer a variety of musical settings. The accompaniment CD (included with the solo ...
A one-volume edition of four time-travelling accounts which shed light on the life of typical families in ancient Egypt, Rome, medieval times and during the age of the Vikings. With full colour illustrations.
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