When Black Culture and Black Consciousness first appeared thirty years ago, it marked a revolution in our understanding of African American history. Contrary to prevailing ideas at the time, which held that African culture disappeared quickly under slavery and that black Americans had little group pride, history, or cohesiveness, Levine uncovered ...
In this unusually wide-ranging study, spanning more than a century and covering such diverse forms of expressive culture as Shakespeare, Central Park, symphonies, jazz, art museums, the Marx Brothers, opera, and vaudeville, a leading cultural historian demonstrates how variable and dynamic cultural boundaries have been and how fragile and recent ...
Levine presents a two-pronged attack on conservative critics who blame the contemporary university and its educators for a pernicious decline in American culture. First he demonstrates that "radical" changes to the canonical curriculum have a longer and more distinguished history than most conservatives are willing to admit. Second, Levine argues ...
A new look at America by one of our most important historians. In this brilliant new collection of essays, Levine discusses American history and historiography at large, African-American culture, and the Great Depression during which film, radio, photography, and even the comic strip emerged as significant manifestations of a changing American ...
MacArthur Award-winning historians, the Levines have combed through the millions of letters that flooded the White House in response to the Fireside Chats. Grateful, infuriated, proud, and scolding, the letters give testimony to an extraordinary time in our nation's past. Illustrations.
These essays cover American history, historiography, aspects of black culture and American popular culture during the Depression. The collection offers fresh insights into the black experience and culture in general in the USA.
"Spycomm" is a fascinating look at how mercenaries, spies, drug smugglers, fugitives and terrorists exchange information secretly. Learn how CIA trains its agents in clandestine communications. Read the actual KGB instructions for covert document photography. Study how criminals, terrorist groups and rogue CIA agents steal long-distance phone ...
A combination political memoir, history, and economics lesson, this behind-the-scenes look at Argentina since 1950 explores the forces that have conspired to make the country what it is today. Walking through the White House, the Argentine presidential palace (the Pink House), the embassies, the ministers? offices, and the press rooms gives ...
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