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This volume is divided into three sections, each exploring one of the era's dominant themes, from the military men to life on the homefront, to the people who sought to mould an American national character.

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When the Berlin Wall came down and the two Germanies were reunited, culture was held up to be one of the keys to national unity. Ironically, however Cooke argues it is the realm of culture that, at times, has most clearly demonstrated the continued divisions between East and West.

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When the Berlin Wall came down and the two Germanies were reunited, culture was held up to be one of the keys to national unity. Ironically, however Cooke argues it is the realm of culture that, at times, has most clearly demonstrated the continued divisions between East and West.

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This book deals with the communication of power of the viceregal court of Spanish Naples in the seventeenth-century, showing how various forms of media affect politics, culture, and society -- .

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For Central America, the last third of the twentieth century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy.

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Presents a collection of articles by Antoine Prost. This book covers: an account of war memorials; the troubled history of commemorating the Algerian war; republican representations of war and peace; and, discourse and social conflict in republican France. It offers an understanding of the history of nineteenth and twentieth century France.

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Presents a collection of articles by Antoine Prost. This book covers: an account of war memorials; the troubled history of commemorating the Algerian war; republican representations of war and peace; and, discourse and social conflict in republican France. It offers an understanding of the history of nineteenth and twentieth century France.

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Republican passions provides an innovative perspective on the founding of the French Third Republic. Based on the archives of Leon Laurent-Pichat, journalist, Deputy and Life Senator, it demonstrates the crucial role of family and friendship networks in the republican movement during the Second Empire and early Third Republic.

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The rescue of imprisoned Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from atop the Gran Sasso plateau was one of the most dramatic special forces operations in military history. The Germans, led by SS Haupsturmfuhrer Otto Skorzeny, launched a daring Glider-borne assault, which surprised the Italian guards and secured Mussolini without a shot being fired.

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Discusses secondary historical literature dealing with World War I, with essays organized by country or region and chapters dealing with topics such as the war at sea, air war, the mobilization of industry, and new military technology.

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Sicker examines the early stages of the process by which Palestine, an obscure and relatively miniscule backwater of the Ottoman Empire, became a critical factor in the history and convoluted politics of the modern Middle East.

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This text provides an analysis of individual national historiographies on resistance movements in Western Europe in World War II. It discusses the debates they have engendered and their relationship to more general discussions of the occupation and postwar reconstruction of the countries concerned.

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This text provides an analysis of individual national historiographies on resistance movements in Western Europe in World War II. It discusses the debates they have engendered and their relationship to more general discussions of the occupation and postwar reconstruction of the countries concerned.

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The contributions in this volume analyze the cultural narratives of Tibetan exiles from the 1950s to the present.