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Stephen F. Knott: George W. Bush is Victim of a Rush to Judgment
Date :: Japan | 23 days ago
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Bush Presidential Library and Museum will be dedicated Thursday at Southern Methodist University, an event that will draw all of the nation's living presidents to Dallas. Despite the coming fanfare , many Americans consider Bush's presidency a
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Books on fishing, wartime win Bancroft prize
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
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A history of fishing in the Atlantic Ocean and a close study of wartime conduct have been named winners of the prestigious Bancroft Prize. Columbia University announced Monday that the winners were W. Jeffrey Bolster's "The Mortal Sea: Fishing the
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Best-pic Oscar noms come under scrutiny - for racism, historical accuracy and political ideology
Şag :: Romania | 3 months ago
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Video A scene from the SAG awards Movies This Sept. 7, 2012 file photo shows actor and director Ben Affleck poseing for a photograph on the red carpet at the gala for the new movie Argo during the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival in
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Jon Wiener: Lincoln's Birthday Special: Management Advice from Honest Abe
Date :: Japan | 3 months ago
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Thanks to Steven Spielberg and his film Lincoln , we've been hit by a new wave of management wisdom supposedly gleaned from the film's central character. Business Week ran a piece titled Career Lessons from Spielberg's Lincoln ; the New York Times
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Emancipation Proclamation Sesquicentennial Events Offer a Window into Current Historiography Debate
Nara :: Japan | 3 months ago
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Vanessa Varin is Assistant Editor, Web and Social Media at the American Historical Association. January 1, 2013, marked the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Although the general historical consensus is that slavery was at the root
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Dale Schlundt: Real-World Examples in College-Level History Classes
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
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If you ask the typical citizen, although our government may not be perfect, they would generally subscribe to the idea that the government is there to protect us. Yet historically speaking, the role of [...] by Dale Schlundt In this day and age we
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Fairfax :: VA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Jon Wiener: The Trouble With Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'
Lincoln :: NE :: USA | 6 months ago
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Daniel Day Lewis deserves the Oscar for best actor for his wonderful portrayal of Lincoln in the new Steven Spielberg movie. But while the acting is great, there's a problem with the film: it is dedicated to the proposition that Lincoln freed the
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How climate will reshape American history: Interview with Mark Fiege
Date :: Japan | 9 months ago
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Grist (8-28-12) Standing amid the Permian Basin oil fields in New Mexico last week, Mitt Romney announced an energy plan that takes Drill, Baby, Drill to a whole new level. Handing states control over oil, gas, and coal extraction on historically
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OMNIVORE: Fighting for black citizenship
New York City :: NY :: USA | 9 months ago
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Reading Thurgood Marshall as a Liberal Democratic Theorist : Race, School Finance, and the Courts...Eric Foner reviews More Than Freedom: Fighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 18291889 by Stephen Kantrowitz...Leonard , author of After
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