By William E. Leuchtenburg (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 1978–79; 1979–80; 1980–81) and Henry Steele Commager A Concise History of the American Republic, Second Edition, is a compact, authoritative, gracefully written narrative of American history from the arrival of the Native Americans' Siberian forebears to the economic conflicts of the Carter and Reagan administrations. Its distinguished authors … Continued
By Jeremy D. Popkin (NHC Fellow, 2000–01; 2012–13) The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society — even if, after more than two hundred years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts … Continued
Edited by Richard Bjornson (NHC Fellow, 1982–83) and Isaac James Mowoe This volume, written by leading African and Western specialists, is among the first to provide a broad interdisciplinary view of African culture that allows contemporary Africa to be understood on its own terms–freed from Western ethnocentric preconceptions and values. The book begins with an … Continued
Edited by T. H. Breen (NHC Fellow, 1983–84; 1995–96), Robert A. Divine, George M. Fredrickson, and R. Hal Williams America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past. Written in a … Continued
Edited by Victor J. Matthews (NHC Fellow, 1986–87) This volume is an edition of the fragments of the Greek epic and elegiac poet, Antimachus of Colophon (ca. 400 B.C.), an important figure linking the literatures of Archaic and Classical Greece with that of the Hellenistic Age. The introduction examines the poet's life and work, discussing … Continued
By Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1982–83) A major re-examination of Habsburg decision-making from 1912 to July 1914, the study argues that Austria-Hungary and not Germany made the crucial decisions for war in the summer of 1914. Based on extensive new archival research, the book traces the gradual militarization of Austro-Hungarian foreign policy during … Continued
By Peter Jelavich (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) This fascinating exploration of a work that was the epitome of German literary modernism illuminates in chilling detail the death of the Weimar Republic's left-leaning culture of innovation and experimentation. Peter Jelavich examines Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929), a novel that questioned the autonomy and coherence of the human personality in … Continued
By V. P. Franklin (NHC Fellow, 1981–82) Examines the art, music, religion and testimonies of African Americans and finds that the core values of the masses have always been self-determination, education, freedom, and resistance to assimilation.
By Joy S. Kasson (NHC Fellow, 1996–97) Canada, and Europe. Crowds cheered as cowboys and Indians–and Annie Oakley!–galloped past on spirited horses, sharpshooters exploded glass balls tossed high in the air, and cavalry troops arrived just in time to save a stagecoach from Indian attack. Vivid posters on billboards everywhere made William Cody, the show's … Continued
By Pamela H. Simpson (NHC Fellow, 1996–97) In this innovative study, Pamela H. Simpson examines the architectural materials that proliferated between 1870 and 1930. Produced by new technology, promoted by new forms of advertising, and eagerly adopted by a new middle class, these “cheap, quick, and easy” materials helped to transform building practices in the … Continued