The quiet Sunday morning was shattered as Japanese warplanes screamed toward the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet without warning. The attack sent shockwaves around the globe, pushing the United States to en
Merging anthropology and history, describes the roots of civil-military imbalances in sub-Saharan Africa and suggests solutions for reducing poverty, crime, disease, and genocide.
In a narrative nonfiction format, relates the stories of those who experienced the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which drew the United States into World War II.
In the eighty years since the Axis powers won World War II with their genetically engineered super soldiers, America has changed drastically in the hands of the unforgiving victors. But there are stil
In 2005, after publishing her book The Demons of Edenwhere she denounced the very powerful men behind the a Mexican child pornography ringLydia Cacho became a target. Exactly eight months after the pu
Victory: In Victory, one of the author’s best short novels, a victorious captain returns to his home planet after an alien war and finds that victory has a very steep price and that Earthmen se
Everyone’s favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is just trying to find the right fit, whether it’s in the adorable blouse that looks charming on the mannequin but leaves her in a literal bind or in her
An authoritative account of Japanese-internment activities during World War II draws on survivor testimonies and personal correspondences to illuminate the injustices suffered by detainees and the sto
In 1939, the 65-year old French political economist Charles Rist was serving as advisor to the French government and consultant to the international banking and business world. As France anxiously awa
Expanding the insights of Arlette Farge and Michel Foucault’s Disorderly Families into policing, public order, (in)justice, and daily life What might it mean for ordinary people to intervene in
